WEBVTT 00:05.040 --> 00:06.360 mhm . Mhm . 00:14.140 --> 00:17.480 The Senate panel describes Y2K the year 00:17.480 --> 00:21.370 2000 computer bug as a worldwide crisis . 00:21.370 --> 00:23.930 Another plane just hit , right . Oh my 00:23.930 --> 00:26.570 God , another plane has just hit the 00:26.570 --> 00:28.681 battle is now joined on many fronts . 00:28.681 --> 00:32.050 We will not waver , we will not tire , 00:32.540 --> 00:36.030 we will not falter And we will not fail . 00:36.040 --> 00:39.690 On September 11 , 00:39.690 --> 00:42.000 2001 . The world fell silent at the 00:42.000 --> 00:44.111 news of the terror attacks in America 00:44.840 --> 00:47.480 19 hijackers crashed four commercial 00:47.480 --> 00:49.702 airliners into the World Trade Center , 00:49.702 --> 00:52.140 the Pentagon and into a field outside 00:52.140 --> 00:55.240 of Pittsburgh pennsylvania . Nearly 00:55.240 --> 00:58.030 3000 lives were lost that day and tens 00:58.030 --> 01:01.870 of thousands more were injured . KC 1 01:01.870 --> 01:03.703 30 five's that were scheduled to 01:03.703 --> 01:05.759 perform training missions that day . 01:05.759 --> 01:07.926 Were quickly re tasked and launched to 01:07.926 --> 01:09.759 support air support for fighters 01:09.759 --> 01:11.850 patrolling the skies for any future 01:11.850 --> 01:14.390 attacks and continued to do so for 01:14.390 --> 01:17.220 months after one of the many Utah 01:17.220 --> 01:19.220 guardsmen who answered the call was 01:19.220 --> 01:21.800 chaplain David Shoal , who drove 2.5 01:21.800 --> 01:24.430 days to Washington D . C . To assist in 01:24.430 --> 01:27.190 the recovery effort . Utah Governor 01:27.190 --> 01:29.357 Michael Levin activated members of the 01:29.357 --> 01:32.220 151st Security Forces Squadron to Stand 01:32.220 --> 01:34.340 Watch as Additional Security at the 01:34.340 --> 01:37.660 Salt Lake International Airport . The 01:37.660 --> 01:40.320 109 Air Control Squadron was activated 01:40.320 --> 01:42.560 to support Operation Noble Eagle , 01:42.720 --> 01:44.831 supporting combat air patrol missions 01:44.831 --> 01:47.109 being performed over the United States . 01:48.340 --> 01:50.970 The one 69th Intelligence squadron also 01:50.970 --> 01:53.081 answered the call for Operation Noble 01:53.081 --> 01:55.137 Eagle and additionally performed two 01:55.137 --> 01:57.137 years supporting operation enduring 01:57.137 --> 01:59.350 freedom in Afghanistan soon after , as 01:59.350 --> 02:01.760 did the 1/30 electronics installation 02:01.760 --> 02:05.420 squadron . While the United 02:05.420 --> 02:07.142 States and the Air Guard began 02:07.142 --> 02:09.330 participating in a new conflict , They 02:09.330 --> 02:11.552 also had the opportunity to participate 02:11.552 --> 02:13.960 in peaceful and memorable events such 02:13.960 --> 02:16.860 as the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics , 02:18.740 --> 02:20.830 the one 91st flu alert missions 02:20.830 --> 02:22.997 supporting combat air patrols over the 02:22.997 --> 02:25.740 olympic events . Additionally , the 02:25.740 --> 02:27.629 wing participated in team welcome 02:27.629 --> 02:29.680 ceremonies and partook in olympic 02:29.680 --> 02:31.902 medals , presentation ceremonies at the 02:31.902 --> 02:34.069 olympic medals Plaza and Salt Lake Ice 02:34.069 --> 02:37.460 Center . The one 69th Intelligence 02:37.460 --> 02:39.682 squadron members also provided language 02:39.682 --> 02:42.920 services for the various venues With 02:42.920 --> 02:45.680 the invasion of Iraq in 2003 , an 02:45.680 --> 02:47.458 additional troops being sent to 02:47.458 --> 02:49.680 Afghanistan . The Air Guard was further 02:49.680 --> 02:53.240 put to the test . The one 91st found 02:53.240 --> 02:55.700 itself deployed numerous times to Guam 02:55.710 --> 02:58.300 al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and other 02:58.300 --> 03:00.590 locations over the next several years 03:00.600 --> 03:02.433 in support of Operation enduring 03:02.433 --> 03:04.920 Freedom , Operation Iraqi Freedom and 03:04.920 --> 03:08.110 more performing admirably . They were 03:08.110 --> 03:10.290 not the only Utah unit to answer the 03:10.290 --> 03:13.620 call for Combat service . The one 69th 03:13.620 --> 03:15.509 Intelligence Squadron took home a 03:15.509 --> 03:17.780 prestigious award in 2000 and five as 03:17.780 --> 03:20.440 they were awarded the 2000 and four Air 03:20.440 --> 03:22.640 Force Association Award . General 03:22.640 --> 03:24.960 Jerome F O'Malley Award , which is 03:24.960 --> 03:27.071 given to the best reconnaissance crew 03:27.071 --> 03:29.080 in the Air Force For their direct 03:29.080 --> 03:31.160 support of the 22nd Marine 03:31.160 --> 03:33.130 Expeditionary Unit when they were 03:33.130 --> 03:36.000 ambushed by over 120 enemy combatants 03:36.000 --> 03:39.280 in Afghanistan . The 03:39.280 --> 03:42.130 2000 put the Utah Air Guard to the test 03:42.140 --> 03:44.196 with constant demands of deployments 03:44.196 --> 03:46.640 for combat operations , relief efforts 03:46.660 --> 03:50.160 and community service . It also changed 03:50.160 --> 03:52.327 how the National Guard would operate , 03:52.327 --> 03:54.271 shifting gears from operating as a 03:54.271 --> 03:56.382 Strategic Reserve force to that of an 03:56.382 --> 03:58.410 operational force with continual 03:58.410 --> 04:01.890 deployments and Taskings . However , 04:01.900 --> 04:04.210 just like previous decades , the Utah 04:04.220 --> 04:06.330 Air Guard put forth its best efforts 04:06.380 --> 04:09.340 and shined in every way . Yeah , 04:10.240 --> 04:10.860 mm .