1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:04,340 --> 00:00:06,990 mm hmm . Soldiers with the 299th 3 00:00:06,990 --> 00:00:08,712 Engineer Battalion , a reserve 4 00:00:08,712 --> 00:00:10,712 battalion stationed at Fort Belvoir 5 00:00:10,712 --> 00:00:12,823 Virginia , put on a show for military 6 00:00:12,823 --> 00:00:14,823 leaders from Brazil and the Us Army 7 00:00:14,823 --> 00:00:17,540 Corps of Engineers . The soldiers 8 00:00:17,540 --> 00:00:19,484 demonstrated their capabilities in 9 00:00:19,484 --> 00:00:21,040 providing mobile electrical 10 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:23,096 distribution , utilizing specialized 11 00:00:23,096 --> 00:00:25,262 engineering equipment as well as their 12 00:00:25,262 --> 00:00:25,070 bridging capability to deploy a 13 00:00:25,070 --> 00:00:27,292 floating , improved ribbon bridge . The 14 00:00:27,292 --> 00:00:29,237 demonstration is part of an annual 15 00:00:29,237 --> 00:00:31,014 visit between the two chiefs of 16 00:00:31,014 --> 00:00:33,126 Engineers to enhance theater security 17 00:00:33,126 --> 00:00:35,237 cooperation in military engineering . 18 00:00:36,740 --> 00:00:38,962 Today was all about showing some unique 19 00:00:38,962 --> 00:00:40,740 pieces of capability , engineer 20 00:00:40,740 --> 00:00:42,730 capability . Excavators are bridge 21 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,060 boats , right ? And then also 22 00:00:45,060 --> 00:00:48,980 microgrids that the Brazilian engineers 23 00:00:48,980 --> 00:00:51,340 are looking to modernize in their own 24 00:00:51,340 --> 00:00:53,007 forces . Just like we are the 25 00:00:53,007 --> 00:00:54,951 demonstration caps off a week long 26 00:00:54,951 --> 00:00:57,173 visit by General Julio Cesar Diaz , the 27 00:00:57,173 --> 00:00:58,840 Brazilian army's chief of the 28 00:00:58,840 --> 00:00:58,610 Department of Engineering and 29 00:00:58,610 --> 00:01:00,554 Construction where he visited uses 30 00:01:00,554 --> 00:01:02,332 Mississippi Valley Division and 31 00:01:02,332 --> 00:01:04,388 Engineering Research and Development 32 00:01:04,388 --> 00:01:06,666 Center , both in Vicksburg Mississippi . 33 00:01:08,420 --> 00:01:11,600 So there were many aspects that we 34 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:13,433 wanted to learn here and we have 35 00:01:13,433 --> 00:01:15,680 learned a lot through this visit . One 36 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,810 of them was on waterways navigation 37 00:01:17,810 --> 00:01:19,699 Mississippi River , which was the 38 00:01:19,699 --> 00:01:21,699 beginning of the visit . And it was 39 00:01:21,699 --> 00:01:23,866 very productive and very important for 40 00:01:23,866 --> 00:01:26,590 the Brazilian army . Um , and besides 41 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,860 the visit with the waterways , we've 42 00:01:28,860 --> 00:01:31,240 also learned a lot and in other areas 43 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,018 with the Corps of Engineers and 44 00:01:33,018 --> 00:01:35,073 Department of Army were very pleased 45 00:01:35,073 --> 00:01:37,296 with the visit . The leaders say visits 46 00:01:37,296 --> 00:01:39,518 like these are important to continue to 47 00:01:39,518 --> 00:01:41,629 build regional partnerships that look 48 00:01:41,629 --> 00:01:43,518 to enhance interoperability while 49 00:01:43,518 --> 00:01:43,210 developing the potential for increased 50 00:01:43,210 --> 00:01:45,460 regional response capability . The U . 51 00:01:45,460 --> 00:01:47,516 S . And Brazilian armies have worked 52 00:01:47,516 --> 00:01:49,293 together for many years and are 53 00:01:49,293 --> 00:01:51,182 continuing to seek to advance the 54 00:01:51,182 --> 00:01:53,238 partnership beyond the high level of 55 00:01:53,238 --> 00:01:55,460 cooperation already in existence , with 56 00:01:55,460 --> 00:01:55,410 future meetings in the works from Fort 57 00:01:55,410 --> 00:01:57,132 Belvoir , Virginia , Patrick , 58 00:01:57,132 --> 00:01:57,200 Bloodgood .