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good morning sabers and welcome to 

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November drill . I have several things 

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to cover today . First , it has been 

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two years since we've done a climate 

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survey here on the base , and it's time 

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to do another one . I know that your 

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squadron leadership , your group 

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leadership , chief Frost , Colonel 

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Johnson and I all want to hear what you 

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have to say . This is your opportunity 

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to tell us what's going on in your unit 

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and what you think of our culture and 

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climate all around the wing . We can't 

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fix it if we don't know it's broken , 

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so please be open and honest and tell 

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us what you think . The last time we 

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did a climate survey , we had over 63% 

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participation across the base . This 

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time I hope to break that record , so 

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we are going to incentivize it again . 

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We're going to offer one of two things 

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and you'll get to select when you win . 

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First is we will authorize a four 

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hour morale offside event for your unit 

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and will pitch in $300 towards the cost 

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or your unit can choose to leave two 

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hours early on two separate drill days , 

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so giving four hours back to you in 

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personal time . So great incentive , I 

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hope . Last time the medical group took 

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the award and they received $300 

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towards their Christmas party . They 

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had almost 100% participation , so 

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they're going to be tough to beat . But 

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please , we do want to hear what you 

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have to say . So take the survey this 

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month . Okay . In September , 

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your wing inspection team conducted an 

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active shooter exercise . That exercise 

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resulted in several significant 

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deficiencies all across the base . 

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Based on that , I have directed that 

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active shooter training will be 

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accomplished in every unit in either 

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November or December at Andhra weekends . 

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After that , we will conduct one 

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exercise in every building across the 

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base , followed by a wing wide exercise 

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in the spring to reevaluate how we're 

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doing . I need each and every one of 

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you to take exercises seriously . If 

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you would ask me last November to do a 

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disease containment plant exercise , I 

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probably would have laughed and said , 

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That's low risk on DNA , not something 

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that's going to happen Fast forward one 

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year and we're still using our disease 

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containment plan because we're still in 

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the midst of a global pandemic . In my 

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humble opinion , an active shooter 

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exercise is much higher risk and a much 

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more likely scenario on this base . 

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In the case of the global pandemic , we 

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were able to get together , talk about 

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it , make a plan , communicate the plan 

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and then implement off course in an 

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active shooter situation . You just 

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need toe act and your life and the life 

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of your co workers may depend on it . 

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So I need each and every one of you to 

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take exercises . Seriously . I know 

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that you have all heard the phrase 

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train like we fight . That's what I 

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need you to dio take these exercises 

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seriously . It has been a few months 

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since we've talked about my priorities 

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of readiness and relevancy . You have 

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done an amazing job this year , showing 

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your resilience , your relevancy and 

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your innovation to get the mission and 

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so much more done . But we do have a 

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readiness issue that's been bubbling up 

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across the base , and that is our 

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dental readiness . We have a growing 

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number of people who are overdue and 

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are coming dio , and this is a 

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readiness issue that's tracked at the 

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National level , and our numbers are 

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seriously slipping . Many of you in the 

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past have used your civilian dentists 

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for this requirement . You take the 

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form to them , they fill it out , you 

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bring it back , you get signed off . As 

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we all know , our civilian dentists 

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have been closed for the year or part 

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of the year , and I'm sure when they 

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opened back up , there's a long waiting 

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list to get in . Please make it a point 

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to get to your civilian dentist . If 

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you can't see your civilian dentist , 

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tell your supervisor and they will get 

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you on the list and our medical group 

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to see the one dentist that we have on 

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staff . Of course , the line is long 

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there , too , but you at least need to 

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get on the list , ready to starts with 

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the individual . That's you . And I 

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need you to make sure that you are not 

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on the overdue or growing number of 

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coming Thio list of people that need 

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their dental taken care of . Okay , 

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sabers . One final thing . As we all 

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know , November is the month that we 

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celebrate Thanksgiving . It's a time 

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that we get together with family and 

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friends and celebrate the fact that we 

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have so many blessings and that we live 

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in this great country . I'm thankful 

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that each one of you has elected to 

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serve and that you have decided to 

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serve here always . We are a 

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family and we're here for each other . 

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So if you need anything or any help , 

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please reach out to your wingman or 

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your supervisors or to me . I love this 

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guard family , and I'm so thankful to 

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be part of it . I hope you all have a 

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wonderful drill weekend . Don't forget 

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to complete your climate survey . Have 

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a happy Thanksgiving and I hope to see 

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you in December . Good morning , sabers . 

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Welcome to our November RSD . I wanted 

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to share with you this morning and 

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enlisted Enforced Development Council 

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Opportunity . The FTC is charged with 

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force development and recently created 

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enlisted Professional Development 

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Opportunity in the wing . We're going 

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to create an enlisted executive 

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assistant to the command chief . The 

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first position is deliberately 

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targeting . Technical sergeants were 

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looking to do some professional 

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development within that particular rank 

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prior to them becoming a senior in CEO . 

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The intent of the new position is for 

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the individual to experience 

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professional development and growth 

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throughout the executive assistant 

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experience that will better prepare 

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them for increased senior leadership 

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responsibility throughout the wing and 

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allow us to grow our senior leadership 

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bench . The targeted audience is a 

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drill status Guardsmen , temporary 

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technician position , full time 

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technician or a full time HDR that we 

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can directly move over into the 

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position . We're looking for that 

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assignment to be up to 12 months . The 

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timeline for the packages will be due 

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no later than 22nd of November to 

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myself , and we also will have an 

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interview for this opportunity . So 

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please see your commanders in your 

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chiefs for the criteria and closing . 

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Have a great drill sabers . Remember , 

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it starts with us . Good morning , 

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sabers . My name is Master Sergeant Dan 

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Wilson . I'm the unit training manager 

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with 1 78 Security Forces Squadron . 

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And as you know we need we need to 

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dedicate some deliberate focus to 

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active shooter response for bass 

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population . In the months to come , 

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your commanders have been directed with 

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providing training , conducting , 

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training , rehearsals and whatnot . And 

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I want them and all of you to know that 

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you've got the SFS is complete support 

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due to the current climate . Right now , 

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we've had to get creative and try to 

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try toe come up with different mediums 

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to provide you the support that you 

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need . Um , we're going to be putting 

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together content , additional content , 

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content that is specific to our base , 

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our environment and our mission sets . 

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In the meantime , we've gathered some 

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videos from the FBI . We've gathered 

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some videos from the Highway State 

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Patrol , Andi , even from the Security 

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some There's some differences in the 

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terminology , but the content is the 

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same . The content is sound . We placed 

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this content on the oh Dr MSG share 

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folder you have full access to that 

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were under the impression that everyone 

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has access to those . And if not , and 

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if anybody needs any support , Master 

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and we'll give you all the support you 

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need . In fact , um , I am available 

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and on the training team is available 

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to your commanders for scheduling 

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appointments or scheduling evaluations . 

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We can come by and observe your 

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training adviser . Commanders advise 

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you in real time if there was one thing 

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that I could leave everyone with If you 

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didn't hear anything else , the one 

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thing I would I would want to emphasize 

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is with exercise culture . We kind of 

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tend to think , Well , what would I do 

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if this happened ? I'm confident that 

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what I would do is correct . I'm 

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confident that I know what to do with 

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an active shooter situation . The 

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circumstances . I could imagine that 

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the circumstances would be considerably 

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different . I would rather you all 

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consider what would the sound of 

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gunshots due to me ? What would that do 

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to my mental state ? Would I be able to 

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survive ? How would that affect my 

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ability to survive during an active 

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shooter ? If I heard gunshots where I'm 

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sitting or standing right now with what 

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I am doing right now in this moment , 

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what would that do to me ? What would 

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that do to my ability to think ? What 

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would that do to my ability to make 

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decisions ? Um , I gonna run . Am I 

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gonna hide ? Am I gonna fight ? I hope 

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the training is useful . I hope the 

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videos are value . Add to each and 

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every one of you and have a great have 

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a great drill . Weekend sabers . 

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Welcome to the November drill . I'm 

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majorly Harris , the chief of safety of 

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the one 78th wing Safety Shop I worked 

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with . Senior Master Sergeant John 

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McMackin and Master Sergeant Ray Adams , 

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were available for any year . Safety 

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needs sabers . I'd like Thio mention 

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The quarterly safety awards program is 

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a program that was instituted to 

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recognize individuals that went above 

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and beyond to prevent a mishap or 

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identify any type of hazard or 

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deficiency . It's a program that we 

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would like to recognize individuals , 

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and it could be done through just a 

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verbal or written narrative given to 

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the safety shop , or would select one 

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winner across the three disciplines of 

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safety . If it's something that's 

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worthy of higher headquarters approval , 

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we will go ahead and request the 12 06 

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from the Commander or a supervisor that 

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put the individual in the safety shop 

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looks forward , Thio going over all the 

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nominations and and selecting the 

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individual that best is most deserving 

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of the award . I'd also like to mention 

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the Asep program . The program is the 

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Airman Safety Action Program that was 

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instituted . Thio identify any hazards 

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or deficiencies that may not be noted 

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in a mishap , So the goal here is to 

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prevent mishaps . Please utilize it . 

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Next . I'd like to introduce Master 

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Sergeant Ray Adams . He's going to give 

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Thanksgiving . Good afternoon , sabers . 

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I'm gonna start Ray out from one 78th 

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wing safety office . Over 1000 houses 

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causing $15 million in damage happened 

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last year . Do turkey frying incidents , 

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and I'm here to help you not become a 

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statistic while deep frying your turkey . 

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Be sure it's on a flat level surface , 

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preferably not on a deck to catch on 

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fire . Never leave your turkey 

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unattended and be sure it's completely 

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thought out before putting it in the 

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deep fryer while deep frying your 

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turkey . Be sure you have a Class B or 

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Class K fire extinguisher nearby , and 

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do not use water to put out the fire . 

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Be sure when filling your deep fryer . 

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Do not go above the max line and you do 

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not want to go below the low line . 

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Hopefully , these helpful tips everyone 

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will have a great and happy 

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Thanksgiving . 

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Hi , I'm Steven . Copy , a 

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lieutenant colonel in the United States 

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Air Force on I'm speaking to you from 

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guitar . I joined the combined federal 

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campaign so that I can give to and 

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support charities that advocate for 

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parents with Children , have chronic 

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medical conditions . You know , there's 

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a saying that you never know what life 

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throws at you . These words never rang 

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more true than with the birth of my son 

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Steven Coffee , the second in his life 

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I would discover my passion is a father . 

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My interest in patient advocacy and the 

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world would be introduced to a living 

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miracle thing , even received a life 

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saving liver transplant in 2012 due to 

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a misdiagnosis of a rare metabolic 

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condition called Qala toxemia . Stephen 

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was in a Washington D . C . Hospital 

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when one of the resident doctors who 

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was talking to a senior doctor 

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mentioned This is Stephen are two 

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months old from an outside hospital who 

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has four minute liver failure secondary 

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to collect toxemia in the military . 

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I'm trained to be a problem solver , 

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toe adapting to adjust to adversity , 

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whether it's on the battlefield or in 

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our lives , but as a newlywed and a new 

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parent . During my son's transplant , I 

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felt alone and helpless . And now , 

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seven years later , I'm on a mission to 

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see that others don't feel us helpless 

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as I did during that time . We're still 

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impacted by these kinds of issues . You 

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know , I'm deployed for a year , and my 

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wife , like many other spouses and 

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people around the world , is adjusting 

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to a new normal in life . In my absence , 

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in addition to her role is being a mom 

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and being a wife . She's now introduced 

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and included being a third grade 

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teacher , working professional 

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counselor and countless other task 

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associated with being a military spouse . 

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One thing is she , like many other 

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spouses and caregivers like her need is 

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a little help . And that's where CFC 

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comes in . Why is it so important ? 

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CFC gives us the ability to connect 

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with charities like those that have 

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impacted our lives . They've helped us 

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navigate a complex medical landscape 

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and help manage our situation . So 

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whether it's health care , patient 

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advocacy , education or whatever your 

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cause , it's easy to get involved 

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through the CFC . You can show some 

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love to a charity that impacts your 

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life . I'm Lieutenant Colonel Coffee 

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on , and I care about patient advocacy . 

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What's your cause ? Go to give CFC dot 

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or GTA and show some love today . 

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Thanks