1 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:05,760 The 5/10 motto is sustained in the 2 00:00:05,769 --> 00:00:08,079 battle force . When you want to sustain 3 00:00:08,090 --> 00:00:10,050 a battle force , you have to think 4 00:00:10,060 --> 00:00:12,840 about what exactly that soldier needs 5 00:00:12,850 --> 00:00:15,072 or might need . The attention to detail 6 00:00:15,072 --> 00:00:17,579 is very important . If you forget one 7 00:00:17,590 --> 00:00:20,299 thing that small link it could make or 8 00:00:20,309 --> 00:00:22,969 break the operation . The 5/10 is that 9 00:00:23,180 --> 00:00:25,780 in between facilitator , while the 10 00:00:25,790 --> 00:00:28,040 attacker command gets to exercise , 11 00:00:28,049 --> 00:00:30,216 moving in and getting supplied as they 12 00:00:30,216 --> 00:00:32,327 need to occupying the space that they 13 00:00:32,327 --> 00:00:34,105 need to and then moving out and 14 00:00:34,105 --> 00:00:35,938 executing their mission . We are 15 00:00:35,938 --> 00:00:38,160 supporting them , making sure that they 16 00:00:38,160 --> 00:00:40,382 have all the food that they need , that 17 00:00:40,382 --> 00:00:42,549 they have the place to lay their heads 18 00:00:42,549 --> 00:00:44,549 and that everything that they might 19 00:00:44,549 --> 00:00:46,327 need in case of an emergency or 20 00:00:46,327 --> 00:00:48,493 response is in place , the host nation 21 00:00:48,493 --> 00:00:50,716 knows how they should be responding and 22 00:00:50,716 --> 00:00:52,938 what their obligations are and how they 23 00:00:52,938 --> 00:00:54,650 can help us and maintain that 24 00:00:54,659 --> 00:00:57,930 relationship so that we get to enrich 25 00:00:57,939 --> 00:00:59,828 the relationship between the host 26 00:00:59,828 --> 00:01:02,400 nation and our forces as well as 27 00:01:02,409 --> 00:01:05,330 facilitate any unexpected situations 28 00:01:05,339 --> 00:01:07,339 that come up and make the mission , 29 00:01:09,660 --> 00:01:12,129 the flexing the muscle of how do we 30 00:01:12,139 --> 00:01:15,000 actually communicate ? How do we build 31 00:01:15,010 --> 00:01:17,199 these relationships so that we are all 32 00:01:17,209 --> 00:01:19,019 talking the same and understand 33 00:01:19,029 --> 00:01:21,839 everyone's rules about moving things 34 00:01:21,849 --> 00:01:23,839 from point A to point B when we're 35 00:01:23,849 --> 00:01:25,905 talking about immediate response and 36 00:01:25,905 --> 00:01:28,016 everything that is going on right now 37 00:01:28,016 --> 00:01:30,238 within the European footprint . This is 38 00:01:30,238 --> 00:01:32,405 an amazing once in a lifetime exercise 39 00:01:32,405 --> 00:01:34,519 that we are participating in . It 40 00:01:34,529 --> 00:01:37,370 reinforces the need to really plan out 41 00:01:37,379 --> 00:01:39,430 operations and logistics and 42 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,662 sustainment and the , and the interplay 43 00:01:41,662 --> 00:01:43,773 of all those things because any , any 44 00:01:43,773 --> 00:01:45,773 weak link in that chain is going to 45 00:01:45,773 --> 00:01:47,996 affect the mission overall . So when we 46 00:01:47,996 --> 00:01:50,329 got on the ground , we had the 5/10 RSG , 47 00:01:50,329 --> 00:01:50,160 which is a compo three unit out of 48 00:01:50,169 --> 00:01:52,280 Germany that helps set the conditions 49 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:54,502 for us to fall in on training areas and 50 00:01:54,502 --> 00:01:56,459 all the supply chain stuff . If we 51 00:01:56,470 --> 00:01:58,581 didn't have those guys , we really be 52 00:01:58,581 --> 00:02:00,526 struggling but test the total army 53 00:02:00,526 --> 00:02:02,359 concept , whether we can operate 54 00:02:02,359 --> 00:02:04,581 together , whether we can move together 55 00:02:04,581 --> 00:02:06,637 and communicate effectively . You're 56 00:02:06,637 --> 00:02:08,748 only as strong as your weakest link , 57 00:02:08,748 --> 00:02:10,803 whether that's your statement , your 58 00:02:10,803 --> 00:02:12,914 logistics , your c two , all of those 59 00:02:12,914 --> 00:02:15,248 war fighting functions operate together . 60 00:02:15,779 --> 00:02:18,080 I'm fortunate to be in a role right now 61 00:02:18,089 --> 00:02:20,311 where I get to support soldiers . I get 62 00:02:20,311 --> 00:02:22,770 to make sure that the soldiers that are 63 00:02:22,779 --> 00:02:24,779 going through their training , take 64 00:02:24,779 --> 00:02:26,779 ground , do what we need to do in a 65 00:02:26,779 --> 00:02:29,220 conflict , have what they need to 66 00:02:29,229 --> 00:02:31,800 execute that mission and go home . 67 00:02:31,809 --> 00:02:34,500 Anything that I'm able to do to support 68 00:02:34,509 --> 00:02:37,160 that mission and make it a success . 69 00:02:38,350 --> 00:02:39,860 That's what I joined for .