1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,320 The State Partnership Program has been 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,209 developed over the last couple of 3 00:00:04,209 --> 00:00:06,098 decades . There's 85 partnerships 4 00:00:06,098 --> 00:00:07,987 around the country . We have been 5 00:00:07,987 --> 00:00:09,709 partnered with the Republic of 6 00:00:09,709 --> 00:00:11,876 Azerbaijan for the last 20 years since 7 00:00:11,876 --> 00:00:11,800 2002 . So we're celebrating our 20th 8 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,180 anniversary of partnership . Uh , these 9 00:00:14,180 --> 00:00:16,402 kind of partnerships , you know , we're 10 00:00:16,402 --> 00:00:18,569 not necessarily creating a new ability 11 00:00:18,569 --> 00:00:20,791 within their military or within hours , 12 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,820 but what this does is this provides a 13 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:26,120 interoperability point where we can 14 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,140 understand how to work with their 15 00:00:28,140 --> 00:00:31,170 military and vice versa . So throughout 16 00:00:31,170 --> 00:00:33,003 this week we've been focusing on 17 00:00:33,003 --> 00:00:35,226 training at the point of injury level . 18 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:37,073 That's really focusing on when a 19 00:00:37,073 --> 00:00:39,184 service member is injured in combat . 20 00:00:39,184 --> 00:00:41,129 The immediate medical care that is 21 00:00:41,129 --> 00:00:43,184 provided to them all the way through 22 00:00:43,184 --> 00:00:45,184 when they're at a military hospital 23 00:00:45,184 --> 00:00:47,296 getting surgical intervention . Why ? 24 00:00:47,296 --> 00:00:49,518 That's really important because we know 25 00:00:49,518 --> 00:00:51,740 that the quicker that we provide care , 26 00:00:51,740 --> 00:00:53,796 the more lives we can save , because 27 00:00:53,796 --> 00:00:55,796 it's critical that we are providing 28 00:00:55,796 --> 00:00:57,851 stabilization of all of our patients 29 00:00:57,851 --> 00:00:59,907 immediately at the point of injury . 30 00:00:59,907 --> 00:01:02,018 They know what's expected on the from 31 00:01:02,018 --> 00:01:03,907 NATO interoperability and we know 32 00:01:03,907 --> 00:01:06,018 what's expected as well . And so that 33 00:01:06,018 --> 00:01:08,073 we know if someone is injured , they 34 00:01:08,073 --> 00:01:07,360 can provide the level of care that 35 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,600 we're used to and expect to receive and 36 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:10,760 they know what will provide for them