WEBVTT 00:06.050 --> 00:10.250 When it comes to sequestration and the fiscal challenges that 00:10.300 --> 00:13.330 that are out there. It's really important that we continue to 00:13.350 --> 00:14.800 focus on our job. 00:15.370 --> 00:20.490 We need trust our top leadership to address the problem and identify 00:20.470 --> 00:21.830 how they're going to get after it. 00:22.520 --> 00:26.230 As soon as we start getting into that mix and and speculating 00:26.240 --> 00:29.950 on what it means and and how organized either change the way. 00:29.960 --> 00:34.540 We do business the it's even clearly defined that could be potentially dangerous. 00:34.710 --> 00:39.400 So what I would ask is you know it from one and CEO to another 00:39.890 --> 00:42.880 that we really need to focus on our job in our mission. 00:42.890 --> 00:48.310 That's assigned to us in has changes occur. But if we see problems 00:48.320 --> 00:51.490 there we see challenges we need to communicate them up chain 00:51.500 --> 00:54.920 of command. So they can be that it to the correct process. 00:55.680 --> 01:01.060 But again I I I caution everyone. Stay in tune with what's going 01:01.060 --> 01:05.330 on with with these these emerging changes but really that should 01:05.370 --> 01:09.210 focus a day to day job when you get up and go to work you a mission 01:09.290 --> 01:11.880 you need to be focused on that mission that's very important 01:12.130 --> 01:15.910 and their and our leadership will address how we will manage 01:16.240 --> 01:19.260 of the the changes if any that that will occur. 01:24.890 --> 01:29.090 You know that's a great question that best answer by the components 01:29.090 --> 01:33.320 themselves the army navy air force marines we're going through 01:33.320 --> 01:37.150 in evaluating the priorities of their assets and what they need 01:37.160 --> 01:41.080 to allocate money where in so certainly those that contribute 01:41.090 --> 01:44.180 to the war fighting efforts those critical mission sets are going 01:44.190 --> 01:48.120 to be a top tier priorities. I have not been made aware of any 01:48.120 --> 01:52.950 special saying shore areas or special cuts or things in again. 01:52.930 --> 01:56.460 I I think that's probably a little bit premature they're still 01:56.480 --> 02:00.320 working through how this is really going to be defined as as 02:00.300 --> 02:02.450 these changes take foot. 02:03.090 --> 02:07.130 Their defined clearer and clearer our services when it comes 02:07.130 --> 02:10.790 to the maintenance and training and and those sorts of things 02:11.050 --> 02:13.990 will be able to articulate that and roll up their individual 02:14.010 --> 02:18.020 plan our missions are going to continue on and we're going to 02:18.050 --> 02:23.000 look to our forces that are in place to complete completing conductor 02:23.010 --> 02:27.580 missions and as has the commander correct and then it will be 02:27.590 --> 02:32.440 up to the services to two basically identify where they can't 02:32.450 --> 02:36.750 do those particular needs or or where there there are critically 02:36.760 --> 02:37.980 important they're going to continue. 02:38.530 --> 02:42.750 So to specifically hit. The question the services that they're 02:42.760 --> 02:46.100 the ones that will be making that particular call has as they 02:46.110 --> 02:47.590 go through this this process. 02:52.730 --> 02:54.600 And strategically on the sao. 02:55.210 --> 03:00.100 A completes our entire japan footprint we we're. 03:00.610 --> 03:05.770 Able to use our call location whether japanese partners to train 03:05.780 --> 03:06.380 with them. 03:07.000 --> 03:13.650 It gives us some some very unique capability and and quite frankly 03:13.700 --> 03:16.650 the the the on going up on. 03:17.370 --> 03:23.640 Professional. Aspects of of each command as a sign here merged together. 03:24.290 --> 03:27.890 To team to give is that you need and skill set. 03:28.710 --> 03:32.740 Japan is a whole is very strategic in our theater its say and 03:33.280 --> 03:37.630 A foundation as we go through our balance and we take a look 03:37.660 --> 03:41.450 at know how we have in the past and how we will continue to operate 03:41.460 --> 03:43.010 our forces forward. 03:43.540 --> 03:49.830 And they're line very very clearly in places such as missile 03:49.820 --> 03:53.250 and some of the other other types of basis to get after what 03:53.260 --> 03:57.930 we have their picture is huge and this based provides that great 03:57.940 --> 04:02.060 capability for us and is as you. Well aware is you can hear in 04:02.060 --> 04:02.790 the background. 04:03.370 --> 04:07.960 That that mission said is is is continuing in and don't see that changing. 04:08.560 --> 04:09.370 Anytime soon. 04:14.620 --> 04:18.880 Sure our soldiers sailors airmen and marines are are without 04:18.880 --> 04:23.890 a doubt the most important part of our military and Our strategy 04:23.940 --> 04:29.490 in the pacific in U.S. specific coming and is really about partnerships 04:29.830 --> 04:35.100 relationship building capacity building and it's a big fear out here. 04:35.190 --> 04:36.440 There's a lot of countries. 04:37.600 --> 04:41.240 Prone to a lot of natural disasters and it's very important that 04:41.260 --> 04:42.550 we continue to. 04:43.570 --> 04:46.800 Help build and help work alongside these partner nations. 04:46.810 --> 04:51.250 So that we're a better position to respond should any arise and 04:51.280 --> 04:55.870 again that the fact that our soldiers sailors airmen and marines 04:55.930 --> 04:59.610 integrate with these countries helps build that capacity. 05:00.210 --> 05:02.050 There's this I think no better. 05:02.760 --> 05:07.250 Mechanism. By learning how each other work in the game trust 05:07.510 --> 05:10.800 other than physically doing it and that's one of the things in 05:10.810 --> 05:14.770 this region. That folks can do when there when they find themselves 05:15.020 --> 05:19.170 exercising with their partner nations learning how to how to 05:19.260 --> 05:21.400 how to build that capacity and how to work with them and how 05:21.410 --> 05:25.510 to how to learn from them and with each other so that it makes 05:25.560 --> 05:29.730 it makes us better than we started the exercise or started the response. 05:35.810 --> 05:40.050 Well very impressed and I guess a getting around to different 05:40.060 --> 05:44.110 places and different commands. I can tell very quickly what the 05:44.130 --> 05:47.540 morale what the the polls the bases that I sense. 05:48.610 --> 05:52.460 Deep family kind of a connection on the space and in everyone 05:52.820 --> 05:55.760 number in the with the smile confident handshake. Look me in 05:55.770 --> 05:59.060 the eyes are very proud to be serving your they knew that they 05:59.070 --> 06:03.570 had a very important mission the basis clean and it's very well maintained. 06:04.080 --> 06:08.060 The interaction between the different services are or the definition 06:08.070 --> 06:12.180 of joint. The fact that the years the interaction with our japanese 06:12.190 --> 06:15.920 hosts the way that they are even amplifies that to the next level 06:16.270 --> 06:19.460 when I went on the community the small community seems to be 06:19.470 --> 06:22.870 very accepting of the military appear and that has a lot to do 06:23.080 --> 06:27.320 with those daily interactions that. So soldiers airmen and sailors 06:27.340 --> 06:31.510 have is they go out in the town support the community engaging 06:31.510 --> 06:32.350 community events. 06:33.040 --> 06:37.080 And that and so it's in I'm left with a very positive impression 06:37.260 --> 06:39.720 and looking forward to making another trip up this way..