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Hello

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and welcome to Around the Air Force Air

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Force officials are moving ahead with

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plans for a new service dress coat .

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They recently decided which version to

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release for field testing . The Air

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Force wants to service dress code that

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clearly represents Air Force pride and

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history . That's one of the reasons why

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the current prototype is being called

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the heritage jacket . When we studied

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our uniforms and we listen to the

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feedback we had at the uniform boards

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and the feedback the chief of staff has

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received as he's traveled throughout

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the world visiting our airmen . One of

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the consistent messages is that the

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current service dress does not

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adequately project who we are as

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chairman . Once feedback has been

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received from the heritage jacket wear

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test Air Force leaders will make a

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final decision on the new code and send

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it into production . Currently , there

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are no estimated dates on when that

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will take place . The global war on

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terror . Combined with our peacetime

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mission has placed a heavy burden on

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Air Force assets but America has

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friends willing to lend a hand . Senior

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Mcdaniel Mckittrick explains that's

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Japan Air Self Defense Force C one .

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It's touching down at Yokota Air Base

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to pick up and deliver cargo to us

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personnel stationed throughout Japan

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and Guam , a mission that frees up U .

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S . Pilots to fly supply missions in

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the war on terror . As this plane

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replaces the U . S . Plane that would

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normally fly this route by

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accomplishing the U . S . And Japan's

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contribution to international peace and

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by producing excellent results , we can

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strengthen a relationship of mutual

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trucks . The entire operation takes

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about an hour and a half a short but

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very important mission , a mission

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allowing Japan to contribute their

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people and resources to the war on

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terror . The plane heads to Kadena Air

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Base in Okinawa , accomplishing and

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under the radar but well appreciated

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task . Senior Airman Daniel Mckittrick

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Dakota Air Base Japan . For more on

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