WEBVTT 00:04.440 --> 00:06.480 local leaders in babil Ethiopia 00:06.490 --> 00:08.490 conducted a veterinary civil action 00:08.490 --> 00:10.379 program with support from U . S . 00:10.379 --> 00:12.546 Agency for international development . 00:12.546 --> 00:14.712 The functional specialty team from the 00:14.712 --> 00:16.870 448 civil affairs battalion and civil 00:16.870 --> 00:20.320 affairs team 49 01 Abdi sheikh Mohammed , 00:20.330 --> 00:22.690 a community animal health worker said 00:22.690 --> 00:24.890 he benefited greatly from the exercise 00:25.020 --> 00:27.131 this cows training that you're giving 00:27.131 --> 00:29.970 here telephones our lives because our 00:29.970 --> 00:33.220 life depends on our cattle . So this 00:33.220 --> 00:35.442 has been really really helpful for us . 00:35.442 --> 00:38.040 We're so happy to have you here to give 00:38.040 --> 00:40.151 us this training , it would give me a 00:40.151 --> 00:42.400 better service to my community . It's a 00:42.400 --> 00:45.510 big big enhancement to me and to the 00:45.510 --> 00:48.590 other cows . Uh So in many ways it's a 00:48.600 --> 00:50.822 very helpful training that we're having 00:50.822 --> 00:52.880 here . The vet cap familiarized the 00:52.880 --> 00:54.936 community animal health workers with 00:54.936 --> 00:56.713 clinical terminology and enable 00:56.713 --> 00:58.769 supervised application of the proper 00:58.769 --> 01:01.190 procedures of treatment . U . S . Army 01:01.190 --> 01:03.390 Sergeant , first class Zachary warders 01:03.410 --> 01:06.280 team to I . C . For cat . 49 . No one 01:06.400 --> 01:08.530 explained the mission activities . 01:08.690 --> 01:10.912 We're doing the veterinary capabilities 01:10.912 --> 01:13.300 mission . There's six cows . Community 01:13.300 --> 01:15.078 animal health workers that were 01:15.078 --> 01:17.310 enhancing their training their skills 01:17.310 --> 01:19.532 and being able to diagnose and properly 01:19.532 --> 01:22.150 treat uh severe ill animals . And U . S . 01:22.150 --> 01:24.950 A . I . D . Has assisted done most of 01:24.950 --> 01:27.006 the groundwork for this vet cat . Um 01:27.006 --> 01:29.590 We're joined efforts with them and uh C . 01:29.590 --> 01:32.720 J . T . F . O . But pretty much it's 01:32.720 --> 01:35.170 just trying to get them to focus on the 01:35.170 --> 01:37.470 most common diseases . The cows and 01:37.470 --> 01:39.470 district veterinary officers who 01:39.470 --> 01:41.470 supervised cows in their respective 01:41.470 --> 01:43.800 area And the functional specialty team 01:43.810 --> 01:45.860 work seamlessly together to treat 01:45.860 --> 01:48.590 almost 1000 animals for various common 01:48.590 --> 01:50.646 illnesses . During the two day field 01:50.646 --> 01:52.830 exercise US Army specialist kelly 01:52.830 --> 01:55.410 health Einstein veterinary technician 01:55.420 --> 01:57.940 functional specialty team explains the 01:57.940 --> 01:59.551 importance of increasing the 01:59.551 --> 02:01.760 capabilities of the cows by ensuring 02:01.760 --> 02:03.816 that community animal health workers 02:03.816 --> 02:05.760 are thoroughly doing their job and 02:05.760 --> 02:07.982 effectively doing their job keeping the 02:07.982 --> 02:10.204 animals healthy . That really increases 02:10.204 --> 02:12.204 the economic stability of the areas 02:12.204 --> 02:14.149 reporting from combined Joint Task 02:14.149 --> 02:16.149 Force Horn of Africa . I am U . S . 02:16.149 --> 02:17.660 Army sergeant Schedule poverty .