WEBVTT 00:01.100 --> 00:03.044 Operating in an austere location , 00:03.044 --> 00:04.878 especially a potentially hostile 00:04.878 --> 00:07.010 location is the bread and butter of 00:07.019 --> 00:09.329 what the dod does . You know , we as , 00:09.340 --> 00:11.507 as the dod , we have to be prepared to 00:11.507 --> 00:13.949 go anywhere at any time , even if 00:13.960 --> 00:16.071 necessarily the the local populace or 00:16.071 --> 00:18.293 local government doesn't always want us 00:18.293 --> 00:20.182 there . Uh History has shown that 00:20.182 --> 00:19.729 plenty of times we have to be able to 00:19.739 --> 00:21.683 get out and get things done in the 00:21.683 --> 00:23.940 field . So if you want to be ready for 00:23.950 --> 00:26.172 that , you need to train for that . And 00:26.172 --> 00:28.339 there are small lessons learned in the 00:28.339 --> 00:30.506 logistics or small lessons learned for 00:30.506 --> 00:32.506 the individual member . What should 00:32.506 --> 00:31.719 they have brought ? Should they have 00:31.729 --> 00:33.785 made sure that they brought uh extra 00:33.785 --> 00:35.729 razors and extra toothbrush , what 00:35.729 --> 00:37.951 little creature comforts that they need 00:37.951 --> 00:37.950 to bring in order to make themselves 00:37.959 --> 00:40.070 more efficient for that mission ? And 00:40.070 --> 00:42.126 then especially as you go up and you 00:42.126 --> 00:44.237 see these teams operating , there are 00:44.237 --> 00:46.181 basic office supplies that they're 00:46.181 --> 00:48.181 realizing they probably should have 00:48.181 --> 00:50.015 brought with them . So there's , 00:50.015 --> 00:52.181 there's a lot of small lessons uh that 00:52.181 --> 00:54.237 compile up to change the dynamics of 00:54.237 --> 00:56.237 how efficiently they can get lights 00:56.237 --> 00:58.403 done . We have our hands in just about 00:58.403 --> 01:00.737 everything that happens across the base . 01:00.737 --> 01:02.903 In , in a deployed scenario , we are a 01:02.903 --> 01:04.959 force multiplier . So anything where 01:04.959 --> 01:07.126 we're interacting with the host nation 01:07.126 --> 01:09.292 to build or interacting with the local 01:09.292 --> 01:11.181 economy , to purchase supplies or 01:11.181 --> 01:13.181 services or to hire in construction 01:13.181 --> 01:15.070 contractors , essentially all the 01:15.070 --> 01:17.070 invisible things that keep the base 01:17.070 --> 01:19.181 running or create a false multiplayer 01:19.181 --> 01:21.181 uh scenario like getting additional 01:21.181 --> 01:23.845 barriers or security um tools for 01:23.855 --> 01:26.077 security forces to draw down the number 01:26.077 --> 01:27.911 of people they're dedicating for 01:27.911 --> 01:30.022 perimeter security . We are the piece 01:30.022 --> 01:32.133 of the puzzle that gets that done for 01:32.133 --> 01:31.635 them . It feels like we're actually 01:31.644 --> 01:33.755 making something significant happen . 01:34.099 --> 01:36.155 Uh And it feels like we're setting a 01:36.155 --> 01:38.321 pathway for future generations . We're 01:38.321 --> 01:40.432 actually looking forward to plus this 01:40.432 --> 01:42.543 up every single year and overcoming a 01:42.543 --> 01:44.543 lot of the experiential uh deficits 01:44.543 --> 01:46.710 that we have within our career field . 01:46.710 --> 01:48.710 I usually tell my new folks that it 01:48.710 --> 01:48.639 takes about 5 to 7 years to become 01:48.650 --> 01:50.706 technically proficient at this job . 01:50.706 --> 01:52.706 And uh a lot of our folks only have 01:52.706 --> 01:55.790 maybe 2 to 3 years of experience , uh 01:55.800 --> 01:58.040 some even less than that . And so 01:58.050 --> 02:00.217 getting them out here and getting them 02:00.217 --> 02:02.383 prepared for great power competition , 02:02.383 --> 02:04.161 it feels really good like we're 02:04.161 --> 02:06.217 actually making sure that our forces 02:06.217 --> 02:05.680 are gonna be ready to meet the 02:05.690 --> 02:06.239 challenge .