WEBVTT 00:06.570 --> 00:10.610 For us to um the whole woodwork top assert that three 60 for civil. 00:10.610 --> 00:13.880 First regaining keizer slot in germany that the three 60 for 00:13.880 --> 00:17.250 civil affairs Brigade is is the first civil affairs Brigade stationed 00:17.250 --> 00:18.700 outside the United States. 00:19.210 --> 00:21.280 Were were completely armor reserve unit. 00:21.790 --> 00:27.120 And art our mission is to a is to provide liaison between us 00:27.120 --> 00:33.670 military and a either foreign military's or a foreign government agencies. 00:34.180 --> 00:37.300 A us a we provide a technical expertise. 00:37.900 --> 00:43.130 In a and public a else wore a rule of law or infrastructure and 00:43.130 --> 00:47.600 we also will provide for the U.S. military will provide a conduit 00:48.080 --> 00:52.510 to le to coordinate with the local municipality were that for 00:52.510 --> 00:53.340 the local. Government. 00:55.410 --> 00:59.750 Yeah in in as the shared horizons exercise. This scenario is 00:59.750 --> 01:03.590 a catastrophic flooding events that affected about a third of 01:03.590 --> 01:04.700 the country in georgia. 01:05.330 --> 01:10.920 And so are rolled here is to coach teaching mentor the of the 01:10.920 --> 01:14.740 Georgian government agencies in both in their civilian. 01:15.320 --> 01:17.310 The component and are military component. 01:17.870 --> 01:21.970 And it helps them to develop poet tactics techniques and procedures 01:22.400 --> 01:26.420 that enable them to respond to this flooding event and so we 01:26.420 --> 01:31.330 will help sam a that sort of coach them along and uh how they 01:31.330 --> 01:35.080 respond to the flood uh how they ate cordon aid interact with 01:35.080 --> 01:39.820 each other and at what point today then have to ask for international 01:39.820 --> 01:43.870 assistance in time. Yeah it's pretty significant that the us 01:43.870 --> 01:48.070 military's of all the best we've also got up folks from the state 01:48.070 --> 01:51.280 of Michigan from a civil affairs battalion in that area that 01:51.280 --> 01:55.260 are here and we've also got a folks from the Georgian state of 01:55.310 --> 01:59.530 georgia national guard. They're also here and we're getting a 01:59.530 --> 02:03.970 kwaak across ordination cooperation a with those folks in those 02:03.970 --> 02:08.380 agencies as well it's important because the republic of georgia 02:08.810 --> 02:12.850 is one of the top a troop contributing nations to our efforts 02:12.850 --> 02:16.810 in Afghanistan and through a through the uh international security 02:16.810 --> 02:18.190 assistance force are I set. 02:18.860 --> 02:22.120 So it's important that the out of the republic of georgia their 02:22.120 --> 02:23.290 ministry of the fans. 02:23.830 --> 02:26.920 Get familiar with our operations. So we get familiar with their 02:26.920 --> 02:30.560 operations and we help develop each other's capabilities. 02:30.920 --> 02:34.170 I'm before they get down Afghanistan or once they come back. 02:34.700 --> 02:38.250 Well yeah things you don't really well uh especially out here 02:38.280 --> 02:39.810 in the fuel operation center. 02:40.330 --> 02:44.430 A with noticed there's a lot across communication Inc word nation 02:44.820 --> 02:48.300 amongst a different departments and agencies we've got we've 02:48.300 --> 02:51.250 got representatives of milk of ministry of defence. 02:51.760 --> 02:54.560 We've got representatives of the ministry of internal affairs 02:54.560 --> 02:57.900 which is action the lead on the sections size and they would 02:57.900 --> 03:01.440 be similar to in the United States. It would be somebody like 03:01.510 --> 03:03.950 the federal emergency management agency like fema. 03:04.510 --> 03:08.270 So it's structured very the same we've got up folks seared ever 03:08.270 --> 03:12.250 present their ministry of displaced persons and we've got folks 03:12.250 --> 03:15.820 ever present their ministry of economic development and all those 03:15.820 --> 03:19.730 differed ministries have a different role in a different responsibility 03:20.170 --> 03:22.550 in responding to this this event. 03:23.570 --> 03:27.570 Dorsey in a lot of a lot of discussion a lot of cross coronation 03:27.570 --> 03:31.110 a lot of development those policies in pursue shoots really good 03:31.110 --> 03:32.530 for the for the republic of georgia. 03:33.940 --> 03:34.400 It in. 03:35.180 --> 03:38.030 For. Oh I don't. Know. 03:46.310 --> 03:50.910 And in 19 94 as part of a greater of state department sponsored graham. 03:51.440 --> 03:56.060 Fortune lang to a national guard States with former soviet republics 03:56.060 --> 04:00.080 to help them and thought man no they're not just there that the 04:00.080 --> 04:04.140 civil military capacities for disaster response and hoping number 04:04.140 --> 04:05.510 of of westernised. 04:06.100 --> 04:09.970 Their military's westernised to reserve components and general 04:09.970 --> 04:13.450 aid them in the transition to a more western base Milken culture. 04:14.240 --> 04:17.980 Shared horizons exercises and we're we're in the second year 04:17.980 --> 04:22.740 but three year cycle in sort of a natural progression a starting 04:22.740 --> 04:29.290 in about met 2006 we began a disaster response initiative for 04:29.290 --> 04:32.590 we were helping the country and to order writer national response plan. 04:33.280 --> 04:36.760 And as we wrote to mash response. Plan course next logical step 04:36.760 --> 04:37.580 is to exercise. 04:38.200 --> 04:41.550 Using the corps of engineers former corps of engineers civil 04:41.550 --> 04:44.990 my whole career currency per this program we started doing small 04:45.020 --> 04:49.000 tabletop exercise share horizons came along we saw that it's 04:49.000 --> 04:53.100 a great opportunity to merge are all those initiatives into an 04:53.100 --> 04:57.540 exercise that has a little more row boston a robustness to it 04:57.890 --> 05:02.000 as a as we move forward. We kick it from a straight tabletop 05:02.000 --> 05:03.150 exercise last year. 05:03.670 --> 05:06.440 To what is basically a command post exercise this year. 05:07.020 --> 05:08.020 Um with me. 05:08.990 --> 05:15.420 No you go uh. He adrs cc 2012 exercise. The euro Atlantic disaster 05:15.420 --> 05:16.560 spawns coronation son. 05:17.390 --> 05:20.700 Maybe they're preparing as they prepare for that. 05:21.830 --> 05:23.230 Um. Instant that. 05:24.560 --> 05:30.490 As the Jordan's look for this fall to the NATO uh. He adrs cc exercise. 05:31.280 --> 05:36.120 They're we're using shared horizons 12 years to enough for that 05:36.310 --> 05:40.380 we share horizons a lavender tuna for best chaired arises 12 05:40.380 --> 05:45.510 the tune up for that and then in 2013 we use that share horizons 05:45.840 --> 05:50.990 to fix anything. We identified in the NATO exercise a that nice 05:50.990 --> 05:54.990 to be used to be fixed was all of our relationships and this 05:54.990 --> 05:56.400 is a relationship direction. 05:56.930 --> 06:01.800 A program relationship grew ever process. You know the the people 06:01.800 --> 06:04.880 eric trust a individuals more than a do institution. 06:05.490 --> 06:09.080 And because of that they've learned good to see in the familiar 06:09.080 --> 06:12.220 faces and know the state of georgia in the country in georgia 06:12.220 --> 06:16.150 relationship this last of a long time are probably contain last 06:16.530 --> 06:20.470 so sometimes it we've become the continuity and we the county 06:20.520 --> 06:24.270 the trusted ancient. And what they're trying to do it for a a 06:24.660 --> 06:29.570 few years and years of a a a Highly respect for relationship 06:29.570 --> 06:30.320 between all of us. 06:30.950 --> 06:34.310 They've grown to be more than just franz and and colleagues they 06:34.310 --> 06:38.270 really grown to be you know brothers in arms to an extent and 06:38.270 --> 06:42.090 this disaster sponsor nation for doing now is just an extension 06:42.090 --> 06:46.340 that and moving that be on just a relationship with their administrative 06:46.340 --> 06:50.570 fans into the ministry of internal affairs and and then there 06:50.570 --> 06:54.100 are other masters that we deal was so we're just expanding uh 06:54.210 --> 06:57.430 our relationships deeper end of the the Georgian. 06:57.950 --> 06:58.630 Uh the from. 06:59.610 --> 07:03.770 Well the national guard a had his his place perfectly for this 07:03.770 --> 07:07.230 is special in the disaster response side. The cast and disaster 07:07.230 --> 07:10.460 response to this estate's you know that have the primary sponsor 07:10.460 --> 07:15.480 gonna pretty fast response you know the a me the country a georgia 07:15.810 --> 07:18.870 you know they don't have a can for mama to the constitution that 07:18.900 --> 07:21.920 gives the rice to the saints to their States could I asked it 07:22.210 --> 07:24.270 to have regions and then once and for government. 07:24.830 --> 07:27.880 So when we wrote their help them right there disaster response 07:27.880 --> 07:29.610 from me said I wanted to get this because. 07:30.220 --> 07:32.660 We we help them right there disaster response plan. 07:33.210 --> 07:38.360 We hear them towards a our state plan as a model because wanted 07:38.360 --> 07:44.060 as a strong central government that filters out a information 07:44.060 --> 07:47.610 requests for assistance and things to counties to stay that much 07:47.610 --> 07:49.880 better fits that country than georgia. 07:50.500 --> 07:54.150 Better than a national response firmer like the United States 07:54.150 --> 07:59.200 to get United States is responsible for making together 54 national 07:59.200 --> 08:03.550 response plans and any and an informal for more you know here 08:03.550 --> 08:06.840 it's much more of a state to state level. That's just another 08:06.840 --> 08:11.240 example of how state national guard. It's really a logical partner 08:11.670 --> 08:14.580 for a country like georgia small. 08:15.440 --> 08:20.030 Struggling former soviet republic is trying to move forward and westernisation. 08:20.900 --> 08:23.320 As far as the reserve component. They are. 08:24.140 --> 08:28.760 Uh also struggling with how you can figure the national guard 08:29.000 --> 08:29.640 which is. 08:30.290 --> 08:35.270 Was a former to their current army hoo-ha. They do reserve component 08:35.270 --> 08:40.060 to combat rees are and how they are and all of military spawns too. 08:41.150 --> 08:44.780 To disasters show. That's again. We're there were they're moving 08:44.780 --> 08:46.510 and we we can assess with them. 08:47.190 --> 08:51.230 Of course you know that's what the state national guards do and 08:51.340 --> 08:53.880 we're able to provide them creaking expected. 08:54.720 --> 08:58.890 Well I uh I just I just feel I'm lucky every single day when 08:58.890 --> 09:03.120 when I wake up in a i've been in uniform for almost 31 years 09:03.150 --> 09:07.200 and she of all to get on their plan go home and say you know 09:07.200 --> 09:11.740 we we made a difference. You know that we helped a a nation we 09:11.740 --> 09:15.310 know improve their vast. You know facet to care for their own service. 09:15.920 --> 09:20.470 The ongoing partner capacity being one of a of you comes a a 09:20.530 --> 09:21.500 strategic goals. 09:22.200 --> 09:25.980 And in the region. And to be a would it be an active participant. 09:26.610 --> 09:29.550 And that is extremely satisfy. 09:30.070 --> 09:35.210 And not boast prone johson like income Johnson myself. A And 09:35.330 --> 09:37.550 on the air planes home were were riding. 09:38.090 --> 09:41.470 Like crazy you were writing about that things that happen and 09:41.470 --> 09:45.480 improvements and pay are promised that a piano de la. We brief at. 09:46.010 --> 09:50.320 The new to mass mass sass faction resay in all this six years 09:50.320 --> 09:51.570 of work seven years a war. 09:52.100 --> 09:56.700 You know the pace off when we saw the actions in the field operation 09:56.700 --> 10:00.870 center yesterday and you stay back in business a lot of there's 10:00.870 --> 10:04.880 a lot of pride you know they have they did it themselves can 10:04.880 --> 10:08.660 of course but knowing that the a you have an influence over there. 10:09.170 --> 10:13.670 Uh huh behaviors influence over that action. There's been tremendous 10:13.710 --> 10:14.670 commences Haspel. 10:22.170 --> 10:24.020 Okay. Oh okay so. 10:25.510 --> 10:29.780 Prove bowing to put a really does he was which will the parts 10:29.780 --> 10:34.180 in the future in in case all but a radio natural. Disaster. 10:42.240 --> 10:45.430 Program director for the a georgia national guard. 10:47.090 --> 10:51.170 Yes the state that mission the stake our show program is to build 10:51.170 --> 10:55.080 the Capacity in the partner nation more than what whatever nation 10:55.080 --> 10:59.400 that maybe in this case of georgia and also to develop in doran 10:59.620 --> 11:02.720 civil military relationships this week. We are. 11:03.230 --> 11:06.730 Uh. Conducting an exercise can share horizons which is a you 11:06.730 --> 11:08.060 calm sponsor in a. 11:08.650 --> 11:12.840 That uh exercise for on us army europe and the state of georgia 11:13.300 --> 11:16.860 to assist our partners and the country in the country in georgia. 11:17.590 --> 11:21.740 Uh to develop their inter agency and the disaster response capability. 11:22.760 --> 11:25.940 Um so far they're doing very well this is a vast improvement 11:25.940 --> 11:31.190 over the issue arises last year um we we added some components 11:31.190 --> 11:35.130 to the exercises sheer upright particularly the communications 11:35.170 --> 11:39.020 a anti no understand what their communications plan was and they're 11:39.020 --> 11:42.650 alternate plans and whether or not they will work and we're stressing 11:42.650 --> 11:46.560 those plans to to ensure that when they really need them that 11:46.560 --> 11:49.240 to you know you didn't work as as a expect them to. 11:49.860 --> 11:54.350 On the family this this exercise is actually an smaller version 11:54.350 --> 11:57.880 of the NATO. No exercise in very some origins scenario. 11:58.410 --> 12:01.210 They're very some more and the the participants. 12:01.720 --> 12:05.000 I'm so this is amy of building block for NATO to do. Well of 12:05.000 --> 12:05.960 this exercise. 12:06.500 --> 12:11.180 Uh that we will be scaled up for NATO and uh they should be very successful. 12:11.690 --> 12:14.380 Of my favorite part of working with the georgians is the the 12:14.380 --> 12:16.860 values of a place on relationships. 12:17.410 --> 12:21.510 Um. And that's really that that the lines with what the state 12:21.510 --> 12:25.530 fartish appears as I said earlier a about villains and jarring 12:25.530 --> 12:30.210 civil military relationships and is we like to say it's all about relationships. 12:30.740 --> 12:34.250 No I'm going to have like to add is that there will be a chorizo 12:34.250 --> 12:37.950 star team and we're very excited about that and we will you share 12:37.950 --> 12:39.730 rising will use the out. 12:40.390 --> 12:42.030 Middle exercise this year. 12:42.550 --> 12:46.780 A two to identify gaps in deficiencies and things that need improvement to. 12:47.330 --> 12:50.590 Uh and use share arrives in starting to address cells and also 12:50.590 --> 12:53.940 share a searching we will add an additional component which will 12:53.940 --> 12:57.620 be that I will be a multi lateral exercise in very likely involve 12:57.620 --> 12:58.660 neighboring countries. 12:59.240 --> 13:03.640 The ultimate goal is to go outside the boundaries of just one 13:03.640 --> 13:08.640 country in developing a regional response friday more for disaster 13:08.640 --> 13:11.640 response of the georgia national guard a. 13:12.300 --> 13:15.760 And in georgia the state of georgia being in the uh all we call 13:15.760 --> 13:17.630 hurricane state which means that. 13:18.140 --> 13:21.590 Worry are likely to be affected by hurricane in our country. 13:22.010 --> 13:25.960 We prepare for that every year and so what's a large disaster response. 13:25.960 --> 13:30.170 So we have a lot of landing capability in expertise in our state. 13:31.340 --> 13:35.230 Coming to share rises and helping a partner nation do that supplements 13:35.230 --> 13:38.820 are are a our knowledge and our ability to respond for our own 13:38.820 --> 13:39.780 citizens as well..