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But Today we are here at the Army

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Reserve Center in Saipan . The

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operation that we have going on is Army

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reservists from Saipan , Guam , and

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Hawaii here hustling and bustling to be

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able to support Operation Strong Tent .

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To date we've done several missions .

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We've already done . Commodities

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distribution to bring life saving water

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to the local populace . We've received

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equipment that are coming here from

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Guam to help prep with Operation Tent

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as well as Operation Roof , all of

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which are ongoing , and we're here to

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position ourselves so we can continue

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to support the relief effort . For

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my team to be able to come here and

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support something like this , a lot of

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them are just really grateful to be in

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a position to support . A lot of them

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are disaster survivors themselves , and

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so they know what the local populace is

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experiencing . And for those who Flew

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in to help . They're they're just happy

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to be here to be able to support , uh ,

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support the government of CNMI support

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federal partners support FEMA . I am

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someone who was born and raised on the

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island of Guam and so I endured my fair

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share of typhoons . This is actually

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the first time that I am on this side

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of the recovery efforts and also in

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uniform and so to witness . All

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the resources and people pouring in to

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the CNMI to experience this whole of

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government effort , both local and

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federal partners coming together and

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really going to great lengths to bring

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relief to the local people of CNMI .

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It's impressive . It's humbling . Uh ,

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I would say I am proud to wear this

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uniform and just to be a part of this

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incredible response effort to be able

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to bring relief to the people who call

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CN my home .