WEBVTT 00:00.315 --> 00:02.592 (heartbeat thudding) 00:02.592 --> 00:05.342 (exciting music) 00:12.978 --> 00:13.811 - Welcome to Zama Pulse. 00:13.811 --> 00:16.130 I'm Specialist Corey McCooch and you've been warned. 00:16.130 --> 00:18.050 Camp Zama, stand by for news. 00:18.330 --> 00:19.590 It takes a lot to impress a soldier 00:19.590 --> 00:21.480 who flies around a 10,000 pound killing machine 00:21.480 --> 00:23.180 as part of their regular work day. 00:23.420 --> 00:24.960 When you find out that your next passenger 00:24.960 --> 00:27.410 is the Vice President of the United States, well, 00:27.450 --> 00:29.650 eyebrows are raised and heads start to turn. 00:29.740 --> 00:31.110 Charlie Mabe explains. 00:32.920 --> 00:35.110 ^- You are, from the rest of us. 00:35.960 --> 00:37.670 ^You are the best of us. 00:38.060 --> 00:38.980 ^Heroes, all. 00:39.720 --> 00:43.090 In your service, in this place and cause of freedom 00:43.630 --> 00:46.180 speaks louder than anything that I could say today. 00:46.770 --> 00:49.810 - When Vice President, Mike Pence, stopped by Japan 00:49.810 --> 00:53.370 to visit troops on his way to the 2018 Winter Olympics 00:53.370 --> 00:55.420 being held in neighboring South Korea, 00:55.720 --> 00:58.820 two U.S. Army aviation battalion Japan soldiers 00:59.040 --> 01:01.010 got the surprise of their lives: 01:01.300 --> 01:04.080 a little one on one time with the man himself. 01:04.450 --> 01:06.430 ^- All I got to say is, it's probably one of the highlights 01:06.430 --> 01:07.263 ^of my career. 01:09.040 --> 01:13.650 ^We supported on Tuesday, the 6th and also Thursday, the 8th, 01:14.477 --> 01:15.390 I believe it was. 01:16.550 --> 01:18.750 Being able to fly the Vice President 01:18.830 --> 01:21.070 and change our call sign to Army Two. 01:21.980 --> 01:24.900 As the number two aircraft flying the Vice President 01:24.900 --> 01:28.260 around was a great feeling. 01:28.330 --> 01:29.163 Very exciting. 01:29.163 --> 01:31.240 - I actually thought I was going to be the flying spare, 01:31.240 --> 01:32.330 the empty aircraft. 01:32.400 --> 01:34.660 ^He started saying how much he really appreciates 01:34.660 --> 01:36.080 ^everything we're doing. 01:36.240 --> 01:38.650 ^And he really appreciates all the things 01:38.650 --> 01:39.670 ^the military's doing 01:39.670 --> 01:41.750 and he knows the President does as well. 01:43.110 --> 01:47.010 I really wasn't expecting him to be so personable. 01:47.220 --> 01:48.450 - We talked about many things. 01:48.450 --> 01:49.620 We talked about his family. 01:49.620 --> 01:51.720 We talked about our mission here in Japan, 01:52.530 --> 01:56.270 and all the great things we're doing here in USARJ. 01:56.440 --> 01:59.660 - His son is a pilot or in training I believe 01:59.660 --> 02:00.820 is what he told us. 02:01.210 --> 02:03.480 I didn't know that, which was kind of interesting, 02:03.480 --> 02:05.380 'cause us being pilots as well. 02:05.940 --> 02:08.570 And I learned that he really, really 02:08.570 --> 02:10.520 genuinely loves the military. 02:10.920 --> 02:13.070 - When we shut the aircraft down at Yokota, 02:13.470 --> 02:15.450 he actually came up to the cockpit door 02:15.450 --> 02:19.320 when we shut down, opened the door, came inside the aircraft 02:19.320 --> 02:22.100 a little bit, and just wanted to thank us 02:22.100 --> 02:23.050 and shake his hand. 02:23.080 --> 02:25.210 Then he asked if we wanted to get out and talk 02:25.210 --> 02:27.470 and take pictures, and we did. 02:27.470 --> 02:29.360 We took some pictures there at Yokota air base 02:29.360 --> 02:30.560 with the Vice President. 02:31.420 --> 02:33.540 But then after that, we spent about five minutes 02:33.540 --> 02:36.520 just talking about life in general. 02:36.990 --> 02:39.590 He seemed very interested in what we were doing here 02:39.610 --> 02:41.810 and, again, a very personable person. 02:42.080 --> 02:44.420 - Reporting for U.S. Army Garrison Japan, 02:44.420 --> 02:46.040 I'm Charlie Mabe. 02:46.670 --> 02:49.140 - Meanwhile at Camp Zama, scene leaders took to the streets, 02:49.140 --> 02:51.350 sky, trails, and range as they experienced the 02:51.350 --> 02:54.780 commanding general's 2018 scene leader team building event. 02:55.390 --> 02:57.520 In the civilian world, team building events consist of 02:57.520 --> 02:59.630 people falling backwards into team member's arms, 02:59.630 --> 03:01.110 so they can feel safe. 03:01.750 --> 03:03.610 In the Army, they consist of you running until you feel 03:03.610 --> 03:05.460 like your legs are going to fall off. 03:05.660 --> 03:07.880 And then firing 40 rounds into a target, 03:07.880 --> 03:11.220 then running some more, to keep America actually safe. 03:11.760 --> 03:12.593 Take a look. 03:13.110 --> 03:16.010 ^- First started off with the PT session with all the 03:16.010 --> 03:18.650 ^United States Army, Japan's senior leader here on 03:18.650 --> 03:19.483 Camp Zama. 03:19.550 --> 03:23.020 We started off , where we conducted a 2.5 mile run 03:23.020 --> 03:24.090 around the golf course. 03:24.090 --> 03:27.040 There was stations in between where the group had to 03:27.170 --> 03:29.870 successfully complete those exercises before moving on 03:30.070 --> 03:33.380 all while carrying a 45-pound water jug. 03:33.900 --> 03:35.330 - From there it was off to Camp Fuji, 03:35.330 --> 03:37.030 where the team building continued. 03:37.490 --> 03:39.730 - As soon as we landed into the LZ, 03:40.000 --> 03:42.830 it officially started their land navigation, 03:42.830 --> 03:45.670 where they conducted land navigation throughout Camp Fuji. 03:45.670 --> 03:48.100 At which point they started their stress shoot. 03:48.100 --> 03:50.810 It involved a sled pull, air squats 03:50.810 --> 03:53.386 and then straight into shooting 40 rounds at a target. 03:53.386 --> 03:55.969 (gun clicking) 03:58.090 --> 04:01.970 Once that was concluded, we went up to the Seaburn Range 04:02.550 --> 04:04.240 where they conducted Seaburn training. 04:04.240 --> 04:06.140 And they got CS gassed. 04:06.180 --> 04:07.580 - I wouldn't recommend that. 04:09.400 --> 04:11.590 Once completed, we went to Digs Trail. 04:11.960 --> 04:16.670 Did a 2.3 kilometer run and in that run it also had 04:17.270 --> 04:18.680 exercises in between. 04:19.450 --> 04:22.130 A nice slow run to build cohesion. 04:22.300 --> 04:23.600 And we ended it with that. 04:24.145 --> 04:26.300 (group cheering in foreign language) 04:26.300 --> 04:28.100 - And that my friend is a full day. 04:28.420 --> 04:30.460 Now, if you're sitting back at the barracks thinking 04:30.460 --> 04:32.790 thank goodness that wasn't me, don't count your chickens 04:32.790 --> 04:33.700 too fast. 04:33.760 --> 04:36.310 Word has it that more soldiers serving at Camp Zama 04:36.390 --> 04:38.140 are going to get a crack at this day of reckoning 04:38.140 --> 04:38.973 soon enough. 04:39.300 --> 04:42.150 After all, pain is just weakness leaving the body. 04:42.660 --> 04:43.730 Can I get a hooh? 04:44.160 --> 04:46.810 And now it's time for this week's community calendar. 04:47.127 --> 04:50.460 (pleasant upbeat music) 05:08.530 --> 05:09.930 So that's it for this week. 05:10.400 --> 05:11.670 Yeah, yeah I know. 05:12.690 --> 05:13.970 Usually there's a third story, 05:13.970 --> 05:17.110 But it's the most romantic part of the year, Valentine's. 05:17.450 --> 05:19.650 We know you've got stuff to do, so go do it. 05:20.110 --> 05:22.230 What are you doing sitting around watching this? 05:22.230 --> 05:23.320 Go make sparks fly. 05:23.320 --> 05:24.640 I'm Specialist Cory McCooch 05:24.640 --> 05:26.990 ^and go put some smiles on some faces Camp Zama.