WEBVTT 00:03.210 --> 00:05.280 If you need something done , that's 00:05.280 --> 00:07.613 maybe never been done before . You know , 00:07.613 --> 00:09.836 so many times in the military , you try 00:09.836 --> 00:11.836 not to , so to speak , reinvent the 00:11.836 --> 00:14.800 wheel . But us coming out here was 00:14.800 --> 00:17.120 inventing the wheel . It just was a 00:17.120 --> 00:20.010 task that hadn't been done before . It 00:20.010 --> 00:22.177 was the right people at the right time 00:22.177 --> 00:24.920 to make it happen and it's not 00:24.930 --> 00:27.800 insignificant . The , the achievement 00:27.800 --> 00:30.133 that we , that we've got for being here . 00:30.720 --> 00:34.510 This was a first for the 00:34.510 --> 00:36.660 Army Reserves Aviation to ever 00:36.660 --> 00:38.660 accomplish a mission like this . We 00:38.660 --> 00:42.280 went from Fort Rucker , Alabama to Fort 00:42.280 --> 00:44.650 Bragg , North Carolina through Canada , 00:44.660 --> 00:46.827 Greenland , Iceland all the way across 00:46.827 --> 00:49.420 Europe to get to Africa . We're very 00:49.420 --> 00:51.820 excited to be part of this exercise 00:51.830 --> 00:54.052 because we're showing that Army Reserve 00:54.052 --> 00:56.360 Fixed Wing Aviation is able to help 00:56.370 --> 00:58.780 tame the tyranny of distance . And that 00:58.780 --> 01:01.002 means that these long distances between 01:01.002 --> 01:03.169 airports , between train areas , field 01:03.169 --> 01:05.113 training sites can be tamed by the 01:05.113 --> 01:07.580 power of A C 12 A U S Army Reserve 01:07.580 --> 01:09.960 Fixed Wing Aviation Asset . It's very 01:09.960 --> 01:12.182 exciting for us because we've got a lot 01:12.182 --> 01:14.293 of folks who are professionals in the 01:14.293 --> 01:16.350 civilian world . A lot of aircraft 01:16.350 --> 01:18.406 pilots , a lot of commercial airline 01:18.406 --> 01:20.800 pilots who have a great deal of skills 01:20.800 --> 01:22.911 that they bring to the equation . And 01:22.911 --> 01:25.133 this is just a really great opportunity 01:25.133 --> 01:27.190 for us to support a really important 01:27.190 --> 01:29.468 exercise here on the African continent . 01:29.468 --> 01:31.634 So by bringing army reserve fixed wing 01:31.634 --> 01:33.710 aviators into an environment like 01:33.710 --> 01:35.599 justified accord , you're able to 01:35.599 --> 01:37.830 leverage real expertise that's honed 01:37.840 --> 01:40.007 each and every day again , both in the 01:40.007 --> 01:42.720 military and in civilian careers . This 01:42.720 --> 01:44.887 mission specifically for the future of 01:44.887 --> 01:46.776 fixed wing and the future of Army 01:46.776 --> 01:49.530 Reserve Aviation is critical . We are 01:49.530 --> 01:53.170 showing that we are a need and that we 01:53.170 --> 01:55.337 are a desired asset . So we're proving 01:55.337 --> 01:57.559 our worth not only to the Army Reserves 01:57.559 --> 02:00.100 but big army as well and providing 02:00.100 --> 02:04.100 services that are needed and helps with 02:04.100 --> 02:06.267 the missions no matter where we , this 02:06.267 --> 02:08.510 was a very incredible experience to 02:08.510 --> 02:10.732 come all the way out here to be able to 02:10.732 --> 02:12.954 fly out here with the crew and fly back 02:12.954 --> 02:15.320 with the crew . I've gotten to see so 02:15.320 --> 02:17.209 much of the world that I've never 02:17.209 --> 02:19.320 gotten to see before and I've learned 02:19.320 --> 02:21.376 how to do my job that much better by 02:21.376 --> 02:23.480 having real world experience in real 02:23.480 --> 02:25.920 time that I can pass along to those 02:25.920 --> 02:28.087 that are coming up behind me . I think 02:28.087 --> 02:31.240 we're demonstrating a capability and an 02:31.240 --> 02:34.820 overall ability that maybe wasn't even 02:34.830 --> 02:36.930 recognized to begin with . So we've 02:36.940 --> 02:40.530 been able to expand reach capabilities 02:40.540 --> 02:44.540 of Army Reserve Aviation flying 02:44.540 --> 02:48.400 out to Kenya , the grandest 02:48.400 --> 02:50.810 adventure of a lifetime . So I was 02:50.810 --> 02:53.270 grateful to be a part of that and 02:53.720 --> 02:55.776 that's something that I'm not sure I 02:55.776 --> 02:56.930 could ever top and I'll never forget .