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We're coming out here to test new

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theories of maneuvering with our

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equipment , as well as testing new

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technology as miles . And the the

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biggest challenge is trying to find out

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how to take all the pieces for the its

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and separate it onto cos and then

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dragging them up the mountains . So

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this is the first time that I know of

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that . Anybody from the 101st has been

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able to come to this training area and

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do this exercise . What I brought in

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was a leader training . So I only have

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leaders , platoon leaders , platoon

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sergeants , company commanders and

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first sergeants with some enabling . So

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I brought my mortar platoon , my scalp

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platoon and then a few other soldiers

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that are my U operators , my electronic

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warfare team . So it's a smaller group .

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I've got about 220 people here on the

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ground . The concept was that we would

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do a long range , a assault for a joint

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forcible entry . We would land in three

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separate LZ here in the area and then

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each company would have its own

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maneuver corridor that they would move

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over very challenging terrain here to

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destroy air defense systems . And

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secure key terrain . A dirt taste to me

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is a great show of

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our technological advancements within

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the unit testing of new equipment and

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just really showing the advantages that

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the unit possesses as well as some of

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our limitations .

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So far . For dirt days , we've landed

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in an LZ , assaulted through an

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objective and navigated mountainous

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terrain while avoiding enemy contact

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and maintaining tactical proficiency .

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Nearing has been very hard because the

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terrain is very complex . But also we

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don't have a lot of this at Campbell .

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So it's been a great training , you

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know , anticipating what terrain may

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come in a hostile environment . You

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know , you never know what you're going

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to go up against . So we're going to

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train like a fight . The equipment is a

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little heavy , but honestly , it's a

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great step in technology . It's amazing

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compared to the old MS equipment . Lots

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of great technology in it , incredibly

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accurate overall , like pretty great

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show of equipment .