1 00:00:00,009 --> 00:00:02,065 I'm Lieutenant Colonel Evan Hessel . 2 00:00:02,065 --> 00:00:04,287 I'm with the Oregon Army National Guard 3 00:00:04,287 --> 00:00:06,398 here in Vietnam . I have the distinct 4 00:00:06,398 --> 00:00:08,509 honor and privilege of serving as the 5 00:00:08,509 --> 00:00:10,565 humanitarian assistance and disaster 6 00:00:10,565 --> 00:00:12,398 relief team chief during Pacific 7 00:00:12,398 --> 00:00:15,579 Partnership 2023 for H AD R . We're 8 00:00:15,590 --> 00:00:17,701 partnering with a number of different 9 00:00:17,701 --> 00:00:19,812 organizations here in Puan Province , 10 00:00:19,812 --> 00:00:22,139 uh specifically in and around the city 11 00:00:22,149 --> 00:00:24,489 of Ti Hua . And we are conducting 12 00:00:24,500 --> 00:00:26,729 subject matter , expert exchanges where 13 00:00:26,739 --> 00:00:29,040 experts from Vietnam and the United 14 00:00:29,049 --> 00:00:30,969 States get together , share best 15 00:00:30,979 --> 00:00:33,409 practices , lessons learned , emerging 16 00:00:33,419 --> 00:00:35,419 technologies , emerging methods and 17 00:00:35,419 --> 00:00:37,475 techniques so that we can all try to 18 00:00:37,475 --> 00:00:38,808 learn from each other . 19 00:00:43,090 --> 00:00:45,270 First of all , on behalf of the 20 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:47,759 province , those people committee , I 21 00:00:47,770 --> 00:00:50,310 would like to sincerely thank you for 22 00:00:50,319 --> 00:00:53,669 the Pacific Partnership 2023 in 23 00:00:53,919 --> 00:00:56,270 province for giving us such a great 24 00:00:56,279 --> 00:01:00,279 opportunity to gain understanding and 25 00:01:00,290 --> 00:01:02,430 practical experiences . 26 00:01:05,099 --> 00:01:06,821 Today , we are with the Fu Yen 27 00:01:06,821 --> 00:01:08,821 Department of Agriculture and Rural 28 00:01:08,821 --> 00:01:10,932 Development , which dual hat as their 29 00:01:10,932 --> 00:01:13,155 province's disaster management agency . 30 00:01:13,155 --> 00:01:15,210 They're showing us something that we 31 00:01:15,210 --> 00:01:17,155 had discussed yesterday during the 32 00:01:17,155 --> 00:01:19,210 exchange , which is this essentially 33 00:01:19,220 --> 00:01:23,050 seawall meant to uh protect the 34 00:01:23,059 --> 00:01:25,680 structures , homes and businesses uh 35 00:01:25,690 --> 00:01:29,375 from uh we all highly 36 00:01:29,385 --> 00:01:31,805 appreciate the organization and the 37 00:01:31,815 --> 00:01:34,625 structures of the whole system in order 38 00:01:34,635 --> 00:01:37,044 to quickly and effectively and timely 39 00:01:37,055 --> 00:01:39,114 respond to the natural disaster , 40 00:01:39,125 --> 00:01:41,345 including the wildfires , oil spill 41 00:01:41,355 --> 00:01:44,165 incident , and the coastline erosion to 42 00:01:44,175 --> 00:01:47,105 make sure that we can save as um as 43 00:01:47,425 --> 00:01:51,410 human life and to um and to ensure 44 00:01:51,419 --> 00:01:54,730 the safety of the property uh both from 45 00:01:54,739 --> 00:01:57,169 for the household , for the individuals 46 00:01:57,180 --> 00:02:00,510 and for the public property . I do hope 47 00:02:00,519 --> 00:02:02,489 that its not just limited to the 48 00:02:02,500 --> 00:02:06,389 Pacific Partnership 2020 . But also we 49 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,270 have more further opportunity to learn 50 00:02:10,279 --> 00:02:12,770 from each other and to share with each 51 00:02:12,779 --> 00:02:15,250 other about the experience and uh 52 00:02:15,259 --> 00:02:19,029 respond to the natural disasters in the 53 00:02:19,039 --> 00:02:22,190 future . The Oregon National Guard has 54 00:02:22,199 --> 00:02:24,255 been a formal state partner with the 55 00:02:24,255 --> 00:02:27,309 country of Vietnam since 2012 . Um This 56 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,487 is one of a number of different events 57 00:02:29,487 --> 00:02:31,653 in which Oregon National Guard members 58 00:02:31,653 --> 00:02:33,764 travel over to Vietnam this year . Um 59 00:02:33,764 --> 00:02:35,931 And we look forward to only continuing 60 00:02:35,931 --> 00:02:37,653 to strengthen and enhance that 61 00:02:37,653 --> 00:02:39,764 partnership uh for years and years to 62 00:02:39,764 --> 00:02:40,059 come .