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Yeah . So this is the Oklahoma National

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Guard Counter U A symposium and it's

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really focused on bringing together

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players , not just across the state ,

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including the Oklahoma National Guard ,

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uh the Fort Sill and their joint

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Counter UAs University that they have

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uh other national players from across

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the country to get in the same room .

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Talk about the issues related to UAs as

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a threat and how do we defend against

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that ?

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But these systems ,

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so we have hosted counter UAs uh

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summits in the past , primarily focused

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on government only customers . So that

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way we're providing really kind , we'll

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call it that back door information ,

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right ? So we can get everyone in the

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same room talk about what the problems

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are . This is the first time that I'm

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aware of any National Guard unit

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leading this type of activity . So it's

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exciting to see this happening here in

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Oklahoma and keeping Oklahoma at the

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forefront of the dramatic shift in

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military technology since the invention

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of the airplane for the National Guard .

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Again , since they have a dual purpose

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mission , you know , they can train for

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systems while at home . Um but they may

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get different systems that they're ,

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they're fielding when they're overseas

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and , you know , they may not know

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until a week before they go where

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they're going to be at and what systems

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are going to be required to use . Um So

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really our goal is to provide them with

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that training up front . So they have

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not just a general understanding , uh

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you know , the various systems and

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threats they might see , but some

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really specific training on , you know ,

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detailed counter UAs capabilities . Um

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you know , both UAs themselves , you

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know , how do they operate them to be

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able to help protect themselves , help

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perform their mission better . But also ,

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you know , some of the counter UAs

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systems , you know , things such as RF

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detectors and radar to be able to help

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provide them that observable shield .

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Yeah , I'm very excited about this . I

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mean , again , this really kind of hits

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home to our mission as a land at

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university . We're all about serving

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the community and the people . Um And ,

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you know , the National Guard is no

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better representation than the People's

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Army .