 The 435th Contingency Response Group is in Latvia training and demonstrating their ability to open the base But before they can begin initial assessments Equipment and personnel have to arrive. Well, this training objective is basically to identify that we can do our primary mission Which is open the base now the CRG as we've demonstrated is capable of an air insertion or a land insertion for both air and land Insertions many factors come into play, but the most important is safety As far as safety factors when does the primary concern if it's too windy? Obviously the jumpers Safety could come into question as was the case today Our maximum threshold is 13 knots. We had gusts up to 20 today about DZ control officer Was able to call the drop for the equipment bundle. He would have done the same had we done a personnel drop as well But again the winds being out of parameters He called the no drop and said No, it's not gonna happen With cargo and manpower on the ground the CRG can continue with their training mission during Saber strike 17 Staff Sergeant Emma Mayan, Lovardi Latvia