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- [Voiceover] Recently, Army Reserve soldiers from the

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159th MP Battalion CID have been participating in

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Guardian Shield 2016 in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Guardian Shield is an annual event that brings together

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active duty and Army Reserve Military Policy CID soldiers

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to train on a variety of skills.

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The courses offered each year are determined by looking at

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what training would be most beneficial to the participant's

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reserve readiness that year.

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- It's something that we're continually evaluating at the

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leadership level in terms of what skills and what issues

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that we need to address to maintain not just the educational

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proficiency with classes, but also operational proficiency.

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- [Voiceover] In recent years, Guardian Shield has focused

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on skill such a driver training, crime scene investigation,

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and tactical weapons training, while this year, the focus

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includes criminal investigation, criminal intelligence,

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and protective services.

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For the 206th Broadcast Operations Detachment, I'm

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Army Reserve Staff Sergeant Chris Freude.