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The DC. 00:23.890 --> 00:27.390 You to thing that job is this interviewers time africa for about 00:27.460 --> 00:28.450 eight months now. 00:29.000 --> 00:32.140 As your perception changed since you purchased the job. 00:32.660 --> 00:36.020 By perceptions have changed my job as much more operational that 00:36.020 --> 00:36.740 by looby. 00:37.420 --> 00:41.560 And I'm able do more on the condom that barak has the addition 00:41.560 --> 00:44.800 of the first infantry division made a big difference for you 00:44.850 --> 00:48.800 when it does it now provides me a trained and ready force that 00:48.800 --> 00:53.360 I can use to meet amercian requirements often and africa in particular 00:53.810 --> 00:55.510 things pop-up when you an army for. 00:56.420 --> 00:58.380 A that we have within weeks. 00:59.030 --> 01:03.480 In now I have therefore sided turn that are raf they've paul 01:03.730 --> 01:07.130 soldiers are trained and available and what's a get all of the 01:07.130 --> 01:11.340 accruing from the country team and the in afrc on that in the 01:11.340 --> 01:14.540 army headquarters in the States I get them all for and do a mission. 01:15.210 --> 01:19.760 An example and them a mile ali S for help because are going to 01:19.790 --> 01:22.490 the the Congo this argued up their. 01:23.000 --> 01:27.790 They want some of military mentors. And within five weeks of 01:27.790 --> 01:32.240 a request apoel have soldiers from to one calf going on their 01:32.240 --> 01:35.580 do that mission. So you're using them quite a bit. I I the across 01:35.580 --> 01:38.360 the country from exercises and gonna to. 01:38.910 --> 01:43.290 Training a bit tie in in these year get ready go to the un mission 01:43.290 --> 01:43.960 the mali. 01:44.780 --> 01:48.940 To in Uganda. We're fielding a new piece of a light armored vehicle 01:48.940 --> 01:50.540 for Uganda not that military. 01:51.040 --> 01:55.110 In here this exercise here we of a ports to where seven hundred 01:55.110 --> 01:57.840 soldiers of all them about them more and half are coming from 01:57.840 --> 02:01.510 the create your here is both commander U.S. army africa they 02:01.510 --> 02:05.510 have which are also here there's a commander troops. It's kind 02:05.510 --> 02:08.650 of the delicate balance we see this year a shared a court. 02:09.570 --> 02:13.240 How union each I seek the ballots training benefits for both 02:13.240 --> 02:14.810 the Afghan partners and our own. 02:15.440 --> 02:18.360 Soldiers that I come to the continent it's very important that 02:18.480 --> 02:21.830 our soldiers get as much or more training of these events than 02:21.830 --> 02:22.590 the Afghan state. 02:23.170 --> 02:26.650 That is jeremy easy give because there the training we're doing 02:26.650 --> 02:30.300 here is very exciting. It's different train for working it as 02:30.300 --> 02:33.970 a cold ish and they get no work with their south Afghan partners 02:33.970 --> 02:37.190 and in order Brigade headquarters case. They're working for south 02:37.190 --> 02:41.500 African general grad. Great experience and call ashore for something 02:41.500 --> 02:44.660 that we always say we're gonna do it goes up the to train to 02:44.660 --> 02:48.490 that task. How are the budget cuts affect can you liked at this 02:48.490 --> 02:52.110 job general Odierno. Tell me to generate requirements for F. 02:52.640 --> 02:55.570 Now still report backing and that did not have to do that there 02:55.570 --> 02:59.870 are plenty of existing requirements with but authorities and 02:59.870 --> 03:01.040 funding in place. 03:01.570 --> 03:04.490 That has to said the racked available to fill them all until 03:04.490 --> 03:08.350 ago and volunteer those missions. So we're getting missions from 03:08.350 --> 03:09.620 that's partners state. 03:10.130 --> 03:14.300 That peacekeeping of related missions or exercises that Mubarak 03:14.300 --> 03:17.610 to do that come with the necessary authorities and funding for 03:17.610 --> 03:21.300 in south africa for exercise shared a quarter. What's the significance 03:21.300 --> 03:24.400 of this exercise it's very important for ball stuff. Every entry 03:24.400 --> 03:28.160 nice a self Debbie's very involved with peacekeeping operations 03:28.160 --> 03:29.450 throughout the continent. 03:30.030 --> 03:34.970 And this is aki for them to practice their skills that am running 03:34.970 --> 03:39.890 a call it a like a Brigade or division level combined headquarters 03:40.260 --> 03:43.710 they're doing that with the Brigade tout talk and also the fight 03:43.710 --> 03:44.700 with as a combined. 03:45.500 --> 03:49.000 A force of the company in battalion level human lower dibden level. 03:49.660 --> 03:52.880 It that's a rare ever task. This is difficult to get you for 03:52.880 --> 03:55.730 partners actually train with second always better do that in 03:55.730 --> 03:58.930 south africa already nice season is good in a place like of like 03:58.960 --> 04:02.690 the Congo soas addicted very importer to start their insisted. 04:02.800 --> 04:05.450 It allows and enhance their skills as peacekeepers. 04:06.000 --> 04:09.510 Is there's directives across to kind of that that able for us 04:09.510 --> 04:10.650 for our soldiers are getting. 04:11.200 --> 04:13.590 A Expereince on different train. 04:14.390 --> 04:16.950 There is a the weather here's difference. Very nice. That's very 04:16.950 --> 04:21.030 very different in Kansas and I I think there are we're also to 04:21.110 --> 04:22.870 working with this out there fit for learning. 04:23.500 --> 04:25.170 How you peacekeeping operations. 04:25.930 --> 04:27.990 Sudden we don't do normally. 04:28.500 --> 04:30.890 And so it's good to get their perspectives and how they do it 04:30.890 --> 04:33.890 and then to if we ever get the task how we get better to. 04:33.890 --> 04:36.910 Well this year we've seen were some of your training events are 04:36.910 --> 04:40.800 actually reflecting real world missions like recently in gonna 04:41.160 --> 04:43.270 you they have troops going to the you win mission. 04:43.900 --> 04:47.270 Is isard template that you'd like to incorporate into more a 04:47.270 --> 04:50.500 few training immense whenever possible. We tailor our training 04:50.500 --> 04:52.740 to meet the needs of of the of our partner. 04:53.410 --> 04:56.810 And ended racial a our partners of required us to train in for 04:56.810 --> 05:01.390 the mission in mali. So we are to our exercises are cpx is are 05:01.390 --> 05:04.740 training it has and focus on fighting the types threat that they 05:04.740 --> 05:08.980 would face from the dark idea in the out Islamic big red affiliated 05:09.250 --> 05:10.150 in and it's there. 05:10.760 --> 05:13.880 In it here is out there for their they're doing start a peacekeeping 05:13.880 --> 05:17.220 operations also on the inverse places like the for in the Congo. 05:17.770 --> 05:21.400 As so we're helping them with their devolved scenarios that reflect that. 05:22.000 --> 05:25.130 Know those scenarios in detail that potentially be fighting and 05:25.480 --> 05:28.960 in on that peacekeeping operation in the past you've spoken about 05:29.010 --> 05:32.590 having your training events become war more can national rather 05:32.590 --> 05:37.260 than bilateral is their reluctance amongst the Africans to become 05:37.370 --> 05:40.250 more more national it depends on the edge and the type of its 05:40.250 --> 05:44.990 asia talking about the L we do command post exercises in the do. 05:45.560 --> 05:50.340 My table top exercises those ten of the multilateral multinational. 05:50.870 --> 05:54.210 That because they did that problem for Kyi's all for regional 05:54.370 --> 05:58.420 in these in these declared that that that's whereas that we're 05:58.420 --> 06:01.890 filter neck shows like we see here south africa. This is normally 06:01.920 --> 06:04.160 that countries big event for the year. 06:04.670 --> 06:08.050 And a C get such a benefit out that a as possible. So that that 06:08.050 --> 06:12.740 they can be little mom or elected to bring in outsiders this 06:12.800 --> 06:15.930 that because it detract from their ability to track africa has 06:15.930 --> 06:17.080 that potential for. 06:17.800 --> 06:22.590 Instability yes how does is impact you training events generally 06:22.590 --> 06:26.110 speaking we work but the catagene that the investor if something 06:26.140 --> 06:29.240 if this situation of Cicso country is that sir. So we can go 06:29.540 --> 06:34.100 and do an exercise are doing a medical exchanger something we 06:34.100 --> 06:35.890 were of the country demon we just to. 06:36.430 --> 06:40.780 Be the don't. Tend that cancel events dollar the situation come 06:40.780 --> 06:45.040 back in in in india in their situational arsenal back in their 06:45.260 --> 06:48.660 when it does we will go back it is important. We do the sex size 06:48.660 --> 06:51.980 that both the country team wants and akin that partner army for 06:51.980 --> 06:53.960 their still trust issues. 06:54.530 --> 06:57.390 Here in africa with the U.S. military truss is not it gay. 06:57.390 --> 06:59.040 She this something has the aren't. 06:59.600 --> 07:03.310 In that I think we're earning actress right now by doing things like. 07:03.940 --> 07:07.430 What we're doing in news year. We we're living what the navy 07:07.430 --> 07:10.470 and those year infantry that tie in a hammer fifty men. 07:11.060 --> 07:14.680 That twenty four seven and for about ten weeks. 07:15.440 --> 07:18.790 We're not coming goal and we sure that we them that we trust them. 07:19.380 --> 07:22.710 With live let them and that they were there for them and they 07:22.740 --> 07:25.800 they they tell us the respect is for that so we have to do more 07:25.800 --> 07:29.350 in gages like that and in a method follow on engagements. 07:29.730 --> 07:30.660 So the doing of that. 07:31.250 --> 07:34.980 And we will work at developer capacity it money come back to 07:34.980 --> 07:37.630 make sure the still have that capacity six months your later 07:37.880 --> 07:40.650 I shows that were invested in them in that that's out the that 07:40.650 --> 07:43.900 the bill the truss that you're talking about to see a time when 07:43.900 --> 07:47.460 we would have in African squad for a company come the United 07:47.460 --> 07:51.730 States in train on our train seitz. Yes we have a plan for dealing that. 07:52.410 --> 07:55.950 For follow on regional line forces that they train in in place 07:55.950 --> 07:59.990 like Fort Riley if it's Hardy get a sense for was like to train 07:59.990 --> 08:03.690 the Afghan unit without having an Afghan unit there. So we have 08:03.690 --> 08:07.700 plan to bring twice it up the companies to train with a follow 08:07.700 --> 08:09.800 on forces at the national training center so. 08:10.320 --> 08:14.390 They'll be ready when it come actually do the mission in africa bottom-line. 08:15.000 --> 08:19.150 Why are we here their real purpose for lover here is protect 08:19.150 --> 08:22.790 america americans American actors in the year. They command. 08:23.720 --> 08:27.270 Seven americans a thing kiel for libyan and three and and algeria. 08:27.860 --> 08:31.830 And So there is a threat archive is is he is present here in 08:31.860 --> 08:37.630 and then that in africa. If we are successful we can help Africans 08:37.660 --> 08:41.620 solve African problems. But in the boiling them in build in the 08:41.620 --> 08:45.430 capacity in them to to take on the threats of they face their 08:45.430 --> 08:49.580 they'd all those threats can a ball in it and affect us either 08:49.580 --> 08:52.830 directly like we talked about this loss of American lives or 08:52.830 --> 08:56.480 through your up for of actually like tech in all planners for itself. 08:56.540 --> 08:59.460 When you share this with the Africans have a they were spun a 08:59.460 --> 09:02.970 day dagestan at it david they would do the same in any know that. 09:03.710 --> 09:05.350 By building their capacity. 09:05.990 --> 09:10.230 Were helping them defeat a common enemy. Most cases so they're 09:10.230 --> 09:13.450 very helpful and very thankful for for a that will be provide 09:13.450 --> 09:16.930 them are all Africans willing to work with us. Yes of this year 09:16.930 --> 09:21.280 this fiscal year U.S. army effort involved in every it's that 09:21.280 --> 09:24.380 country in Afghan step for the for now laduree going to. 09:25.000 --> 09:28.640 We have something gone on every country in africa. So as fifty countries. 09:28.850 --> 09:31.560 If you had a wish first forward talked everest things it would 09:31.560 --> 09:32.770 help me the naval. 09:33.350 --> 09:36.750 By Afghan partners better. So that I can be more effective at 09:36.750 --> 09:40.740 helping them solve their own problems and one other ways we talked 09:40.740 --> 09:44.610 about earlier was in able intimate intelligence that takes bob 09:44.610 --> 09:48.160 intelligent very misses. It takes a lot of work day insured that 09:48.160 --> 09:51.670 the to our intelligence is respected news properly and that's 09:51.670 --> 09:54.660 one that areas on working on what to our state department and 09:54.660 --> 09:58.680 our our intelligence community to de la meet a share. 09:59.380 --> 10:02.350 Intelligence so we can develop an understanding of the network. 10:02.860 --> 10:06.900 In to help the Africans defeat the threats before they become. 10:07.500 --> 10:08.520 I'm significant.. That. 10:09.500 --> 10:15.820 That. The did..