WEBVTT

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(guns shooting)

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- My name's Jeff Ford.

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I'm a major in a third of the 290th

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out of Mustang, Oklahoma.

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We're out here doing lanes
training at Fort Hunter Liggett

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and here today, specifically,

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we're doing training on
the weapons qual ranges

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and this is the nine mil
range that's behind me.

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This training is helping
to sharpen the skills

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of the soldiers on the ground.

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The nine mil is a very versatile weapon

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that soldiers will use when
they go to a combat theater.

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My favorite part about the nine mil

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is shooting the popup targets

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and getting to move and engage.

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It's just, it makes it more realistic.

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(gun shooting)

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- [Shooter] Get ready
to reload after this.

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- [Jeff] It's for close quarters

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and everyone should be trained on it

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so that's what we're doing today.

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They're doing their
qualification training.

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So covid is not really affecting
our training very much.

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Somewhat it is, but overall,

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we're still able to do the
training that's required of us.

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That's why we came here.

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All the troops are doing
the mitigation practices

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that we've instructed them to do.

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We're sanitizing things after we use them,

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we're wearing masks,

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we're keeping our distance,
so social distancing

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and everybody is diligent
about washing their hands.

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Everybody did a fantastic job.