WEBVTT 00:05.670 --> 00:08.170 I'm staff sergeant , Tori Newkirk . I'm 00:08.180 --> 00:10.180 a gunnery sergeant . I'm a 13 bravo 00:10.180 --> 00:12.347 cannon crew member . I'm assigned to a 00:12.347 --> 00:14.479 battery 427 fa out of Fort Bliss , 00:14.489 --> 00:16.489 Texas . So right now we're shooting 00:16.489 --> 00:18.656 calibration for our systems , which is 00:18.656 --> 00:20.959 the M 109 alpha six Paladin to ensure 00:20.969 --> 00:23.191 that since they left Fort Bliss and got 00:23.191 --> 00:25.080 here to Poland that they're still 00:25.080 --> 00:27.819 shooting , uh reliably , this is our 00:27.829 --> 00:30.360 first time working with uh another uh 00:31.120 --> 00:33.240 another coalition force and thus far 00:33.250 --> 00:35.306 has been , it's been fairly smooth , 00:35.306 --> 00:37.306 it's been very easy . It's pretty , 00:37.306 --> 00:39.528 pretty fun . Um , I expect more to come 00:39.528 --> 00:41.472 in the future . Uh Right now is uh 00:41.472 --> 00:43.472 ourselves and the Croatians , we're 00:43.472 --> 00:45.306 doing our best to make one a one 00:45.306 --> 00:47.472 another that much better . They really 00:47.472 --> 00:48.972 help us out as far as like 00:48.972 --> 00:51.194 understanding what's going on forward . 00:51.194 --> 00:53.306 So , and we also have their observers 00:53.306 --> 00:55.306 forward . So we're giving them some 00:55.306 --> 00:57.417 training while they're also giving us 00:57.417 --> 00:57.270 some at the same time right now , 00:57.279 --> 00:59.430 they're calling for precise fires and 00:59.439 --> 01:01.772 we're giving it to them right on a dime . 01:01.772 --> 01:03.883 So we're going to continue to do that 01:03.883 --> 01:05.995 and make sure we maintain our systems 01:05.995 --> 01:08.106 from now forward to make sure that we 01:08.106 --> 01:10.106 can give swift and accurate fires . 01:15.629 --> 01:17.629 First class butler . I'm with Alpha 01:17.629 --> 01:20.199 battery 427 field artillery . And the 01:20.209 --> 01:22.239 platoons aren't for first platoon . 01:22.540 --> 01:24.707 Currently we're getting fit to fight . 01:24.707 --> 01:26.596 We're just making sure our weapon 01:26.596 --> 01:28.651 systems work , maintenance works and 01:28.651 --> 01:30.818 we're good to support this mission out 01:30.818 --> 01:33.040 here . Basically fit to fight is just , 01:33.040 --> 01:35.262 you know , our equipment went through a 01:35.262 --> 01:35.069 lot of stuff getting here over to 01:35.080 --> 01:37.136 Europe . So we're making sure it all 01:37.136 --> 01:39.413 works . We can get rounds out the tube , 01:39.413 --> 01:41.747 they're shooting accurately effectively . 01:41.819 --> 01:44.400 What I would like to see is us to get 01:44.739 --> 01:46.910 more proficient on our job , faster , 01:47.550 --> 01:49.661 stronger , all that good stuff . I've 01:49.661 --> 01:51.661 done this before . I've worked with 01:51.661 --> 01:54.730 other nations a lot and , um , it's , 01:54.739 --> 01:56.739 it's all been good . We learn their 01:56.739 --> 01:58.683 systems , they learn ours . So I'm 01:58.683 --> 02:00.739 hoping our guys get to shoot some of 02:00.739 --> 02:03.017 their systems , we get them in on ours . 02:03.017 --> 02:05.072 They can learn a lot about us and we 02:05.072 --> 02:04.169 can learn a lot about them and what 02:04.180 --> 02:06.180 they have to offer as well as us to 02:06.180 --> 02:07.180 them . 02:12.250 --> 02:15.339 Right now , we're getting our battery 02:15.350 --> 02:17.350 in accordance with our Fit to fight 02:17.350 --> 02:19.406 standards . A strike brigade . We're 02:19.406 --> 02:21.979 firing our Paladins to make sure 02:21.990 --> 02:25.229 they're serviceable . We're testing our 02:25.300 --> 02:27.411 equipment , making sure it's ready to 02:27.411 --> 02:29.578 fire , make sure it's ready for combat 02:29.578 --> 02:31.839 operations . So I think for our 02:31.850 --> 02:33.794 soldiers right now , we're looking 02:33.794 --> 02:35.899 forward to training with our NATO 02:35.910 --> 02:39.399 allies here at battle group . Poland . 02:39.410 --> 02:41.869 This is our very first shoot at BPT A . 02:42.089 --> 02:45.190 We already have Croatian forward 02:45.199 --> 02:47.088 observers calling in for rounds , 02:47.088 --> 02:49.310 giving us corrections . They're already 02:49.310 --> 02:52.839 tied in with our com work space 02:52.850 --> 02:54.961 and it's working really well . So I'm 02:54.961 --> 02:57.072 excited for what we're going to do in 02:57.072 --> 02:59.860 the future . Get shows immediately that 02:59.869 --> 03:01.869 uh you know , us and our allies are 03:01.869 --> 03:04.399 proficient that we can . I mean , very 03:04.410 --> 03:06.577 first day working together , we've had 03:06.577 --> 03:08.949 no hiccups , no problems . Uh I mean , 03:08.960 --> 03:11.182 the interaction has been good . They're 03:11.182 --> 03:13.016 very professional , they're very 03:13.016 --> 03:15.127 helpful . We got on ground . They had 03:15.127 --> 03:17.071 already been here and there was no 03:17.071 --> 03:19.182 hesitancy in helping us answering our 03:19.182 --> 03:21.349 questions and helping us uh helping us 03:21.349 --> 03:23.460 get ready to fight so we can fight as 03:23.460 --> 03:23.559 the battle group .