WEBVTT 00:04.440 --> 00:10.610 Hello 00:10.610 --> 00:12.610 and welcome to around the Air Force 00:12.610 --> 00:15.770 General Gene Renuart wears two hats as 00:15.770 --> 00:17.548 both the Commander of the North 00:17.548 --> 00:19.714 american Aerospace Defense Command and 00:19.714 --> 00:21.937 the United States Northern Command . He 00:21.937 --> 00:23.937 is making his first visit to europe 00:23.937 --> 00:26.103 since taking over the post in March of 00:26.103 --> 00:28.200 last year . He's using this trip to 00:28.200 --> 00:29.978 absorb the thoughts , ideas and 00:29.978 --> 00:31.867 approaches of U . S . And foreign 00:31.867 --> 00:33.978 military leaders throughout europe to 00:33.978 --> 00:35.922 help him shape the recommendations 00:35.922 --> 00:37.978 he'll make to both the Department of 00:37.978 --> 00:40.144 Defense and Homeland Security . So the 00:40.144 --> 00:42.760 opportunity to come and listen to some 00:42.760 --> 00:44.816 good friends who I've known for many 00:44.816 --> 00:46.649 years and how they see this very 00:46.649 --> 00:49.340 different world of civil security , 00:49.340 --> 00:51.396 Homeland security , homeland Defense 00:51.396 --> 00:54.570 support and disaster response is 00:54.570 --> 00:56.820 beneficial to me . These are people who 00:56.820 --> 00:58.931 have known for quite some time as the 00:58.931 --> 01:01.060 general is no stranger to europe . He 01:01.060 --> 01:03.570 served on the use of staff and even 01:03.570 --> 01:05.280 commanded the 52nd part arena 01:05.280 --> 01:07.280 spangdahlem air base Germany in the 01:07.280 --> 01:10.620 nineties . The C 17 Globemaster three 01:10.630 --> 01:12.900 is the U . S . Air Force's newest and 01:12.900 --> 01:15.540 most flexible cargo aircraft . It can 01:15.540 --> 01:17.970 rapidly move troops and cargo and 01:17.970 --> 01:20.480 perform their medical evacuations . The 01:20.480 --> 01:23.340 C 17 entered the US fleet nearly two 01:23.340 --> 01:25.530 decades ago but it was only recently 01:25.530 --> 01:27.641 purchased by the Royal Australian Air 01:27.641 --> 01:29.850 Force Senior Airman David Clarke . It 01:29.850 --> 01:31.739 takes us to Hickam Air Force Base 01:31.739 --> 01:33.930 Hawaii and introduces us to an 01:33.940 --> 01:36.350 Australian load master who was not only 01:36.350 --> 01:38.461 learning the ins and outs of the C 17 01:38.461 --> 01:40.610 for himself but also for his fellow 01:40.610 --> 01:44.450 Aussie Airman . This pre 01:44.450 --> 01:46.506 flight safety briefing may look like 01:46.506 --> 01:48.617 any other taking place at U . S . Air 01:48.617 --> 01:50.783 Force bases around the world . But one 01:50.783 --> 01:52.894 of these airmen is not quite like the 01:52.894 --> 01:55.117 others meet Sergeant David Pyott . He's 01:55.117 --> 01:57.228 a load master in the Royal Australian 01:57.228 --> 01:59.283 Air Force and he's here at Hickam as 01:59.283 --> 02:01.506 part of an exchange program between the 02:01.506 --> 02:03.728 US and Australian Air forces . Exchange 02:03.728 --> 02:06.070 programs such as this provides uh the 02:06.390 --> 02:09.150 officers the chance to work with C 17 02:09.160 --> 02:11.570 and it's a chance to develop our skill 02:11.570 --> 02:13.292 sets and knowledge with C 17 . 02:13.292 --> 02:15.237 Operations sergeant pilots tour at 02:15.237 --> 02:17.630 Hickam ends in three years and for him 02:17.640 --> 02:19.807 that's just the beginning with all the 02:19.807 --> 02:21.529 skills and knowledge that I've 02:21.529 --> 02:23.696 developed here , working with the pack 02:23.696 --> 02:25.918 up and go back to Australia and pass on 02:25.918 --> 02:28.140 those skills and develop my experiences 02:28.140 --> 02:30.029 of C 17 Globemaster . Not only is 02:30.029 --> 02:31.973 Sergeant pilot gaining a wealth of 02:31.973 --> 02:31.730 knowledge and experience from this 02:31.730 --> 02:33.960 exchange , our two nations will reap 02:33.970 --> 02:36.090 great benefits as well . I think in 02:36.090 --> 02:38.690 terms of the pacific air force will 02:38.690 --> 02:40.746 pack up and the Royal Australian Air 02:40.746 --> 02:42.990 Force being in close proximity to 02:42.990 --> 02:45.820 countries with regard to neutrally 02:45.820 --> 02:48.042 being able to support each other and by 02:48.042 --> 02:50.264 humanitarian and military operations in 02:50.264 --> 02:52.320 the region and through this exchange 02:52.320 --> 02:54.098 our nations are able to build a 02:54.098 --> 02:56.209 stronger , more interoperable force . 02:56.209 --> 02:58.209 One airmen at a time , senior man , 02:58.209 --> 03:00.153 David Clarke Hickam Air Force Base 03:00.153 --> 03:02.920 Hawaii Lake and Heath and Melvin Hall 03:02.920 --> 03:05.150 share a lot of resources and equipment 03:05.340 --> 03:07.173 so in some training equipment at 03:07.173 --> 03:09.550 Lakenheath with bus it made sense to 03:09.550 --> 03:11.661 use the gear available at Milton Hall 03:11.800 --> 03:13.860 Staff Sergeant Alana ingram shows us 03:13.860 --> 03:16.230 firefighters learning to battle blazes 03:16.230 --> 03:18.470 at their sister base . Big fire 03:18.470 --> 03:20.637 departments are required to train with 03:20.637 --> 03:22.748 live fires twice a year . A difficult 03:22.748 --> 03:24.637 thing to do when you don't have a 03:24.637 --> 03:26.748 working fire pit . So when the Milton 03:26.748 --> 03:28.970 Hall pit reopened , it was a given that 03:28.970 --> 03:28.780 Lincoln , he would join them for 03:28.780 --> 03:30.891 training . It's a requirement that we 03:30.891 --> 03:33.113 carry out this live fire fighting twice 03:33.113 --> 03:35.960 a year at the moment in out of service 03:36.210 --> 03:38.600 and there's been re service than being 03:38.600 --> 03:40.910 put into good shape only seems proper 03:40.920 --> 03:42.864 and right that we should share the 03:42.864 --> 03:45.087 facility during the training teams work 03:45.087 --> 03:46.976 outside and inside they used fire 03:46.976 --> 03:49.142 trucks and ground access to extinguish 03:49.142 --> 03:51.253 flames . The type of pit is different 03:51.253 --> 03:53.198 than what these airmen are used to 03:53.198 --> 03:55.198 seeing at lake and heat . However , 03:55.198 --> 03:57.364 there is one distinct advantage . This 03:57.364 --> 03:59.364 actually allows us to see what it's 03:59.364 --> 03:59.230 like actually trying to put water on 03:59.240 --> 04:01.296 the fire . There is a big difference 04:01.296 --> 04:03.518 between going out and doing a simulated 04:03.518 --> 04:03.390 activity and actually see the real 04:03.390 --> 04:05.557 world , you're going to do things that 04:05.557 --> 04:07.501 you know , you can save lives save 04:07.501 --> 04:09.668 aircraft and you feel like a thing for 04:09.668 --> 04:11.890 the airport training allows airlines to 04:11.890 --> 04:14.168 see what the heat of a fire feels like , 04:14.168 --> 04:15.779 what it smells like and more 04:15.779 --> 04:17.946 importantly , the feeling you get when 04:17.946 --> 04:20.057 you know , you've made a difference . 04:20.057 --> 04:22.001 Staff Sergeant Alana ingrown arias 04:22.001 --> 04:24.168 building , home , United Kingdom . For 04:24.168 --> 04:26.279 more on today's top stories , live on 04:26.279 --> 04:28.279 the Air Force , link around the Air 04:28.279 --> 04:27.890 Force on Tech Sergeant .