WEBVTT 00:03.030 --> 00:06.510 Use sonar was led from quakes. If art of of robin the commander 00:06.510 --> 00:11.570 hear us army europe and these bowden ford just over a one year. 00:11.920 --> 00:16.010 I I appreciate they're much the opportunity um. But you've given 00:16.010 --> 00:19.970 this to load to talk to me up I really wanna back about illinois 00:19.970 --> 00:24.190 contribution a to what's going on I'm here in us army europe 00:24.670 --> 00:27.890 a you'll you'll know of course at the security environment a 00:27.920 --> 00:32.810 in europe changed dramatically here. I'm about 19 what's ago. 00:33.310 --> 00:38.390 Um after a all Russia's a invasion of ukraine and the illegal 00:38.390 --> 00:44.150 annexation of crabby up of sense ion ugh. The um Islamic States. 00:44.270 --> 00:47.520 I'm attacks across europe and in the and the increase bounced 00:47.520 --> 00:51.560 a middle east which of also generated de a significant refugee crisis. 00:53.450 --> 00:58.620 Hey. So uh a good changed security environment near justin the 00:58.620 --> 00:59.610 last two years. 01:00.230 --> 01:05.100 Um when I was illiterate 35 years ago. We had 300 thousand soldiers 01:05.230 --> 01:08.430 and are here in your us army soldiers in europe. I'm formation 01:08.430 --> 01:14.000 was to a usher eh was and to deech or the soviet union of today. 01:14.000 --> 01:19.490 We have 30000 soldiers uh. And emission is still to usher allies 01:19.520 --> 01:21.580 and to uh the char russia. 01:22.370 --> 01:28.870 So I'm the task is to make 30000 look and feel like 300 thousand 01:28.870 --> 01:30.640 in terms of strategic effect. 01:31.250 --> 01:34.790 The one of the essential elements of Dillon that is a reliance 01:34.790 --> 01:39.250 on national guard um it would be impossible for us army europe 01:39.250 --> 01:43.000 to do its mission without the national guard and to one or eight 01:43.310 --> 01:46.650 is leading the way the alone lloyd a a national guard in particular 01:46.940 --> 01:50.220 is leading the way of here in europe through something called 01:50.220 --> 01:53.880 the state partnership program um. I was an po won twice in the 01:53.880 --> 01:57.890 last four weeks a in one of those times. I was way of the brigadier 01:57.890 --> 02:01.330 rick haiti's edge in general for the illinois national guard. 02:01.870 --> 02:05.100 A ham were really the please with the effort the illinois put 02:05.100 --> 02:08.380 sand to be a state partnership with Poland. 02:09.190 --> 02:13.280 Um it's it provides soldiers and capabilities that help us a 02:13.310 --> 02:16.560 usher ally as as well as improve security throughout. 02:17.070 --> 02:21.500 Eastern europe so uh out would look for dead at any questions 02:21.500 --> 02:24.790 you might have about what the all morgue orders deliver uh the 02:24.790 --> 02:27.470 ways that other States as well. 02:28.000 --> 02:31.380 Are contributed here to make an era 30000 soldiers look and feel 02:31.380 --> 02:35.540 like 300 thousand but one other piece about island or that also 02:35.540 --> 02:39.610 won a mention of specialist jeered Hensley from Sycamore illinois 02:39.850 --> 02:45.090 a was just named as the us army soldier of the year of the shell 02:45.090 --> 02:50.040 landed to one the army back in 2000 pertain a as a young cow 02:50.040 --> 02:53.820 vermin in second striker cowper regimen based until side germany. 02:54.260 --> 02:57.810 He is been a terrific and a young soldier sensing the day here 02:57.810 --> 03:01.990 raft and what until a lot of competitions. He was our us army 03:01.990 --> 03:06.200 europe soldier the year and then two months ago um after going 03:06.200 --> 03:08.830 through pretty string newest tessa guess and sold of from Oliver 03:08.830 --> 03:13.380 the army. He was named the soldier of the year for the entire 03:13.380 --> 03:16.410 United States army. So that's a county away an 11 that come out 03:16.410 --> 03:17.010 of illinois. 03:17.540 --> 03:19.510 To the army and I'm burt proud of. 03:20.220 --> 03:24.510 So without live me a stop and uh I will bumped a question is 03:24.510 --> 03:24.940 back in..