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Hi and thanks for joining us . Senior

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Air Force leaders are raising awareness

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in America about the services role in

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national defense , every general

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officer and member of the senior

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executive service will be educating

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civic leaders , the american public and

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Congress as part of the Air Force Grove

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show the senior leaders will be talking

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to Air Force audiences as well ,

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keeping the message clear and

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consistent across the board about all

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three of the services priorities ,

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winning the war on terror , caring for

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airmen and recapitalising assets .

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Synchronizing these messages will

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highlight airmen successes and

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sacrifices in the global war on terror ,

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shining light on missions that

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according to Chief of Staff of the Air

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Force General Michael Mosley , the Air

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Force makes look easy leadership at the

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base level will also be involved using

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a variety of communication tools such

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as briefing , videos and talking points

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to present the Air Force's story to

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their audience . One group that's

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always helped spread the air force

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story to the public is the Thunderbirds .

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The elite flying team has a unique way

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of helping the Air Force meet

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recruiting goals to by putting

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celebrities in their f 16 airman first

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class ravi are caught up with the

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Thunderbirds at lackland Air Force Base

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in texas as they prepared their latest

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celebrity passenger for flight meet ,

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professional skateboarder bob Burnquist ,

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he's no stranger to the extreme and

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he's about to get the right of his life ,

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new to working with the military .

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Burnquist had positive things to say

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about his experience , the way I was

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treated today and the way you know ,

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the commodity and the family and the

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union . I just see a bunch of brothers

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here . And I mean , some people , you

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know that that is really worth giving

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celebrities arrive is about more than

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getting them a thrill . We reach a guy

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like this . He goes outside positive

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things about it's great , great uh

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coverage for the Air Force Airman ,

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first class ravi are Blackman Air Force

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base texas . For more on today's top

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stories log on to Air Force link .