1 00:00:00,050 --> 00:00:02,539 It comes down to one set of individuals 2 00:00:02,549 --> 00:00:04,989 and one set of individuals only to 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:07,400 defend that power projection platform . 4 00:00:07,570 --> 00:00:09,681 And that's you all . I want you to go 5 00:00:09,681 --> 00:00:11,848 out there and prove your mettle , show 6 00:00:11,848 --> 00:00:14,014 the world what we're doing as security 7 00:00:14,014 --> 00:00:16,420 forces to optimize for that defense of 8 00:00:16,430 --> 00:00:18,989 the air base defense of the air mission , 9 00:00:19,299 --> 00:00:21,077 defense of the power protection 10 00:00:21,077 --> 00:00:24,902 platform . Defender flag is 11 00:00:24,913 --> 00:00:26,969 arguably probably the most important 12 00:00:26,969 --> 00:00:29,191 thing going on in defender nation right 13 00:00:29,191 --> 00:00:31,191 now . And what defender flag is our 14 00:00:31,191 --> 00:00:33,246 very first opportunity . This is our 15 00:00:33,246 --> 00:00:35,357 inaugural exercise to go out and test 16 00:00:35,357 --> 00:00:37,524 and validate the tactics that we use , 17 00:00:37,524 --> 00:00:39,691 the training that we've been using for 18 00:00:39,691 --> 00:00:39,152 the last couple of years and to see 19 00:00:39,162 --> 00:00:41,162 where we actually sit and trying to 20 00:00:41,162 --> 00:00:43,440 really say , where are we at right now ? 21 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:45,606 Are we as good as we think we are ? We 22 00:00:45,606 --> 00:00:47,773 have a lot of work to do . And this is 23 00:00:47,773 --> 00:00:47,585 kind of laid the foundation for things 24 00:00:47,596 --> 00:00:49,652 to come on how we evolve as a career 25 00:00:49,652 --> 00:00:51,652 field and really get after the base 26 00:00:51,652 --> 00:00:53,818 defense mission , which has become the 27 00:00:53,818 --> 00:00:57,596 primary purpose for us right now . The 28 00:00:57,605 --> 00:00:59,549 countless members of the team that 29 00:00:59,549 --> 00:01:01,327 helped plan this event knew how 30 00:01:01,327 --> 00:01:03,494 important this was going to be to help 31 00:01:03,494 --> 00:01:05,661 us get ready for the next fight . They 32 00:01:05,661 --> 00:01:07,883 knew that the mission planning for this 33 00:01:07,883 --> 00:01:09,994 was absolutely critical and even more 34 00:01:09,994 --> 00:01:12,216 important than that was collecting data 35 00:01:12,216 --> 00:01:13,883 that we can use for tactics , 36 00:01:13,883 --> 00:01:15,883 techniques and procedures to inform 37 00:01:15,883 --> 00:01:18,049 training and equipment that we'll need 38 00:01:18,049 --> 00:01:17,910 in the future . For the future fight . 39 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:21,233 Defender flag was an eye opening 40 00:01:21,233 --> 00:01:23,344 experience for us . It really pointed 41 00:01:23,344 --> 00:01:25,511 some things we need to get after maybe 42 00:01:25,511 --> 00:01:27,678 in our training environment that we're 43 00:01:27,678 --> 00:01:27,620 doing at home station versus what we do 44 00:01:27,629 --> 00:01:29,518 at some of our readiness training 45 00:01:29,518 --> 00:01:31,796 venues . There are a lot of challenges . 46 00:01:31,796 --> 00:01:34,018 Um A lot of those challenges are things 47 00:01:34,018 --> 00:01:35,907 that we want to get after when we 48 00:01:35,907 --> 00:01:38,073 evaluate how well these airmen did and 49 00:01:38,073 --> 00:01:39,907 we'll use those things to inform 50 00:01:39,907 --> 00:01:42,073 training and equipment in the future . 51 00:01:42,073 --> 00:01:44,129 Proficiency is a model we talk about 52 00:01:44,129 --> 00:01:46,240 quite often . Proficiency should be a 53 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,407 lifestyle day to day . We should never 54 00:01:48,407 --> 00:01:50,462 have to go to a platform to train up 55 00:01:50,462 --> 00:01:50,069 just in time to get ready for a 56 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,349 conflict . We've got to be ready to go 57 00:01:52,580 --> 00:01:55,930 right now . 2473 , 65 the balloon goes 58 00:01:55,940 --> 00:01:58,180 up . Our competitors are doing that and 59 00:01:58,190 --> 00:02:00,190 to get after them , we are going to 60 00:02:00,190 --> 00:02:02,134 have to be of the same mindset and 61 00:02:02,134 --> 00:02:04,246 ready at a moment's notice . We won't 62 00:02:04,246 --> 00:02:04,010 have time for the build up we had in 63 00:02:04,019 --> 00:02:06,130 the past we won't have time to set up 64 00:02:06,130 --> 00:02:08,297 the Bagram , the Baghdad's the ballads 65 00:02:08,297 --> 00:02:10,297 to establish that huge footprint to 66 00:02:10,297 --> 00:02:12,463 project our power . Our enemies aren't 67 00:02:12,463 --> 00:02:14,575 going to allow that . We've got to be 68 00:02:14,575 --> 00:02:13,880 ready for that fight and we've got to 69 00:02:13,889 --> 00:02:14,779 be ready right now .