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- [Skyler] To motivate young people to be better citizens.

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That's the mission statement of the Junior Reserve

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Officers Training Corps.

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- Colonel Robby Ganovich, I'll be an operations...

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Cadets from local JROTC programs

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visited McConnell Air Force Base.

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They got an inside look at the way a base is run

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and why McConnell's aerial refueling mission

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is one of the most important in the Air Force.

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They learned why readiness is a major part

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of the Air Force mission

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(men talking in the background)

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and got to see the parts that make up the KC-135.

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- Your hydraulic assist, it will move these...

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- [Skyler] The base medical group gave them a crash course

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in drawing blood and inserting breathing tubes.

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The tour was meant to give cadets a better understanding

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of military life and the many career fields

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that contribute to McConnell's mission.

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- [Man] Got one coming out which is good.

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- [Skyler] Airman First Class Skyler Combs,

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McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas.

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(applauding)