1 00:00:00,610 --> 00:00:02,388 these past few early mornings , 2 00:00:02,388 --> 00:00:04,554 Technical Sergeant Dotson and his team 3 00:00:04,554 --> 00:00:06,721 have enjoyed the nightly rains here in 4 00:00:06,721 --> 00:00:08,777 rio Colombia as they work to install 5 00:00:08,777 --> 00:00:10,999 the mobile aircraft arresting system or 6 00:00:10,999 --> 00:00:13,221 mosque for the F sixteens participating 7 00:00:13,221 --> 00:00:15,443 in relation to go 21 most of most of my 8 00:00:15,443 --> 00:00:17,388 team . This is the first time that 9 00:00:17,388 --> 00:00:19,443 they've ever done real world install 10 00:00:19,443 --> 00:00:21,666 everything leading up to this point has 11 00:00:21,666 --> 00:00:21,050 been training , training , training , 12 00:00:21,060 --> 00:00:23,282 training along with that training . The 13 00:00:23,282 --> 00:00:25,060 team spent the past five months 14 00:00:25,060 --> 00:00:27,116 planning this installation . But you 15 00:00:27,116 --> 00:00:27,050 know what they say about the best laid 16 00:00:27,050 --> 00:00:29,310 plans were presented with challenges 17 00:00:29,490 --> 00:00:31,379 and obstacles that we could never 18 00:00:31,379 --> 00:00:33,601 imagine . Our engineers have used quite 19 00:00:33,601 --> 00:00:35,590 a bit ingenuity multi developing 20 00:00:35,590 --> 00:00:37,479 multiple plans , working with the 21 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:39,534 airport authorities , overcoming the 22 00:00:39,534 --> 00:00:41,146 terrain , overcoming airport 23 00:00:41,146 --> 00:00:42,757 restrictions , overcoming an 24 00:00:42,757 --> 00:00:44,979 international airport to be able to get 25 00:00:44,979 --> 00:00:47,201 to the solution so that we can actually 26 00:00:47,201 --> 00:00:49,257 conduct this exercise and train with 27 00:00:49,257 --> 00:00:48,620 our partners encountering and 28 00:00:48,620 --> 00:00:50,731 overcoming these challenges as a part 29 00:00:50,731 --> 00:00:52,620 of what's made this experience so 30 00:00:52,620 --> 00:00:54,676 beneficial for the junior members of 31 00:00:54,676 --> 00:00:56,564 the team fully immersed into this 32 00:00:56,564 --> 00:00:56,210 installation . They've had the 33 00:00:56,210 --> 00:00:58,377 opportunity to learn things they don't 34 00:00:58,377 --> 00:01:00,543 regularly encounter at home station as 35 00:01:00,543 --> 00:01:02,377 my first time being out here and 36 00:01:02,377 --> 00:01:04,377 physically installing the equipment 37 00:01:04,377 --> 00:01:06,599 that we day to day work on and maintain 38 00:01:06,599 --> 00:01:08,821 uh to send for fighters down range . My 39 00:01:08,821 --> 00:01:11,200 main thing was today . See become a 40 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,256 sponge and learn to become a tool as 41 00:01:13,256 --> 00:01:15,256 well . To leave the next thing that 42 00:01:15,256 --> 00:01:17,478 would be able to come out here . It was 43 00:01:17,478 --> 00:01:19,700 really a great experience . And after a 44 00:01:19,700 --> 00:01:21,700 successful test of the system , the 45 00:01:21,700 --> 00:01:23,756 team is rewarded with more than just 46 00:01:23,756 --> 00:01:23,650 the accomplishment of a job . Well done , 47 00:01:23,660 --> 00:01:26,350 but also with a peace of mind . For me , 48 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,416 it's always about saving the pilot's 49 00:01:28,416 --> 00:01:30,527 life and ensuring that they get to go 50 00:01:30,527 --> 00:01:33,350 home to their families from k . Com 51 00:01:33,350 --> 00:01:35,683 five Columbia for exercise , revamp ago . 52 00:01:35,683 --> 00:01:37,683 21 . I'm Technical Sergeant Emily . 53 00:01:37,683 --> 00:01:39,340 Coons . Yeah .