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Hello , I am Command Sergeant major ,

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Neil Sartain of the United States Army

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Fire Center of Excellence in Fort and I

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am an American soldier . Welcome to the

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frontier living at Fort Sill . Whether

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you are one of the roughly 80,000

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service members , civilians , retirees ,

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family members or the 32,000 plus

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annual student population that passes

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through Fort Sill . We're proud to have

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you serve on our team . We are diverse

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yet unified in one mind . Purpose ,

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calling and mission . Here at Fort Sill .

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We build cohesive teams that are

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trained , disciplined and pursue a

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culture of values , fitness resiliency

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and who pursue excellence in the

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fundamentals . We value connection and

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we put people first because winning

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matters . Fort Sill is unique in the

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complexity of its mission . The four

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34th fueled artillery basic combat

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training brigade transforms more than

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18,000 civilians and the soldiers .

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Every year . The 30th Air Defense

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Artillery Brigade 4 28 field artillery

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brigade , our marine detachment and our

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non commissioned officer academy ,

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develop leaders and drive change . We

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are home to the 75th Field Artillery

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Brigade and the 31st Air Defense

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Artillery Brigade which provide mission

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ready fires formations in support of

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operational forces around the globe .

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And we strengthen readiness at all

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levels and modernize the force as the

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home of the air and missile defense and

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long range precision fires , cross

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functional teams . If you like the

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outdoors , you've got over 1000 acres

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of recreational area on Fort and plenty

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of other options in the surrounding

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areas . The Wichita Mountains wildlife

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refuge provides over 50,000 acres for

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you to hike fish and encounter our

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grazing animals . Lake Elmer Thomas

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recreation area offers opportunities to

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fish height or just relax . We

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encourage you to go to our website and

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download the Fort Sill blue book to

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start becoming familiar with our

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standards . We are confident you'll

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exceed them every day . We're here to

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make your transition to Fort Sill as

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smooth as possible . There's simply no

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better place to be and no better time

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to be a fires professional and a member

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of the law in Fort Hill community . We

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look forward to meeting you and your

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families and as we say here at Fort

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Sill , fires strong .