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Mm , yeah . Hey , Team Chief and I ,

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on behalf of the top four and the rest

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of the idea , they're basically

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leadership team , from group commanders

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to squadron commanders ,

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superintendents and first sergeants .

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We just want to say thank you . Thank

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you for getting involved . Thank you

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for being vulnerable . Thank you for

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taking this serious . Thank you for

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looking internally , right ? We've had

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some tough conversations throughout

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this stand down to focus on the

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extremist ideology , and I know it's

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hard . This isn't about politics . This

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isn't about beliefs . This isn't about

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radicalism . It's a very easy path to

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get from . Hey , I believe this way to

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an extremist ideology . And it's trying

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to catch that before it gets to that

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point , right ? As we've mentioned

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before , extremist ideology , That's

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about threat . That's about violence .

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That is not who we are . Differences in

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opinion differences in perspective .

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That's where we thrive . That is a

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strength . That's what makes us better ,

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right ? It's what you do with that that

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matters , right ? It is who you are ,

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how you treat each other , the

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commitment to the oath of office , the

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living of the core values ,

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understanding and permissible behaviors ,

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things that are just not congruent with

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what we are or who we are as

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individuals . As a service as a nation ,

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it's okay to be different . It's okay

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to have difference of opinions , but

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when we come together , we can trust

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each other . We collaborate . We build

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a team . We focus on a common enemy .

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We protect and defend the Constitution .

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We serve each other . That's what we're

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asking for . Chief , I think FMC has

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been doing a fabulous job with FMC

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Connect because it really set the stage

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for the conversation we're having right

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now . You look at just this year and we

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started with trusted and valuable and

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then moved into belonging . This next

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quarter is about connection , and we

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started off with respect , right ?

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That's the April talking point is

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respect . You build on all of those you

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look at our 80th air base . Wing values

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are 88 air base wing characteristics ,

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and we stay centered on that . When

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that is our focus , man , we can do

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awesome things . You saw these

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conversations going on . We saw the

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videos . We saw this type of stuff .

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You got to do your kind of intro deep

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dive . Uh , you know , with with a

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fellow teammate . What are your

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thoughts walking out of the stand out ?

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Yes , sir . I would say you hit the

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nail on the head with a F A F M C

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Connect . I think we're getting after

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it already . We're already having these

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tough conversations and we're trying to

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push the team forward . You know , I

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would say I want to hit it again .

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Thank you for all the teammates that

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are going to take the time to sit down

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and have meaningful conversations

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talking to their teams in small groups ,

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getting after what we're trying to get

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after . And that's coming together .

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And we talked about connectedness and

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respect . Um hey , culture is what we

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brief all the time , having a positive

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culture , having a culture that doesn't

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stand for some of the things that drift

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too far to that exploit of extremism .

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That's how we get better . And we have

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to be able to have the confidence and

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guts to stand up and say , That's not

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right . We can't do that . What I would

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tell everybody is , you know , if we're

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not standing together , we're gonna

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divide each other . We're gonna move

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apart . We're not going to have the

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team we need . It's okay . Like the

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boss said , I want to hit that one more

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time . It's okay to be different

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differences . What brings everything to

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what makes us better . What isn't okay

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is when those differences drive a wedge

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and knock down the house . And we've

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got to be able to respect each other

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because of our differences , but not

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drive to extremism where things get can

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get illegal . And where I would almost

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say destructive . Um , I do . I look

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forward to the conversations , I know

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me and you are going to get out and go

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see our teammates . And we hope that

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this is just another step in making our

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wing the best it can be because we're

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taking care of our teammates and we're

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taking care of being better . So well ,

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sir , yeah , it's all about the people .

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You and I know that hopefully you all

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know that it's all about the people .

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It's all about the relationships . If

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we can't trust each other , we can't do

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what we need to do for our nation . We

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talk about establishing a family

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environment , right , and families

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bicker , families argue , but at the

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end of the day . Families are always

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there for each other , right ? We will

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always be there for you . I know you

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will be there for the person on your

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left and right . It's why we serve .

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There's a higher calling . We are . We

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are absolutely held to a higher

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standard . Is it right ? Wrong or

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indifferent ? I don't think so . It's

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for the betterment of our nation is

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what we do . I'm excited about this

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quarter , this upcoming quarters , a

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FMC connect which is about

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connectedness , right , connecting

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everybody together . That's what we

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focus on what is common . What is core

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common in court to all of us is the

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oath of office common in court to all

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of us are those Air Force core values

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are 88 air base wing values common in

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court to all of us is what we believe

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are impermissible behaviors , right ?

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And what we want to be known for with

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our characteristics and traits across

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the 88 air base wing common in court to

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all of us , is accountability . When we

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see folks veering off from that and

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drifting towards that extremist

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ideology , we hold them accountable .

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We make sure that they know that that

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is not who we are . Why we serve what

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we're doing right . We focus on the

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core . We focus on our commonalities .

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We focus on that connectedness for the

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team and we will be better for that .

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Alright . So again I appreciate

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everything that you that you've

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discussed appreciate your participation .

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Thanks for all that you do . Chief and

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I are humbly and humble to serve with

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you . Proud to serve with you and proud

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to serve you each and every day .

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Thanks for all that you do and keep

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getting after it .