1 00:00:03,299 --> 00:00:05,400 We're here at Fort Bliss doing our 2 00:00:05,409 --> 00:00:08,149 final of five proof of concepts for 3 00:00:08,159 --> 00:00:10,159 combat support training ranges . We 4 00:00:10,159 --> 00:00:12,326 have the 99th Security Forces squadron 5 00:00:12,326 --> 00:00:14,326 from Nellis and the seventh mission 6 00:00:14,326 --> 00:00:16,492 support group from Dias and under that 7 00:00:16,492 --> 00:00:18,715 seventh mission support group , we have 8 00:00:18,715 --> 00:00:21,048 airmen from the civil engineer squadron , 9 00:00:21,048 --> 00:00:23,103 the logistics running the squadron , 10 00:00:23,103 --> 00:00:24,992 the four support squadron and the 11 00:00:24,992 --> 00:00:27,215 security forces squadron doing unit led 12 00:00:27,215 --> 00:00:29,326 training when I was a young officer , 13 00:00:29,326 --> 00:00:31,629 we craved the opportunity to go off 14 00:00:31,639 --> 00:00:34,659 station to a training range and do this 15 00:00:34,668 --> 00:00:36,890 kind of training . We've spent the last 16 00:00:36,890 --> 00:00:39,729 few years determining locations , 17 00:00:39,738 --> 00:00:42,199 determining what they need to be , what 18 00:00:42,208 --> 00:00:44,430 kit do we need . We're still working on 19 00:00:44,430 --> 00:00:47,779 kitting them out completely , but they 20 00:00:47,790 --> 00:00:50,069 are ready to be used . We've already 21 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,450 got units that are starting to use them . 22 00:00:52,459 --> 00:00:54,869 So next steps are building this 23 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,639 momentum around the air force . The 24 00:00:57,650 --> 00:00:59,372 concept is going really well . 25 00:00:59,372 --> 00:01:01,483 Initially , we started kind of slow , 26 00:01:01,483 --> 00:01:03,539 kind of doing a crawl walk run phase 27 00:01:03,539 --> 00:01:03,459 because we have a lot of inexperienced 28 00:01:03,470 --> 00:01:05,692 airmen here , a lot of three levels and 29 00:01:05,692 --> 00:01:07,914 five levels and only a handful of seven 30 00:01:07,914 --> 00:01:10,137 levels . And then we kind of progressed 31 00:01:10,137 --> 00:01:09,510 into a little more advanced , a little 32 00:01:09,519 --> 00:01:11,797 bit more multi capable airmen training . 33 00:01:11,860 --> 00:01:13,916 And then we had the Capstone event , 34 00:01:13,916 --> 00:01:17,290 which was a joint integrated convoy op 35 00:01:17,300 --> 00:01:19,620 out to a contingency airstrip that we 36 00:01:19,629 --> 00:01:22,050 need to secure with security forces and 37 00:01:22,059 --> 00:01:24,281 prove that we have the be base bed down 38 00:01:24,281 --> 00:01:26,550 capability , which we did to simulate 39 00:01:26,559 --> 00:01:28,892 an integrated combat turn of an MQ nine . 40 00:01:28,892 --> 00:01:31,319 So that was our mission . Historically , 41 00:01:31,330 --> 00:01:33,309 security forces always trained and 42 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:35,652 deployed in pre deployment on their own . 43 00:01:35,730 --> 00:01:37,674 So gain that experience of working 44 00:01:37,674 --> 00:01:39,674 around the MSG is going to be great 45 00:01:39,674 --> 00:01:41,674 because you're making connections , 46 00:01:41,674 --> 00:01:43,897 you're figuring out who to talk to , to 47 00:01:43,897 --> 00:01:43,779 fix your problems and get solutions 48 00:01:45,459 --> 00:01:47,626 lessons learned that we would not have 49 00:01:47,626 --> 00:01:49,848 learned just doing a regular day to day 50 00:01:49,848 --> 00:01:51,959 job at home station , things like how 51 00:01:51,959 --> 00:01:53,959 to run a convoy . Which side of the 52 00:01:53,959 --> 00:01:56,070 humvee do you get out of if you start 53 00:01:56,070 --> 00:01:58,181 taking fire in a convoy , things that 54 00:01:58,181 --> 00:02:00,292 are hard to teach in a regular day to 55 00:02:00,292 --> 00:02:02,515 day vehicle management shop where we're 56 00:02:02,515 --> 00:02:02,150 fixing vehicles , we're getting 57 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,493 products out the door for the engineers , 58 00:02:04,493 --> 00:02:06,271 for the cops . It's been really 59 00:02:06,271 --> 00:02:08,493 realistic , especially with the terrain 60 00:02:08,493 --> 00:02:08,139 that they end up picking up . It does 61 00:02:08,149 --> 00:02:10,093 feel like you are out there in the 62 00:02:10,093 --> 00:02:11,871 deployed location to be able to 63 00:02:11,871 --> 00:02:14,149 actually have a Camara with different 64 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,779 afcs as well as to be able to get in 65 00:02:16,789 --> 00:02:18,900 touch with someone else to be able to 66 00:02:18,900 --> 00:02:20,845 help you out with something . This 67 00:02:20,845 --> 00:02:23,011 environment , this playground afforded 68 00:02:23,011 --> 00:02:25,233 us a lot of opportunities . Roughly 40% 69 00:02:25,233 --> 00:02:27,233 of our training we can't do at home 70 00:02:27,233 --> 00:02:26,949 station without the combat support 71 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,182 training range . The next steps for the 72 00:02:29,182 --> 00:02:31,238 combat support training ranges is to 73 00:02:31,238 --> 00:02:33,404 start using them more . I want them to 74 00:02:33,404 --> 00:02:35,071 take away what great training 75 00:02:35,071 --> 00:02:37,182 opportunity it was and I want them to 76 00:02:37,182 --> 00:02:39,127 start talking about it and telling 77 00:02:39,127 --> 00:02:41,127 their fellow airmen and other units 78 00:02:41,127 --> 00:02:44,970 about what they did here . Good that 79 00:02:44,979 --> 00:02:47,550 we are here . Setting these training 80 00:02:47,559 --> 00:02:49,837 ranges into existence and kidding them . 81 00:02:49,837 --> 00:02:51,948 Making them available for the force . 82 00:02:51,948 --> 00:02:53,726 It's vital . It may be the most 83 00:02:53,726 --> 00:02:55,892 important thing we're working on today 84 00:02:55,892 --> 00:02:55,710 in .