Command Sgt. Maj. William Thayer, left, senior enlisted advisor with the 109th Medical Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, speaks to Soldiers of the 209th Area Support Medical Company during the unit's Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) rotation July 19, 2016, in Fort Polk, La. The Iowa medical personnel joined more than 5,000 Soldiers from other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team task force. The Soldiers will hone their skills and practice integrating combat operations ranging from infantry troops engagi

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Command Sgt. Maj. William Thayer, left, senior enlisted advisor with the 109th Medical Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, speaks to Soldiers of the 209th Area Support Medical Company during the unit's Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) rotation July 19, 2016, in Fort Polk, La. The Iowa medical personnel joined more than 5,000 Soldiers from other state Army National Guard units, active Army and Army Reserve troops as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team task force. The Soldiers will hone their skills and practice integrating combat operations ranging from infantry troops engaging in close combat with the enemy to artillery and air strikes, July 9-30, 2016. ( Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Harley Jelis)

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