1 00:00:02,340 --> 00:00:05,550 No . Yeah . No . Mhm . 2 00:00:06,340 --> 00:00:09,560 No , no . Yeah . 3 00:00:13,340 --> 00:00:15,540 Mhm . Yeah . 4 00:00:28,340 --> 00:00:30,173 Okay , so we came to France to a 5 00:00:30,173 --> 00:00:32,062 bolster our relationship with the 6 00:00:32,062 --> 00:00:34,284 french artillery community . We've done 7 00:00:34,284 --> 00:00:35,951 that through various training 8 00:00:35,951 --> 00:00:37,951 opportunities to include amphibious 9 00:00:37,951 --> 00:00:39,784 operations , mountain training , 10 00:00:39,784 --> 00:00:41,896 weapons Familiarization and artillery 11 00:00:41,896 --> 00:00:43,729 live fire . I believe that we've 12 00:00:43,729 --> 00:00:45,896 successfully accomplished our training 13 00:00:45,896 --> 00:00:48,118 objectives and our commander's intent . 14 00:00:48,118 --> 00:00:49,951 I look forward to future trading 15 00:00:49,951 --> 00:00:49,450 opportunities with our french 16 00:00:49,450 --> 00:00:50,450 counterparts . 17 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:58,020 Mhm . We participated 18 00:00:58,030 --> 00:01:01,050 in an amphibious course with the french 19 00:01:01,050 --> 00:01:03,460 rains . We've learned different tactics 20 00:01:03,470 --> 00:01:06,000 in the water and amphibious environment 21 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,560 that we're not used to . I appreciate 22 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,727 this opportunity to come to France for 23 00:01:10,727 --> 00:01:12,893 all the experience I've had . Um we've 24 00:01:12,893 --> 00:01:15,840 participated in different events and I 25 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:17,896 believe everything was beneficial in 26 00:01:17,896 --> 00:01:20,640 the way that we're not used to . Yeah , 27 00:01:22,340 --> 00:01:24,340 french has been awesome for us have 28 00:01:24,340 --> 00:01:26,396 been very accepting . It's a culture 29 00:01:26,396 --> 00:01:28,507 that we can relate to is they're very 30 00:01:28,507 --> 00:01:30,562 proud of what they do . We as brains 31 00:01:30,562 --> 00:01:32,562 are very proud of what we do . So I 32 00:01:32,562 --> 00:01:34,562 think there's a lot of similarities 33 00:01:34,562 --> 00:01:36,284 there . It's been a tremendous 34 00:01:36,284 --> 00:01:38,340 experience to learn their culture um 35 00:01:38,340 --> 00:01:40,451 and to take back deposits back to the 36 00:01:40,451 --> 00:01:42,118 United States . We've had the 37 00:01:42,118 --> 00:01:44,229 opportunity to work with them , build 38 00:01:44,229 --> 00:01:46,118 that relationship and work on our 39 00:01:46,118 --> 00:01:48,284 skills while we're doing that . And we 40 00:01:48,284 --> 00:01:50,451 kind of have a meeting of the minds of 41 00:01:50,451 --> 00:01:50,330 how we're going to be able to best 42 00:01:50,340 --> 00:01:52,507 operate in the field and violence . So 43 00:01:52,507 --> 00:01:54,673 it's extremely important going forward 44 00:01:54,673 --> 00:01:56,673 that we have that comfort ability , 45 00:01:56,673 --> 00:01:58,673 working with them that we know when 46 00:01:58,673 --> 00:01:58,480 it's time to fight , we're going to be 47 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:00,940 deserved . Mhm . Yeah . 48 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,700 What's cool is we did a combined call 49 00:02:05,700 --> 00:02:08,510 for fire . So essentially we took what 50 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,353 the french know and what we know 51 00:02:10,353 --> 00:02:12,520 combined it into one for both of us to 52 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,353 understand . So I would say it's 53 00:02:14,353 --> 00:02:16,076 mutually beneficial because it 54 00:02:16,076 --> 00:02:17,798 increased both of our language 55 00:02:17,798 --> 00:02:19,980 proficiency ease for a lot of them 56 00:02:19,990 --> 00:02:22,046 could be the first time they've even 57 00:02:22,046 --> 00:02:24,157 gotten out of the country . So it's a 58 00:02:24,157 --> 00:02:26,268 real culture shock to them as well as 59 00:02:26,268 --> 00:02:28,157 being able to train in completely 60 00:02:28,157 --> 00:02:28,020 different environments with a 61 00:02:28,030 --> 00:02:30,030 completely different equipment that 62 00:02:30,030 --> 00:02:32,252 they've ever got to train with before . 63 00:02:32,252 --> 00:02:32,200 I think they are going to take that 64 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,200 back is a great experience . Uh and 65 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,367 something that they'll be able to look 66 00:02:36,367 --> 00:02:38,850 at the rest of your life down the roads . 67 00:03:11,340 --> 00:03:12,540 Mm Yeah .