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Here we are at Quantico Marine Corps

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Base where Ditch was conducting its

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very first operational readiness

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validation . This 5 day training event

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is conducted by the contingency

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operations department responsible for

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the nimble eler program .

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The operational readiness validation is

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an exercise put on to test the

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individuals of our TSGs on their

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ability to accompany ground forces .

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The operational readiness validation

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starts with our physical assessments

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and our technical assessments that

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really shows us how capable each of our

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individual team members are . It then

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transitions the marksmanship skills

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into the sea bearing environment as

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well as rifle and pistol qualifications .

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Once we're complete with that , we move

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on to our mission planning exercises .

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The intent of our mission planning is

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to ensure that our TSG members have an

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active role in the planning and

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execution of these operations . During

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the ORV we'll be testing our operators

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on their knowledge and skill level on

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handling our different presumptive and

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field identification tools used in

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identifying chemical and biological

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agents . Some of these tools are unique

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to our TSGs , and they'll be utilizing

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them when they go on different

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laboratory target setups later this

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week . Over the course of 3 days ,

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the THG members will execute 6 missions

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with a ground force . They'll put an

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active role during CBRN search and

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counter weapons of mass destruction

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operations .

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Once the tactical assault forces clear

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the objectives , the TSGs move in and

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conduct their various mission

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requirements . We're able to locate and

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identify materials of concern and use

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their RN and chem bio tools to assess

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what those hazards are . Once they are

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complete , they'll be put on a roster

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of individuals that we will have

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available to accompany our ground

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forces . We conducted a series of

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drills to assess how well our technical

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support group team members perform when

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operating with special operation forces .

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In order to do this , we went ahead and

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conducted a number of drills to test

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their physical abilities , test their

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mission planning skill sets , and

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ensure that they're able to enable

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special operation forces in the CBR

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environment , conducting rad nuke ,

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chemical and biological drill sets .

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A small select group of individuals

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will conduct this training on an annual

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basis in order to validate the skills

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required to accompany units of action

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as they conduct CBRN missions in

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support of the combatant commands .