WEBVTT 00:00.230 --> 00:02.397 My name is Captain Vinny Bartram . I'm 00:02.397 --> 00:04.563 the company commander of BRAVO company 00:04.563 --> 00:06.563 2327 infantry . No slack from first 00:06.563 --> 00:08.508 brigade combat team 101st Airborne 00:08.508 --> 00:10.452 Division . We are participating in 00:10.452 --> 00:12.508 rapid trident . The FTX portion just 00:12.508 --> 00:14.674 started today for the first time , but 00:14.674 --> 00:16.841 it's a joint exercise with Moldova and 00:16.841 --> 00:18.730 Romanian forces . We're trying to 00:18.730 --> 00:20.952 integrate maneuver elements , artillery 00:20.952 --> 00:23.119 elements and forward observers . So it 00:23.119 --> 00:25.119 is technically headquartered by the 00:25.119 --> 00:27.063 10th Mount Division 101st Airborne 00:27.063 --> 00:29.230 Division being us , the North Carolina 00:29.230 --> 00:31.452 National Guard fourth fab and then just 00:31.452 --> 00:33.849 the 2 11 th company from 00:35.880 --> 00:38.169 so my view as a battalion commander to 00:38.180 --> 00:40.069 train with different countries or 00:40.069 --> 00:42.347 different nations together , it for me , 00:42.347 --> 00:44.347 it's a different experience . So my 00:44.347 --> 00:47.319 country many many countries or may have 00:47.330 --> 00:49.549 a different experience but let it 00:49.560 --> 00:51.919 happen and we're just having this 00:51.930 --> 00:53.874 exercise together . We are sharing 00:53.874 --> 00:55.986 information but but they have already 00:56.040 --> 00:58.630 and may many or some events may happen 00:58.639 --> 01:00.590 to us and we are starting to other 01:00.599 --> 01:02.710 countries . I would say it's a big uh 01:02.710 --> 01:05.379 exchange of experience for uh for the 01:05.389 --> 01:08.129 partnership and I see it in a , in a 01:08.139 --> 01:10.361 positive way . But the first day of the 01:10.361 --> 01:13.019 exercise of getting out here has been a 01:13.029 --> 01:15.140 pretty good start of working with our 01:15.140 --> 01:18.019 partner forces , uh , seeing how they 01:18.029 --> 01:20.029 were actually able to work with one 01:20.029 --> 01:22.196 another and grasp the training that we 01:22.196 --> 01:24.473 went over this previous week with them . 01:24.473 --> 01:26.696 This past week we took , we recovered a 01:26.696 --> 01:28.640 TC three and vehicle dismount that 01:28.640 --> 01:30.959 helped it create a base for soldiers . 01:31.470 --> 01:34.089 Uh , with the whole entire concept of 01:34.510 --> 01:36.621 land . A given this kind of terrain , 01:36.621 --> 01:38.849 it's uh very important for individuals 01:38.860 --> 01:41.580 to actually be able to navigate TC 01:41.589 --> 01:43.839 three . given any kind of casualties 01:43.849 --> 01:45.516 that one was sustained on the 01:45.516 --> 01:47.627 battlefield . Given not having proper 01:47.627 --> 01:49.849 medical equipment is beneficial to know 01:49.849 --> 01:52.127 certain tactics to sustain individuals , 01:52.127 --> 01:55.529 to save lives , uh vehicle dismount , 01:55.540 --> 01:58.150 taking contact whatsoever and know how 01:58.160 --> 02:00.750 to react properly . So that way you 02:00.760 --> 02:03.050 could either push forward and save 02:03.059 --> 02:05.115 lives or you could go ahead and push 02:05.115 --> 02:06.837 through and win the fight . My 02:06.837 --> 02:08.726 motivation for working with these 02:08.726 --> 02:10.615 soldiers and instructing them and 02:10.615 --> 02:12.837 seeing them go through this development 02:12.837 --> 02:14.837 has been beneficial due to the fact 02:14.837 --> 02:16.837 that I've seen them be particularly 02:16.837 --> 02:18.892 involved and shown great interest uh 02:18.892 --> 02:20.948 where they want to see actual growth 02:20.948 --> 02:22.837 within their unit . And then also 02:22.837 --> 02:24.929 within our own soldiers teaching at 02:24.940 --> 02:27.300 such a young level that it's someone 02:27.309 --> 02:30.509 inspiring them to actually grow up and 02:30.520 --> 02:33.139 lead within their formation . I think 02:33.149 --> 02:34.927 it's important to just increase 02:34.927 --> 02:37.093 interoperability of forces out in this 02:37.093 --> 02:39.149 region . Um And just to increase the 02:39.149 --> 02:41.260 overall security of forces out here . 02:41.940 --> 02:44.107 The US has worked with a lot of forces 02:44.107 --> 02:45.773 in Eastern Europe on previous 02:45.773 --> 02:47.940 deployments in different theaters . So 02:47.940 --> 02:50.162 I think it's good to work with not only 02:50.162 --> 02:52.130 the Romanians but also expand that 02:52.139 --> 02:54.306 interoperability with the Moldovans as 02:54.306 --> 02:56.429 well . The best part has been their 02:56.440 --> 02:59.389 energy . It's nice to have a younger 02:59.399 --> 03:01.343 population that's eager to learn . 03:01.343 --> 03:03.343 They've been very , very excited to 03:03.343 --> 03:05.455 work with us , especially out here in 03:05.455 --> 03:07.677 the field environment . So it just kind 03:07.677 --> 03:09.899 of their energy to bring to the table . 03:09.899 --> 03:11.899 Their willingness to learn has been 03:11.899 --> 03:11.399 really encouraging for us and 03:11.509 --> 03:13.809 invigorating a lot of our NC and 03:13.820 --> 03:14.410 soldiers .