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- Aloha, I'm Halsey
Burks, 15th Wing Commander

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at historic Joint Base
Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

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For two decades our nation focused

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its national defense priorities
on the threat of terrorism.

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Today, however, we see the
re-emergence of great power

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competition between nation
states coming to the forefront.

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The National Defense Strategy is clear.

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We need a more lethal, resilient,

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and innovative joint force
with a robust constellation

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of allies and partners
in order to maintain

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the current free and
open international order.

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With that in mind, it's vital
we update the wing mission

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and priorities to best posture
our team for future needs.

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Simply put, the mission of
the 15th Wing is to enable,

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employ, and project combat
power across the Indo-Pacific.

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To be successful in that endeavor,

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we must focus on three priorities.

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First, own the mission.

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It's time we move beyond
the day to day execution

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of the past few decades and work

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with our Hawaii Air National
Guard mission partners

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and Joint Base support
partners to develop and sharpen

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the wartime skills necessary
to deter peer nation states,

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or when in conflict
should deterrence fail.

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Our second priority, empower innovation.

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Jimmy Doolittle didn't need
or use an AFI to figure out

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how to launch B-25 bombers
from aircraft carriers.

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Today we need your creative ideas.

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To help, we're establishing our own

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Aloha Spark Innovation lab to
provide the tools, resources,

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and training to enable you to
be empowered problem solvers.

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Finally, our third priority,

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care for Airmen and their families.

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Without you our service
is a defunct organization

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with some cool toys laying about.

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You make the mission
happen every single day.

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Our families, they provide
the bedrock for our service

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and as leaders it's important
we help meet their needs

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so they can continue to be that bedrock.

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In the end, our mission
and priorities are updated

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to meet the National Defense Strategy,

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but our vision remains the same.

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Be the best, have fun doing it.

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We're the 15th Wing.

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Come join our team.

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Aim high, Sky Warriors.

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(inspirational music)