1 00:00:01,529 --> 00:00:03,418 I want them to learn that they're 2 00:00:03,418 --> 00:00:05,529 capable of doing this , that they can 3 00:00:05,529 --> 00:00:07,640 think outside of the box and and deal 4 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,640 with all those realities that we'll 5 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:11,751 face in the future environment . This 6 00:00:11,751 --> 00:00:13,918 Iron Nomad exercise will prepare civil 7 00:00:13,918 --> 00:00:15,918 engineering and the mission support 8 00:00:15,918 --> 00:00:17,862 group for future wartime realities 9 00:00:18,100 --> 00:00:20,469 because . We're going to have to know 10 00:00:20,469 --> 00:00:22,819 how to operate in an environment where 11 00:00:22,819 --> 00:00:24,986 we don't have all the tools that we're 12 00:00:24,986 --> 00:00:27,097 accustomed to . We don't have all the 13 00:00:27,097 --> 00:00:29,152 personnel that we're accustomed to , 14 00:00:29,152 --> 00:00:30,986 and we're going to have to think 15 00:00:30,986 --> 00:00:32,930 outside the box and and be able to 16 00:00:32,930 --> 00:00:35,152 adapt to whatever environments in front 17 00:00:35,152 --> 00:00:38,250 of us . Our role is to be able to take 18 00:00:38,250 --> 00:00:41,310 an airfield and either operate it or if 19 00:00:41,310 --> 00:00:43,366 it's damaged repair it and so that's 20 00:00:43,366 --> 00:00:45,143 our primary role in the wartime 21 00:00:45,143 --> 00:00:47,199 environment is to make sure that the 22 00:00:47,199 --> 00:00:49,199 operation of the airfield can still 23 00:00:49,199 --> 00:00:51,199 continue and so that's kind of what 24 00:00:51,199 --> 00:00:53,254 we're really exercising here today . 25 00:00:53,254 --> 00:00:55,366 We're making sure that we can do this 26 00:00:55,366 --> 00:00:57,588 without all the standard equipment that 27 00:00:57,588 --> 00:00:59,588 we're accustomed to and without the 28 00:00:59,588 --> 00:01:01,990 perfect scenarios . The benefit of 29 00:01:01,990 --> 00:01:04,157 working with these different squadrons 30 00:01:04,157 --> 00:01:06,323 tied in with civil engineering is that 31 00:01:06,323 --> 00:01:08,379 we're going to be asked to do things 32 00:01:08,379 --> 00:01:10,434 where we're out of our comfort zones 33 00:01:10,434 --> 00:01:12,212 and out of our normal routine , 34 00:01:12,629 --> 00:01:14,796 especially when it comes to security , 35 00:01:14,830 --> 00:01:17,629 when it comes to being able to do 36 00:01:17,629 --> 00:01:20,430 another AFSC skill set and being able 37 00:01:20,430 --> 00:01:22,680 to do it quickly , and we're doing some 38 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,430 thorough training today to get 39 00:01:24,430 --> 00:01:25,389 ourselves more prepared .