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US Army medical personnel compete in

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Europe Best medic competition in

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Landstuhl , Germany . Medical Readiness

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Command Europe Command Sergeant Major

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Jesus Gonzalez states competitions like

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this benefit the army by strengthening

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their profession . He also said the

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purpose and intent of the best medic

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competition ultimately is to identify

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the teams from organizations and

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medical readiness in Europe and to

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prepare them physically and mentally

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for the challenges of their competition

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at the Army standard . Right , so the

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best competition is important . Because

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frankly , the joint warfighter deserves

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the best medics in the battlefield . So

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it's important that we physically

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prepare them for the rigors of combat ,

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mentally prepare them to be mentally

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agile as they face different casualties

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on the battlefield . They need to be

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ready , physically and mentally ready

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for the challenges of supporting the

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war fighter in a joint and Lisco

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environment . Reporting from Longstuhl ,

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Germany , I'm Army Sergeant Shane

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Gooden .