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- Hey team MacDill.

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It's Colonel Ben Johnson,

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the new commander for the
6th Air Refueling Wing

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at MacDill Air Force Base.

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My family and I just
arrived in the Tampa area

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from Qatar where we serve for two years

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and we are excited to be here.

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My wife Heather, she's here with me

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along with our five kids

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and they're gonna be in
the local schools here.

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We're excited to be here together.

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We have local family, or we
have family in the local area.

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So they're excited to be among cousins

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and be playing sports
and doing all the things

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that all of our families
enjoy doing here in Tampa

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and it is an awesome community partnership

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and we're excited to be
joining the MacDill team

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and be joining that partnership
with the local community.

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I just want you to know for
me as your new commander,

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that our priorities remain the same.

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We are laser focused on
constant mission readiness

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and I need you to continue
to do your part to be safe,

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responsible, and make smart decisions

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and your personal protective measures

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to keep us in the fight.

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So we can continue to provide
air power for our nation,

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and also that excellent
installation support

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to enable our mission
partners to do their missions.

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I'll be out and about getting to know you,

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getting to see what
you're doing in person.

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I will being in COVID compliant

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and I look forward to that.

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Stay tuned to this channel
as I plan to come back

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and get periodic updates

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and I look forward to seeing you soon.

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Thanks.

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