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- Hello Blacksnakes family and friends,

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Colonel Mike Stohler up
here in the corner office

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with Chief Dixon and just want to send you

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a simple message of thanks.

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Thanks for everything
you've done this year.

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Thanks for your support of the Blacksnakes

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as we roll into the holiday season,

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we certainly want you to take time

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to spend with your family and your friends

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and reflect a little bit back
on what we've done this year.

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I know it's been a busy year.

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We won't go over all that now

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but we certainly have
brought on some new members

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and said goodbye to some other members.

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- We sure have.

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What a great year.

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We've retired 43 of our great airmen

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and on top of that added 110 new airmen

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to the Blacksnakes force and
that's quite an accomplishment

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and I believe that's actually a record.

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(victorious trumpeting)

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- It is and you know the big summary

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of today's message is Happy
Holidays and Merry Christmas

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and do take that time to
reflect back a little bit

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and spend time with your
family and your friends

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that have supported us
throughout the year.

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We certainly look forward to
starting next year as well.

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- We're gonna kick it off
really strong next year.

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Again thank you so much
for everything you do.

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We know families, we take some of

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that precious time away from you

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and we greatly appreciate it.

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Thank you and Happy Holidays.

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