1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,833 So we received a mission tasking 2 00:00:01,833 --> 00:00:04,780 approved by the governor of Oklahoma to 3 00:00:04,790 --> 00:00:07,012 come out and help the Oakland Bureau of 4 00:00:07,012 --> 00:00:08,901 Narcotics to remove and eradicate 5 00:00:08,901 --> 00:00:11,090 illegal marijuana grows uh from the 6 00:00:11,090 --> 00:00:13,560 state . Our missions come from the 7 00:00:13,570 --> 00:00:15,514 Office of Emergency Management and 8 00:00:15,514 --> 00:00:17,459 Homeland Security for the state of 9 00:00:17,459 --> 00:00:19,403 Oklahoma . We're responding in the 10 00:00:19,403 --> 00:00:21,626 supporting agency , which means that we 11 00:00:21,626 --> 00:00:23,792 are not law enforcement . We still act 12 00:00:23,792 --> 00:00:25,903 as national guardsmen . Um and we let 13 00:00:25,903 --> 00:00:28,070 the law enforcement do their job . And 14 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:29,903 then we support as were directed 15 00:00:29,903 --> 00:00:31,792 through the Governor's Office and 16 00:00:31,792 --> 00:00:34,014 through Emergency Management here today 17 00:00:34,014 --> 00:00:35,959 we've got a few dozen soldiers and 18 00:00:35,959 --> 00:00:38,070 airmen from Oklahoma and Air National 19 00:00:38,070 --> 00:00:40,126 Guard that were able to come out and 20 00:00:40,126 --> 00:00:39,980 respond to help support this mission . 21 00:00:39,990 --> 00:00:42,630 Uh This is uh one of the many law 22 00:00:42,630 --> 00:00:44,590 enforcement agencies and and state 23 00:00:44,590 --> 00:00:46,757 agencies we support when they need our 24 00:00:46,757 --> 00:00:48,979 help and what this shows , it shows the 25 00:00:48,979 --> 00:00:51,034 versatility of the Oklahoma National 26 00:00:51,034 --> 00:00:52,868 Guard and the Air Guard and then 27 00:00:52,868 --> 00:00:55,034 basically the ability to work together 28 00:00:55,034 --> 00:00:57,201 everybody that's on this mission . All 29 00:00:57,201 --> 00:00:59,257 of them volunteered . I mean anytime 30 00:00:59,257 --> 00:00:59,230 I'm out with soldiers , it's a proud 31 00:00:59,230 --> 00:01:01,286 moment because like I said , they're 32 00:01:01,286 --> 00:01:03,286 out here doing it . And then like I 33 00:01:03,286 --> 00:01:05,397 said yesterday , we were working with 34 00:01:05,397 --> 00:01:07,286 the Sheriff's Department and then 35 00:01:07,286 --> 00:01:09,397 Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and both 36 00:01:09,397 --> 00:01:11,619 of them come up and thank me . And then 37 00:01:11,619 --> 00:01:11,410 even from across the street a little 38 00:01:11,410 --> 00:01:13,243 old lady , she walked up and and 39 00:01:13,243 --> 00:01:15,410 thanked us for what we're doing . So I 40 00:01:15,410 --> 00:01:17,188 mean that that that means a lot 41 00:01:17,188 --> 00:01:19,299 soldiers need to hear that . And then 42 00:01:19,299 --> 00:01:21,521 even when we had stopped on the side of 43 00:01:21,521 --> 00:01:21,405 the road to collect everybody up and 44 00:01:21,405 --> 00:01:23,127 get everybody back in a convoy 45 00:01:23,127 --> 00:01:25,745 formation and a couple stopped and 46 00:01:25,755 --> 00:01:27,922 thanked us for what we were doing . So 47 00:01:27,922 --> 00:01:29,922 I mean , that that means a lot . So 48 00:01:29,922 --> 00:01:32,088 this is this is a unique capability of 49 00:01:32,088 --> 00:01:34,311 the National Guard has in our status as 50 00:01:34,311 --> 00:01:36,533 a , as a state National Guard . Uh were 51 00:01:36,533 --> 00:01:38,890 able to come out and provide support to 52 00:01:38,890 --> 00:01:41,112 the state agencies when they need us to 53 00:01:41,112 --> 00:01:43,446 the people of Oklahoma and they need us , 54 00:01:43,446 --> 00:01:45,870 whether it be a flood , a tornado or 55 00:01:45,870 --> 00:01:48,380 support to law enforcement or even , 56 00:01:48,390 --> 00:01:50,612 you know , covid response . There a lot 57 00:01:50,612 --> 00:01:52,557 of different capabilities that the 58 00:01:52,557 --> 00:01:54,723 Guard brings to bear that are are very 59 00:01:54,723 --> 00:01:56,390 impactful on the domestic front .