1 00:00:02,589 --> 00:00:04,730 We're currently in uh SF weapons and 2 00:00:04,739 --> 00:00:07,099 tactics structure course 24 Alpha . Uh 3 00:00:07,110 --> 00:00:09,277 We just moved out of phase one , which 4 00:00:09,277 --> 00:00:11,443 was basic weapons employment and we're 5 00:00:11,443 --> 00:00:13,610 now in phase two , which is integrated 6 00:00:13,610 --> 00:00:15,666 fires and maneuvers . But what we're 7 00:00:15,666 --> 00:00:15,600 trying to do in this particular phase 8 00:00:15,609 --> 00:00:17,665 is teach them essentially how to use 9 00:00:17,665 --> 00:00:19,665 and navigate that doctrine that our 10 00:00:19,665 --> 00:00:21,887 sister services have and then turn that 11 00:00:21,887 --> 00:00:24,280 into shaping and molding air force 12 00:00:24,290 --> 00:00:27,100 doctrine for the future for weapons and 13 00:00:27,110 --> 00:00:28,999 tactics and ground defense . More 14 00:00:28,999 --> 00:00:30,777 specifically , this course is a 15 00:00:30,777 --> 00:00:32,888 paradigm shift for the career field . 16 00:00:32,888 --> 00:00:34,943 We're going to take a more deep dive 17 00:00:34,943 --> 00:00:36,888 into some of the subjects . So the 18 00:00:36,888 --> 00:00:38,999 students leave here with a more broad 19 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,110 understanding of how to conduct 20 00:00:41,119 --> 00:00:43,119 security forces operations , how to 21 00:00:43,119 --> 00:00:44,841 build defensive plans , how to 22 00:00:44,841 --> 00:00:47,008 integrate fires and maneuvers , how to 23 00:00:47,008 --> 00:00:49,119 communicate with their joint partners 24 00:00:49,119 --> 00:00:51,341 and form their commander's decision and 25 00:00:51,341 --> 00:00:54,180 be that tactical advisor . This course 26 00:00:54,189 --> 00:00:56,356 in particular is probably the toughest 27 00:00:56,356 --> 00:00:58,300 course that defenders are gonna go 28 00:00:58,300 --> 00:01:00,356 through . We challenge them mentally 29 00:01:00,356 --> 00:01:02,411 physically , we make them critically 30 00:01:02,411 --> 00:01:04,356 think . What we're trying to do is 31 00:01:04,356 --> 00:01:04,010 create this defender that can 32 00:01:04,279 --> 00:01:06,279 critically break down problems , uh 33 00:01:06,279 --> 00:01:09,120 come up with some unique uh innovative 34 00:01:09,129 --> 00:01:12,040 solutions and go back to their unit and 35 00:01:12,050 --> 00:01:13,939 significantly change how the unit 36 00:01:13,939 --> 00:01:16,110 operates , what the unit does um and 37 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,319 how effective they are . This is easily 38 00:01:19,330 --> 00:01:21,552 one of the most challenging things I've 39 00:01:21,552 --> 00:01:23,886 ever done in my career short nine years , 40 00:01:23,886 --> 00:01:25,959 but being able to truly become a 41 00:01:25,970 --> 00:01:27,930 subject matter expert and what the 42 00:01:27,940 --> 00:01:30,080 expectation is of us at this very low 43 00:01:30,089 --> 00:01:32,349 level as squad leaders for what have 44 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,193 you , right , As NC OS , what is 45 00:01:34,193 --> 00:01:35,971 charged for us to , to know and 46 00:01:35,971 --> 00:01:38,027 disseminate down to the the masses , 47 00:01:38,027 --> 00:01:40,193 right ? The warfighter at the level is 48 00:01:40,193 --> 00:01:42,138 it's a hard charge . So we have to 49 00:01:42,138 --> 00:01:44,193 understand and know how to implement 50 00:01:44,193 --> 00:01:46,416 the weapon systems , know what specific 51 00:01:46,416 --> 00:01:48,582 munitions or effects that we need . In 52 00:01:48,582 --> 00:01:51,410 order to get the desired outcome . The 53 00:01:51,419 --> 00:01:54,129 renewed emphasis on the ground based 54 00:01:54,139 --> 00:01:57,650 defense as we , as the changing 55 00:01:57,660 --> 00:01:59,730 environment for near peer threats 56 00:01:59,739 --> 00:02:01,850 evolves , we've been in global war on 57 00:02:01,850 --> 00:02:03,850 terrorism for a long time and we're 58 00:02:03,850 --> 00:02:05,850 kind of in a really steady state in 59 00:02:05,850 --> 00:02:07,739 terms of tactics . We're seeing a 60 00:02:07,739 --> 00:02:09,961 problem where we haven't fought a fight 61 00:02:09,961 --> 00:02:09,889 like that since World War two . And so 62 00:02:09,899 --> 00:02:12,066 we've done a lot of combat , we've not 63 00:02:12,066 --> 00:02:14,177 done any war and so we need to adjust 64 00:02:14,177 --> 00:02:16,288 what we do to fight the new fight for 65 00:02:16,288 --> 00:02:18,177 the people that we're going to be 66 00:02:18,177 --> 00:02:17,910 fighting against .