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Operation Summit Avalanche is the

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culmination of a series of operations

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that we've conducted near the border

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thus far to control the territorial

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integrity of the border , working in

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coordination with our CBP partners to

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reduce the number of illegal aliens

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that we see crossing the border . The

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goal of Operation Avalanche is to

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identify illegal aliens crossing the

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border to have an effect by letting our

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presence be known . They would be

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forced to use an alternate route to try

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to achieve their desired effect of

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reaching US territory . The capability

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that we bring to the fight , we do have

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the striker platform that we can use to

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rapidly move throughout the area of the

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operation . We have air assets that

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allow us to rapidly infield to known

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locations where we believe illegal

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aliens may or may not be crossing and

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then we also have observation assets

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overhead that would allow us to see .

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Um , illegal aliens crossing into US

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territory and then to maintain

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observation of those individuals until

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we can use our scout elements in the

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mountains to pick up on those

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individuals . By strategically placing

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soldiers along known crossing routes

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for illegal aliens , we're able to

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provide constant observation and then

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allow CBP the time to get in position

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to make the apprehension . So I think

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we have seen some of the desired

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effects that we're looking to achieve

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through our presence here , and I

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believe that our CBP counterparts would

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also agree with that statement that

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we've seen a significant reduction in

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the number of illegal alien crossings

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since we've operated the area . We're

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pleased to be here . Excited to be a

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part of this operation . We look to

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contribute meaningfully to the success

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of this operation , and this is also a

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great training opportunity for us as

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well . While we're striving to achieve

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certain effects , we're also looking to

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complete some of our own mission

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essential tasks while doing so .