1 00:00:00,140 --> 00:00:04,040 Yeah , this is a yes monetary . Please 2 00:00:04,050 --> 00:00:07,310 follow the sound of my voice . Come 3 00:00:07,310 --> 00:00:10,910 this way , I'm first lieutenant aerial 4 00:00:10,910 --> 00:00:14,290 bridges . I'm out of the 3 0/7 Chemical 5 00:00:14,290 --> 00:00:16,460 Company , which is in bell California 6 00:00:16,470 --> 00:00:19,230 or L . A . County . Um and I am the 7 00:00:19,230 --> 00:00:21,920 recon platoon leader as well as the 8 00:00:21,930 --> 00:00:25,360 full time staff working on Crete . Okay . 9 00:00:26,140 --> 00:00:29,830 This specific exercise recon basically 10 00:00:29,830 --> 00:00:31,886 is pulling casualties out of the hot 11 00:00:31,886 --> 00:00:34,170 zone and then in the event that any 12 00:00:34,170 --> 00:00:36,226 other unknown or unidentified hazard 13 00:00:36,226 --> 00:00:38,337 comes up , we would go out and attack 14 00:00:38,337 --> 00:00:40,003 that target and help with the 15 00:00:40,003 --> 00:00:42,840 identification of that hazard and 16 00:00:42,850 --> 00:00:45,017 hazardous area . You never really know 17 00:00:45,017 --> 00:00:46,794 exactly what you're gonna get , 18 00:00:46,794 --> 00:00:49,640 especially when a disaster happens . So 19 00:00:49,650 --> 00:00:52,120 we have to be prepared to kind of not 20 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,620 only do CAS EVAC but also attack these 21 00:00:55,620 --> 00:00:58,190 different hazards . Uh collect samples 22 00:00:58,190 --> 00:01:00,740 for people so they can send them out to 23 00:01:00,740 --> 00:01:02,462 a laboratory and help with the 24 00:01:02,462 --> 00:01:06,430 identification process . Um So I 25 00:01:06,430 --> 00:01:08,319 will say that you have to be very 26 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,840 motivated , especially on recon . You 27 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,062 have a lot of stuff that you have to be 28 00:01:13,062 --> 00:01:15,062 able to manage , be able to do . Um 29 00:01:15,062 --> 00:01:17,173 It's a lot of physical labor involved 30 00:01:17,173 --> 00:01:19,396 as well . I would say that our soldiers 31 00:01:19,396 --> 00:01:21,396 do really well . They've integrated 32 00:01:21,396 --> 00:01:23,562 really well . Um and honestly a lot of 33 00:01:23,562 --> 00:01:25,451 them are having fun out here . So 34 00:01:25,451 --> 00:01:27,562 getting assigned this mission I think 35 00:01:27,562 --> 00:01:29,673 is really reinvigorated the unit . Um 36 00:01:29,673 --> 00:01:31,840 It's made people motivated and excited 37 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:33,896 to come to drill . I'm very thankful 38 00:01:33,896 --> 00:01:35,896 for the opportunity to have come on 39 00:01:35,896 --> 00:01:37,562 this pre mission . Um I would 40 00:01:37,562 --> 00:01:39,784 definitely say that out here . I really 41 00:01:39,784 --> 00:01:42,007 get to develop my leadership skills and 42 00:01:42,007 --> 00:01:42,060 so I'm very thankful for that .