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This competition is designed to

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recognize our soldiers throughout the

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54 states territories in District of

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Columbia representing Arizona National

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Guard , New York Army National Guard ,

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Maryland Army National Guard , Arkansas

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that North Dakota , Montana , Kentucky ,

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Minnesota , Maryland , Illinois , New

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York , Mississippi Army National Guard

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competition

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is what makes us better . It's like

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running . So if you go running by

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yourself , get in that comfort zone on

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you're only going at your pace . So if

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you're in a competition , you know

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you're trying to steadily improve and

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make yourself better .

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Wait

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25 years . I have , like ,

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communications operator maintainer way

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to do this too much . I enjoy . I've

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been saying this whole competition .

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Even the watches that support combat

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arms were still soldiers first .

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No

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way

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are near peer competitors . They're not

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sitting out there just staying where

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they are . They're trying to get better

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all the time on . That's what we owe

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the American people , you know , in our

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defend the homeland mission and

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represent American interests abroad .

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We owe that to them to get better and

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then increase our capabilities at same

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thing that our adversaries are doing