1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:01,240 that human , 2 00:00:04,740 --> 00:00:05,740 Yeah , 3 00:00:08,140 --> 00:00:11,040 during Iraq Afghanistan , that's huge 4 00:00:11,040 --> 00:00:13,820 shortfall with manpower . Uh , which 5 00:00:13,830 --> 00:00:16,660 the Marine Corps realized . So they 6 00:00:16,670 --> 00:00:18,726 come up with this enlisted side of a 7 00:00:18,726 --> 00:00:20,892 failed program , which is Foreign area 8 00:00:20,892 --> 00:00:23,114 staff noncommissioned officer program . 9 00:00:23,114 --> 00:00:25,770 Um , so this is to leverage their 10 00:00:25,780 --> 00:00:28,980 enlisted community within the cultural 11 00:00:28,980 --> 00:00:31,690 dynamic and under language capabilities 12 00:00:31,700 --> 00:00:34,080 within the G five regional engagement 13 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:36,430 section . What we do we follow the 14 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,662 theater security cooperation approach . 15 00:00:38,662 --> 00:00:40,884 Uh , there's a pyramid that if you , if 16 00:00:40,884 --> 00:00:43,051 you will at the base of the pyramid is 17 00:00:43,051 --> 00:00:45,170 access , relationship building , 18 00:00:45,180 --> 00:00:47,270 capacity building and in develop 19 00:00:47,270 --> 00:00:49,260 ability . That's how regional 20 00:00:49,260 --> 00:00:51,400 engagement can assist within the map 21 00:00:51,410 --> 00:00:53,830 helped put in the fight because we can 22 00:00:53,830 --> 00:00:57,360 go in alone . Um , and if you enhance 23 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,810 your partner , which what we do is 24 00:00:59,820 --> 00:01:01,820 enhance our partner , they can take 25 00:01:01,820 --> 00:01:03,876 care of that piece of the pie . That 26 00:01:03,876 --> 00:01:05,876 means less for us to worry . We can 27 00:01:05,876 --> 00:01:08,350 focus on other domain . Mm 28 00:01:11,340 --> 00:01:14,650 I have nothing but respect for our 29 00:01:14,660 --> 00:01:16,771 allies and partners out here in Japan 30 00:01:16,771 --> 00:01:18,827 because I'm one of only a handful of 31 00:01:18,827 --> 00:01:21,260 individuals who speak Japanese here in 32 00:01:21,260 --> 00:01:23,520 the Meth , I do get called quite often 33 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:25,742 to have those sort of interactions . We 34 00:01:25,742 --> 00:01:27,909 are working on a project right now for 35 00:01:27,909 --> 00:01:30,260 the three mfc that talks about um not 36 00:01:30,260 --> 00:01:33,220 just language capabilities or foreign 37 00:01:33,230 --> 00:01:35,397 area officers , it talks about what do 38 00:01:35,397 --> 00:01:38,000 we need to achieve the common , it's 39 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,167 planning , guidance and focus out here 40 00:01:40,167 --> 00:01:43,640 in the pacific Sure , yeah , yeah , 41 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,050 yeah . Mhm . Mhm . Mhm .