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processing orientation tour Nov. 6. HOVWUXFNDQG¿UHWUXFNGHPRQVWUD- to offer. In turn, some HCCs may to offer.
their group.
The group arrived just before tion and then boarded a C-17. They
noon, and by 3:30 p.m., they were The first chalk started with
being loaded on a C-17 and issued were issued keepsake dog tags and
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show them what would happen
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given combatives instruction. The masks and provided immuniza-
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ing to address the potential seri- ment. They tried on full gear in- tains the ability to deploy the entire
ous medical situation, they went
through the stages of improvised cluding magazines and weapons active duty wing, roughly 1,600-
explosive device awareness and
several people tried on the proper — everything that a deployed 1,700 people within 24-72 hours.
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bang when they demonstrated a experienced was just a taste of
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their weapons, watch for explo- The Honor-
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they went to the Deployment Pro- ary Command-
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