I dunno how many missions you've been on, [ maybe one?? two? ], but we end up spread out anyway. I mean, we don't move in big packs.

[ Not in his time. They weren't close like that in general, people stuck with one or two people, themselves; that was his experience on most of the teams. ]

But, uh... you want us to carry sand around? What, in the arms bands? Or bags? I mean, we could, but...

[ He's not finishing that 'but'. Mainly, he's trying to figure out how many times they've wanted to close off bridges.... ]