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- Coalition VIRTUAL FLAG is an opportunity

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for our coalition and joint departments

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to get together.

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It's a theater level
exercise that we can practice

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our tactics, techniques and procedures.

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It takes place in the
virtual and simulated world

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with environment generators that replicate

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the exact threats that we're facing.

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- CVF benefits the war
fighter by giving them

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the unique ability to work
face to face with joint

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and coalition partners that
they don't normally get

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in a live environment.

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This venue gives them the ability

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to have that face to face
contact from planning all

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the way to execution
for the next two weeks,

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which makes them a better war fighter.

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- Today's war fighter needs to be ready

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to take on any challenge and in the future

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and as of now we have limited resources

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and limited budget to do that.

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So any chance that we have to exercise

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with our coalition partners is a plus.

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And this facility pioneers
the way for us to do that

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by allowing the UK, Australia,
Canada and ourselves,

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to all virtually exercise
together during a flag.