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So a lot of Barnes , the chairman of

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the one oh fourth fighter wing in that

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Western mass area . Um they're making

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sure that everyone understands and sees

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the fact that , hey , you know , if

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something bad happens in your community

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or in the nation , we're here to make

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sure it gets better . Everybody lives

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either locally or pretty close by and

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as the community grows as their family

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grows , they grow as a part of the

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community . And then that integrates

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the base as well . A lot of people that

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grow up in Westfield automatically know

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people from the base , They're very

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involved there from Westfield and

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people that grow up in Westfield like

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myself , just end up working at the

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base . So there's really no way to

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separate West fielding Barnes . These

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relationships are so relevant to

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understand not only the military

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mission of the one oh fourth on the

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East coast , but also locally . Just

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the economic impact . I know it's an

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excess of $80 million and then

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indirectly and directly with services .

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I know they provide over $130 million

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to the local economy . So that's really ,

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really significant amount of um impact

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economic impact in the region . The

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Westfield community , the Western mass

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community has been supporting Barnes

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for for generations . They have a

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commitment to the success of the base

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and they have a commitment to the

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success of the community , to its

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pretty deep rooted in the culture and

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the DNA of every guards that's been

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here , the Air Force has been a part of

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my family for a few generations now .

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My grandfather actually worked at farms

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as well . Um he became a chief master

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sergeant , so my family has been

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involved with the 1/4 for a long time

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but because of the chambers

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relationship I would expose the

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personnel up there to other businesses

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and just exponentially increased

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through that . It's a very unique

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relationship . I really appreciate

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being a part of something that I've

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viewed as a kid and I can give back to

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other Children and possibly encourage

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them and inspire them to also do that

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in the future . What really what kept

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me in the unit really kept me a part of

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it was the and to go on almost a half

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dozen appointments into combat with the

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people from here from Barnes and then

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come back with them or was really

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special .

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Yeah . Mhm .

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Your right hand and repeat after me . I

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state your name . I dared to really

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good do solemnly swear or affirm do

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Solomon sir that I will support and

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defend the Constitution of the United

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States . That I will support and defend

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the Constitution of the United States .

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Yeah , yeah , yeah

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against all enemies , foreign and

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domestic against all enemies foreign ,

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foreign and domestic

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and then I will make and that a little

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bit the orders of the President of the

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United States .

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So let me go . So help me come

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congratulations .

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We are medics , we are logistics

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planners , we are intel , we are cyber

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transport , we are information

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technology , we are supply , we are

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aerospace medicine , we are paralegals ,

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we are intel analysts . We are health

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services , we are personnel , we are

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fathers , we are sons , we are mothers ,

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we are sisters and daughters . We are

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gen x , we are millennial , we are gen

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z . We live by example , were in charge

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of our own careers . We are the future .

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We are wingman , we are leaders , we

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are warriors . We have answered the

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nation's call . We are faithful to a

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proud heritage . We have a tradition of

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honor , We have a legacy of valor .

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Were ready any time anyway , we stand

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up for what we believe in . We are

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changing the world , we're making

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history . We are we are airmen , we are

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airmen , we are airmen , we are airmen .

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Were airmen , we are airmen , we are

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airmen , we are airmen were ready for

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the next step and we're not waiting for

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someone to tell us . It's our turn to

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fly . We are the nation's first and we

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will not fail