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- Hello, I'm Airman 1st Class Zoe Wiggins

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and welcome to the "AFN Europe Report."

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The storied history of the
U.S. Army covers 245 years,

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and now it can all be found in
one location with the opening

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of the National Museum of
the United States Army.

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With the swipe of a saber,

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the museum officially opened-
- Three!

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- Its doors on Veterans Day.
- Two, one!

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(cannons booming)

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- [Zoe] Located on a
publicly accessible area

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of Fort Belvoir, Virginia,

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it is the first and only museum

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to tell the U.S. Army's complete history.

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Besides a Learning Center

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to give visitors a hands-on experience,

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the museum is also the
home of the Army's story.

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According to Army Chief of Staff,

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General James McConville-
- Protect our freedoms.

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- [Zoe] Who spoke at the opening ceremony.

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- The Army Museum has
done an incredible job

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of bringing to life

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the inspirational stories of service

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and sacrifice of American soldiers.

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Every soldier has a story

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and the Army Museum is
the home of those stories.

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(logo whooshing)

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- In the military, every
unit faces unique challenges.

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Solutions to those challenges
tend to come from innovation.

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And that's just what the
North Side Post Office

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on Ramstein has done.

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According to the North Side
Post Office leadership,

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these include an automated
package scanning system

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signaling when a package has arrived.

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This system will be 100% paperless

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by the end of November 2020,

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saving $87,000 in printing materials.

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Also, a new fully-automated
mail sorter is in route

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to help by sorting 14,000 pieces

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of first-class mail in an hour.

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Post office officials remind everyone

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the mail gets delivered faster
with the help of volunteers,

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and this is especially
true during holiday season.

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If you want to volunteer,

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contact your local military
Post Office for details.

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That's all for the "AFN Europe report."

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Thanks for watching.

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