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I'm gunner sergeant , Steven Hill . I'm

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a platoon sergeant , first platoon of

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LA to craft company Delta fourth

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assault and FIB battalion . I'm a 1833

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which is Assault Fibia vehicle crewman

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Archipelago Endeavor . It's a joint

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training exercise that's led by the

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Swedish military . It enhances skills

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of the small unit leader for offensive

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defense operations in aal zone and

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allows for amphibious warfare

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capabilities to be enhanced and

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expanded upon

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the marines from Fort Salfi Battalion ,

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contributed by integrating with our

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allied nation and the CD 90 crews , our

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marines integrated directly with the

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actual boat crews , learning the skills

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and the trade that they used to employ

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and operate their craft and to also

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enhance our skills and our employment

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of our trade and craft . So the the

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reserve component , the active

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component are a integral team that work

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together . The reserve has always been

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there to support the active side in any

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way . And it's kind of the whole marine

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concept of one team , one fight . So

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now us being reservists and having

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latal craft , we provide the capability

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of the Marine Corps of having a Laal

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element which looking forward into

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force I 2030 as the Marine Corps kind

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of gears itself towards the

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expeditionary mindset . This is our way

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for the Reserves to kind of add their

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footprint to the overall marine concept .

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The exercise as a whole . It's a great

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opportunity for us to build

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relationships to work with our allied

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nations strategically . If you look on

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the map where Sweden actually sits ,

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it's an excellent opportunity for us ,

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one to assist our partners and to

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assist NATO . Also , it allows us train

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opportunities that we might not find

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anywhere else being a troll craft

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crewman . There aren't a lot of capella

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goes for us to train in . And the area

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that we're currently in right now is

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providing us a once in a career

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opportunity to work with a partner that

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is as effective as the Swiss military

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is . So overall operations like this

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are crucial to the success of the

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Marine Corps and they're crucial to the

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future of the Marine Corps as we move

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ourselves in the direction of Force

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design 2030 .