 The cold weather couldn't stop the opening ceremony for fearless guardians second phase United States Army Europe Commanding General Lieutenant General Ben Hodges spoke to the media afterwards about why this rotation will be a success And I think one of the best Traits of a good organization is that it is able to adapt and to learn and so we have all learned a lot from the first phase And I think those improvements in the training will be reflected in the next stage United States ambassador to Ukraine Jeffrey Piat also answered questions about the cost of the assistance being provided and how valuable this partnership is But even more important to me than the dollar value of the assistance is the partnership that we are building between Ukraine the United States and our other NATO partners who are part of this important exercise Reporting from Ukraine Army Staff Sergeant Jonathan Norris