WEBVTT 00:07.320 --> 00:09.420 So this is our 20th iteration of 00:09.430 --> 00:11.779 Pacific Partnership . I think the 00:11.789 --> 00:15.100 continued presence um 00:16.270 --> 00:18.437 demonstrates to everyone in the region 00:18.690 --> 00:21.360 that the United States and our partners 00:21.370 --> 00:23.950 are all invested in a free and open 00:23.959 --> 00:26.440 Indo Pacific . I I can't speak enough 00:26.450 --> 00:28.617 about what a great opportunity to work 00:28.617 --> 00:30.728 with the US Navy , us , army , us air 00:30.728 --> 00:32.839 force . The amazing number of partner 00:32.839 --> 00:35.006 nations that we've had Japan , Chile , 00:35.006 --> 00:37.950 Canada , New Zealand effectively to get 00:37.959 --> 00:39.990 around and see groups of people , 00:40.139 --> 00:42.250 different nations , different flags , 00:42.250 --> 00:44.306 we speak common languages , we share 00:44.306 --> 00:46.639 common bonds and we're working together . 00:46.639 --> 00:48.639 We did a renovation of Legaspi Port 00:48.639 --> 00:50.750 Elementary . Uh with that , we worked 00:50.750 --> 00:52.750 with the armed forces , Philippines 00:52.750 --> 00:54.972 engineers , we worked with the Republic 00:54.972 --> 00:57.028 of Korea CBS and we also worked with 00:57.028 --> 00:58.972 the Republic of Korea Marines . Uh 00:58.972 --> 01:01.139 Engineering has a direct impact to how 01:01.139 --> 01:03.139 people live , how they and how they 01:03.139 --> 01:05.250 teach and how they learn . What we've 01:05.250 --> 01:07.250 been able to do in the hospitals is 01:07.250 --> 01:09.472 really come alongside the medical staff 01:09.472 --> 01:11.583 and do side by side training and um a 01:11.583 --> 01:13.528 little bit of direct care with the 01:13.528 --> 01:15.695 hopes of increasing their capabilities 01:15.695 --> 01:17.917 and capacity . You get all these people 01:17.917 --> 01:19.917 together and we can learn from each 01:19.917 --> 01:22.028 other and really just become a better 01:22.028 --> 01:24.195 team . I learned from every single one 01:24.195 --> 01:26.083 of our partner nations and sister 01:26.083 --> 01:28.250 services that came on this mission . I 01:28.250 --> 01:30.361 hope they learned some stuff from the 01:30.361 --> 01:32.528 Navy side as well . But I really think 01:32.528 --> 01:34.472 we just make it a more complete uh 01:34.472 --> 01:36.583 mission by having a joint force and a 01:36.583 --> 01:38.695 multinational force . We went to high 01:38.695 --> 01:41.028 schools , we went to elementary schools . 01:41.028 --> 01:43.279 We had some wonderful opportunities to 01:43.290 --> 01:45.179 share different cultures with the 01:45.179 --> 01:47.401 students , not only us culture , but we 01:47.401 --> 01:50.120 shared with our Australian partners and 01:50.129 --> 01:52.639 we had some from Japan that were able 01:52.650 --> 01:54.650 to come to our engagements . We had 01:54.650 --> 01:56.761 some from New Zealand and Canada that 01:56.761 --> 01:58.761 were able to come out to our school 01:58.761 --> 02:00.539 events . And it was a wonderful 02:00.539 --> 02:02.594 opportunity to share the differences 02:02.594 --> 02:04.650 across the world that we had here on 02:04.650 --> 02:06.872 Pacific Partnership . The ultimate goal 02:06.872 --> 02:09.039 is , you know , Pacific Partnership is 02:09.039 --> 02:10.850 built around um a humanitarian 02:10.860 --> 02:13.089 assistance , disaster relief model . 02:13.190 --> 02:15.169 And if that time came , I am very 02:15.179 --> 02:17.401 confident just based on what I saw from 02:17.401 --> 02:19.568 our joint forces and our multinational 02:19.568 --> 02:21.679 forces that will be able to , to come 02:21.679 --> 02:24.210 together um quickly and seamlessly to 02:24.220 --> 02:26.529 get the job done . We use an Australian 02:26.539 --> 02:28.650 term about one percenters and they're 02:28.650 --> 02:30.817 often the acts that are unseen . And I 02:30.817 --> 02:32.761 think Pacific Partnership is a one 02:32.761 --> 02:34.706 percenter . It's something that we 02:34.706 --> 02:36.928 don't immediately see , but the bonds , 02:36.928 --> 02:39.095 the impacts and the activities that we 02:39.095 --> 02:41.317 do will last a lifetime to come back as 02:41.317 --> 02:43.428 a much more senior officer get to see 02:43.428 --> 02:45.317 Pacific partnership really from a 02:45.317 --> 02:47.483 different vantage point and really get 02:47.483 --> 02:49.595 to know the , the partner nations and 02:49.595 --> 02:51.817 the joint partners work with all of the 02:51.817 --> 02:54.095 host nation . Um Folks just at a whole , 02:54.095 --> 02:56.095 whole different level was uh really 02:56.095 --> 02:57.850 special for me to get to do it again .