WEBVTT 00:00.040 --> 00:02.207 well with the mission in Iraq complete 00:02.207 --> 00:04.262 and efforts in Afghanistan ongoing , 00:04.262 --> 00:06.373 the army command responsible for that 00:06.373 --> 00:08.262 region of the world is constantly 00:08.262 --> 00:10.500 evolving how it does business our own 00:10.500 --> 00:12.667 Gail Mccabe had a chance to speak with 00:12.667 --> 00:14.778 the commander of Third Army about its 00:14.778 --> 00:17.340 role in Middle East operations . Well , 00:17.340 --> 00:20.660 3rd Army has to always work within a 00:20.660 --> 00:23.160 joint team . And so in some cases we 00:23.160 --> 00:24.993 helped by providing intelligence 00:24.993 --> 00:28.470 support . Uh another case is one of the 00:28.480 --> 00:30.591 large things that we do and have been 00:30.591 --> 00:32.091 very active in is building 00:32.091 --> 00:34.630 relationships , having an open dialogue 00:34.630 --> 00:36.852 so that there's reassurance and trust . 00:37.140 --> 00:39.307 I call it exporting professionalism as 00:39.307 --> 00:40.973 well . Being able to show the 00:40.973 --> 00:43.820 professionalism of our forces in the 00:43.830 --> 00:45.950 first hand contact with their forces 00:46.340 --> 00:49.350 and creating a sense of emulation if 00:49.350 --> 00:51.860 you will . That is different than quote 00:51.860 --> 00:54.027 unquote training . It's different than 00:54.027 --> 00:56.130 that . Another one , in my opinion , 00:56.130 --> 00:58.297 one of the big lessons that we learned 00:58.297 --> 01:00.130 in Iraq is the closer you are to 01:00.130 --> 01:02.186 someone , the more likely you are to 01:02.186 --> 01:05.030 exchange culture . The professionalism 01:05.030 --> 01:07.252 is the culture that we are particularly 01:07.252 --> 01:10.080 concerned with passing . Uh then other 01:10.080 --> 01:12.136 things can fall in place . Bilateral 01:12.136 --> 01:14.191 defence planning can fall in place . 01:14.420 --> 01:16.920 Interoperability can fall in place , 01:16.920 --> 01:18.960 training , standards , budgetary 01:18.960 --> 01:21.127 decisions , all these other things can 01:21.127 --> 01:23.182 fall in place . But until you have a 01:23.182 --> 01:25.182 relationship , you really can't get 01:25.182 --> 01:27.293 there . So specifically what tools do 01:27.293 --> 01:27.060 you use in developing these 01:27.060 --> 01:29.282 relationships . We use a combination of 01:29.282 --> 01:31.560 things and this is part of what third 01:31.560 --> 01:33.449 Army are sent as the Army service 01:33.449 --> 01:35.449 component . Command of centcom does 01:35.449 --> 01:37.880 everyday visitations . So let's say 01:37.880 --> 01:40.102 it's a small group of experts who go to 01:40.102 --> 01:42.102 a different country to talk to them 01:42.102 --> 01:43.936 about everything from veterinary 01:43.936 --> 01:46.730 medicine to how to do public affairs 01:46.730 --> 01:48.786 and communicate to their own society 01:48.786 --> 01:50.619 and everything else that you can 01:50.619 --> 01:52.786 imagine in between . What lessons have 01:52.786 --> 01:55.630 we learned from long range fires ? How 01:55.630 --> 01:58.550 do we fly helicopters at night ? What 01:58.550 --> 02:00.717 do you do when you don't have a robust 02:00.717 --> 02:02.883 air traffic control system , all these 02:02.883 --> 02:04.994 kinds of things ? It can be virtually 02:04.994 --> 02:07.272 any topic . So sending out visitations , 02:07.540 --> 02:10.240 secondly exercises like eager line , 02:10.250 --> 02:12.472 eager lion exercise ongoing in Jordan . 02:12.472 --> 02:14.306 Great example , by the way , the 02:14.306 --> 02:16.194 largest exercise we've had in the 02:16.194 --> 02:18.250 Middle East since the days of bright 02:18.250 --> 02:20.417 Star . And uh perhaps a new a new door 02:20.417 --> 02:22.639 has been opened here . More than 10,000 02:22.639 --> 02:24.806 participants from 17 countries wrapped 02:24.806 --> 02:26.900 up exercise , eager lion in Jordan .