1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:10,210 --> 00:00:12,430 The mission of R 4 pack is to really 3 00:00:12,430 --> 00:00:15,119 validate lessons we already know , but 4 00:00:15,119 --> 00:00:18,719 it's to deploy out the wing and then to 5 00:00:18,719 --> 00:00:21,000 execute simulated combat ops and 6 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,270 contested logistics in a major combat 7 00:00:23,270 --> 00:00:26,190 operation . Interoperability is key to 8 00:00:26,190 --> 00:00:28,239 any joint operation . That's really 9 00:00:28,239 --> 00:00:30,680 what makes the 3504 such an effective 10 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,319 combat unit is we can really employ . 11 00:00:33,869 --> 00:00:35,849 Across the United States joint 12 00:00:35,849 --> 00:00:37,960 firepowers , but also with any of our 13 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:39,960 partners and allies that are flying 14 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:40,960 F-35s . 15 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:48,580 So the 3505 MGFE or the Mission 16 00:00:48,580 --> 00:00:50,636 Generation Force element , our job , 17 00:00:50,636 --> 00:00:52,979 plain and simple , is to generate 100% 18 00:00:52,979 --> 00:00:55,610 of the task ATO lines and then execute 19 00:00:55,610 --> 00:00:57,554 those generated lines . And what's 20 00:00:57,554 --> 00:00:59,721 really cool for me stepping outside my 21 00:00:59,721 --> 00:01:01,610 normal role as a fighter squadron 22 00:01:01,610 --> 00:01:03,666 commander , For MGFE specifically is 23 00:01:03,666 --> 00:01:05,610 now I have the opportunity to have 24 00:01:05,610 --> 00:01:08,260 security forces , CO , CE , and then 25 00:01:08,260 --> 00:01:10,371 the . Maintain maintenance contingent 26 00:01:10,371 --> 00:01:12,665 all falling underneath the single MGFE 27 00:01:12,665 --> 00:01:14,776 commander and what that really allows 28 00:01:14,776 --> 00:01:17,294 us to do is emphasize the importance of 29 00:01:17,294 --> 00:01:19,224 generation execution of our ATO 30 00:01:19,224 --> 00:01:21,335 missions , right ? So we get everyone 31 00:01:21,335 --> 00:01:23,391 on the same page and you get to take 32 00:01:23,391 --> 00:01:25,446 these other career fields they don't 33 00:01:25,446 --> 00:01:27,502 necessarily get to see that day in , 34 00:01:27,502 --> 00:01:29,613 day out . They get to see something a 35 00:01:29,613 --> 00:01:29,184 little bit different out here as 36 00:01:29,184 --> 00:01:31,351 they're part of the front line fight . 37 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,949 The F-35 is unique in the sense that it 38 00:01:35,949 --> 00:01:37,949 does a variety of different mission 39 00:01:37,949 --> 00:01:40,060 sets , so I can take off and I can do 40 00:01:40,060 --> 00:01:42,227 defensive counterair or I can go out a 41 00:01:42,227 --> 00:01:44,227 more offensive mission set . So the 42 00:01:44,227 --> 00:01:45,949 ability for us to flex between 43 00:01:45,949 --> 00:01:48,116 different mission sets really opens up 44 00:01:48,116 --> 00:01:50,282 a wide , wide aperture , if you will , 45 00:01:50,282 --> 00:01:52,282 for the general officers to task us 46 00:01:52,282 --> 00:01:53,949 with a mission set with their 47 00:01:53,949 --> 00:01:56,171 confidence that we can go out there and 48 00:01:56,171 --> 00:01:56,110 execute any of those mission sets 49 00:01:56,110 --> 00:01:59,550 effectively . So flying out of a remote 50 00:01:59,550 --> 00:02:02,540 place like Guam is critical to build 51 00:02:02,540 --> 00:02:04,762 confidence in your your skill sets as a 52 00:02:04,762 --> 00:02:07,139 flight lead or as a wingman , knowing 53 00:02:07,139 --> 00:02:09,195 that when you leave the island , you 54 00:02:09,195 --> 00:02:11,550 fly 456 , sometimes even up to 700 55 00:02:11,550 --> 00:02:14,419 miles away . That puts a lot of 56 00:02:14,419 --> 00:02:16,530 decision making in the hands of these 57 00:02:16,530 --> 00:02:19,169 flight leads . I think any time we're 58 00:02:19,169 --> 00:02:22,100 operating in the second island chain is 59 00:02:22,100 --> 00:02:24,529 very reflective of where we may have to 60 00:02:24,529 --> 00:02:26,640 operate in major combat operations in 61 00:02:26,640 --> 00:02:28,751 the Pacific . It's also a challenging 62 00:02:28,751 --> 00:02:30,918 place to operate from . I think if you 63 00:02:30,918 --> 00:02:32,862 can operate effectively here , you 64 00:02:32,862 --> 00:02:32,770 really can operate anywhere in the 65 00:02:32,770 --> 00:02:35,009 world . So I think it's a blessing that 66 00:02:35,009 --> 00:02:36,729 we're here and we've learned a lot .