WEBVTT

00:00.125 --> 00:02.875
(dramatic music)

00:04.080 --> 00:05.450
- [Group] I will support and defend

00:05.450 --> 00:07.201
the constitution of the United States

00:07.201 --> 00:09.613
against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

00:10.660 --> 00:12.430
- [Narrator] Civilian airmen are essential

00:12.430 --> 00:14.820
to carrying out our nations business,

00:14.820 --> 00:16.710
and have faithfully served in that role

00:16.710 --> 00:18.693
since our inception in 1947.

00:20.980 --> 00:22.820
They're critical members of the team

00:22.820 --> 00:25.370
and integral to our success.

00:25.370 --> 00:28.193
Without you, the mission
just doesn't happen.

00:30.550 --> 00:34.060
- [Narrator] With the combined
force of more than 200,000,

00:34.060 --> 00:36.860
Air Force civilians bring
stability to the team,

00:36.860 --> 00:40.940
as well as leadership,
commitment, and excellence.

00:40.940 --> 00:43.570
Serving side by side
with our uniformed airmen

00:43.570 --> 00:46.400
at home, or deployed in harm's way,

00:46.400 --> 00:48.440
you're part of the fabric that weaves us

00:48.440 --> 00:50.253
into the total force we are today.

00:51.720 --> 00:53.500
Your contributions are visible

00:53.500 --> 00:55.113
wherever the Air Force exists.

00:56.470 --> 00:59.210
- [Narrator] Made up of
more than 600 occupations,

00:59.210 --> 01:03.060
the civilian workforce supports
every Air Force endeavor.

01:03.060 --> 01:06.250
From nuclear physicists to social workers,

01:06.250 --> 01:09.580
from aircraft maintainers
to healthcare specialists,

01:09.580 --> 01:13.000
from rocket scientists to civil engineers,

01:13.000 --> 01:16.283
and the magicians in our
depots who keep us in the air.

01:17.120 --> 01:19.130
You bring diversity of thought,

01:19.130 --> 01:20.230
background,

01:20.230 --> 01:21.600
education,

01:21.600 --> 01:22.723
and experience.

01:24.090 --> 01:26.420
And it's this diversity that gives us

01:26.420 --> 01:28.640
the depth, and the breadth,

01:28.640 --> 01:30.860
to take on the many
wickedly hard challenges

01:30.860 --> 01:32.023
facing our nation.

01:34.730 --> 01:37.700
For this, we owe you not only thanks

01:37.700 --> 01:40.603
but the recognition for what
you do each and every day.

01:42.470 --> 01:43.560
- [Narrator] We're the best air force

01:43.560 --> 01:45.510
on the planet because of you.

01:45.510 --> 01:48.163
And with you, we're only
going to get better.

01:50.302 --> 01:53.052
(dramatic music)