1 00:00:01,679 --> 00:00:05,289 The 326 airlift squadron . We're ac 17 2 00:00:05,300 --> 00:00:07,570 reserve squadron comprised of about 80 3 00:00:07,579 --> 00:00:09,357 citizen airmen . We're out here 4 00:00:09,357 --> 00:00:11,810 beautiful Hawaii trying to transform 5 00:00:11,819 --> 00:00:14,630 and follow the Air Force Reserve 6 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:17,459 commander's intent of ready now and 7 00:00:17,469 --> 00:00:19,636 transforming for the future . A lot of 8 00:00:19,636 --> 00:00:21,802 challenges those were all overcome and 9 00:00:21,802 --> 00:00:23,913 just saw a really can do attitude out 10 00:00:23,913 --> 00:00:26,250 here . Part of an organically planned 11 00:00:26,260 --> 00:00:28,482 exercise inside the squadron that we're 12 00:00:28,482 --> 00:00:30,629 naming Aloha Bunny . Today , we took 13 00:00:30,639 --> 00:00:32,806 off from John Rogers Field or Kali Loa 14 00:00:33,389 --> 00:00:35,222 and we flew over to Wheeler Army 15 00:00:35,222 --> 00:00:37,222 Airfield , worked with the 25 th ID 16 00:00:37,222 --> 00:00:39,680 unit there and we loaded some equipment , 17 00:00:40,069 --> 00:00:42,291 got some training in for those guys and 18 00:00:42,291 --> 00:00:44,513 also our load masters on the aircraft . 19 00:00:44,513 --> 00:00:46,513 And then afterwards , we took off , 20 00:00:46,513 --> 00:00:48,791 flew through the Hawaiian Island chain , 21 00:00:48,791 --> 00:00:50,625 did some low level flying , some 22 00:00:50,625 --> 00:00:52,680 simulated pop up threats with threat 23 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:54,979 reactions and then simulated some 24 00:00:54,990 --> 00:00:57,090 additional threats later on in the 25 00:00:57,099 --> 00:00:59,210 flight , flew around the south end of 26 00:00:59,210 --> 00:01:01,514 the island and then to Kona for a 27 00:01:01,525 --> 00:01:03,692 couple of touch and goes and then back 28 00:01:03,692 --> 00:01:05,525 to Hickham Air Force Base from a 29 00:01:05,525 --> 00:01:07,747 planner standpoint . Certainly probably 30 00:01:07,747 --> 00:01:09,858 one of the biggest things is that you 31 00:01:09,858 --> 00:01:11,969 need to be ready for anything . And I 32 00:01:11,969 --> 00:01:13,914 feel like these types of exercises 33 00:01:13,914 --> 00:01:16,136 really bring out all of those holes and 34 00:01:16,136 --> 00:01:16,035 we're able to identify our weaknesses 35 00:01:16,044 --> 00:01:17,822 and build them into strengths . 36 00:01:20,269 --> 00:01:22,910 For the 326. The ace concept , the 37 00:01:22,919 --> 00:01:26,330 agile combat employment concept has 38 00:01:26,339 --> 00:01:28,419 kind of foreign us . So a lot of our 39 00:01:28,430 --> 00:01:30,208 local training and stuff is for 40 00:01:30,208 --> 00:01:33,639 proficiency . So when we go out and we 41 00:01:33,650 --> 00:01:35,706 operate , we don't operate under the 42 00:01:35,706 --> 00:01:37,817 guys of ace employment . When we were 43 00:01:37,817 --> 00:01:39,983 out here on Aloha bunny , we were able 44 00:01:39,983 --> 00:01:43,135 to actually be resilient and survivable 45 00:01:43,144 --> 00:01:45,735 in an austere location and be able to 46 00:01:45,745 --> 00:01:47,912 operate in an island chain . Given the 47 00:01:47,912 --> 00:01:50,023 scenarios that we put together in our 48 00:01:50,023 --> 00:01:53,769 planning team . A lot of the 49 00:01:53,779 --> 00:01:56,500 NBG training that we do back in Dover , 50 00:01:56,830 --> 00:01:59,669 it's very canned , very easy . We're 51 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:01,847 familiar with the field . It's easy to 52 00:02:01,847 --> 00:02:03,847 see as you can see out here at John 53 00:02:03,847 --> 00:02:06,069 Rogers , there's a lot of overgrowth so 54 00:02:06,069 --> 00:02:09,490 the lines can't see taxi lines , it 55 00:02:09,500 --> 00:02:11,835 looks like an austere airfield . So 56 00:02:11,845 --> 00:02:14,115 we're operating into a blacked out 57 00:02:14,125 --> 00:02:17,945 airfield with a specific landing zone 58 00:02:18,195 --> 00:02:20,473 and we don't get that kind of training . 59 00:02:20,473 --> 00:02:22,751 It's not as realistic training at home . 60 00:02:22,751 --> 00:02:24,917 So being able to come out here to John 61 00:02:24,917 --> 00:02:26,973 Rogers and do the training . The MVD 62 00:02:26,973 --> 00:02:29,195 training out here was huge for our crew 63 00:02:29,195 --> 00:02:31,306 and moving forward . We'll kind of go 64 00:02:31,306 --> 00:02:33,306 shoot for the moon to get some more 65 00:02:33,306 --> 00:02:35,528 training under our belt just constantly 66 00:02:35,528 --> 00:02:37,639 be flexible , just go with the flow . 67 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:39,862 Nothing is ever going to go . Exactly . 68 00:02:39,862 --> 00:02:42,084 To plan . Uh , so just having that kind 69 00:02:42,084 --> 00:02:44,610 of mindset that it's just all of the 70 00:02:44,619 --> 00:02:46,860 punches between the flying and the 71 00:02:46,869 --> 00:02:50,490 Camay . It's just when I drove to work 72 00:02:50,500 --> 00:02:52,667 it's like I'm the second family . Uh , 73 00:02:52,667 --> 00:02:54,889 just everyone's got your back . Uh , it 74 00:02:54,889 --> 00:02:57,056 is a little bit more high stakes but , 75 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,589 you know , it's , it's an amazing job . 76 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:02,210 It can be amazing opportunities .