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we're conducting hustler flag out here .

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Bottom line up front is a recon focused

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exercise or training event in which

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we're trying to use our are targeting

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data and communications abilities to

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actually strike targets behind enemy

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lines . So operating in the clock craft

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area was actually really fun . Um The

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cool environment and and the the

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elevation change in terrain was a

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different challenge to try and get

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communications back and forth between

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our teams and then also long haul

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communications back to headquarters .

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This is a lot different than my usual

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exercise . Normally conventional army

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is next to us , a ground force

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commander and we're calling in close

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air support and support of any kind of

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armor infantry unit , cab unit , you

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name it . And in this one we're really

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operating autonomously . It's just air

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force out here somewhat alone and

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unafraid and then using our our unique

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skill sets to be able to take out

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targets so that we can have some sort

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of air power . My favorite moment of

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this training exercise was when we were

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able to P . I . D . And neutralize the

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Vortec guys out here trying to find us .

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So for those who don't know born texas ,

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border Patrol special forces and they

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were out here trying to find and and

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track us down . And so I was able to P .

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I . D . Them with the MQ nine first and

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then neutralize them before they got to

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us . It's been really fun . It was

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awesome trying to stretch our

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capabilities and also on top of that

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push the boundaries of what we're able

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to do what we're expected to do , and I

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hope to continue to do that in the

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future . Mhm .