1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:04,449 --> 00:00:06,730 My name is Mark Demore . I'm a first 3 00:00:06,739 --> 00:00:08,850 lieutenant and I'm ac five pilot with 4 00:00:08,850 --> 00:00:11,017 the 68 air squadron . We are at Straba 5 00:00:11,017 --> 00:00:12,961 Airport in the Czech Republic Maso 6 00:00:12,961 --> 00:00:15,710 airfield and uh we are here supporting 7 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:19,729 the final push of ample strike 2024 . 8 00:00:19,739 --> 00:00:21,979 This will be unique in the fact that we 9 00:00:21,989 --> 00:00:25,389 get 3 to 4 days , possibly here . So uh 10 00:00:25,649 --> 00:00:27,930 it allows us to do training but also 11 00:00:27,940 --> 00:00:29,829 public outreach , which is really 12 00:00:29,829 --> 00:00:32,051 important right now . Given what's been 13 00:00:32,051 --> 00:00:34,107 going on in this part of the world , 14 00:00:34,107 --> 00:00:33,919 the people here have been through a lot 15 00:00:33,930 --> 00:00:36,041 with the massive flooding that's been 16 00:00:36,041 --> 00:00:38,208 going on . So , uh just in a few short 17 00:00:38,208 --> 00:00:40,263 minutes , we've been here talking to 18 00:00:40,263 --> 00:00:42,486 some of the support workers and some of 19 00:00:42,486 --> 00:00:41,990 the locals , this has been a huge 20 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,111 morale boost for them and we're happy 21 00:00:44,111 --> 00:00:46,333 to provide that public outreach is huge 22 00:00:46,333 --> 00:00:48,389 because if we're going to be an ally 23 00:00:48,389 --> 00:00:51,169 militarily , it does justice to have it 24 00:00:51,180 --> 00:00:53,240 on display to the folks of the host 25 00:00:53,250 --> 00:00:55,361 country . Number one and number two , 26 00:00:55,919 --> 00:00:57,919 it goes beyond the military side of 27 00:00:57,919 --> 00:01:00,909 things . Ulster Airport has been beyond 28 00:01:00,919 --> 00:01:03,150 hospitable to us , right ? So the least 29 00:01:03,159 --> 00:01:05,215 I could do for referencing . What we 30 00:01:05,215 --> 00:01:07,326 were talking about before is giving a 31 00:01:07,326 --> 00:01:09,492 tour to some of the workers . They are 32 00:01:09,492 --> 00:01:11,603 working days before we arrive here to 33 00:01:11,603 --> 00:01:13,826 prep for this . The least we could do a 34 00:01:13,826 --> 00:01:15,770 show . A token of appreciation for 35 00:01:15,770 --> 00:01:17,881 being a good host to us and welcoming 36 00:01:17,881 --> 00:01:17,860 us in with open arms . If you will , 37 00:01:17,870 --> 00:01:19,759 with everything that they've been 38 00:01:19,759 --> 00:01:21,926 through , they need it and we're happy 39 00:01:21,926 --> 00:01:20,980 to oblige .