1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:04,230 --> 00:00:06,490 first Lieutenant Jonathan Kirby . My 3 00:00:06,490 --> 00:00:08,712 billet is maritime surveillance platoon 4 00:00:08,712 --> 00:00:12,710 commander . So 5 00:00:12,710 --> 00:00:14,900 as a stand in force were not 6 00:00:14,910 --> 00:00:17,650 necessarily task to bring the fight to 7 00:00:17,660 --> 00:00:19,604 our near peer adversaries and what 8 00:00:19,604 --> 00:00:21,604 we're doing specifically within the 9 00:00:21,604 --> 00:00:23,327 first island chain as maritime 10 00:00:23,327 --> 00:00:25,493 surveillance platoon and ground sensor 11 00:00:25,493 --> 00:00:27,716 platoon is to deter the enemy from ever 12 00:00:27,716 --> 00:00:29,882 wanting to engage with us in the first 13 00:00:29,882 --> 00:00:30,882 place , 14 00:00:33,690 --> 00:00:35,890 ground sensor platoon is out there 15 00:00:35,890 --> 00:00:38,120 providing site security for maritime 16 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:39,898 surveillance platoon as well as 17 00:00:39,898 --> 00:00:42,400 conducting op four against themselves 18 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,400 to try to beat the ground sensors . 19 00:00:46,250 --> 00:00:48,310 So we're proving the concept that we 20 00:00:48,310 --> 00:00:50,088 can support ourselves as far as 21 00:00:50,088 --> 00:00:52,199 security is concerned with the ground 22 00:00:52,199 --> 00:00:54,421 sensors . And also since it makes sense 23 00:00:54,421 --> 00:00:56,199 in the maritime domain with the 24 00:00:56,199 --> 00:00:58,470 commercial of the shelf radar , they've 25 00:00:58,470 --> 00:01:00,414 done a good job with incorporating 26 00:01:00,414 --> 00:01:02,526 scouting and patrolling and coincided 27 00:01:02,526 --> 00:01:04,581 it with the ability to then in place 28 00:01:04,581 --> 00:01:06,748 their sensors and disseminate the data 29 00:01:06,748 --> 00:01:08,692 that's coming off those sensors to 30 00:01:08,692 --> 00:01:10,526 reach back note to give advanced 31 00:01:10,526 --> 00:01:14,350 warning of enemy troop movements . So 32 00:01:14,350 --> 00:01:16,670 enforces on 2030 were asked to be a 33 00:01:16,670 --> 00:01:19,010 versatile , adaptable force , able to 34 00:01:19,020 --> 00:01:21,020 execute the commandant's guidance , 35 00:01:21,020 --> 00:01:23,187 which is expeditionary advanced basing 36 00:01:23,187 --> 00:01:27,140 operations . So the marines need to be 37 00:01:27,140 --> 00:01:29,280 able to deploy at a moment's notice , 38 00:01:29,290 --> 00:01:32,120 insert with a conventional infantry 39 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,342 battalion and then set up their sensors 40 00:01:34,342 --> 00:01:36,564 to decrease the commander's uncertainty 41 00:01:36,564 --> 00:01:38,110 as it pertains to the battle space