WEBVTT 00:02.119 --> 00:03.920 It's a joint interagency , 00:03.930 --> 00:06.900 Intergovernmental Multinational Energy 00:06.909 --> 00:09.090 Resiliency , readiness tabletop 00:09.100 --> 00:12.470 exercise , it 00:12.479 --> 00:15.380 simulates the loss of power and then 00:15.390 --> 00:17.250 looks at all ancillary systems 00:17.260 --> 00:19.430 connected to it . And then we work 00:19.440 --> 00:21.384 through problem sets with the host 00:21.384 --> 00:24.629 nation and us planners to analyze 00:24.639 --> 00:28.379 certain problem sets and work towards 00:28.389 --> 00:32.130 solutions . So we start with energy and 00:32.139 --> 00:34.560 then when you start to pay attention 00:34.569 --> 00:37.590 and analyze what happens once power is 00:37.599 --> 00:39.389 disrupted , you look at all the 00:39.400 --> 00:41.567 services and all the capabilities that 00:41.567 --> 00:43.733 are interrupted , telecommunications , 00:43.733 --> 00:45.456 water , sewage , electricity , 00:45.456 --> 00:48.000 everything , police fire ems schools , 00:48.009 --> 00:50.080 economics are going to be affected . 00:50.830 --> 00:54.520 The tabletop exercise is a mechanism to 00:54.659 --> 00:57.099 create a user friendly scenario for 00:57.110 --> 01:00.459 planning the US relationship with the 01:00.470 --> 01:02.830 Philippines . Uh goes back a long time . 01:03.340 --> 01:05.620 We have an incredible relationship with 01:05.629 --> 01:07.796 this island . We've been here multiple 01:07.796 --> 01:10.150 times . We are coordinating with Marine 01:10.160 --> 01:12.349 battalion landing team 10 out of Bosco 01:12.370 --> 01:14.259 Batanes as well as the provincial 01:14.259 --> 01:16.314 government to understand some of the 01:16.314 --> 01:18.760 aspects that could be disruptive to the 01:18.769 --> 01:20.991 stability of this region , whether it's 01:20.991 --> 01:23.102 related to elements like a typhoon or 01:23.102 --> 01:25.213 an earthquake in the region . Working 01:25.213 --> 01:27.230 to build procedures , familiarize 01:27.239 --> 01:29.760 standards , focus on interoperability 01:29.769 --> 01:32.230 between us and the Philippines um 01:32.400 --> 01:34.511 allows us to work together to be able 01:34.511 --> 01:36.733 to plan effectively um when it comes to 01:36.733 --> 01:38.067 an emergency response , 01:41.730 --> 01:43.870 what went really well is that in as 01:43.879 --> 01:45.879 much as we have our own contingency 01:45.879 --> 01:48.419 plans , our existing contingency plans , 01:48.639 --> 01:51.010 we were able to get some inputs from 01:51.019 --> 01:53.059 experts from outside , having an 01:53.069 --> 01:56.309 outside partner for all of these 01:56.319 --> 01:59.129 exercises . We were able to understand 01:59.139 --> 02:01.139 some mainstream approaches that are 02:01.139 --> 02:03.083 tested in other places that may be 02:03.083 --> 02:05.260 applicable here . It enhances our 02:05.269 --> 02:08.720 capability as a people to addressing 02:09.039 --> 02:12.009 situations . We're in our survival and 02:12.020 --> 02:15.929 resiliency is being challenged . The 02:15.940 --> 02:19.880 Ive culture and the entire society 02:19.889 --> 02:22.979 is shaped by the external forces of 02:22.990 --> 02:25.330 weather and the intensity of this 02:25.339 --> 02:28.639 region . We are here to plan and work 02:28.649 --> 02:30.705 together . But at the same time , we 02:30.705 --> 02:32.705 have learned an immense level about 02:32.705 --> 02:34.871 these people's uh uh ingenuity , their 02:34.871 --> 02:37.529 creativity . Um and , and in spite of 02:37.539 --> 02:39.899 potentially not having resources , um 02:39.910 --> 02:42.132 they've thrived on this island for 4500 02:42.132 --> 02:44.250 years . And so there's a spirit of 02:44.259 --> 02:46.850 independence and there's a spirit of 02:46.860 --> 02:50.369 self reliance that they teach down to 02:50.380 --> 02:53.809 all levels of society . We are 02:53.820 --> 02:55.876 scheduled to return for common dog . 02:55.876 --> 02:57.931 Eight . Yeah , in the fall of 2024 . 02:57.940 --> 03:00.162 And as far as the provincial government 03:00.162 --> 03:02.273 is signaled , um there's a desire for 03:02.273 --> 03:04.496 us to come back and continue to work on 03:04.496 --> 03:07.289 this over and over again . Nothing's 03:07.369 --> 03:07.479 right .