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During the NATO-led exercise Brilliant Jump 24, we meet with Private David Domìnguez Rodriguez, tank driver in the Regimiento Acorazado Cordoba X of the Spanish Army. He’s here as part of Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO's largest exercise in decades, includes over 90,000 troops from all 31 NATO Allies and Invitee Sweden.
The NATO-led exercise Brilliant Jump 24, which is part of Steadfast Defender 2024, is an operational and tactical-level Alert and Deployment exercise.
It aims to strengthen the Alliance’s deterrence and defence capabilities, and to train and test NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) troops to operate at tempo and provide decisive action in response to any arising crisis.
This year’s participating countries are Albania, Poland, Spain, Türkiye and the United Kingdom.
The footage contains images of mechanised combat vehicles and multinational infantry troops shooting and testing their capability to work together as a cohesive unit
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(00:00) VARIOUS SHOTS – SPANISH ARMY VEHICLE MOVING ON THE TRAINING FIELD.
(00:15) VARIOUS SHOTS – SPANISH TROOPS AND TANKS (LEOPARD) IN BACKGROUND.
(00:28) VARIOUS SHOTS – CLOSE UP TO DAVID DOMINGUEZ RODRIGUEZ HANDS MOVING.
(00:41) VARIOUS SHOTS – SPANISH TANKS MANEUVERING.
(01:11) VARIOUS SHOTS - DAVID DOMINGUEZ RODRIGUEZ WALKS
(01:23) CLOSE UP - DAVID DOMINGUEZ RODRIGUEZ AYES
(02:26) VARIOUS SHOTS – REGIMIENTO ACORAZADO CORDOBA X TROOPS PREPARING TO EXERCISE
(01:49) VARIOUS SHOTS – SPANISH TANKS (LEOPARD) IN ACTION
(02:11) SOUNDBITE (SPANISH) – SPANISH PRIVATE DAVID DOMINGUEZ RODRIGUEZ
“I’m here to defend my Country, its way of life, and my family.”
(02:11) SOUNDBITE (SPANISH) – SPANISH PRIVATE DAVID DOMINGUEZ RODRIGUEZ
“My name is David Dominguez Rodriguez, I’m a tank driver of the Land Forces.”
(02:27) SOUNDBITE (SPANISH) – SPANISH PRIVATE DAVID DOMINGUEZ RODRIGUEZ
“ I joined the military for my father, he was a non-commissioned officer. I like the fact that he’s very proud of me, that I followed his footsteps.”
(02:37) SOUNDBITE (SPANISH) – SPANISH PRIVATE DAVID DOMINGUEZ RODRIGUEZ
“We're responsible for maintaining the tank in perfect condition to ensure it always operates at 100% of its capabilities.”
(02:43) SOUNDBITE (SPANISH) – SPANISH PRIVATE DAVID DOMINGUEZ RODRIGUEZ
“Being part of the army is important, not just to defend our values; we also work for humanitarian causes. We speak different languages but somehow we understand each other.”
(02:50) SOUNDBITE (SPANISH) – SPANISH PRIVATE DAVID DOMINGUEZ RODRIGUEZ
“The job has a lot of responsibilities. But it’s also super fun. When the field is clear, the tank can reach 85 km/hr, it’s thrilling.
(02:57) SOUNDBITE (SPANISH) – SPANISH PRIVATE DAVID DOMINGUEZ RODRIGUEZ
“After operating the tank for a week, whenever I try to drive my car, it stalls on me at least 3 or 4 times. I have to remind myself that I’m not in a tank. A 5 minutes journey can take me half an hour.”
(03:08) SOUNDBITE (SPANISH) – SPANISH PRIVATE DAVID DOMINGUEZ RODRIGUEZ
“Time flies when I’m with my comrades. [We drink coffee, we talk a lot, and we get to know each other very well, we share everything.] We’re like a family. I’m very proud and very happy of what I do.
(03:15) SOUNDBITE (SPANISH) – SPANISH PRIVATE DAVID DOMINGUEZ RODRIGUEZ
“I have two nephews that I love very much. I want them to have a better future.”
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| Date Taken: | 02.27.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 03.03.2024 03:42 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 914422 |
| VIRIN: | 240227-D-YE012-5227 |
| Filename: | DOD_110155566 |
| Length: | 00:03:20 |
| Location: | PL |
| Downloads: | 99 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 99 |
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