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- My visit to Kadena's
been exceptional today.

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To see the men and women
serving in uniform,

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to understand what they're
doing to support the mission,

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what their challenges are,

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but not just challenges,
but also the many successes

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that they're having here at Kadena.

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Kadena Air Base is the
power-projection platform

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of the Pacific.

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This mission matters.

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And so the men and women here need to know

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that their training, their readiness,

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their safety, their
wellness, their security,

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all of those things matter.

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They have to be absolutely at the top

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and ready for any potential
adversary in the future.

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The U.S.-Japan alliance is the mainstay

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for peace in the Pacific.

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If you have the largest number of forces

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in any other country in the world

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sitting right here in Japan, then

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how we work with the government,
how we're interoperable

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with the Japanese Self-Defense
Force, how we train together,

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and how we see the future
together is greatly important.

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I was incredibly
impressed with this place.

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It really makes me proud to know

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that these airmen down here at Kadena

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take pride in what they
do and that they know

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that they're very good at what they do.

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And for that I'm sincerely appreciative.