WEBVTT 00:01.140 --> 00:04.250 Yeah , yeah . 00:05.840 --> 00:08.620 Welcome to Guyana and the Diane defense 00:08.620 --> 00:11.690 Force . We are required to operate 00:11.700 --> 00:15.140 effectively and efficiently in any 00:15.140 --> 00:18.440 environment or circumstances . And I'm 00:18.450 --> 00:21.490 confident that exercise tradewinds 2021 00:21.540 --> 00:23.707 will achieve its objective and will be 00:23.707 --> 00:26.260 a resounding success . The purpose of 00:26.260 --> 00:28.260 trade winds is actually to increase 00:28.260 --> 00:30.482 their interoperability with our partner 00:30.482 --> 00:32.680 nations . We've got 14 partner nations 00:32.680 --> 00:35.010 on the ground doing all manner of good 00:35.010 --> 00:37.232 work here in order to learn how to work 00:37.232 --> 00:39.399 better together . Not only in terms of 00:39.399 --> 00:41.399 these military types operations but 00:41.399 --> 00:43.621 interdiction type missions and also for 00:43.621 --> 00:45.788 disaster relief . I think this is very 00:45.788 --> 00:48.330 good that you guys doing with other 00:48.330 --> 00:50.330 countries . The army's I think it's 00:50.330 --> 00:52.497 very good . Well it's good that if you 00:52.497 --> 00:54.663 come together as one other countries , 00:54.663 --> 00:56.663 they are going to look out for each 00:56.663 --> 00:58.552 other . Uh huh . Pretty glad that 00:58.552 --> 01:01.660 Goodwin's is here . It's not just us 01:01.660 --> 01:03.882 building relationships with our partner 01:03.882 --> 01:05.660 forces but we have them trained 01:05.660 --> 01:07.827 together as well . So they're building 01:07.827 --> 01:09.716 relationships with each other And 01:09.716 --> 01:09.410 that's really what we're building here . 01:09.420 --> 01:11.642 Partner forces coming together from all 01:11.642 --> 01:13.642 over the region to train together , 01:13.642 --> 01:15.864 build those relationships . So then you 01:15.864 --> 01:17.976 could have those contacts if needed . 01:17.976 --> 01:20.198 It's a very active region and of course 01:20.198 --> 01:22.364 this is our neighborhood , this is the 01:22.364 --> 01:22.330 U . S . Neighborhood . So I think the 01:22.330 --> 01:25.800 more we can work together as partners 01:25.810 --> 01:27.366 and the more we build those 01:27.366 --> 01:29.366 relationships , the more secure the 01:29.366 --> 01:32.700 region will be just here . 01:42.240 --> 01:43.240 Mhm . 01:48.140 --> 01:50.196 My favorite part about being a trade 01:50.196 --> 01:52.418 winds is I'm having done it a couple of 01:52.418 --> 01:54.362 years . I'm starting to see people 01:54.362 --> 01:56.084 again , but I don't see them , 01:56.084 --> 01:58.307 especially with Covid last haven't seen 01:58.307 --> 02:00.251 him for two years . Um but to step 02:00.251 --> 02:02.418 right back in recognize someone , they 02:02.418 --> 02:04.362 recognize you and catch up in five 02:04.362 --> 02:06.362 minutes and it seems like those two 02:06.362 --> 02:08.473 years that we hadn't talked instantly 02:08.473 --> 02:10.696 have gone by and we're not back up . So 02:10.696 --> 02:12.970 I'm reengaging old relationships and 02:12.970 --> 02:15.137 that is fun . But I would also say I'm 02:15.137 --> 02:17.248 building new relationships as well at 02:17.248 --> 02:18.859 some point , we may have the 02:18.859 --> 02:21.081 opportunity to work with each other and 02:21.081 --> 02:23.248 we can learn from different experience 02:23.248 --> 02:25.526 so we might do things a particular way , 02:25.526 --> 02:27.526 so we can have another plus just in 02:27.526 --> 02:27.490 case we are forever reason , we may 02:27.490 --> 02:29.601 need to work together . We have under 02:29.601 --> 02:32.110 one standard , the language barrier is 02:32.110 --> 02:34.530 not a problem anymore , and different 02:34.530 --> 02:36.419 cultures , different way of doing 02:36.419 --> 02:38.030 things is very interesting . 02:49.340 --> 02:50.340 Mhm . 03:09.040 --> 03:11.560 Yeah , good job . 03:14.840 --> 03:17.300 Mhm . I couldn't be any prouder , so of 03:17.300 --> 03:19.300 course , so I'm a guardsman and I'm 03:19.300 --> 03:21.356 from florida and it was great seeing 03:21.356 --> 03:23.467 some of my florida brethren here . In 03:23.467 --> 03:25.689 fact , a couple of people here actually 03:25.689 --> 03:25.350 served with me when I was Commander of 03:25.350 --> 03:27.920 Second Battalion in uh In 2010 . So 03:27.920 --> 03:30.142 it's great to catch up with all of them 03:30.142 --> 03:32.364 and just couldn't be any prouder of the 03:32.364 --> 03:32.040 reserve element and what they bring to 03:32.040 --> 03:33.873 the table in terms of supporting 03:33.873 --> 03:34.650 exercises like this .