1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:05,139 --> 00:00:07,670 Recently , with over 80 hours of flight 3 00:00:07,679 --> 00:00:10,569 time , the 1 18 operations group played 4 00:00:10,579 --> 00:00:12,869 a crucial and unique role in a massive 5 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,159 US and Filipino exercise which 6 00:00:15,170 --> 00:00:17,114 showcased the satellite launch and 7 00:00:17,114 --> 00:00:19,479 recovery capabilities or S L R of the M 8 00:00:19,709 --> 00:00:22,110 nine Reaper displaying the S L R 9 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,670 abilities at Balaton also strengthened 10 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:26,569 the growing relationship with the 11 00:00:26,569 --> 00:00:28,402 Philippines . There's three real 12 00:00:28,402 --> 00:00:30,180 advantages of being there first 13 00:00:30,180 --> 00:00:32,236 normalizing M K nine operations with 14 00:00:32,236 --> 00:00:34,402 our treaty partners in the Philippines 15 00:00:34,402 --> 00:00:36,236 and introducing the nine into in 16 00:00:36,236 --> 00:00:38,013 working with the Civil Aviation 17 00:00:38,013 --> 00:00:39,847 Authority of the Philippines was 18 00:00:39,847 --> 00:00:42,013 outstanding , seamless to working with 19 00:00:42,013 --> 00:00:44,013 any other customer . We've had very 20 00:00:44,013 --> 00:00:46,069 proud to have been part of it . They 21 00:00:46,069 --> 00:00:48,124 were very common and working with an 22 00:00:48,124 --> 00:00:50,291 air for the first time exercise . Bali 23 00:00:50,291 --> 00:00:52,291 also helped foster a new chapter of 24 00:00:52,291 --> 00:00:54,513 cooperation between the 118 and the 163 25 00:00:54,529 --> 00:00:56,529 because of the way the exercise has 26 00:00:56,529 --> 00:00:58,307 gone down , this has been flown 27 00:00:58,307 --> 00:01:00,659 entirely to a guard cooperation . So 28 00:01:00,669 --> 00:01:02,836 the interoperability between the guard 29 00:01:02,836 --> 00:01:04,613 units , any guard unit is a big 30 00:01:04,613 --> 00:01:06,780 paramount , especially in this day and 31 00:01:06,780 --> 00:01:08,947 age . Being able to have one unit work 32 00:01:08,947 --> 00:01:11,169 with the iron and the other the mission 33 00:01:11,169 --> 00:01:13,336 set and then us come together and make 34 00:01:13,336 --> 00:01:15,336 the mission to happen has been just 35 00:01:15,336 --> 00:01:17,391 awesome . But because we are able to 36 00:01:17,391 --> 00:01:19,650 exceed expectations with S R and show 37 00:01:19,660 --> 00:01:22,500 joint forces how capable our airframe 38 00:01:22,510 --> 00:01:24,677 actually can be with the progress made 39 00:01:24,677 --> 00:01:27,610 in SLR at Bali , the Reaper is one step 40 00:01:27,620 --> 00:01:29,731 closer to fulfilling the agile combat 41 00:01:29,731 --> 00:01:32,650 employment concept or ace pioneered by 42 00:01:32,660 --> 00:01:35,110 the Department of Defense . And this is 43 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,287 the first time that we've conducted an 44 00:01:37,287 --> 00:01:39,839 entirely fly exercise exclusively 45 00:01:40,139 --> 00:01:42,449 through satellite launch for us . It is 46 00:01:42,459 --> 00:01:44,626 being able to get an aircraft into the 47 00:01:44,626 --> 00:01:46,515 fight without having to bring the 48 00:01:46,515 --> 00:01:48,459 logistical footprint that we would 49 00:01:48,459 --> 00:01:50,515 normally bring for such an operation 50 00:01:50,515 --> 00:01:52,737 and also the ability to hop to multiple 51 00:01:52,737 --> 00:01:54,959 locations with also a minimal footprint 52 00:01:54,959 --> 00:01:57,181 to be able to rearm refuel and get back 53 00:01:57,181 --> 00:01:59,403 into the fight . The Reaper can't reach 54 00:01:59,403 --> 00:02:01,515 the ace concept without L R . And the 55 00:02:01,515 --> 00:02:03,737 118 fully demonstrated the SLR proof of 56 00:02:03,737 --> 00:02:06,019 concept to the dod reporting on 57 00:02:06,029 --> 00:02:09,550 exercise Bali 2023 from the 1/18 wing 58 00:02:09,559 --> 00:02:11,670 in Nashville , Tennessee , I'm US Air 59 00:02:11,670 --> 00:02:13,559 National Guard senior airman Jane 60 00:02:13,559 --> 00:02:13,619 Martin .