1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:21,379 --> 00:00:23,157 The landscape has changed . The 3 00:00:23,157 --> 00:00:25,157 readiness has changed over the past 4 00:00:25,157 --> 00:00:27,268 three decades , looking to the future 5 00:00:27,268 --> 00:00:29,379 and great power competition and being 6 00:00:29,379 --> 00:00:31,546 ready for the fight tonight , we'll be 7 00:00:31,546 --> 00:00:33,546 challenging 12 different teams from 8 00:00:33,546 --> 00:00:35,601 across the globe and sister services 9 00:00:35,601 --> 00:00:37,379 and coalition partners on civil 10 00:00:37,379 --> 00:00:39,435 engineer and force support readiness 11 00:00:39,435 --> 00:00:41,657 events . This is a great opportunity to 12 00:00:41,657 --> 00:00:43,657 test our mettle and see where we're 13 00:00:43,657 --> 00:00:45,490 really standing when it comes to 14 00:00:45,490 --> 00:00:49,472 readiness . The spirit of competition 15 00:00:49,742 --> 00:00:52,262 is on full display here . So there is 16 00:00:52,271 --> 00:00:55,071 that , but this really reflects a 17 00:00:55,082 --> 00:00:57,582 transition that our air force is going 18 00:00:57,591 --> 00:01:01,161 through right now to refocus on great 19 00:01:01,172 --> 00:01:03,462 power and fighting . Fighting appear . 20 00:01:03,541 --> 00:01:06,402 It's designed to test our ability to 21 00:01:06,412 --> 00:01:09,944 recover airfields and keep airfields in 22 00:01:09,954 --> 00:01:12,121 the fight to continue to project their 23 00:01:12,121 --> 00:01:14,664 power . I MS C really plays a big role 24 00:01:14,674 --> 00:01:17,444 as far as that higher level engagement 25 00:01:17,454 --> 00:01:19,510 with our sister services and partner 26 00:01:19,510 --> 00:01:21,510 nations , which is critical when we 27 00:01:21,510 --> 00:01:23,676 talk about great power competition and 28 00:01:23,676 --> 00:01:25,787 what this is actually working towards 29 00:01:25,787 --> 00:01:27,843 their support at the strategic level 30 00:01:27,843 --> 00:01:29,898 has really helped us at the tactical 31 00:01:29,898 --> 00:01:29,804 level , be successful with all the 32 00:01:29,814 --> 00:01:32,566 joint partners that we bring . If we 33 00:01:32,575 --> 00:01:34,686 can bring all our sister services and 34 00:01:34,686 --> 00:01:37,875 multiple partners out here , allies 35 00:01:37,886 --> 00:01:39,636 from the Canadians to the New 36 00:01:39,646 --> 00:01:42,886 Zealanders , to the Australians , to 37 00:01:42,896 --> 00:01:45,155 our CB brethren . You know , we can 38 00:01:45,166 --> 00:01:47,456 really learn to operate together as a 39 00:01:47,466 --> 00:01:50,276 team . We can use all the same stuff 40 00:01:50,286 --> 00:01:52,286 and we can really tackle this great 41 00:01:52,286 --> 00:01:54,830 power competition that we have . It's 42 00:01:54,839 --> 00:01:56,910 been so great just all around . But 43 00:01:56,919 --> 00:01:58,919 getting to , getting to learn other 44 00:01:58,919 --> 00:02:00,863 people's crafts , get to be on the 45 00:02:00,870 --> 00:02:04,080 other teams , Uh get to learn just 46 00:02:04,089 --> 00:02:06,269 other people's trades , you know , uh 47 00:02:06,279 --> 00:02:08,889 even just like learning new things in 48 00:02:08,899 --> 00:02:10,955 my trade that I don't get to do on a 49 00:02:10,955 --> 00:02:13,460 daily basis . When this thing started , 50 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,300 it was about engineering and services , 51 00:02:16,380 --> 00:02:19,080 prime beef , prime ribs . So we're out 52 00:02:19,089 --> 00:02:21,311 recovering airfields . We're also doing 53 00:02:21,311 --> 00:02:23,089 all of the testing , all of the 54 00:02:23,089 --> 00:02:25,660 expedient TTP S that our services 55 00:02:25,669 --> 00:02:27,836 teammates bring to the fight as well . 56 00:02:27,836 --> 00:02:30,020 So they are back with us as we've 57 00:02:30,029 --> 00:02:33,440 restarted it . So services engineers , 58 00:02:33,809 --> 00:02:36,199 I see us bringing in defenders . I see 59 00:02:36,210 --> 00:02:38,389 us bringing in all of the combat 60 00:02:38,399 --> 00:02:40,343 support , combat service , support 61 00:02:40,343 --> 00:02:42,510 airmen that are going to be aligned in 62 00:02:42,510 --> 00:02:44,566 our combat airbase squadrons as this 63 00:02:44,566 --> 00:02:46,788 continues to evolve for the first place 64 00:02:46,788 --> 00:02:49,610 and winner of readiness challenge . 10 . 65 00:02:50,100 --> 00:02:52,600 Please come for Global Strike .