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Mauritius is within the Indian Ocean .

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It is really far from just about

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anywhere . We would like to empower

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them to make sure that they are able to

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be able to protect their country . One

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of the reasons we want to be able to

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help them is when the time comes that

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the US does need their assistance , we

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want to have a reliable and dependable

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partner . We're stress testing their

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standard operating procedures in a high

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stakes time sensitive scenario . The

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main objective of this simulation was

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to enhance coordination and

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communication amongst inter agencies ,

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and also it will improve our capacity

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to detect , identify , contain any

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hazmat products . Some of them have

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actually voiced to us that this is the

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first time that they've actually worked

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with all these different entities

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together . Bringing them all together

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has forced interagency operation .

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Every agency has their own training ,

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but they have not put together all

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these things working together in a

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common situation where all these

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agencies work together . What we're

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looking for is a partner that can share

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in the burden of the security of the

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region as well as acting as a force

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multiply . Assisting in our own

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homeland defense , as first responders ,

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we have to get ready . The bad guys

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will never told us when they will hit ,

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and we must be prepared always . A big

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thanks to the Detroit team to conduct

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this exercise and hope in the future we

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will have to work more together .