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Hello , teammates . Let me take this

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opportunity to say a big thank you to

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Lieutenant General Scobie and the chief

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master , Sergeant White , for being

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such a great team mates during my last

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year of serving the United States Air

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Force . It's been a real honor and a

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pleasure , and I appreciate that

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opportunity . So as I complete my 34th

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year is a member of the greatest Air

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Force on the planet and prepare to hang

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up the uniform that I have been so

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proud to , where I wanted to take one

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last opportunity to thank you for your

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selfless dedication to a grateful

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nation . Throughout my entire career ,

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on active duty and in the Air Force

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Reserve , I've been blessed to have had

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the opportunity to serve alongside

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incredible people , military and

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civilian personnel who come from all

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walks of life to create this incredible

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team . People , whether serving one

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tour of the Air Force or an entire

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career who won , selfishly answered a

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call to serve their country , people

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who have had the courage and conviction

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to be the standard bearers for

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themselves and their teammates . For

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the last 29 years in the Air Force

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Reserve I've witnessed scores of

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Citizen Airman put their busy lives on

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hold at a moments notice to don the

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uniform and volunteer to put themselves

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in harm's way for their fellow citizens .

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Most to have already worked a 40 hour

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plus work week at their civilian jobs

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are going to school full time or

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raising a family , whether performing

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or supporting combat operations in

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distant places . Protecting the

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homeland from those who wish to destroy

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our way of life or responding to

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natural disasters or domestic crisis is

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you never , ever failed to raise your

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hand and say , Put me in Coach , I want

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to personally thank each of you for

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making the Air Force journey for me and

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my family such an enjoyable life

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experience . These are exciting yet

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challenging times for Air Force , and

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I'm comforted in knowing that we have

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professionals like you leading the way

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into the future . So on behalf of the

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entire Florida , my family thank you

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for all that you do to ensure our

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safety and security . You've provided

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us with a career's worth of phenomenal

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experiences , as well as personal and

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professional relationships that we

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simply would not have had without our

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Air Force family from our family to

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yours . We wish you all godspeed in the

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future . So until we meet again , thank

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you .