1 00:00:02,660 --> 00:00:04,789 For the first place . The overall 2 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:08,039 winner running his sho nine air com 3 00:00:11,909 --> 00:00:14,199 had a 41 person team , most of which 4 00:00:14,210 --> 00:00:16,377 didn't know each other when we started 5 00:00:16,377 --> 00:00:18,488 this training and every single one of 6 00:00:18,488 --> 00:00:20,432 them came together was motivated . 7 00:00:20,432 --> 00:00:22,654 There wasn't a single person who didn't 8 00:00:22,654 --> 00:00:24,821 want to be here in a challenge started 9 00:00:24,821 --> 00:00:26,950 in the mid 1980 s and ran for six or 10 00:00:26,959 --> 00:00:29,015 seven events throughout the eighties 11 00:00:29,015 --> 00:00:31,348 and nineties . After the events of 9 11 , 12 00:00:31,348 --> 00:00:33,292 we were no longer able to host the 13 00:00:33,292 --> 00:00:35,403 event and it was put on hold for over 14 00:00:35,403 --> 00:00:37,459 two decades . Last year , we brought 15 00:00:37,459 --> 00:00:39,626 the event back at what we call initial 16 00:00:39,626 --> 00:00:42,080 operating capability and we proved that 17 00:00:42,090 --> 00:00:43,646 we could do the event again 18 00:00:43,646 --> 00:00:45,757 successfully . This year , we're back 19 00:00:45,757 --> 00:00:47,423 at full operating operational 20 00:00:47,423 --> 00:00:49,639 capability with eight teams with more 21 00:00:49,650 --> 00:00:51,761 events . And then we have a chance to 22 00:00:51,761 --> 00:00:53,928 come together and compete and evaluate 23 00:00:53,928 --> 00:00:55,872 those skills in a contingency like 24 00:00:55,872 --> 00:00:57,872 environment here at the silver flag 25 00:00:57,872 --> 00:01:01,490 exercise site challenge is threefold 26 00:01:01,500 --> 00:01:03,611 things that we're trying to get after 27 00:01:03,611 --> 00:01:06,400 here . Number one , we want to 28 00:01:06,410 --> 00:01:08,577 reinvigorate our civil engineering war 29 00:01:08,577 --> 00:01:11,709 fighting ethos . Number two , we want 30 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,589 to assess our unit readiness and number 31 00:01:14,599 --> 00:01:16,760 three , we want to test our airmen 32 00:01:16,769 --> 00:01:19,279 contingency skills you putting on an 33 00:01:19,290 --> 00:01:22,269 event like this is not easy . It first 34 00:01:22,279 --> 00:01:24,279 starts with the cadre here with the 35 00:01:24,279 --> 00:01:26,650 first Red Horse squadron working 36 00:01:26,660 --> 00:01:29,250 closely with our staff on the Air Force 37 00:01:29,260 --> 00:01:33,000 Civil Engineer Center . So for the Air 38 00:01:33,010 --> 00:01:35,010 Force Red Horse training squadron , 39 00:01:35,010 --> 00:01:37,010 they deliver the curriculum that we 40 00:01:37,010 --> 00:01:38,790 design at AFC . So the force 41 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:40,856 development managers of which I have 42 00:01:40,856 --> 00:01:43,660 one design , the curriculum to make 43 00:01:43,669 --> 00:01:45,891 sure that we hit all the points that we 44 00:01:45,891 --> 00:01:47,836 need to have . Ready , ready civil 45 00:01:47,836 --> 00:01:49,725 engineer airmen to present to the 46 00:01:49,725 --> 00:01:51,891 combatant commanders . The partnership 47 00:01:51,891 --> 00:01:53,780 with AFG Air Force Civil Engineer 48 00:01:53,780 --> 00:01:55,836 Center has been , has been awesome . 49 00:01:55,836 --> 00:01:58,058 They've taken a lot of the brunt as far 50 00:01:58,058 --> 00:01:59,947 as the hierarchical strategic and 51 00:01:59,947 --> 00:02:02,434 decisions that way and got us the 52 00:02:02,444 --> 00:02:04,666 members that we need . And then at that 53 00:02:04,666 --> 00:02:06,888 point , our , a 21st red horse training 54 00:02:06,888 --> 00:02:09,000 squadron , men and women took it from 55 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:10,888 there developing the narratives , 56 00:02:10,888 --> 00:02:12,944 developing the schedule , developing 57 00:02:12,944 --> 00:02:16,604 how we can test and evaluate our force 58 00:02:16,615 --> 00:02:19,149 and we took it a run with it . I really 59 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,271 want to thank all the competitors for 60 00:02:21,271 --> 00:02:23,382 coming out here . I ask that you take 61 00:02:23,382 --> 00:02:25,382 what you've learned and experienced 62 00:02:25,382 --> 00:02:27,493 here and bring this back to your unit 63 00:02:27,493 --> 00:02:29,716 back to your home station , not just to 64 00:02:29,716 --> 00:02:31,549 your engineers , but your fellow 65 00:02:31,549 --> 00:02:33,771 mission support airmen and to your wing 66 00:02:33,771 --> 00:02:33,699 at large .