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Global Thunder is an annual readiness

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exercise put on by us , Stratcom . It's

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designed to test our ability to deter

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and defeat aggression from the states .

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So , Fairchild's role in this exercise

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is to provide rapid global mobility .

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We provide that using the K C 135 .

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It's an air to air refueling asset and

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we have more of them than any other us

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base .

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The planning that I do leading up to

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the exercise happens about 30 days out

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and it continues up right through Star

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X and then once start happens , I get

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to see all of the fruits of my labor

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come to light . The goal of these

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exercises is to showcase our readiness

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on the world stage . And from my

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vantage point , Fairchild did exactly

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that .