WEBVTT 00:00.070 --> 00:02.980 Lieutenant General Mary Krieger Zeri , 00:02.990 --> 00:05.829 I am the surgeon general of the United 00:05.840 --> 00:08.062 States Army , as well as the commanding 00:08.062 --> 00:10.229 general of us , Army Medical Command . 00:10.600 --> 00:13.039 These engagements are critical several 00:13.050 --> 00:15.699 reasons . First is to build trust , 00:15.859 --> 00:18.340 that is the foundation of all we do 00:18.350 --> 00:20.500 both in the military as well as in 00:20.510 --> 00:22.829 medicine . So these engagements have 00:22.840 --> 00:25.479 that in person engagement that allows 00:25.489 --> 00:27.940 us to build the trust . Second , it 00:27.950 --> 00:30.200 allows us to collaborate . It's so 00:30.209 --> 00:32.265 important for us to be able to learn 00:32.265 --> 00:34.575 together , to trust together , to 00:34.584 --> 00:37.494 develop doctrine together so that as we 00:37.505 --> 00:39.755 prepare to be able to fight together , 00:39.965 --> 00:42.014 we have the best advantage and then 00:42.025 --> 00:44.645 finally , interoperability as we can 00:44.654 --> 00:47.174 develop this interoperability ahead of 00:47.185 --> 00:49.825 time , it allows us to understand each 00:49.834 --> 00:51.834 other's systems to develop a common 00:51.834 --> 00:54.215 language and then to combine our best 00:54.224 --> 00:56.057 practices for the benefit of the 00:56.057 --> 00:59.720 soldiers . There's so many ways for at 00:59.729 --> 01:02.389 this conference , for example , um we 01:02.400 --> 01:04.122 get to learn from each other . 01:04.122 --> 01:07.190 Unfortunately , the war in Ukraine 01:07.279 --> 01:09.669 brings us many lessons that we can 01:09.680 --> 01:12.029 learn as it comes to evacuation , 01:12.190 --> 01:14.510 treatment , care , survivability , and 01:14.519 --> 01:16.830 very importantly , turn to duty . So 01:16.839 --> 01:19.290 those experiences are helpful . It also 01:19.300 --> 01:21.356 allows us to bring together the best 01:21.356 --> 01:23.830 science from our different nations . So 01:23.839 --> 01:27.160 as medicine advances , as we transform 01:27.169 --> 01:29.580 in contact , we're able to share those 01:29.589 --> 01:32.000 lessons so that we can all bring our 01:32.010 --> 01:35.309 best to the table . Medical forces have 01:35.319 --> 01:37.660 a key role in inspiring trust in our 01:37.669 --> 01:40.269 soldiers . Our soldiers know that the 01:40.279 --> 01:42.501 best medical care in the world is gonna 01:42.501 --> 01:44.279 be right there with them on the 01:44.279 --> 01:46.501 battlefield , shoulder to shoulder , we 01:46.501 --> 01:48.668 help them prepare to get ready for the 01:48.668 --> 01:50.890 rigors of combat . We help them recover 01:50.890 --> 01:52.835 from the rigors of combat and then 01:52.835 --> 01:54.946 coming back to the States and finally 01:54.946 --> 01:57.112 rehabilitate from the rigors of combat 01:57.112 --> 01:59.279 medicines also really important in the 01:59.279 --> 02:01.335 future battlefield . As we take into 02:01.335 --> 02:03.557 account , the way war is changing while 02:03.557 --> 02:05.723 the nature of war stays the same , the 02:05.723 --> 02:07.805 character is transforming and we're 02:07.815 --> 02:10.175 learning a lot about that in Ukraine . 02:10.184 --> 02:12.240 For example , the battlefield is now 02:12.240 --> 02:14.994 transparent . Drone technology means we 02:15.005 --> 02:17.434 can't have these large hospitals that 02:17.445 --> 02:19.854 are immobile . We must be mobile to be 02:19.865 --> 02:22.490 survivable . It also shows us that 02:22.500 --> 02:24.839 there's whole domains of battle that 02:24.850 --> 02:27.300 can be taken out by the enemy . We've 02:27.309 --> 02:29.970 also learned that our Red Cross is not 02:29.979 --> 02:32.490 necessarily protection . Sadly , in 02:32.500 --> 02:35.009 some cases , it's a target . So as 02:35.020 --> 02:36.909 military medicine understands the 02:36.909 --> 02:39.669 tactical nature of battle and what 02:39.679 --> 02:41.800 characteristics have changed , we can 02:41.809 --> 02:43.920 adapt to make sure we are right there 02:43.920 --> 02:45.587 with the soldiers to maximize 02:45.587 --> 02:48.160 survivability , return to battle . And 02:48.169 --> 02:49.169 so that we can dominate .