WEBVTT 00:00.009 --> 00:02.231 Good afternoon . Ladies and gentlemen , 00:02.231 --> 00:04.510 welcome to the 2024 US Army Medical 00:04.519 --> 00:06.297 Center of Excellence Best Medic 00:06.297 --> 00:08.380 challenge ceremony hosted by Colonel 00:08.390 --> 00:10.710 Vasilis Chief of Staff US Army Medical 00:10.720 --> 00:13.053 Center of Excellence and Command center , 00:13.053 --> 00:14.998 Major Victor Lain Joni command our 00:14.998 --> 00:16.776 major US army medical Center of 00:16.776 --> 00:18.664 Excellence . We would like him to 00:18.664 --> 00:20.831 welcome . We would like to welcome our 00:20.831 --> 00:23.260 special guests , Mr Joseph D Bray , 00:23.270 --> 00:25.381 civilian aide to the Secretary of the 00:25.381 --> 00:28.360 US Army South Texas , MS Isella Barto , 00:29.030 --> 00:31.290 Director of Government Affairs , Cosa 00:32.299 --> 00:34.930 MS Juanita Solve co-chair Veterans 00:34.939 --> 00:37.569 Advisory Commission , Mr Steven 00:37.580 --> 00:39.979 Peterson City of San Antonio , retired 00:39.990 --> 00:41.768 San Antonio Police Department , 00:42.259 --> 00:44.203 lieutenant Colonel , retired Brand 00:44.203 --> 00:46.650 Calveti first command , Colonel Mark 00:46.659 --> 00:48.959 Stockel commander Brooke army medical 00:48.970 --> 00:51.740 center , command star major draft Blash 00:52.080 --> 00:54.369 command C star Major Brook army medical 00:54.380 --> 00:57.159 Center , MS Karen mccloskey , National 00:57.169 --> 00:59.659 Vice Chair San Antonio Bear Chapter 00:59.669 --> 01:01.669 National Society , daughters of the 01:01.669 --> 01:04.260 American Revolution , Major Hord from 01:04.269 --> 01:06.470 the Royal Norwegian Air Force Station 01:06.480 --> 01:08.536 at Shepherd Air Force Base , Wichita 01:08.536 --> 01:09.589 Falls , Texas 01:12.400 --> 01:14.511 Brigade and battalion command teams , 01:14.511 --> 01:16.622 directors , soldiers and civilians of 01:16.622 --> 01:18.733 the Medical Center of Excellence . We 01:18.733 --> 01:20.844 are honored by your presence . Ladies 01:20.844 --> 01:22.900 and gentlemen , please stand for the 01:22.900 --> 01:22.730 arrival of the official party and 01:22.739 --> 01:24.850 remain standing for the invocation by 01:24.850 --> 01:26.795 the Medical Center of Excellence . 01:26.795 --> 01:28.850 Chaplain , Lieutenant Colonel Gerald 01:28.850 --> 01:30.961 Woodford , followed by the singing of 01:30.961 --> 01:30.169 the national anthem . 01:41.410 --> 01:45.139 Please bow with me through God . We are 01:45.150 --> 01:47.410 thankful for all of our combat medics 01:47.540 --> 01:49.707 who play a critical role in the health 01:49.707 --> 01:51.707 and medical care of soldiers on the 01:51.707 --> 01:53.989 current battlefield garrison . And even 01:54.000 --> 01:55.889 when we transition to large scale 01:55.889 --> 01:58.309 combat operations , as those who will 01:58.319 --> 02:00.360 represent us with distinction , 02:00.480 --> 02:02.591 continue to prepare and train for the 02:02.591 --> 02:04.910 upcoming Best Medic competition . We 02:04.919 --> 02:07.141 give them the strength and endurance to 02:07.141 --> 02:09.529 withstand any physical mental or 02:09.539 --> 02:11.860 spiritual obstacles that may hinder 02:11.869 --> 02:14.139 them from achieving victory . It is 02:14.149 --> 02:16.316 truly an honor and a privilege to have 02:16.316 --> 02:18.482 you as our advocate at all times . And 02:18.482 --> 02:20.482 we sincerely ask you to help us all 02:20.482 --> 02:23.139 conserve fighting strength . We offer 02:23.149 --> 02:25.919 this prayer and faith through your holy 02:25.929 --> 02:27.660 and divine name . Amen . 03:54.110 --> 03:55.166 Please be seated . 03:57.809 --> 03:59.865 Ladies and gentlemen , thank you for 03:59.865 --> 04:01.753 joining us today to recognize the 04:01.753 --> 04:03.976 winners of our best medic competition . 04:03.976 --> 04:05.865 Each competitor participated in a 04:05.865 --> 04:07.698 grueling four days of continuous 04:07.698 --> 04:09.698 operations designed to measure each 04:09.698 --> 04:11.531 competitor's medical knowledge , 04:11.531 --> 04:13.309 technical and tactical skills , 04:13.309 --> 04:15.531 physical endurance , mental toughness , 04:15.531 --> 04:17.587 and overall combat readiness . In an 04:17.587 --> 04:19.365 austere , stressful environment 04:19.365 --> 04:21.309 congruently . Each competitor also 04:21.309 --> 04:23.476 challenged the Norwegian F March badge 04:23.476 --> 04:25.642 while simultaneously competing for the 04:25.642 --> 04:27.753 title of Best Medic . During the Best 04:27.753 --> 04:29.865 Medic challenge test lanes included a 04:29.865 --> 04:31.976 physical fitness assessment , warrior 04:31.976 --> 04:34.309 tasks and battle drills , medical tasks , 04:34.309 --> 04:36.750 rifle qualifications , a water survival 04:36.760 --> 04:39.070 test , stress , shoot , day and night , 04:39.079 --> 04:41.519 land navigation , combat runs a litter 04:41.529 --> 04:43.696 obstacle course and concluded with the 04:43.696 --> 04:45.696 30 kilometer Norwegian foot march . 04:45.859 --> 04:47.970 These soldiers demonstrated that they 04:47.970 --> 04:50.192 have what it takes to overcome stress , 04:50.192 --> 04:52.415 fatigue and chaos in order to be combat 04:52.415 --> 04:54.581 effective and to be recognized as meds 04:54.630 --> 04:57.399 oes , best medic . Ladies and gentlemen , 04:57.410 --> 05:00.109 this year's competitors are from the 18 05:00.119 --> 05:02.286 7th medical battalion sergeant , first 05:02.286 --> 05:04.397 class Bret Clark and sergeant , first 05:04.397 --> 05:08.309 class Jonathan Boer from the 05:08.320 --> 05:10.339 1 88th medical battalion , staff 05:10.350 --> 05:12.420 sergeant , Brian Holtzman and staff 05:12.429 --> 05:13.950 sergeant , Devin Lindbergh 05:16.049 --> 05:18.470 from the 2 32nd medical battalion 05:18.559 --> 05:20.700 sergeant . First class Kyle Baker 05:20.709 --> 05:23.359 sergeant , Aaron Detmers , sergeant , 05:23.369 --> 05:26.260 first class Gilbert Garcia , staff 05:26.269 --> 05:27.670 Sergeant , Jared Green 05:30.420 --> 05:32.679 from the 2 64th medical battalion , 05:32.690 --> 05:34.579 second lieutenant Skyler Larson 05:35.019 --> 05:37.309 sergeant , first class Ryan Campbell , 05:37.649 --> 05:39.538 staff sergeant , staff sergeant , 05:39.540 --> 05:42.480 Angeli Gutierrez Salazar and staff 05:42.489 --> 05:46.410 sergeant , Zachary Babin from the 05:46.420 --> 05:48.279 US . Army medical non commission 05:48.290 --> 05:50.234 officer , academy sergeant , first 05:50.234 --> 05:52.649 class Ashley Conlon and staff sergeant , 05:52.660 --> 05:56.290 Dylan Cooper from the headquarters and 05:56.299 --> 05:58.466 support company sergeant , first class 05:58.466 --> 06:00.720 Kenneth Cavender and sergeant , first 06:00.730 --> 06:01.989 class Patrick Vela . 06:15.549 --> 06:17.493 In a moment , we will announce the 06:17.493 --> 06:19.160 winner of med Coes Best Medic 06:19.160 --> 06:21.216 competition . Our best medic winners 06:21.216 --> 06:23.382 will go on to compete at the Army best 06:23.382 --> 06:25.382 Medic Challenge in the beginning of 06:25.382 --> 06:27.605 next year . Please welcome command Star 06:27.605 --> 06:29.660 Major Victor Lain Joni commands Star 06:29.660 --> 06:31.438 Major US Army Medical Center of 06:31.438 --> 06:30.690 Excellence . 06:37.350 --> 06:40.350 Good afternoon . How are y'all doing ? 06:41.179 --> 06:45.130 Are you as excited as I am so 06:45.339 --> 06:47.395 before I really get started and talk 06:47.395 --> 06:49.617 about the competitors . I anyone that's 06:49.617 --> 06:51.728 been involved in anything like this , 06:51.728 --> 06:53.506 right . Putting on a best medic 06:53.506 --> 06:55.630 challenge . It's a team effort and we 06:55.640 --> 06:57.473 can't do it with the entire team 06:57.473 --> 06:59.899 working together to put it on . I 06:59.910 --> 07:03.179 really need to thank the 188 med 07:03.399 --> 07:05.769 battalion that took lead on this in 07:05.779 --> 07:07.779 coordinating with the G three , but 07:07.779 --> 07:09.890 they really took the lead on this and 07:09.890 --> 07:12.112 did an outstanding job . I also want to 07:12.112 --> 07:14.057 thank all the battalions , the NCO 07:14.057 --> 07:16.057 Academy , the Brigade for all their 07:16.057 --> 07:18.489 support and getting and getting it done . 07:18.619 --> 07:21.059 And HSC and the NCO , I already said 07:21.070 --> 07:23.510 the NCO Academy double , double , 07:23.519 --> 07:25.575 thanks for the NCO Academy small but 07:25.575 --> 07:28.209 mighty . Um And then all of the , the G 07:28.220 --> 07:30.390 staff and our , our special staff is 07:30.399 --> 07:32.399 the safety team and our D comp that 07:32.399 --> 07:35.149 this was an outstanding competition and 07:35.160 --> 07:37.271 it would not have been an outstanding 07:37.271 --> 07:39.104 competition with all the sort of 07:39.104 --> 07:41.382 support from across the , the med city . 07:41.382 --> 07:43.493 So I if you would , let's give them a 07:43.493 --> 07:44.882 round of five , please . 07:51.320 --> 07:53.209 And at the end , we'll have a , a 07:53.209 --> 07:55.431 special presentation for some three key 07:55.431 --> 07:58.190 players that come up and , and help 07:58.200 --> 08:00.920 recognize . So we'll do that . Uh The 08:00.929 --> 08:03.250 other team that I I want to recognize 08:03.260 --> 08:05.739 is the 55th combat camera team that 08:05.750 --> 08:07.679 came all the way from Fort Mead 08:07.899 --> 08:10.121 Maryland . They came out here and did a 08:10.121 --> 08:12.359 great job of filming and taking photos 08:12.450 --> 08:14.506 and , and really archiving this , we 08:14.506 --> 08:16.617 will have this and uh I asked them to 08:16.617 --> 08:18.672 put some bloopers together for you . 08:19.489 --> 08:23.209 It'll be , it'll be great . Um But in a 08:23.220 --> 08:25.331 moment you'll see a video that , that 08:25.331 --> 08:27.442 will pop up and uh you'll see how the 08:27.442 --> 08:29.989 competitors really put their all into 08:30.000 --> 08:32.056 it and you'll , you'll get a glimpse 08:32.056 --> 08:34.167 into some of the things that they got 08:34.167 --> 08:36.859 to do . Um So let's move to the 08:36.869 --> 08:40.489 competitors . Yeah . Th this group of 08:40.888 --> 08:42.777 Malcolm commissioned officers and 08:42.777 --> 08:44.777 officers is dedicated professionals 08:44.777 --> 08:47.328 that really stepped up to the plate to , 08:47.338 --> 08:50.330 to challenge them . Ok ? If you bear 08:50.340 --> 08:52.929 with me for one second , if , if you 08:52.979 --> 08:55.450 competed in the best , the best Medic 08:55.460 --> 08:58.099 challenge last year or in the Army , 08:58.109 --> 09:00.220 best Medic challenge last year or the 09:00.220 --> 09:02.109 year before who please stand up . 09:08.369 --> 09:11.409 Hi , y'all can sit down . I know it 09:11.419 --> 09:15.140 hurts to , to stand up . Uh I 09:15.150 --> 09:17.940 show you that because on Sunday , you 09:17.950 --> 09:20.059 know , we went out to the airfield , 09:20.070 --> 09:21.848 they're doing some awkward load 09:21.848 --> 09:24.820 training and had an opportunity to , to 09:24.830 --> 09:26.886 bring them together and just talk to 09:26.886 --> 09:29.059 them and they knew that this 09:29.070 --> 09:31.440 competition was gonna be hard , right ? 09:31.460 --> 09:33.460 It was designed to be hard . It was 09:33.460 --> 09:35.516 designed to be a tough challenge for 09:35.516 --> 09:37.849 them and they knew it was gonna be hard . 09:37.849 --> 09:40.460 But they came anyway . And I told them 09:40.679 --> 09:42.623 they came because they knew it was 09:42.623 --> 09:44.790 gonna be hard and they knew that doing 09:44.790 --> 09:46.790 hard things makes you wanna do more 09:46.790 --> 09:48.901 hard things because doing hard things 09:48.901 --> 09:51.068 makes us better . And I will sh I will 09:51.068 --> 09:53.619 say that these competitors did a whole 09:53.630 --> 09:55.741 lot of hard things this past week and 09:55.741 --> 09:57.741 they are better because of it , but 09:57.741 --> 09:59.797 they wanted it . They knew it . They 09:59.797 --> 10:01.797 came out anyway , they came running 10:01.797 --> 10:03.741 through the challenge . So I wanna 10:03.741 --> 10:06.150 thank you all for stepping up . Some of 10:06.159 --> 10:08.500 them knew at last minute that they were 10:08.510 --> 10:10.677 gonna step up to the challenge because 10:10.677 --> 10:12.677 the competitor fell out . But , you 10:12.677 --> 10:14.677 know , really was in good , in good 10:14.677 --> 10:16.566 enough shape . I said good enough 10:16.566 --> 10:19.469 because he , they continue . There's a 10:19.479 --> 10:21.423 whole lot of training that need to 10:21.423 --> 10:23.646 happen in order to be successful here . 10:23.646 --> 10:25.868 So I again , hats off to all of you for 10:26.640 --> 10:28.609 stepping up but also meeting the 10:28.619 --> 10:30.190 challenge , big job . 10:35.549 --> 10:38.450 So I , I'm super excited to , to name 10:38.460 --> 10:40.682 the winners here in a second . But this 10:40.682 --> 10:43.330 year we also added one additional uh 10:43.340 --> 10:46.489 recognition and the team got to choose 10:46.500 --> 10:49.669 who was the best player for the team or 10:49.679 --> 10:51.809 the , the teammate that motivated uh 10:51.820 --> 10:53.987 the team even though they may not have 10:53.987 --> 10:56.890 been on the same team . You know , you 10:56.900 --> 10:59.067 often hear me say , you know , I don't 10:59.067 --> 11:01.178 need you to be the best player on the 11:01.178 --> 11:01.119 team . I need you to be the best player 11:01.130 --> 11:03.609 for the team and you know , the 11:03.619 --> 11:05.786 individual that is gonna be recognized 11:05.786 --> 11:07.952 here shortly . Um That's what that was 11:07.952 --> 11:10.008 the individual that was always there 11:10.008 --> 11:11.786 ready to motivate the the other 11:11.786 --> 11:13.880 teammates to step up and , and keep 11:13.890 --> 11:16.710 them going even when uh maybe it didn't 11:16.719 --> 11:19.489 feel like it was good to keep going . 11:19.809 --> 11:21.799 But yeah , so I'm super excited to 11:21.809 --> 11:24.031 recognize that individual for the first 11:24.031 --> 11:27.989 time in this competition . And then we 11:28.000 --> 11:30.111 will have a couple more recognition , 11:30.111 --> 11:32.333 but I wanna transition to the video now 11:32.333 --> 11:34.750 to kinda get a glimpse of uh what they 11:34.760 --> 11:36.871 got to do while they were out there . 11:36.871 --> 11:38.871 So we go ahead and roll the video , 11:38.871 --> 11:39.871 please 14:49.599 --> 14:51.599 at this time . Well , the following 14:51.599 --> 14:53.766 from the 55th Public Affairs Company , 14:53.766 --> 14:55.988 please join Colonel Vasilis and S Major 14:55.988 --> 14:58.500 Larry Joni on stage Sergeant Francia 14:58.510 --> 15:01.030 PFC ward PFC . So 15:12.179 --> 15:13.957 they are being presented with a 15:13.957 --> 15:16.123 certificate of achievement for mission 15:16.123 --> 15:17.846 of their exemplary service and 15:17.846 --> 15:20.012 outstanding contributions in providing 15:20.012 --> 15:22.123 combat camera support during the 2024 15:22.123 --> 15:24.123 Medical Center of Excellence . Best 15:24.123 --> 15:25.123 medic challenge . 15:30.080 --> 15:33.809 Hey , I'm gonna call an audible for 15:33.820 --> 15:36.042 lack of using that word real quick . Um 15:36.049 --> 15:38.105 These two soldiers right here , they 15:38.105 --> 15:40.216 just graduated from the information , 15:40.216 --> 15:42.271 um , the National Information School 15:42.271 --> 15:44.382 Defense Information School . I knew I 15:44.382 --> 15:46.605 was gonna mess that up anyway . So this 15:46.605 --> 15:48.827 was their first assignment . Um , did a 15:48.827 --> 15:50.993 pretty good job producing that video . 15:50.993 --> 15:50.880 So for a first time job . So 15:50.890 --> 15:52.501 congratulations . Good job . 16:04.719 --> 16:06.830 At this time , the chief of staff and 16:06.830 --> 16:08.886 the Command R Major will present the 16:08.886 --> 16:10.719 awards to 2024 Medical Center of 16:10.719 --> 16:12.608 excellence . Best Medic challenge 16:12.608 --> 16:14.830 winners . We ask that you please remain 16:14.830 --> 16:16.997 seated during the present presentation 16:16.997 --> 16:18.997 of the awards and the publishing of 16:18.997 --> 16:20.997 Orders . Ladies and gentlemen , the 16:20.997 --> 16:23.330 team placing third for the 2024 Med Coe 16:23.340 --> 16:26.539 best Medic Challenge from 2 64th 16:26.549 --> 16:28.660 medical battalion , second Lieutenant 16:28.660 --> 16:30.827 Skyler Larson and sergeant first class 16:30.827 --> 16:31.827 Ryan Campbell . 16:44.409 --> 16:46.187 They are being presented with a 16:46.187 --> 16:48.242 certificate of achievement for their 16:48.242 --> 16:50.465 dedication and commitment for competing 16:50.465 --> 16:52.687 in the Med Coe . Best medic challenge . 17:38.060 --> 17:40.282 Ladies and gentlemen , the team placing 17:40.282 --> 17:43.050 second in the 2024 Mets oe best medic 17:43.060 --> 17:46.099 challenge from 2 32nd medical battalion 17:46.109 --> 17:48.220 sergeant , first class Gilbert Garcia 17:48.220 --> 17:50.165 and staff sergeant , Jared Green , 17:59.400 --> 18:01.567 the Med Coe second place . Best medics 18:01.567 --> 18:03.456 are being presented with the Army 18:03.456 --> 18:05.789 Achievement medal . Attention to orders . 18:05.789 --> 18:08.011 The army achievement medal is presented 18:08.011 --> 18:10.178 to Sarn first class Gilbert Garcia and 18:10.178 --> 18:12.011 staff Sergeant , Jared Green for 18:12.011 --> 18:14.122 outstanding achievement as runner ups 18:14.122 --> 18:16.233 for the 2024 US . Army Medical Center 18:16.233 --> 18:18.456 of Excellence . Best medic team , their 18:18.456 --> 18:20.622 professional excellence and dedication 18:20.622 --> 18:20.239 are in keeping with the highest 18:20.250 --> 18:22.160 standards of military service and 18:22.170 --> 18:24.337 reflect great credit upon themselves . 18:24.337 --> 18:26.448 The United States Army Medical Center 18:26.448 --> 18:28.448 of Excellence and the United States 18:28.448 --> 18:30.170 army signed Clinton K Murray , 18:30.170 --> 18:32.003 Brigadier general , commanding , 19:22.859 --> 19:25.010 ladies and gentlemen , the winners of 19:25.020 --> 19:28.000 the 2024 Mets best medic competition 19:28.719 --> 19:30.941 from the headquarters support company , 19:32.290 --> 19:34.401 first class Kenneth Cavender and star 19:34.401 --> 19:35.790 in first class Patrick , 19:50.040 --> 19:52.170 the med Coe best medics are being 19:52.180 --> 19:54.236 presented with the army commendation 19:54.236 --> 19:56.402 medal . Attention to orders . The army 19:56.402 --> 19:58.347 commendation medal is presented to 19:58.347 --> 20:00.569 Sergeant , first class Kenneth Cavender 20:00.569 --> 20:02.513 and Sergeant , first class Patrick 20:02.513 --> 20:04.402 Bayla for outstanding meritorious 20:04.402 --> 20:06.624 achievement . As members of the 2024 US 20:06.624 --> 20:08.624 Army Medical Center of Excellence . 20:08.624 --> 20:10.958 Best medic team , their professionalism , 20:10.958 --> 20:12.847 motivation , physical fitness and 20:12.847 --> 20:14.680 mental stamina resulted in their 20:14.680 --> 20:16.680 selection above their peers . Their 20:16.680 --> 20:18.847 professional excellence and dedication 20:18.847 --> 20:18.010 are in keeping with the highest 20:18.020 --> 20:19.909 standards of military service and 20:19.909 --> 20:22.076 reflect great credit upon themselves . 20:22.076 --> 20:24.187 The United States Army Medical Center 20:24.187 --> 20:26.187 of Excellence and the United States 20:26.187 --> 20:28.298 Army signed Clinton K Marie Brigadier 20:28.298 --> 20:29.464 General commanding . 20:36.400 --> 20:38.609 They will also receive a trophy from 20:38.619 --> 20:40.563 the Medical Center of Excellence . 21:22.859 --> 21:25.192 During this year's best medic challenge . 21:25.192 --> 21:27.081 Competitors had an opportunity to 21:27.081 --> 21:29.081 identify a candidate that stood out 21:29.081 --> 21:31.192 amongst their peers . This competitor 21:31.192 --> 21:33.415 motivated each team and demonstrated to 21:33.415 --> 21:35.526 be the best player for the team . Not 21:35.526 --> 21:37.748 necessarily the best player on the team 21:37.748 --> 21:39.970 will star in first class Baker . Please 21:39.970 --> 21:39.489 come forward . 22:12.369 --> 22:14.591 He wants to motivate you . So , hold on 22:14.591 --> 22:18.550 one second . Thank you . 22:20.959 --> 22:23.550 We'll say this was , uh , I competed in 22:23.560 --> 22:26.849 some best medic type stuff before . Um , 22:26.859 --> 22:29.699 but this group that we had , uh , I 22:29.709 --> 22:32.469 think was unique in that most of the 22:32.479 --> 22:34.535 time . It's , uh , it's like kind of 22:34.535 --> 22:37.849 cut throat and people wanna not help 22:37.859 --> 22:40.081 each other out so much , but this group 22:40.081 --> 22:42.192 in particular , I love you all . Um , 22:44.040 --> 22:47.380 everybody was very helpful . Not , um , 22:47.390 --> 22:49.612 you know , if you see someone who's got 22:49.612 --> 22:51.779 like their bag . That's all the way in 22:51.779 --> 22:53.779 the back and it's hard to get , not 22:53.779 --> 22:53.300 just like leaving them alone to like 22:54.140 --> 22:56.140 fend for themselves but helping one 22:56.140 --> 22:58.029 another get to the next event . I 22:58.029 --> 22:59.819 hadn't seen so much unity in a 22:59.829 --> 23:01.940 competitive environment before it was 23:01.940 --> 23:04.650 really cool . That's it for me . Thanks . 23:05.739 --> 23:06.739 Ok , 23:22.520 --> 23:24.631 ladies and gentlemen , please welcome 23:24.631 --> 23:26.464 Major Thomas Hord from the Royal 23:26.464 --> 23:27.576 Norwegian Air Force 23:39.300 --> 23:42.489 participants . I've uh been uh really , 23:42.500 --> 23:44.722 really impressed by everything that you 23:44.722 --> 23:46.778 all have , have done over these four 23:46.778 --> 23:50.339 days . I'm impressed , mostly impressed 23:50.349 --> 23:52.516 by the fact that you can still walk up 23:52.516 --> 23:55.599 and down the stage . And 23:56.959 --> 23:59.089 I , I , I'm a teacher as well . I'm a 23:59.099 --> 24:01.920 pilot instructor uh of the Shepherd Air 24:01.930 --> 24:03.986 Force Base . We train mainly fighter 24:03.986 --> 24:07.469 pilots . That's , that's our , our , 24:07.530 --> 24:10.760 our mission . Um I have a lot of new 24:10.770 --> 24:13.030 techniques that I can use on these kids 24:13.040 --> 24:15.599 now . So thank you for that . All . 24:15.609 --> 24:18.250 Everyone that , that's , that's uh uh 24:19.089 --> 24:22.939 show me the ropes here . This , 24:22.949 --> 24:24.500 this um 24:26.630 --> 24:30.170 this uh uh Norwegian Rock 24:30.180 --> 24:33.459 March , uh Foot March has been a 24:33.469 --> 24:35.890 tradition in Norway for the past 109 24:35.900 --> 24:38.900 years . So it's been started , started 24:38.910 --> 24:42.510 just uh kind of during the first 24:42.520 --> 24:45.130 world War . And um 24:45.650 --> 24:49.459 it's uh was the idea to 24:49.479 --> 24:53.099 have the able to 24:53.109 --> 24:56.540 take your combat gear and walk 30 24:56.550 --> 24:59.579 kilometers and then be ready for combat 24:59.589 --> 25:02.250 once you arrive , it looks like all of 25:02.260 --> 25:05.859 you are ready for combat . So I think 25:05.869 --> 25:07.770 we've succeeded for all of you no 25:07.780 --> 25:10.760 matter what time that you used for the 25:10.880 --> 25:13.760 march . And 25:15.790 --> 25:19.689 I have some awards or 25:19.699 --> 25:21.479 some certificates to present . 25:34.560 --> 25:36.782 The Norwegian Foot March was first held 25:36.782 --> 25:39.170 in 1915 as a test of marching endurance 25:39.180 --> 25:41.347 for soldiers in the Norwegian Army . A 25:41.380 --> 25:43.491 strategic goal was to be able to move 25:43.491 --> 25:45.491 larger units of troops over a great 25:45.491 --> 25:47.602 distance swiftly and in a manner that 25:47.602 --> 25:49.824 enabled them to efficiently be prepared 25:49.824 --> 25:51.769 for combat even after the March by 25:51.769 --> 25:53.936 carrying the rucksack and weapon . The 25:53.936 --> 25:56.047 goal today is to simulate the general 25:56.047 --> 25:57.991 interest of marching over extended 25:57.991 --> 26:00.213 distances amongst military and civilian 26:00.213 --> 26:02.324 personnel . The test consists of a 30 26:02.324 --> 26:04.213 kilometer 18.64 mile march with a 26:04.213 --> 26:07.020 rucksack weighing 11 kg . The following 26:07.030 --> 26:09.060 individuals are being awarded the 26:09.069 --> 26:12.270 silver Norwegian foot march . Bad staff 26:12.280 --> 26:14.447 sergeant Katherine Anderson to medical 26:14.447 --> 26:15.447 battalion , 26:22.729 --> 26:24.819 second lieutenant Skyler Larson , 2 26:24.829 --> 26:26.380 64th medical battalion 26:29.900 --> 26:32.270 sergeant , Alexander Petty Brook Army 26:32.280 --> 26:33.280 medical center , 26:37.579 --> 26:40.699 Captain Dominic Smith 56th signal . 27:26.069 --> 27:28.069 The following individuals are being 27:28.069 --> 27:31.689 award foot march , staff 27:31.699 --> 27:34.160 sergeant Zachary Babin 264th medical 27:34.170 --> 27:36.369 battalion , Sarm first class Ryan 27:36.380 --> 27:39.000 Campbell battalion , Sarm first class 27:39.010 --> 27:41.121 Kenneth Cavender headquarters support 27:41.121 --> 27:44.040 company specialist Jordan Cole Brook 27:44.050 --> 27:46.770 army medical center s first class 27:46.780 --> 27:48.729 Ashley Conlin , non commissioned 27:48.739 --> 27:51.560 officer , academy staff sergeant , 27:51.630 --> 27:55.329 Rossel Dasher Army South staff 27:55.339 --> 27:57.910 Sergeant Jared Green 2 32nd medical 27:57.920 --> 28:00.160 battalion , staff sergeant , Angeli 28:00.170 --> 28:02.670 Gutierrez Salzar . 2 64th medical 28:02.680 --> 28:03.680 battalion . 29:58.020 --> 30:01.530 Wait , there's staff Sergeant , 30:01.540 --> 30:03.869 Dominic Koshin Brook . Army medical 30:03.880 --> 30:05.869 center . Staff Sergeant , Devin 30:05.880 --> 30:09.020 Lindbergh 188 medical battalion , staff 30:09.030 --> 30:11.380 Sergeant , Austin mcculley , 7 1/7 30:11.390 --> 30:13.168 Military Intelligence Battalion 30:13.520 --> 30:17.339 sergeant , Brian Maye 7 1/7 military 30:17.349 --> 30:19.550 Intelligence Battalion . First 30:19.560 --> 30:21.660 Lieutenant Taylor Tyson Brook , army 30:21.670 --> 30:24.150 medical center sergeant , first class 30:24.160 --> 30:26.150 Patrick Vela headquarters support 30:26.160 --> 30:29.319 company sergeant , Nolan W Wallace 30:29.329 --> 30:31.880 Brook , army medical center and Captain 30:31.890 --> 30:34.130 Amelia Weaver . 2 64th medical 30:34.140 --> 30:35.140 battalion . 32:16.109 --> 32:17.887 At this time , we would like to 32:17.887 --> 32:20.229 recognize Major Thomas Hord from the 32:20.239 --> 32:21.900 Royal Norwegian Air Force . 32:26.670 --> 32:28.892 Colonel Vasilis and Sar Major Lain Joni 32:28.892 --> 32:30.892 will be presenting a certificate of 32:30.892 --> 32:32.948 appreciation for taking the time and 32:32.948 --> 32:34.837 supporting the Ss and soldiers to 32:34.837 --> 32:36.892 challenge the Norwegian Foot March . 32:52.089 --> 32:54.200 It's me . Ok . I guess it's my turn . 32:55.310 --> 32:57.430 Hey , um , first on behalf of General 32:57.439 --> 32:59.550 Murray , congratulations um , for the 32:59.550 --> 33:01.606 people that said , thank you and for 33:01.606 --> 33:03.717 the competitors really appreciate and 33:03.717 --> 33:05.883 congratulations for all you did . Um I 33:05.883 --> 33:07.772 actually wanna start with you all 33:07.772 --> 33:07.709 because what you do is you go out there 33:07.719 --> 33:09.997 and you inspire for excellence , right ? 33:10.569 --> 33:12.736 Because we can't have a bad day on the 33:12.736 --> 33:14.847 battlefield or in medicine because if 33:14.847 --> 33:16.847 we're not excellent people die , if 33:16.847 --> 33:18.791 we're not there for their be their 33:18.791 --> 33:20.902 worst day and we're on our best day , 33:20.902 --> 33:23.430 bad things happen . And so thank you to 33:23.439 --> 33:25.661 you . Congratulations . I won't be long 33:25.661 --> 33:27.772 because I know some of you would like 33:27.772 --> 33:29.828 to get some sleep today , right ? Um 33:29.828 --> 33:32.161 For all the folks that helped set it up , 33:32.161 --> 33:35.020 raise your hands for me . Cadre sports 33:35.030 --> 33:38.619 staff . Come on . Um 33:39.439 --> 33:41.661 I know what it's like to be you . I was 33:41.661 --> 33:43.772 part of a command team that had to do 33:43.772 --> 33:45.995 one of these . Um I know you have to do 33:45.995 --> 33:47.995 your day job while you're trying to 33:47.995 --> 33:50.217 write your con up , set up your lanes , 33:50.217 --> 33:52.272 um , briefing people , um , validate 33:52.272 --> 33:54.383 your lanes all at the same time . And 33:54.383 --> 33:56.606 so thank you for what you did . Um We , 33:56.606 --> 33:58.661 we do it because we want to have the 33:58.661 --> 34:00.772 most excellent competition possible . 34:00.772 --> 34:02.661 You , you'll see a theme start to 34:02.661 --> 34:04.883 emerge here in a minute . Um We want to 34:04.883 --> 34:07.050 have the most realistic conditions for 34:07.050 --> 34:09.217 these competitors . Get it as close to 34:09.217 --> 34:11.217 where as we can to what it would be 34:11.217 --> 34:13.328 like in a real battle . And so you go 34:13.328 --> 34:15.439 painstakingly out of your way to make 34:15.439 --> 34:17.939 that happen . And so it was a wise 34:17.949 --> 34:20.005 philosopher by the name of Aristotle 34:20.005 --> 34:22.879 and not this one that once said you are 34:22.889 --> 34:25.310 what you repeatedly do excellence then 34:25.409 --> 34:29.100 is not an act , but a habit . And 34:29.110 --> 34:31.277 so when you think about a habit , it's 34:31.277 --> 34:33.388 something you repeatedly do sometimes 34:33.388 --> 34:36.080 subconsciously think IC TLS Army where 34:36.090 --> 34:38.423 you're tasking battle drills type stuff . 34:38.423 --> 34:40.590 I like to think of phlebotomists . You 34:40.590 --> 34:42.534 go in there and you have that most 34:42.534 --> 34:44.800 excellent phlebotomist and they're done 34:44.810 --> 34:46.790 and you're like you took blood , I 34:46.800 --> 34:49.939 didn't feel a thing . And so those are 34:49.949 --> 34:52.116 those habits we need to get into . And 34:52.116 --> 34:54.282 so you think about army medicine , you 34:54.282 --> 34:56.505 think about what we do on a battlefield 34:56.505 --> 34:56.229 or what we do in a hospital on a day to 34:56.239 --> 34:58.459 day basis , it's provide excellence . 34:59.070 --> 35:01.300 And so I , I told Sergeant Major 35:01.310 --> 35:03.477 Johnson , I was going to take you on a 35:03.477 --> 35:05.532 journey and bear with me . There's a 35:05.532 --> 35:07.643 point to it , what I want you to do , 35:07.643 --> 35:11.270 think about everything that has to go 35:11.280 --> 35:14.429 right from a point of injury . 35:15.229 --> 35:17.173 So that had a soldier who , who uh 35:17.173 --> 35:18.896 suffers a traumatic event on a 35:18.896 --> 35:21.280 battlefield not only survives that 35:21.290 --> 35:23.346 event , but also thrives on the back 35:23.346 --> 35:25.929 end . So everything that has to go 35:25.939 --> 35:28.161 right from point of injury through that 35:28.161 --> 35:30.161 whole event . And I'm gonna , we're 35:30.161 --> 35:32.161 gonna walk through it like thinking 35:32.161 --> 35:35.020 about it . So the scenario that I'm 35:35.030 --> 35:37.790 gonna paint for you is a soldier 35:37.800 --> 35:40.022 pulling guard duty on top of a building 35:40.022 --> 35:42.290 in Iraq seems like a reasonable thing 35:42.300 --> 35:44.570 that would have happened . Um 35:45.810 --> 35:47.921 Sometimes during that guard duty , uh 35:47.921 --> 35:49.810 the building comes under attack . 35:50.800 --> 35:53.750 Soldier RPG lands on top of the 35:53.760 --> 35:55.593 building detonates on top of the 35:55.593 --> 35:58.030 soldier . What happens next ? 35:59.979 --> 36:01.923 It's a rhetorical question . Don't 36:01.923 --> 36:04.939 worry . Someone responds most likely a 36:04.949 --> 36:07.171 68 whiskey , but a medical professional 36:07.171 --> 36:09.439 responds and takes life saving measures 36:09.449 --> 36:11.616 for that soldier . Then what happens ? 36:12.340 --> 36:14.284 They gotta get the soldier off the 36:14.284 --> 36:16.284 building and into a medevac . We'll 36:16.284 --> 36:18.562 call aircraft for this , this occasion . 36:19.389 --> 36:21.445 Aircraft has to navigate potentially 36:21.445 --> 36:24.139 hostile airspace . Crew member in the 36:24.149 --> 36:26.205 back is providing care , making sure 36:26.205 --> 36:28.371 the soldier stays alive and they go to 36:28.371 --> 36:30.949 a roll three . What happens next ? They 36:30.959 --> 36:33.340 got a needy doc , an ey nurse medic 36:33.679 --> 36:36.379 that have to do care in order to prep 36:36.389 --> 36:38.600 that soldier for surgery . Same time 36:38.610 --> 36:40.943 you've got radiology tech , radiologist , 36:40.943 --> 36:42.888 probably doing films to inform the 36:42.888 --> 36:44.721 surgeon what's going on with the 36:44.721 --> 36:46.443 patient . They got lab techs , 36:46.443 --> 36:48.443 laboratory officers running labs so 36:48.443 --> 36:50.554 they can provide vital information to 36:50.554 --> 36:52.969 the , the , er , doc , the or doc about 36:52.979 --> 36:55.610 what that patient's going through . And 36:55.620 --> 36:57.453 you also have the pharmacy folks 36:57.453 --> 36:59.342 providing medicines uh to get the 36:59.342 --> 37:01.689 patient , pain control bleeding whatnot . 37:02.919 --> 37:05.280 Soldier gets back to the or you got 37:05.290 --> 37:08.120 anesthesia you got or nurse or tech , 37:08.129 --> 37:09.962 probably an orthopedic surgeon , 37:09.962 --> 37:12.073 general surgeon that are gonna do the 37:12.073 --> 37:14.073 surgery . Assuming the soldier gets 37:14.073 --> 37:17.239 through surgery there , IC IC nurse 37:17.250 --> 37:18.250 probably 37:24.340 --> 37:27.280 he get the patient out of the theater 37:27.669 --> 37:30.649 and home amputation because of where 37:30.659 --> 37:34.360 they are PG landed . You then have PTOT 37:34.370 --> 37:36.426 behavioral health and all the things 37:36.426 --> 37:38.560 that go with that . And assuming that 37:41.949 --> 37:45.580 right from the point of injury all the 37:45.590 --> 37:49.540 way back , you would , you all agree . 37:51.750 --> 37:55.159 So that's why we do this . And I also 37:55.169 --> 37:57.336 tell you what I just told you the true 37:57.336 --> 37:59.879 story that actually happened . That 37:59.889 --> 38:02.111 individual is Danielle Green basketball 38:02.111 --> 38:04.222 player for Notre Dame before it . And 38:04.222 --> 38:06.500 in 23 is on top of a building as an MP . 38:06.500 --> 38:08.520 Young MP . When she took an RPG , 38:09.530 --> 38:12.469 everything went right for her because 38:12.479 --> 38:14.590 the Linchpin in that whole process is 38:14.590 --> 38:17.350 you , you were at the point of injury . 38:17.800 --> 38:21.120 Some combat medic fought through fire , 38:21.489 --> 38:24.620 enemy fire and did the they were on 38:24.629 --> 38:27.290 their best game on her worst day . And 38:27.300 --> 38:29.429 so that's why we do this so that you 38:29.439 --> 38:32.169 thrive for excellence too . And so my 38:32.179 --> 38:34.401 challenge is not only to you all but to 38:34.401 --> 38:36.568 everybody in the room is , you need to 38:36.568 --> 38:38.679 be excellent at whatever it is you do 38:38.679 --> 38:40.959 in military medicine because we all 38:40.969 --> 38:44.090 have to be the best at our specific 38:44.149 --> 38:47.199 duty so that we can save lives and the 38:47.209 --> 38:47.629 army . 38:52.620 --> 38:56.270 So with that , have a great weekend 38:58.949 --> 39:01.889 today , um you all get some sleep 39:04.520 --> 39:05.510 um and be 39:12.540 --> 39:16.090 uh bring the 32nd command team on stage , 39:16.100 --> 39:16.639 please . 39:24.060 --> 39:26.540 Hey , we're gonna recognize um a few 39:26.550 --> 39:28.772 folks who try to help organize the plan 39:28.772 --> 39:31.459 this event and preplan it to the plan 39:31.469 --> 39:33.959 as well as to the follow execution , 39:33.969 --> 39:36.580 recovery operation . It's a multitude 39:36.729 --> 39:38.951 first that we need , right ? And really 39:38.951 --> 39:41.159 um the score of the 18 amount of the 39:41.169 --> 39:43.280 time we are kind of highlighting them 39:43.280 --> 39:46.989 but two people is a total of three but 39:47.000 --> 39:49.270 two that's currently in the room . Um 39:49.280 --> 39:51.179 That's here . Uh That's uh 39:54.590 --> 39:58.060 as well as uh so to , to take uh 39:58.080 --> 40:00.550 geese , uh if you could come up here to 40:00.560 --> 40:02.949 the front and add to it and say um big 40:02.959 --> 40:05.181 shout out to these two . That's kind of 40:05.181 --> 40:07.739 crazy because this was not an easy task . 40:07.959 --> 40:10.181 Um They made it happen by disruption to 40:10.181 --> 40:13.290 the mission . Um and they embodied um 40:13.620 --> 40:15.659 their actions , our model for game 40:15.770 --> 40:17.937 thats an action . So great job , great 40:17.937 --> 40:21.649 job with that talk . Operations 24 7 , 40:22.159 --> 40:24.949 no safety risks , no safety accidents , 40:25.429 --> 40:27.596 phenomenal support , coordinating with 40:27.596 --> 40:29.780 the G three team for uh me that uh 40:29.790 --> 40:33.280 National Guard support . Let's go on 40:33.290 --> 40:36.889 and on and on . Uh So kudos to both of 40:36.899 --> 40:39.840 you for uh holding down the fort and 40:39.850 --> 40:42.520 representing me , co equal . So let go 40:42.560 --> 40:45.030 ahead and present the attentional 40:45.040 --> 40:47.489 orders . The army commendation medal is 40:47.500 --> 40:49.760 presented to First Lieutenant Chad 40:49.770 --> 40:52.000 Geese and first sergeant , Cody Hardin 40:52.219 --> 40:54.386 for outstanding achievement during the 40:54.386 --> 40:56.386 Medical Center of Excellence's 2024 40:56.386 --> 40:58.108 best medic competition . Their 40:58.108 --> 41:00.052 outstanding dedication to duty and 41:00.052 --> 41:02.108 commitment to excellence contributed 41:02.108 --> 41:04.052 tremendously to the unit's overall 41:04.052 --> 41:05.830 success . Their actions reflect 41:05.830 --> 41:07.941 distinct credit upon themselves . The 41:07.941 --> 41:09.810 188 medical battalion , the 32nd 41:09.820 --> 41:11.820 Medical Brigade , the United States 41:11.820 --> 41:13.931 Army Medical Center of Excellence and 41:13.931 --> 41:16.153 the United States sign Jason C Williams 41:16.153 --> 41:17.487 Colonel MS commanding , 41:27.590 --> 41:29.757 ladies and gentlemen , to conclude our 41:29.757 --> 41:31.979 ceremony , we ask that you please stand 41:31.979 --> 41:34.201 and join along as we sing the army song 41:34.201 --> 41:36.257 at the completion of the army song . 41:36.257 --> 41:38.479 The competitors will be standing at the 41:38.479 --> 41:40.701 welcome you to come . Congratulate them 41:40.701 --> 41:42.701 all . Thank you for attending today 41:42.701 --> 41:41.580 morning . 42:55.320 --> 42:55.790 That's it .