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Hello

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and welcome to around the Air Force .

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The office of the Chief Master Sergeant

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of the Air Force's one filled with

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heritage . A different story for each

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one of the 15 airmen to have held the

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seat to date . Airman Robbie art brings

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us the story from the 40th anniversary

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of the highest enlisted position . It

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was an evening to remember is over 500

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airmen gathered at the embassy suites

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hotel in Montgomery Alabama to

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celebrate 40 years of the office of the

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Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force

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Airman . We owe a round of applause to

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our current and former Chief national

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Sergeants of the United States Air

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Force the evening's events to the

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attendees on a treat for the past 40

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years using actors in classic video

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footage to tell the story for the

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highlight of the night was honoring

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first Chief Master Sergeant at the Air

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Force paul Wesley area . When we think

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of the office of the Chief Master

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Sergeant in the Air Force . The first

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thing that comes into all of our minds .

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His Chief Masterson Air Force paul

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Wesley area . We are airmen and we are

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proud of how you helped mold us into

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the greatest Air space and cyberspace

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force in the world . Thank you for all

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you've done more importantly , thank

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you for what you're going to continue

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to do for all of our future . Thank you .

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Chief uh

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Airman first class radio Montgomery

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Alabama . Last month an I . E . D . And

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the lives of an afghan couple on their

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way home from a doctor's appointment .

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Their nine month old daughter Selma

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however survived and was transported to

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Bagram's credit Joint theater Hospital

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for treatment have served eric her

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visited Salma just before she was

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released to go back to her village in

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eastern Afghanistan . This leg cast is

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helping to heal wounds that were the

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least of doctors concerns . When Salma

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was admitted to Bagram's hospital when

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she first came in she was actually

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totally out of it . She was in a coma .

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Um We had to intubate her to help her

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to breathe . That was when she was in

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the ICU she came over to the I . C . W .

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Which is this unit and she became more

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reactive . She started to open her eyes .

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Three weeks later nine month old Salma

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is able to do what babies do eat and

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cry . It's quite an accomplishment for

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someone who survived . An I . E . D .

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Attack . Selma's uncle is now her

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caretaker . He says he appreciates what

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the hospital staffed in to save Salma

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thing .

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I'm thankful to the

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hospital people it seems as though it's

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our hospital by helping her . It seems

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as though my family members that are

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dead are alive with the baby and I feel

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good about that he will now

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take her back to their village and

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raise her to allow her to get an

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education and to be whatever she wants

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to be Staff sergeant . Eric her bagram

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airfield Afghanistan this

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week . The Air Force's showcasing

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talents all across Iowa . Senior man

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Jason Armstrong was there when four

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airmen dropped in on the crowd during

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the registers . Annual great bike ride

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across Iowa or rag dry Air force

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special operations demonstrated what

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they do all over the world . Jump took

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place in Spencer Iowa , one of the

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layover towns along the statewide bike

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ride . A great way to showcase the

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things that we do for the United States

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in general . It's a great way to

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showcase that the Air force is engaged

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in the global war on terror and it's

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also a great way to show that the Air

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Force maintained its readiness and it's

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fitness to fight after the jump the

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airman took in the crowds , patriotism

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when we came out here , there's a group

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of family . They came by and they sugar

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hands , the fire department and

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ambulance crews . They've they've been

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excellent . They're just always telling

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us how much how much they appreciate

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our service and it's really good to

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come home town , midwest type area and

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be able to feel real . America Senior

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Airman Jason Armstrong Air Force news

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spencer Iowa for more on today's top

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