1 00:00:06,394 --> 00:00:09,842 (aircraft engine rumbling) 2 00:00:09,842 --> 00:00:11,466 - [Announcer] The Chief of Staff of the Air Force, 3 00:00:11,466 --> 00:00:13,058 General David Goldfein, 4 00:00:13,058 --> 00:00:14,226 has made the development 5 00:00:14,226 --> 00:00:16,549 of multi-domain command and control 6 00:00:16,549 --> 00:00:18,716 one of his top priorities. 7 00:00:19,626 --> 00:00:22,306 The increased focus on the space and cyber domain 8 00:00:22,306 --> 00:00:24,556 in exercises like Blue Flag 9 00:00:24,594 --> 00:00:27,138 help the military accomplish this. 10 00:00:27,138 --> 00:00:29,982 - No military operation goes alone any more. 11 00:00:29,982 --> 00:00:31,949 All domains within the fight are used. 12 00:00:31,949 --> 00:00:34,698 That's air, ground, sea, space and cyber space. 13 00:00:34,698 --> 00:00:37,338 All these domains are integrated to create 14 00:00:37,338 --> 00:00:40,852 an effect that a commander would want on the battlefield. 15 00:00:40,852 --> 00:00:43,522 Space provides missile warning, that GPS navigation 16 00:00:43,522 --> 00:00:45,234 that everybody relies on, 17 00:00:45,234 --> 00:00:46,754 is through those space assets. 18 00:00:46,754 --> 00:00:49,210 Blue Flag offers us a unique opportunity 19 00:00:49,210 --> 00:00:52,782 to develop true multi-domain command and control tactics, 20 00:00:52,782 --> 00:00:55,898 techniques and procedures that will lead us into the future. 21 00:00:55,898 --> 00:00:57,834 - [Announcer] Blue Flag replicates real-world 22 00:00:57,834 --> 00:01:00,850 theater conditions that commanders and staff officers 23 00:01:00,850 --> 00:01:04,100 could face if a conflict were to arise. 24 00:01:04,586 --> 00:01:07,234 - Blue Flag is primarily a constructive exercise 25 00:01:07,234 --> 00:01:10,466 that bridges the gap between the tactical, operational 26 00:01:10,466 --> 00:01:12,650 and strategic levels of war. 27 00:01:12,650 --> 00:01:15,450 - [Announcer] This iteration of Blue Flag introduces 28 00:01:15,450 --> 00:01:18,410 the U.S. Navy's Fourth Fleet to the exercise 29 00:01:18,410 --> 00:01:20,910 for the first time in history. 30 00:01:20,938 --> 00:01:25,071 While Blue Flag has been historically an Air Force exercise, 31 00:01:25,071 --> 00:01:27,895 the addition of the Fourth Fleet ensures successful 32 00:01:27,895 --> 00:01:31,407 communication across the different services. 33 00:01:31,407 --> 00:01:33,952 - Blue Flag provides a very rich and sophisticated 34 00:01:33,952 --> 00:01:37,583 training environment for all the participants involved. 35 00:01:37,583 --> 00:01:40,223 What I hope to find for the Fourth Fleet 36 00:01:40,223 --> 00:01:43,384 is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of my team 37 00:01:43,384 --> 00:01:45,599 with regards to command and control 38 00:01:45,599 --> 00:01:48,167 and the interoperability with the participants 39 00:01:48,167 --> 00:01:50,815 and the partners that we'll work with in response 40 00:01:50,815 --> 00:01:53,383 to a real-world crisis or contingency. 41 00:01:53,383 --> 00:01:54,911 - [Announcer] Blue Flag continues to serve 42 00:01:54,911 --> 00:01:57,791 as the United States Air Force Warfare Center's 43 00:01:57,791 --> 00:02:00,927 premier exercise for providing trained and ready 44 00:02:00,927 --> 00:02:05,094 Air Operations Center Officers to combatant commanders. 45 00:02:05,623 --> 00:02:07,951 Airman First Class Christina Ensley, 46 00:02:07,951 --> 00:02:10,451 Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.