1 00:00:00,009 --> 00:00:02,176 Northern strike is the largest reserve 2 00:00:02,176 --> 00:00:04,342 component , joint training opportunity 3 00:00:04,342 --> 00:00:06,342 that the National Guard Active Duty 4 00:00:06,342 --> 00:00:08,453 Reserves have in the United States of 5 00:00:08,453 --> 00:00:10,620 America on a normal it , we don't have 6 00:00:10,620 --> 00:00:12,787 the opposing forces trying to get us . 7 00:00:12,787 --> 00:00:14,898 So on this one , we have a little bit 8 00:00:14,898 --> 00:00:16,676 more urgency to stay tactical , 9 00:00:16,676 --> 00:00:18,898 delivering any rounds or help , we need 10 00:00:18,898 --> 00:00:20,787 down range and then if we need to 11 00:00:20,787 --> 00:00:23,979 getting back out for a normal , I it's 12 00:00:23,989 --> 00:00:26,156 more about getting proficient with the 13 00:00:26,156 --> 00:00:28,156 shooting . This is more proficiency 14 00:00:28,156 --> 00:00:30,433 with getting in , getting out that way . 15 00:00:30,433 --> 00:00:32,545 We stay safe while we're making other 16 00:00:32,545 --> 00:00:34,545 people safe . We've worked with the 17 00:00:34,545 --> 00:00:34,490 Marines , we've worked with the UK , 18 00:00:34,630 --> 00:00:36,686 the British the Whales , the Scots , 19 00:00:36,686 --> 00:00:38,297 we've worked with some other 20 00:00:38,297 --> 00:00:40,519 multinational partners conduct fires in 21 00:00:40,519 --> 00:00:42,574 support of JTF 85 . We have a lot of 22 00:00:42,574 --> 00:00:44,686 similarities , a lot of differences . 23 00:00:44,686 --> 00:00:47,255 It's nice learning about how their , 24 00:00:47,424 --> 00:00:50,375 how our system works compared to ours . 25 00:00:50,465 --> 00:00:52,298 And it's just a very interesting 26 00:00:52,298 --> 00:00:54,076 process . If we were to ever be 27 00:00:54,076 --> 00:00:56,654 deployed together , can see that we can 28 00:00:56,665 --> 00:00:58,887 work together as a single unit . We get 29 00:00:58,887 --> 00:01:01,109 to see each other's skills and drills , 30 00:01:01,109 --> 00:01:03,165 how they would do different things . 31 00:01:03,165 --> 00:01:02,854 We'd be able to integrate really well 32 00:01:02,865 --> 00:01:05,139 with that because we know how they do 33 00:01:05,150 --> 00:01:07,372 that , that processes and it just makes 34 00:01:07,372 --> 00:01:09,317 things a lot easier exercises like 35 00:01:09,317 --> 00:01:11,483 Northern Strike . Absolutely . Prepare 36 00:01:11,483 --> 00:01:13,706 you for the future fight . You gotta be 37 00:01:13,706 --> 00:01:15,761 fast , you gotta be accurate and you 38 00:01:15,761 --> 00:01:17,928 gotta be extremely predictive when you 39 00:01:17,928 --> 00:01:20,039 shoot these things . So our guys were 40 00:01:20,039 --> 00:01:22,094 able to do that here . I'm extremely 41 00:01:22,094 --> 00:01:24,150 proud of them . Um They're , they're 42 00:01:24,150 --> 00:01:26,261 motivated , they've got the sets in , 43 00:01:26,261 --> 00:01:28,261 they got the reps in and , and more 44 00:01:28,261 --> 00:01:28,059 importantly , they build confidence in 45 00:01:28,069 --> 00:01:29,080 their weapon systems .