WEBVTT 00:00.629 --> 00:02.962 My name is Master Sergeant Anthony Vega . 00:03.069 --> 00:05.291 I work for the 79th Theater Sustainment 00:05.291 --> 00:07.309 Command . My duty position is the 00:07.309 --> 00:09.850 senior Transportation NCOIC for the 00:09.850 --> 00:12.949 commands . Our command has 41-star 00:12.949 --> 00:15.149 reserve commands with over 20,000 00:15.149 --> 00:17.430 reserve soldiers and over 200 reserve 00:17.430 --> 00:20.700 units . So for the exercise for African 00:20.700 --> 00:23.020 Lion 25 , it's a joint exercise that we 00:23.020 --> 00:25.020 have here with our allies here with 00:25.020 --> 00:27.420 Morocco and other partner nations we do 00:27.420 --> 00:29.253 joint interoperability exercises 00:29.253 --> 00:31.579 logistically and also with the 00:31.579 --> 00:33.849 capabilities for our combatant units on 00:33.849 --> 00:35.960 the ground with the Moroccans to show 00:35.960 --> 00:38.182 joint interoperability on the logistics 00:38.182 --> 00:40.293 side and also on the combatant side . 00:40.740 --> 00:42.796 Well , the biggest the biggest thing 00:42.796 --> 00:44.959 that we're learning here is we 00:44.959 --> 00:47.729 understand our capabilities well as the 00:47.729 --> 00:50.369 premier military in the world , but 00:50.369 --> 00:52.480 working with our host nations they're 00:52.480 --> 00:54.810 teaching us their capabilities and in 00:54.810 --> 00:56.977 terms of logistic wise in terms of the 00:56.977 --> 00:59.220 the combatant reach and we're learning 00:59.220 --> 01:01.553 from them the local capabilities on the . 01:01.634 --> 01:04.224 Continent of the throughput of forces 01:04.224 --> 01:06.364 and personnel logistically and also 01:06.364 --> 01:08.142 their combatant capabilities of 01:08.142 --> 01:10.364 deploying their forces in and around so 01:10.364 --> 01:12.586 we can work together in coordination so 01:12.586 --> 01:14.475 they they're learning from us our 01:14.475 --> 01:16.697 tactics and techniques when it comes to 01:16.697 --> 01:16.544 logistics and when it comes to the 01:16.544 --> 01:19.114 tactical level as well as the the 01:19.114 --> 01:21.170 operation strategic level and at the 01:21.170 --> 01:23.503 same time we're learning from them . Um , 01:23.503 --> 01:25.670 in their nation , how they work at the 01:25.670 --> 01:27.558 tactical level to the operational 01:27.558 --> 01:29.558 strategic level as well , so it's , 01:29.558 --> 01:31.670 it's a great learning curve for us in 01:31.670 --> 01:33.447 terms of working in a different 01:33.447 --> 01:35.670 environment and different operation and 01:35.670 --> 01:35.419 with our with our host nation partners 01:35.419 --> 01:38.699 and our allied forces . I think the I 01:38.699 --> 01:40.532 think when it comes to the wonky 01:40.532 --> 01:43.629 takeaways uh these exercises uh they 01:43.680 --> 01:46.860 they they should show and to the public . 01:47.199 --> 01:49.421 The partnership , the great partnership 01:49.421 --> 01:51.588 that we have with our allied forces on 01:51.588 --> 01:53.810 the African continent , they're they're 01:53.810 --> 01:55.866 very proud to be our allies . They , 01:55.866 --> 01:58.088 they're very hospitable . They love the 01:58.088 --> 01:57.699 American forces . They love the 01:57.699 --> 01:59.921 American people , and they're , they're 01:59.921 --> 02:01.977 grateful to have us as partners , as 02:01.977 --> 02:04.032 allies and hosting us and in turn we 02:04.032 --> 02:06.255 are grateful to sharing their culture , 02:06.255 --> 02:08.477 to share in their skill set for them to 02:08.477 --> 02:10.699 teach teach us as well and to show that 02:10.699 --> 02:12.699 we we are forever partners with our 02:12.699 --> 02:15.089 allies here in the continent . Uh , 02:15.259 --> 02:17.119 from , from my command , the 793 02:17.119 --> 02:19.720 sustainment command , uh , we have two 02:19.720 --> 02:21.776 missions . Our mission is to provide 02:21.776 --> 02:24.149 forces for for the Force CCO and the , 02:24.169 --> 02:27.169 the UA some reserve Command to provide 02:27.169 --> 02:29.113 capable , capable reserve units to 02:29.113 --> 02:31.169 deploy anywhere in the world for any 02:31.169 --> 02:33.336 combatant command . That's our primary 02:33.336 --> 02:35.558 mission . Our secondary primary mission 02:35.558 --> 02:37.669 is to support ARCO and our partner to 02:37.669 --> 02:39.447 Star Command CTAF in terms of . 02:39.580 --> 02:41.979 Assisting them and providing them ready 02:41.979 --> 02:45.070 and capable reserve units to deploy and 02:45.070 --> 02:46.903 assist in these exercises on the 02:46.903 --> 02:50.470 African continent , so we , we are the 02:50.470 --> 02:52.869 second TSC , but the first TSC on the 02:52.869 --> 02:54.925 reserve side with a reserve units to 02:54.925 --> 02:57.270 prioritize supporting ARCO and their 02:57.270 --> 02:59.381 mission and assisting CTAP with their 02:59.381 --> 03:01.270 priorities as well on the African 03:01.270 --> 03:00.949 continent .