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- [Narrator] This year,
the Island of Hawaii hosted

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the disaster management exchange,

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a unique annual gathering
between the US Army

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and the People's Liberation Army of China,

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to prepare for natural
disasters across the Pacific.

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- [SPC James Sly] I'm
Specialist James Sly,

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We're out here, working with
the People's Liberation Army

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doing an exchange of rescue techniques.

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I was really excited to come out here,

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work with a different nation.

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We really go to experience
what it would be like

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to respond to a natural
disaster such as a volcano,

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or an earthquake.

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Even a flood.

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This exchange really helps people realize

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that no matter where you're from

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you're really just doing a job.

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You're trying to help out your nation,

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the people that live
right next door to you.

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Especially when it comes to rescue

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because most people think the
military's a fighting force

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but when it comes to things like this

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it's also a saving force.

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- [Narrator] Reporting from
Kilauea Military Camp, Hawaii,

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I'm Staff Sergeant Elizabeth Taranto.