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(festive music)

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- Hello everybody, I'm General Arnie Bunch

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and this is the commander-in-chief

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of the house, Miss Caroline.

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(Caroline laughs)

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It is great to be with you

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as we go into this holiday season.

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To say that 2020 has been challenging

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is a major understatement on my part.

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Lead in of our mission statement is

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that we're powering the
world's greatest Air Force

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and each and every airman and
Air Force Materiel Command

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has stepped up to make sure
we're executing that mission.

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I am extremely proud
of how you have fought

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through the COVID pandemic
and continue to execute

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your wartime mission each and every day.

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As I've said multiple times before,

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if we are not successful, our
Air Force can't be successful.

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And you have demonstrated that
completely through the year

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and allowed our Air
Force to do many things

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we weren't sure we were
gonna be able to do.

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Just as 2020's been different,

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this holiday season is gonna be different.

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Usually we're having big parties,
we're having celebrations

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and we're doing all these great things

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together and celebrating.

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And this year we're
not gonna be able to do

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many of those things.

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We're not gonna be able
to gather in large groups,

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we're gonna have to do
some things virtually.

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So please take time during
the holidays to spend

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with your family and your friends,

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hopefully virtually in
most of those cases,

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so that you're staying safe and reflect

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upon all the great things
you've done through the year,

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recharge your batteries
and rebuild your resiliency

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because I'm sure 2021 is gonna come

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with its own unique challenges.

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Those airmen that are deployed,

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you and your families you remain

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in our thoughts and prayers.

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Thank you for your sacrifice
and not being here,

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you're constantly in our thoughts.

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For everybody else, thank you.

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Please stay safe.

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Celebrate in moderation
and I'm looking forward

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to seeing you in the New Year.

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- [Both] Happy holidays!