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Hello and welcome to round the Air

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Force President Obama met with NATO

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members and I say forces earlier this

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week to outline a strategy for draw

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down in Afghanistan . The president set

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a goal for Afghan forces to take the

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lead for combat operations across the

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country throughout 2013 helping to

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transition esfs role to a more

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supportive position and preparing for

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an end to the combat mission by 2014

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and while political discussions of

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troop withdrawal in Afghanistan are

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ongoing for airmen oversees the mission

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hasn't stopped . Staff Sergeant Lanta

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Mills explains night and day , rain or

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shine . These airmen do whatever it

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takes to complete their mission . This

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particular mission was a little out of

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the norm transferring a U . H . 60

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Black Hawk helicopter took a Bull

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Afghanistan . This was an opportunity

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that the United States Air Force and

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Turkish Air Force were able to work

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together to to meet a mission to help

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out operation enduring freedom planning

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for this mission started weeks earlier

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to ensure everything was good to go .

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Were responsible for the joint

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inspection which is making sure that

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the helicopter and all the cargo goes

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along with it was airworthy for flight

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Turkish Air force had everything

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prepared so there was no flaws and

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execution was real smooth . Within

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hours joined forces had the Blackhawk

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restrained and headed to its main

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destination , it's always different .

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It's a different adventure . Pretty

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much every time we fly . We carried all

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sorts of different equipment all over

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the world . While it's not every day ,

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the U . S . Military transfers a

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Turkish helicopter Airmen are always in

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the business of building relationships

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with coalition partners and working

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together in the joint fight . Staff

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Sergeant Lanta Mills and garlic Airbase

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Turkey from Fort mead Maryland . I'm

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Staff Sergeant . Sean hostetler .

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All right . Yeah . Mhm .