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^- We were doing combat search and rescue,

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^which involves receiving a grid coordinate

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^from a downed aircrew,

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and then conducting a hasty route planning exercise

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to take us from our location here in Plovdiv

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to the location of the downed aircraft.

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At that time, we would go through a process of signaling

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to locate that aircrew and then

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land and secure them

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while providing aerial security.

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The thing that helped us is we could learn

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from their tactics, techniques, and procedures,

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and they could learn from ours.

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And we could learn how to better integrate

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those TTPs

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within our flight.

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Since we're a flight from two different countries,

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getting on the same page and syncing up

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so that we know how they work and how we operate,

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leads to a better chance of mission success in the long run.

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^- It was perfect.

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^I've worked with US Army at least three times.

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I've also worked with US Air Force.

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But, for feeling

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combat search and rescue,

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again it was,

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there could be a lot of progress made in this

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multi-national exercise.

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And, a big change.

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^- Yeah, Saber Guardians important

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^in many different ways,

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but I think that the most important is

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that we can

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improve our inter-ability to

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compare the procedures

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that we are using and that our American colleagues use.

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We are getting to know each other

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and re-establish good relationship between

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multi-national

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crews, and

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it will help us, definitely, in the future.

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- [Soldier] 2:30 has visual.

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12:30?

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- [Man] 12 o'clock now in the gap

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right on the infantry line.

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- [Soldier] It's right in that,

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if we land in this field, then they're coming up to you.

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- [Man] Okay, they're on the left side.

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- It's an opportunity for us to showcase

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joint-readiness and deterrents here in Bulgaria.

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It allows to work with

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partner nations and our host nation here, Bulgaria,

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in a way that we wouldn't have access to

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in the United States, and it allows to

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send a strong message

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to those that would threaten the alliance,

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that, you know, we're here and ready to fight

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with our partners and allies at a moment's notice.