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- This exercise just goes
over different layers

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of what readiness is all about.

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We have a lot of new term
soldiers that come to Germany,

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that have never experienced
the field environment,

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so it's a great opportunity
for them to train,

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to understand our equipment in the field.

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A lot of our doctors also
have never had the opportunity

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to be in the field so,

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it creates a great opportunity for them to

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actually put their hands on the equipment

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that they will be using.

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Another great piece is
the fact that we are

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coordinated with the
16th Sustainment Brigade,

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and this is where you create that network,

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those relationships,

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and we're feeding from each other,

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we're teaching each other,

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we're working with each other.

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So that's another big piece,

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and obviously the last piece I will say

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will be the total dental
readiness that the

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medical ready force, and
the medical ready force

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that we have would actually see patients,

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doing cleanings, doing examinations,

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and enhancing the readiness of the unit

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that is working with us.

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I mean, this is our
first time running this.

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I think it's gone

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fairly smoothly.

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With anything like this,
you will have hiccups,

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and problems, but I
think we've handled the

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course corrections pretty good.

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It'll be exciting to continue to do this

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and get better and better at it.

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