 with each in different country that we have different practices and different ways to do stuff and how we carry ourselves while we do our jobs and I think this is a great learning opportunity for everybody because there will be takeaways from no matter how we do things or how they do things so like let's say a two-man job for us is a one-man job for us we can learn that to make more effective ways get maintenance done quicker safer and then show them how we do maintenance and if they like it they will learn how to do quicker safer maintenance it was joining the Air Force is probably like one of the best decisions I've made in my life getting out learning something new coming fresh out of high school not knowing nothing develop my professional skills learning how to be a leader and then they just trusted me with the multi-million aircraft and they're like here this is your baby this is your aircraft hone it learn your skills sharpen your knife get it done safe put up safe air power safe jets because there's a guy in there or woman and that will has a family will need to come back each and every one of airframes have their own way of doing things and us as F16 maintainers in the fighter world we're very busy we work long hours which is all part of the job we do steady maintenance shower force base the Tigers not to toot our own horn but is the best F16 unit in the Air Force so we generate the most fighters with the most time in the less in the less people so I feel like us coming here is a big opportunity to show them that you don't need a lot of people you don't need a lot of tools and we can get the job done just as efficient as if another unit was to come with more stuff or less stuff we're just here prove a point that we can do it no matter what and we'll get the mission done so I know they are very professional and I look forward to learning how they do things for example like let's say how they marshal their jets how they rapidly turn a jet that needs to go up in the air as soon as possible because I know every nation every unit and everywhere that has fighter aircraft does things differently so I want to see how that and take the way that maybe apply it back home if it's just as effective or if not better than what we take but it's all a learning opportunity here at this exercise so going forward we're just gonna adapt if we need to and just take away whatever they throw at us and whatever they try to teach us we're always open to learn new things when people hear hey you're tactical aircraft maintainer it's not what much people want to hear until they actually get out there and it's just a satisfaction of the job from getting a broke jet fixing it watching it flies just the best feeling in the world and not many people can feel that so I think that it was a blessing that I got this job and I was able to travel to places that not most people can go to for example this Columbia and I feel like Columbia like not many people get to go to Columbia and not many people get to even have this conversation that I'm having now so I think this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I love to be here during this exercise show them what we know take away from what they how they do things and I think it's gonna be a great experience I'm already loving Columbia the food's great the people are awesome and I feel like it's gonna be a great time everybody's gonna do something different and they are gonna come over here and watch us maintain the F-16s put up airpower and I feel like it would be a great opportunity for the both of us as let's say they see me doing something and they say hey have you tried ever looking at it like this or hey have you tried ever doing it like that and I feel like it'll be a great opportunity for the both of us I feel like it's important that I'm here to help the mission go smooth translate when I need to and just be able to be that bridge from the US Air Force and the Colombian Air Force and just be there to make that connection and it's a it feels amazing to be here just to I feel at home I feel like I'm back in Puerto Rico they treat me they greeted us with an open arms my family is very excited because now they only talking to me in Spanish they're like well you're in Colombia so you got to you got to sharpen your knife so it's just it's an honor to be here and just for me to be here it helps me communicating back home as well because that bridge of Spanish English is a barrier I face every day when contacting side of my family because they don't speak English as well