WEBVTT 00:00.700 --> 00:02.073 - Sergeant Joseph Mansi. 00:03.160 --> 00:04.290 I'm the second squad leader. 00:04.290 --> 00:06.120 I'm a 1371 combat engineer. 00:06.120 --> 00:07.210 I'm from Chicago, Illinois. 00:07.210 --> 00:09.269 Sure, so we're out here training 00:09.269 --> 00:12.320 out at the CTA, doing a PBR. 00:12.320 --> 00:16.932 So patrol base, going out on patrols, letting our NCOs 00:16.932 --> 00:20.510 get the feeling of leading a squad through patrol, 00:20.510 --> 00:23.826 whether that's a recon patrol or a security patrol, 00:23.826 --> 00:26.383 just going through IA drills, taking contact. 00:27.230 --> 00:30.193 Some of the drones we utilize the other day was the Raven, 00:31.530 --> 00:32.850 the Raven drone. 00:32.850 --> 00:34.850 We were able to launch that successfully 00:34.850 --> 00:36.425 and track our patrols, 00:36.425 --> 00:38.660 gain us information that we can't see 00:38.660 --> 00:40.950 from the ground, so yeah. 00:40.950 --> 00:44.820 I have, I'm a sky ranger, certified operator. 00:44.820 --> 00:48.900 I believe drones can help the Marine Corps immensely 00:48.900 --> 00:51.940 because one they're very versatile. 00:51.940 --> 00:54.380 They can get you information quick, quick in a hurry, 00:54.380 --> 00:55.440 like on the spot. 00:55.440 --> 00:58.610 As far as grid locations, thermal imagery, 00:58.610 --> 01:01.250 it could paint maps for you that you don't have imagery for. 01:01.250 --> 01:06.250 I think drones like, are basically the future, 01:06.630 --> 01:09.750 future of warfare because communication 01:09.750 --> 01:12.513 and information is vital to the war effort so. 01:13.380 --> 01:15.260 They provide that very good. 01:15.260 --> 01:18.380 Yeah, so I'm like I said, I'm a squad leader. 01:18.380 --> 01:20.283 So I have a squad of Marines. 01:21.830 --> 01:24.770 Basically. I just make sure 01:24.770 --> 01:26.830 my fire team leaders are good to go. 01:26.830 --> 01:29.770 I'm their direct link from the junior Marines 01:29.770 --> 01:31.560 to the staff NCOs here. 01:31.560 --> 01:34.060 Yeah, so two types of patrols, 01:34.060 --> 01:35.420 Reconnaissance patrols. 01:35.420 --> 01:38.610 Basically what that is, is you're gonna go, 01:38.610 --> 01:40.120 walk to wherever you need to, 01:40.120 --> 01:43.312 wherever your mission dictates, gain information. 01:43.312 --> 01:48.312 So whether that's, so engineer recon, we, recon stuff as 01:49.430 --> 01:51.590 far as like how wide the road is, 01:51.590 --> 01:54.030 any obstacles that our vehicles might encounter 01:54.030 --> 01:56.720 if they travel down this road such as sharp curves, 01:56.720 --> 02:01.130 steep slopes, if there's any culverts that may 02:01.130 --> 02:05.980 be under the road that the enemy can use against us. 02:05.980 --> 02:08.350 So that's what a recon patrol is about. 02:08.350 --> 02:10.100 Basically just gaining information. 02:10.100 --> 02:12.973 And then a security patrol is we're looking to, 02:13.920 --> 02:15.530 we're looking to gain contact with the enemy, 02:15.530 --> 02:18.710 maybe harass them, gain, gain some information 02:18.710 --> 02:19.543 on where they are, 02:19.543 --> 02:22.230 what their capabilities are, yeah. 02:22.230 --> 02:24.660 So, so I I'm me personally, 02:24.660 --> 02:27.620 I think the Murphy's very important just 02:27.620 --> 02:28.720 for a show of force. 02:28.720 --> 02:31.550 Especially now with the things going on 02:31.550 --> 02:33.580 in the world with COVID. 02:33.580 --> 02:36.340 You know, it shows, it shows the world 02:36.340 --> 02:40.110 that the Marine Corps is able to operate under a pandemic. 02:40.110 --> 02:43.830 We're able to mobilize Marines, 02:43.830 --> 02:48.180 Put them anywhere in the world, despite what's going on. 02:48.180 --> 02:51.140 It shows we're a force in the Pacific. 02:51.140 --> 02:54.410 Being in Australia that we could branch out to, you know, 02:54.410 --> 02:56.523 any AO we need to that's near Australia. 02:57.470 --> 03:01.020 So I, like I said previously, being in Australia, 03:01.020 --> 03:02.580 we can reach out out to a lot of places. 03:02.580 --> 03:05.030 You know, we're near India, we're near Japan, 03:05.030 --> 03:07.150 we're near the Philippines. 03:07.150 --> 03:09.520 Even Australia, you know, with their bush fires, 03:09.520 --> 03:13.450 Marines could mobilize to help humanitarian efforts. 03:13.450 --> 03:16.403 Australia was just, you know, suffered some wildfires, 03:17.400 --> 03:21.307 Being able to mobilize Marines quick in a hurry, you know, 03:21.307 --> 03:24.350 shows that we're able to help out anyone 03:24.350 --> 03:26.330 in a short manner of time. 03:26.330 --> 03:27.780 I love being a combat engineer, 03:27.780 --> 03:31.370 just because one, it's very, very broad. 03:31.370 --> 03:33.400 There's a lot of skills to learn. 03:33.400 --> 03:37.963 Whether that's from construction, demolition, you know, 03:39.120 --> 03:40.690 there there's just so much to learn. 03:40.690 --> 03:43.310 And that's, that's kind of why I joined the Marine Corps 03:43.310 --> 03:46.310 to be a combat engineer because one it's combat orientated. 03:46.310 --> 03:48.620 And also when I do leave the Marine Corps, 03:48.620 --> 03:51.850 because the Marine Corps will end eventually, you know, 03:51.850 --> 03:55.314 I could leave and join the civilian sector with skills 03:55.314 --> 03:57.790 to help me progressive through life. 03:57.790 --> 04:01.910 Sure, sure, so being attached to an engineer debt. 04:01.910 --> 04:04.610 We have a lot of different MoSs here 04:04.610 --> 04:08.660 whether that's bulk fuel, utilities, heavy equipment 04:08.660 --> 04:11.290 and combat engineers, we all work, you know, together, 04:11.290 --> 04:12.720 help each other out. 04:12.720 --> 04:14.490 Utilities provides water. 04:14.490 --> 04:16.330 Bulk fuel provides us with fuel. 04:16.330 --> 04:19.450 Combat engineers, you know, we set up the defenses 04:19.450 --> 04:22.040 or offenses, whatever we're called to do. 04:22.040 --> 04:24.020 And training with different MOSs is good 04:24.020 --> 04:26.141 because we like to cross train our Marines. 04:26.141 --> 04:29.320 So say a bulk fueller isn't there. 04:29.320 --> 04:31.220 We have a Marina to cover down on them. 04:31.220 --> 04:34.270 Also being out here in the environments. 04:34.270 --> 04:36.170 It's hot, it's hot out here, it's Australia. 04:36.170 --> 04:38.150 So training your Marines hard is taking care 04:38.150 --> 04:39.143 of them, you know.