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Hello, I’m Sergeant Jacob Slaymaker and welcome to the AFN Europe Report.

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It’s been years in the making and now a joint U.S. and Portuguese Air Force

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pilot training project is wheels down in the Azores.

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For the past three years, the 65th Air Base Group and Portuguese Air Force

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have worked as a team to create the Bullrun Landing Zone at Lajes Field, Azores.

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The landing zone creates a unique training scenario with extreme wind conditions for approaching aircraft.

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. These LZ’s are critical to the overall mission by supporting contingency and other operations

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in the region and strengthening the global reach of the Air Force.

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The new LZ and its potential are the result of passionate team work according to the 65th A-B-S commander.

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It is this unique blend of experts who have a passion for our mission than enabled the inauguration of Bullrun Landing Zone.

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I sincerely thank you all for everything you do every day. Because alone we can do so little, but together we can do so much.

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Speaking in Portuguese

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Getting out and being active are tougher to do these days yet they’re still important.

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For Airmen at Incirlik. Air Base, Turkey one solution can be found under the Friday night lights.

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Bat hits softball, crowd cheering

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Each Friday airmen get together for pick up softball

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Organized by Staff Sergeant Derek Wallace the intent is for anyone to come out and enjoy

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some friendly competition. Sergeant Wallace has always loved the sport

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and hopes by others playing they can enjoy it and socialize at the same time.

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For me softball has always been a big part of my life. It’s done a lot for me in my military career, but

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out here I just want other people to fall in love with the game the way I have fallen in love with the game.

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We didn’t get a season this year so we just want to build a community out here of people that we get to be around every week.

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Just get out here and do our thing every Friday night.

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That's all for the AFN Europe Report. Thanks for watching.

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