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Greetings , Heroes of the Air Force ,

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Reserve Command and Happy Holidays . I

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tell you , it's an honor for me in the

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command Chief to speak with you and

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represent the 74,000 military and

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civilians of the Air Force Reserve

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Command . There is no place that we

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would rather be than right here working

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in this great organization . And with

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each of you , we wish we could

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celebrate with you in person and spend

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time with you with co vid 19 . That is

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just not gonna happen . We're extremely

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proud of the work and dedication you

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have shown throughout the year , but

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thankful to you but most importantly ,

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your families for their sacrifices in

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the next few moments , you wanna talk

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about some significant accomplishments

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along with a few challenges , 2020 has

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brought many challenges and many

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successes to the air forces have

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command . We supported the activity

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with over 10 0 reserve personnel

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providing unrivaled support to

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combatant commanders , the Department

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of Defense and civil authorities .

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Right here it home and across our globe .

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Over 3700 of us deployed for

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contingency operations right here

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stateside and also in the in the Middle

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East over 7000 of us were supporting

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non combat contingency operations . The

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Air Force Reserve Command co vid

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Nineteens response was second to none

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over 1700 . Reserve Citizen Airman

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Deployed to support the response

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efforts both in New York City . In New

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Jersey , the rapid deployment of

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doctors , nurses , respiratory in

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medical technicians within 48 hours was

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unprecedented . And they did that with

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the help of our mobility forces ,

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moving people from wherever they were

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in the United States to where they

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needed to be in New York City . In New

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Jersey , we were good at uber before

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uber was even invented . We also

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mitigated the risk to our force and are

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risking our emission by being flexible

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and adaptable , for example , the use

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of desktop anywhere . That was the way

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that we were going to be able to tell a

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work to maintain connectivity both on

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and off the network . We were adaptive

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with how we did our U . T s to continue

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to train and meet our readiness goals

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at all of our units based on what the

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local conditions were their command

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chief and I made sure that we knew that

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our commanders have the ability to do

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what they needed to do , based on the

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conditions that were in their local

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area , to decide who we could bring in

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and when that risk of force and risk

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mission was necessary . Preserves

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Citizen Airman Divided Defense Support

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of civil Authorities We endured the

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busiest Atlantic hurricane season on

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record . Hurricane hunters flew over

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1300 hours through 23 storms . We had

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over 217 members directly involved in

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providing key weather information to

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the National Hurricane Center on other

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agencies across the U S way supported

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three out of the four of the busiest

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wildfires in California history . Our

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area firefighter teams tackle 46 fires ,

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64 personnel Joint force effort under

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command of a reservist alongside our

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guard counterparts on support to

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protect lives , land and property . You

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know , civil unrest and diversity

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inclusion initiatives . They challenged

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us to re evaluate and re affirm who we

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are and what we value . The Air Force

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Reserve is at the forefront of leading

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change and diversity and inclusion

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efforts of our own chief diversity

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officer and others benchmarked what was

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gonna be done here in our command but

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also by the active duty diversity is

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the strength of the Air Force Reserve

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Service before self does not mean

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service at the expense of self . Make

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sure that we're taking care of our

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physical health and well being a swell

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as our mental and spiritual health take

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time to recharge and relax your

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important to the mission . You're

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important to your families . You're

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important to us . Brazilian C is not

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just important for you , the Citizen

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Airman , but also for your families .

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The well being of our reserve families

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is essential to the success of our

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airman and emission . It is a key

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ingredient in forming strong ,

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supportive and inclusive networks and

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communities . We are stronger together

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than we are alone . Having strong

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networks such as family , friend ,

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mentor or a shoulder to lean on ,

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especially during the holidays in this

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pandemic provides a shield to be able

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to face uncertainty and challenges and

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come out on the other side . Stronger

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programs such as key spouse and the

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services provided by community resource

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is like military . One source . Airman

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and family readiness centers are a key

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contributor to family resiliency . The

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key spouse program provides a forum for

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open communication and a means to

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network with other families in a way to

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interact and know that you are not

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alone . It also provides an avenue to

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get information on available resource

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is and how to access them , whether it

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be counseling or mental health . Aid

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and assistance . Childcare and

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education are just getting to know your

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local Air Force Reserve family network

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during this season . Please remember

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that strong family and support networks

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are an integral part of the Air Force

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is our family and available to all

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airman and their families . More

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importantly , know that you are part of

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our reserve family and we support you .

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There is promising news on the horizon

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for co vid 19 . The Department of

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Defense is involved in the whole of

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America effort for both logistical

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planning and for vaccination

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distribution . Clinical trials are

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progressing successfully , and

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diagnostics and treatment protocols .

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The Air Force Reserve Command is

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involved in planning and discussions

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for air force distribution . There'll

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be more to follow on this . It's still

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a marathon . It's not a sprint . Stay

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vigilant and follow CDC protocols to

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protect you . Your families and your

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fellow Americans command teams and

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leaders at all levels , Tim and I want

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you to stay connected to your

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formations . The importance of staying

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connected is the three Efs . It's

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families . It's friends and its fellow .

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In thanks for being part of the Air

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Force Reserve family . You are the

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reason we are successful and able to

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generate combat power for our nation .

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Take this time to re energize . Enjoy

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your families and connect with each

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other . Stay safe . Come back in the

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new year . Ready to take on 2021 by

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storm from our homes to yours . Way .

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Wish you a safe and peaceful holiday

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season on holidays ,

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Yeah .