WEBVTT 00:02.635 --> 00:05.360 (gritty guitar music) 00:05.360 --> 00:07.050 - [Narrator] Global Strike Challenge is the world's 00:07.050 --> 00:09.770 premiere Bomber, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, 00:09.770 --> 00:12.940 Helicopter Operations, and Security Forces competition. 00:12.940 --> 00:15.853 Featuring approximately 450 competitors. 00:17.080 --> 00:18.630 At F.E. Warren Air Force Base, 00:18.630 --> 00:21.190 Security Forces members compete to make the cut 00:21.190 --> 00:22.493 and represent Team Warren. 00:24.370 --> 00:28.400 - Of the 1300 cops in the 90th SFG, 00:28.400 --> 00:31.650 17 of them are coming to try out for this event, 00:31.650 --> 00:34.230 and six of them will be selected 00:34.230 --> 00:36.120 to go foreword and represent. 00:36.120 --> 00:37.620 So I'm really excited to see 00:37.620 --> 00:39.440 what they're going to bring to the table, 00:39.440 --> 00:42.420 and how we're going to bring home the gold. 00:42.420 --> 00:43.253 - [Narrator] The team is chosen 00:43.253 --> 00:45.050 based on their performance during tryouts 00:45.050 --> 00:46.860 that test their skill sets at shooting, 00:46.860 --> 00:49.283 land navigation, and physical endurance. 00:50.540 --> 00:53.170 - The first portion is the weapons firing, 00:53.170 --> 00:54.460 with the M4 and the M9, 00:55.320 --> 00:59.960 seeing if we're capable of firing at a high level. 00:59.960 --> 01:02.810 And the second portion is the Marine combat fitness test, 01:03.700 --> 01:06.350 displaying if we're physically fit for the challenge. 01:07.980 --> 01:09.780 - The type of Airman that will be selected 01:09.780 --> 01:13.610 will be one that is proficient in their tactics, 01:13.610 --> 01:15.630 they're knowledgeable on all the skills 01:15.630 --> 01:17.190 that they have to do, 01:17.190 --> 01:19.170 they have good weapons knowledge 01:19.170 --> 01:21.430 and shooting qualifications. 01:21.430 --> 01:23.930 They're also mentally and physically fit, as well. 01:25.490 --> 01:26.900 - Whenever we get up to Guernsey, 01:26.900 --> 01:29.100 in August, for the competition, 01:29.100 --> 01:32.880 the people that are selected here to represent the 90 90, 01:32.880 --> 01:34.880 are just gonna blow it out of the water. 01:38.220 --> 01:40.260 - [Narrator] The team has been selected, with each member 01:40.260 --> 01:42.530 bringing their own strength to the competition. 01:42.530 --> 01:44.280 They feel good about their chances. 01:45.544 --> 01:48.711 (gritty guitar music) 02:03.220 --> 02:04.520 Team Warren is a month away, 02:04.520 --> 02:07.840 until competition kicks off at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming. 02:07.840 --> 02:09.660 They're taking advantage or their time, 02:09.660 --> 02:12.080 by putting in as much work as they can fit in. 02:12.080 --> 02:14.153 - I think that we're gonna bring a lot of physicality. 02:14.153 --> 02:17.190 We're a very fit team, we have a lot of knowledge, 02:17.190 --> 02:20.440 we have a lot of military background, 02:20.440 --> 02:22.170 we have a lot of experience. 02:22.170 --> 02:24.640 A couple young guys, including me, 02:24.640 --> 02:27.113 but I think we're gonna kill it. 02:28.200 --> 02:29.980 - So it's definitely important to showcase this, 02:29.980 --> 02:32.170 just because this is something that 02:32.170 --> 02:33.900 not every base is able to do. 02:33.900 --> 02:35.330 Global Strike has a very unique mission, 02:35.330 --> 02:36.440 when it comes to this. 02:36.440 --> 02:39.090 So a lot of the time, with Security Forces, 02:39.090 --> 02:40.760 we have a lot of practice that we have to do. 02:40.760 --> 02:43.860 We cover as far as law enforcement, bank security, 02:43.860 --> 02:46.270 airport security, deployment operations. 02:46.270 --> 02:47.690 And in the Global Strike World, 02:47.690 --> 02:49.640 we kind of take all of that and bring it together. 02:49.640 --> 02:51.610 So this is gonna give a chance to showcase 02:51.610 --> 02:53.190 exactly what Security Force can do, 02:53.190 --> 02:55.240 instead of just checking IDs at the gate. 02:56.840 --> 02:58.420 - The Global Strike bases, 02:58.420 --> 03:00.423 they came with their best, clearly. 03:02.527 --> 03:04.590 You know, we got a couple of TRFs 03:04.590 --> 03:06.300 together from Minot and Malmstrom, 03:06.300 --> 03:08.470 so your always gonna know 03:08.470 --> 03:09.980 that that's gonna be some competition. 03:09.980 --> 03:13.630 But they had a lot of experience throughout the command, 03:13.630 --> 03:14.570 they brought their best, 03:14.570 --> 03:18.253 so it's gonna be tight all the way through, for sure. 03:19.220 --> 03:22.460 - Senior Airman Llorens has the team off to a good start, 03:22.460 --> 03:25.000 placing second overall in the single-man ruck, 03:25.000 --> 03:26.740 to decide the order of the next days 03:26.740 --> 03:29.070 rolling land navigation event. 03:29.070 --> 03:30.340 They choose to start early, 03:30.340 --> 03:34.120 before the August day reaches 94 degrees in the high plains. 03:34.120 --> 03:37.150 - So land-nav is basically, you're given a map, 03:37.150 --> 03:38.190 and you're given coordinates, 03:38.190 --> 03:40.430 and basically grid coordinates, 03:40.430 --> 03:45.430 and you would find your direction, and location off the bat. 03:46.120 --> 03:47.770 - You gotta make sure you plot the right azimuth, 03:47.770 --> 03:49.010 and you get everything correct, 03:49.010 --> 03:51.010 because if you don't it could throw you way off corse, 03:51.010 --> 03:53.323 you could be 400 meters away from your point. 03:55.460 --> 03:57.780 - At some point, in our career field, 03:57.780 --> 03:59.980 you may be faced with something 03:59.980 --> 04:02.220 where you have to push yourself passed 04:02.220 --> 04:04.810 a mental barrier, a physical barrier, 04:04.810 --> 04:07.830 and knowing that you have the ability to do that, 04:07.830 --> 04:11.373 to push yourself mentally through physical pain, 04:12.450 --> 04:13.397 over mental barriers. 04:13.397 --> 04:15.350 If you've done it once in the past, 04:15.350 --> 04:16.950 it's easier to do in the future. 04:18.010 --> 04:20.080 - [Narrator] Team Warren clocks in at the three hour max, 04:20.080 --> 04:22.170 for the land navigation competition. 04:22.170 --> 04:23.510 They're not happy with the time, 04:23.510 --> 04:25.910 but look foreword to bouncing back in the next days event, 04:25.910 --> 04:26.883 the shooting range. 04:29.430 --> 04:30.670 - Today we're out here doing the 04:30.670 --> 04:32.563 Global Strike Challenge firing competition. 04:33.649 --> 04:35.840 A mix of speed and accuracy for a lot of these guys, 04:35.840 --> 04:37.300 a lot of physical activities, 04:37.300 --> 04:40.840 a lot of mental stuff for them to remember, as well. 04:40.840 --> 04:42.953 They're shooting their 320 weapon systems. 04:44.110 --> 04:48.070 They're in 24s, testing out their ADM certified guide. 04:48.070 --> 04:49.300 And then out here, on this range, 04:49.300 --> 04:51.830 we're going to be doing M49 transitions, 04:51.830 --> 04:53.880 with multiple dynamic shooting positions. 04:55.120 --> 04:57.690 It takes somebody who's physically fit, 04:57.690 --> 05:00.350 mentally and physically fit. 05:00.350 --> 05:02.243 Somebody who's very well trained, 05:03.170 --> 05:05.500 very comfortable with the fundamentals, 05:05.500 --> 05:06.700 and handling weapon systems. 05:06.700 --> 05:10.073 Somebody who's got a pretty good competitive nature to them. 05:12.750 --> 05:13.840 - [Narrator] The team is feeling confident, 05:13.840 --> 05:15.840 and now moving on to the shoot house. 05:15.840 --> 05:17.190 The teams are being scored on their 05:17.190 --> 05:18.850 close-quarter combat skills. 05:18.850 --> 05:21.090 - So today's a close-quarter combat evaluation, 05:21.090 --> 05:23.370 so they'll come into a structure 05:23.370 --> 05:25.740 simulating an active shooter situation 05:25.740 --> 05:26.990 with multiple threats. 05:26.990 --> 05:28.670 Multiple civilians as well. 05:28.670 --> 05:30.460 Gives them something to interact off of, 05:30.460 --> 05:32.983 and some type of threat for them to have to take down. 05:33.950 --> 05:35.200 During this particular event, 05:35.200 --> 05:40.200 it takes a very regimented, very mentally strong individual, 05:40.250 --> 05:42.410 someone who's able to maintain the stress 05:42.410 --> 05:43.740 of a situation like this, 05:43.740 --> 05:46.330 be able to think through all of the different aspects. 05:46.330 --> 05:48.840 Both their shooting, making accurate rounds on target, 05:48.840 --> 05:50.320 without engaging civilians. 05:50.320 --> 05:51.490 How to handle a civilian, 05:51.490 --> 05:53.920 approaching them during a stressful situation like this. 05:53.920 --> 05:55.440 And then the appropriate response 05:55.440 --> 05:58.190 for an individual with a weapon system. 05:58.190 --> 05:59.733 - [Soldier] It's the finish line, boys. 06:01.525 --> 06:02.670 - [Narrator] The sense of comradery can be seen 06:02.670 --> 06:05.030 as the last teams are finishing the grueling road marks 06:05.030 --> 06:06.810 of the finale Security Forces event 06:06.810 --> 06:08.210 for Global Strike Challenge. 06:10.940 --> 06:12.350 - Before I became a Command Chief, 06:12.350 --> 06:15.540 I was 20 years in the security force as a member, 06:15.540 --> 06:19.440 so to come out and see folks from across the command, 06:19.440 --> 06:22.350 just laying it all out there as they try and push through. 06:22.350 --> 06:24.680 That gives me a huge sense of pride, 06:24.680 --> 06:27.240 to be back into the Global Strike command fold, 06:27.240 --> 06:29.913 and watching these warriors do what they do. 06:30.950 --> 06:32.110 - [Narrator] The numbers are in, 06:32.110 --> 06:35.210 competitors now must wait for the results to be posted. 06:35.210 --> 06:37.400 At Air Force Global Strike Command headquarters, 06:37.400 --> 06:39.850 Barksdale Air Force base, Louisiana. 06:39.850 --> 06:42.340 - We got to really meet some great people. 06:42.340 --> 06:45.470 I got to come out here, I got to show off for my base. 06:45.470 --> 06:48.890 I really hope that we did as great as I believe we did, 06:48.890 --> 06:51.073 and I'm really proud of what we've done.