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Exercise DYNAMIC VICTORY Winter Term
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The main corridors and upper living areas of New College were filled with every form of anxiety leading up to our culminating exer- cise – DYNAMIC VICTORY. Like each exercise before, but more so. Getting to the point of chan- nelling stronger, more positive, and more assured energies as part of our collective organism; forfeiting a part of ourselves for something we identified as everyone’s and also no one’s – and when we deployed into the box that was our Ger- man arena, that transformation had been made; obsessive kit checks done; cam cream laid on;
go time. The beautiful landscapes of Hohenfels became only what factors they presented to an enemy that intended to reduce us to defeat.
Our collective, Alamein Company, snaked towards the village that we were set to sta- bilise. Mission command fully engaged, we commenced with a plan and watched how it adapted to the rising numbers of friendly casu- alties. Callsigns split, with runners utilised, we pushed through the initial resistance of our American enemy forces and occupied the vil-
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