WEBVTT 00:00.239 --> 00:03.920 Sure . C Major Kevin Cloak . I'm a 00:03.930 --> 00:06.460 general surgeon for the 1/6 frsd 00:06.760 --> 00:08.920 forward , resuscitative surgical 00:08.930 --> 00:11.939 detachment . So the purpose of med rex 00:11.949 --> 00:14.500 is plentiful . The first is to make 00:14.510 --> 00:17.389 sure that we are always ready to , that 00:17.399 --> 00:19.566 we're able to maintain our skills that 00:19.566 --> 00:21.399 we're able to operate in austere 00:21.399 --> 00:23.510 environments and also to help improve 00:23.510 --> 00:25.843 the capabilities of our partner nations . 00:25.979 --> 00:28.299 Sure . So for this mere in particular , 00:28.309 --> 00:30.700 we have orthopedic services , we have 00:30.709 --> 00:33.840 General Surgical Services , OBGYN , we 00:33.849 --> 00:36.259 have dental capabilities , a physical 00:36.270 --> 00:38.492 therapist and we also have an emergency 00:38.492 --> 00:41.409 room physician with us . I think it 00:41.419 --> 00:43.659 proves the partnership between Burundi 00:43.669 --> 00:45.725 and the US because we're all kind of 00:45.725 --> 00:47.836 fighting the same joint enemy , which 00:47.836 --> 00:50.840 is disease and death . And I think the 00:50.849 --> 00:52.960 beautiful thing that you see wherever 00:52.960 --> 00:55.016 you go is that people are really the 00:55.016 --> 00:57.127 same . They just want to take care of 00:57.127 --> 00:59.293 their family members , we want to take 00:59.293 --> 01:01.349 care of the soldiers and that's what 01:01.349 --> 01:03.516 we're doing here . We all have a joint 01:03.516 --> 01:05.516 mission . And I think if we're , if 01:05.516 --> 01:07.627 we're all fighting toward that common 01:07.627 --> 01:09.793 goal , it improves not only our skills 01:09.793 --> 01:11.793 but also our partnership , it shows 01:11.793 --> 01:13.960 just how universal medicine is and how 01:13.960 --> 01:16.182 universal kind of just general humanity 01:16.182 --> 01:18.293 is . We all want the same things . We 01:18.293 --> 01:20.516 all want our families to be better . We 01:20.516 --> 01:22.682 all want good health for ourselves and 01:22.682 --> 01:24.905 for our loved ones . And we all want to 01:24.905 --> 01:26.849 be doing day to day activities and 01:26.849 --> 01:29.016 that's what we're helping provide here 01:29.016 --> 01:30.849 the surgeries to get people back 01:30.849 --> 01:33.519 healthy again . Uh From this exercise 01:33.529 --> 01:35.418 I'll take away , um , certainly a 01:35.418 --> 01:37.489 broader skill set again . Uh For 01:37.500 --> 01:39.611 example , I've never operated without 01:39.611 --> 01:41.611 electricity before . I've had to do 01:41.611 --> 01:43.722 that a couple of times . Uh And , and 01:43.722 --> 01:45.722 I've done medical missions in other 01:45.722 --> 01:45.510 countries and other third world 01:45.519 --> 01:47.686 countries , but I've never done that . 01:47.686 --> 01:50.339 Um But also just teaching uh the local 01:50.349 --> 01:52.238 residents here , they're all very 01:52.238 --> 01:54.440 enthusiastic . Um So just , just that 01:54.449 --> 01:57.190 knowledge sharing and lastly probably 01:57.199 --> 01:59.260 just the , the kindness and the 01:59.269 --> 02:01.580 welcoming environment that the people 02:01.589 --> 02:04.129 here have provided for us . We will all 02:04.139 --> 02:06.019 be things that I'll remember forever .