WEBVTT 00:14.500 --> 00:15.590 That. 00:17.500 --> 00:29.720 That. On every front showcase in their citizen soldiers as they 00:29.720 --> 00:33.070 can throw nations call the duty. I'm army national guard sergeant 00:33.070 --> 00:33.710 michael than. 00:34.630 --> 00:37.490 The national guard counter drug program. Mitigate the drug threat 00:37.490 --> 00:40.940 to the United States by aggressively assisting federal state 00:40.970 --> 00:44.570 a local agencies across the pity poor States and territories 00:45.020 --> 00:48.420 attack in the supply demand and Brett's created by drugs. 00:49.030 --> 00:51.900 I said down with army lieutenant Colonel type admits. He the 00:51.900 --> 00:54.520 chief of crone operations for the national guard bureau counter 00:54.520 --> 00:56.500 go program to find out more. 00:57.560 --> 01:00.990 Can over parameters of the unique organization comprise of soldiers 01:00.990 --> 01:01.500 and airman. 01:02.040 --> 01:05.090 On that and unique skill sets and bring assets. 01:05.690 --> 01:09.190 To support long force remains suzanne combat commands in the 01:09.590 --> 01:11.710 fight against rose and was a drug trafficking. 01:12.650 --> 01:15.730 Why utilize national guard assets that he'd local lawn force meant. 01:16.360 --> 01:19.900 To primary reason sir are first one is so unique skill sets that 01:19.900 --> 01:24.080 would bring to the table that to local on force once a many many 01:24.080 --> 01:26.280 say local enforcement stone don't possess. 01:27.270 --> 01:28.300 Was a good to. 01:29.050 --> 01:33.880 It presents a a unique opportunity for us to support them SEC 01:33.880 --> 01:35.420 arisen as were there for time. 01:36.000 --> 01:37.960 On world war twenty four seven. 01:38.810 --> 01:43.720 We cannot therefore around so it's an almost real time reaction 01:43.720 --> 01:47.390 to a long force many agencies a support request. 01:48.320 --> 01:51.430 How long as a national guard did supporting counter done operations 01:51.740 --> 01:52.780 in haven't come about. 01:54.190 --> 01:57.330 Goes back to the late nineteen seventies servers. We started 01:57.330 --> 01:58.480 in the state of war a. 01:59.000 --> 02:02.950 Of when they passed person state activities support an armor 02:02.950 --> 02:04.280 one alpha reputation. 02:04.910 --> 02:10.220 Fast for into the eighties a more States it's all the mutual benefit. 02:10.900 --> 02:15.790 Between eh liaising the counter drug programmers a as being mutually beneficial. 02:16.310 --> 02:21.170 To to the war on drugs. So by the mid nineties. We had peruse 02:21.170 --> 02:24.060 in all pretty for States territories and the district of columbia. 02:25.050 --> 02:28.010 What special skill sets laureate unique set of skills. 02:28.010 --> 02:31.190 There's a national guard had to support federal and state agencies 02:31.340 --> 02:32.250 in the war on drugs. 02:32.900 --> 02:37.650 You'd stay being unique the chair their unique threats. So along 02:37.650 --> 02:40.640 one those lines comes unique skill sets to support that individual 02:40.640 --> 02:43.140 state some was skill sets include. 02:43.660 --> 02:47.700 Operational one case and was support no fine. Most of these in 02:47.700 --> 02:51.050 the hide is for the high intensely drug trafficking areas. 02:51.730 --> 02:53.240 Have analyst in every state. 02:54.150 --> 02:57.760 We also have will we count now call counter threats finance analysts 02:57.760 --> 03:02.960 which track the Finance illegal elicit finance networks in addition 03:02.990 --> 03:05.950 we have the air and ground reconnaissance personnel. 03:06.600 --> 03:10.940 Day and night support to long force that agencies at all levels. 03:11.580 --> 03:14.850 We also have the ground based radars as part of our total ten 03:15.270 --> 03:16.780 federal operations program. 03:17.320 --> 03:21.000 And as well as detection system specialists basically radar console 03:21.000 --> 03:24.750 monitors that provide the detection and monitoring capability 03:24.750 --> 03:26.560 to pardon when security. 03:27.260 --> 03:28.490 To secure our borders. 03:29.430 --> 03:33.050 The guides also bald in civil operations in providing assistance 03:33.050 --> 03:35.050 to it. I drunk all Asians can you explain their. 03:35.760 --> 03:40.530 Shore uso operations personnel a really enhancer footprint and 03:40.530 --> 03:44.480 our local communities from. The very multitude of unique skills 03:44.510 --> 03:49.450 and and strategies to aid coalitions in the building their own 03:49.450 --> 03:54.870 strategies identifying weaknesses and strengths to better assess 03:55.080 --> 03:59.050 and address the substance use and abuse in our local communities. 03:59.740 --> 04:02.560 I guess you can say that the national guard as a force multiplier 04:02.560 --> 04:05.440 when it comes to counter drug operations. I would rather down 04:05.650 --> 04:08.590 in addition to the support the we are to provide to the air and 04:08.590 --> 04:13.260 learning operation center on riverside california and Join inter 04:13.260 --> 04:17.040 agency task force down to west. We've risley been approach. 04:17.040 --> 04:21.390 But partner and when security to fill these capability gaps of 04:21.390 --> 04:24.780 they see in key geographic areas cross United States. 04:25.590 --> 04:29.010 And one last question. Why is a national guard canada program 04:29.010 --> 04:30.710 song port and for national security. 04:31.460 --> 04:34.530 The in the skill sets and assets that we've and we bring to the 04:34.530 --> 04:38.760 counter grow played uniquely solo fires national or counter growing 04:38.760 --> 04:40.240 it as a critical component. 04:40.950 --> 04:44.230 In the whole government concept of fighting trans-national crime 04:44.230 --> 04:46.700 or is Asians in securing our nation's borders. 04:48.090 --> 04:50.990 The national guard counter gun program continues to drive on 04:51.020 --> 04:54.470 in provide critical support from on force than agencies think 04:54.470 --> 04:57.710 of that commands with full spectrum capabilities that are always 04:57.710 --> 05:00.170 ready reliable inaccessible. 05:01.030 --> 05:06.000 From the national guard bureau thanks for watching on every front. And..