1 00:00:01,640 --> 00:00:04,390 So we are over at the cow span airfield 2 00:00:04,390 --> 00:00:06,557 across from the Air Force base . We're 3 00:00:06,557 --> 00:00:09,510 doing some joint training with the uh 4 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:13,160 half Rsd six 91st Army unit from Utica 5 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,190 and with the 19 82nd Army unit here 6 00:00:16,190 --> 00:00:18,820 from Niagara Falls . Uh we organize 7 00:00:18,820 --> 00:00:20,987 just some medical training with them . 8 00:00:20,987 --> 00:00:24,510 So we're training on stuttering casting 9 00:00:24,510 --> 00:00:26,980 and splitting . And we have a canine 10 00:00:26,990 --> 00:00:29,410 here as well . We have a captain from 11 00:00:29,420 --> 00:00:32,640 the army , she's a veterinarian , she 12 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,696 brought her retired military working 13 00:00:34,696 --> 00:00:36,918 dog and she's training all of us . This 14 00:00:36,918 --> 00:00:39,084 is what we do when we deploy . So it's 15 00:00:39,084 --> 00:00:40,862 a perfect opportunity for us to 16 00:00:40,862 --> 00:00:42,918 practice . They contacted us because 17 00:00:42,918 --> 00:00:44,862 they wanted to get some additional 18 00:00:44,862 --> 00:00:46,918 training on canine , tactical combat 19 00:00:46,918 --> 00:00:48,918 casualty care and basic life saving 20 00:00:48,918 --> 00:00:51,029 maintenance and and how to treat dogs 21 00:00:51,029 --> 00:00:52,918 down range . So we were contacted 22 00:00:52,918 --> 00:00:54,973 because we were recently deployed to 23 00:00:54,973 --> 00:00:57,140 Afghanistan and had all the experience 24 00:00:57,140 --> 00:00:59,362 to be able to come back and train these 25 00:00:59,362 --> 00:00:59,080 providers and how to be able to take 26 00:00:59,090 --> 00:01:01,312 care of injured military working dogs . 27 00:01:01,340 --> 00:01:03,451 I think you know , we complement each 28 00:01:03,451 --> 00:01:05,451 other very well and everybody comes 29 00:01:05,451 --> 00:01:07,507 together and is always there for the 30 00:01:07,507 --> 00:01:09,451 singular purpose of protecting the 31 00:01:09,451 --> 00:01:11,562 warfighter and getting the job done . 32 00:01:11,562 --> 00:01:13,729 So my personal experience working with 33 00:01:13,729 --> 00:01:15,896 the other branches has been great . So 34 00:01:15,896 --> 00:01:15,890 the helicopter team here , they 35 00:01:15,890 --> 00:01:17,946 actually have a couple of new pilots 36 00:01:17,946 --> 00:01:20,112 that they are training as well because 37 00:01:20,112 --> 00:01:22,223 one of their jobs is narrowly back so 38 00:01:22,223 --> 00:01:24,470 they are evacuating patients out of the 39 00:01:24,470 --> 00:01:27,350 cash or a r wherever they might be . So 40 00:01:27,350 --> 00:01:29,620 it helps them tremendously to get hands 41 00:01:29,620 --> 00:01:31,990 on , learning with us to load the 42 00:01:31,990 --> 00:01:34,120 patients on there , we get a feel of 43 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,342 how to configure , that they get a feel 44 00:01:36,342 --> 00:01:38,509 of how to configure the plane . Okay . 45 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:40,640 You know it's it's truly humbling . 46 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,696 Having the opportunity to spend some 47 00:01:42,696 --> 00:01:44,751 time with my teammates , the 9 14 my 48 00:01:44,751 --> 00:01:46,918 bison teammates . It has truly been an 49 00:01:46,918 --> 00:01:48,973 honor of pleasure and what a special 50 00:01:48,973 --> 00:01:51,140 day today on 9 11 . And not only did I 51 00:01:51,140 --> 00:01:53,140 have the opportunity to connect and 52 00:01:53,140 --> 00:01:55,140 spend time with our reserve citizen 53 00:01:55,140 --> 00:01:57,307 airman , also our sister service , our 54 00:01:57,307 --> 00:01:59,473 army reservists who are out here , our 55 00:01:59,473 --> 00:02:01,362 medical community out here making 56 00:02:01,362 --> 00:02:03,029 things happen . Major General 57 00:02:03,029 --> 00:02:05,251 Pennington and I are just humbled to be 58 00:02:05,251 --> 00:02:07,362 able to serve with this caliber of of 59 00:02:07,362 --> 00:02:09,473 airmen teammates and serving as their 60 00:02:09,473 --> 00:02:11,740 senior leaders at our nafta . Yeah .