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So we are at a training event in the

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Czech Republic . It's called powerful

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word 24 . This training event is to

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exercise c A civic and information

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operation capabilities in a simulated

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wartime environment . And it's to

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familiarize nations with working with

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each other NATO allies , communicating

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and making sure that they're able to

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work effectively . If in the event of

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an article five situation , we train

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extensively with our partner NATO

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nations because of the importance of

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exercising these systems processes and

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familiarizing ourselves with each other

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prior to the event that that's actually

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needed . Civil affairs plays a key

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component when we're interacting with

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the civil environment . Another way is

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through direct communication with the

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civilians , through the US military .

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We will be operating as a tactical

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civil affairs team going out and

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working with other NATO civic teams and

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psy op teams making sure that our

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procedures align with theirs , that

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they're able to integrate effectively

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to increase the interoperability of all

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the different types of teams .