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So currently out of the soft working

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group for Bright Star 2025 , there's 12

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total participants within SOF . We have

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9 countries uh jumping with their

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various parachute systems .

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Currently I'm the task force sergeant

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Major for the US Special Operations

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Forces as well as the overall airborne

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commander for all air ops within the

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exercise .

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So the goal was for a bilateral

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partnership with our Egyptian soft

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partners . Uh , this was , to my

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understanding , the first time that

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we've ever been able to accomplish

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jumping both US and Egyptian flags with

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both soft forces over the pyramids .

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So for my two ODAs that are out here ,

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their interoperability with multiple

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partners from different AORs , we've

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got folks from the Middle East , from

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CENTCOM , from AFRO , and from Paycom

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as well .

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So everyday interoperability with

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multiple nations , specifically the

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Egyptian Air Force and the Indian Air

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Force , as well as the US Air Force is

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key and paramount for any and all air

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ops that are conducted where there are

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paratroopers or equipment being dropped

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on aircraft .

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So the interoperability between on the

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soft side 12 different partners allows

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us to exchange tactics and procedures

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as well as exchange SOPs to be able to

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have better interoperability as we

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train together as well as deploy

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together in emerging requirements

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throughout the different AORs that

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everybody is a part of .

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So building relationships early and

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often is is one of our uh tenants as

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special forces um some of these uh

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service members from other nations that

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we're working with here . I've worked

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with their boss' boss's boss 15 years

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ago and I'm still able to reach out and

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have that touch point . So for my

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younger guys , this is key and

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paramount for them to start those

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relationships early that will carry on

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through their careers as a soft

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operator .

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So the interoperability piece is going

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to be probably one of the most single

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paramount things out of this operation ,

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being able to work through different

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regulations and procedures through

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multiple . Different countries . It's

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going to carry on into combat

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operations as well as sustainment

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operations .