1 00:00:04,180 --> 00:00:21,960 [Upbeat music] 2 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:23,960 Hey, so I just want to say thank you and congratulations to the over 3 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,610 40,000 professionals in the Air Force 4 00:00:26,610 --> 00:00:30,570 Sustainment Center . So the eight wings , 5 00:00:30,580 --> 00:00:32,802 the five wings and three complexes that 6 00:00:32,802 --> 00:00:34,913 make up the Sustainment Center have... 7 00:00:34,913 --> 00:00:36,969 there's a broad capability that goes 8 00:00:36,969 --> 00:00:40,220 across the entire center. In your 9 00:00:40,230 --> 00:00:42,420 wing , your group , your squadron , 10 00:00:42,420 --> 00:00:45,830 your flight , your shop , um , you make 11 00:00:45,830 --> 00:00:48,620 a really big impact on the readiness of 12 00:00:48,620 --> 00:00:50,676 the United States Air Force . When I 13 00:00:50,676 --> 00:00:53,640 come in and meet with the professionals 14 00:00:53,650 --> 00:00:55,261 in any part of the Air Force 15 00:00:55,261 --> 00:00:57,039 Sustainment Center , I'm really 16 00:00:57,039 --> 00:01:00,680 encouraged by the can-do attitude that 17 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:03,260 you see . And one reason that's 18 00:01:03,260 --> 00:01:05,700 important is there's very likely a 19 00:01:05,700 --> 00:01:09,180 senior airman or a captain out there in 20 00:01:09,180 --> 00:01:11,750 the field who may never know your name , 21 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:16,010 but just knows that when the 22 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,450 part, the airplane , the engine , 23 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,190 the contract vehicle , the whatever we 24 00:01:24,190 --> 00:01:26,246 have produced out of the Sustainment 25 00:01:26,246 --> 00:01:29,540 Center, it's there. They may not Know 26 00:01:29,540 --> 00:01:31,540 your name and they may not know the 27 00:01:31,540 --> 00:01:34,020 organizational structure that inside of 28 00:01:34,020 --> 00:01:36,510 40,000 people in the Sustainment Center 29 00:01:36,510 --> 00:01:39,010 that you're in . But what they do know 30 00:01:39,010 --> 00:01:40,788 is that when they reach out for 31 00:01:40,788 --> 00:01:42,960 whatever that thing is , it's there. 32 00:01:43,740 --> 00:01:46,730 There's a moral obligation between 33 00:01:46,740 --> 00:01:49,040 maintainers and aircrew and their 34 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,140 families to provide safe, serviceable 35 00:01:51,150 --> 00:01:54,620 airplane parts, engines, to that senior 36 00:01:54,620 --> 00:01:56,842 man to that captain who won't ever know 37 00:01:56,842 --> 00:01:58,676 your name . That same obligation 38 00:01:58,676 --> 00:02:01,300 extends beyond maintenance that extends 39 00:02:01,300 --> 00:02:04,340 in every part of what we do . Um , the 40 00:02:04,340 --> 00:02:07,270 trust that the field has in what it's 41 00:02:07,270 --> 00:02:09,860 provided, from a base operating support 42 00:02:10,340 --> 00:02:13,200 to supply chain , to maintenance, 43 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,478 repair and overhaul of weapons systems. 44 00:02:15,478 --> 00:02:19,240 Whatever the thing we produce is...that 45 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,660 trust is there , it's well founded 46 00:02:21,820 --> 00:02:25,330 because you've proven that you're the 47 00:02:25,330 --> 00:02:28,540 expert. You've got the expertise to 48 00:02:28,540 --> 00:02:31,290 know what the right call is to make, and 49 00:02:31,290 --> 00:02:33,450 they just trusted it's there . Thanks 50 00:02:33,450 --> 00:02:35,339 for serving your nation , whether 51 00:02:35,339 --> 00:02:37,450 you're in uniform that looks like the 52 00:02:37,450 --> 00:02:39,890 one I'm wearing or you're wearing a 53 00:02:39,890 --> 00:02:42,350 civilian uniform that happens to be a 54 00:02:42,350 --> 00:02:45,630 suit or happens to be safety glasses 55 00:02:45,630 --> 00:02:48,170 and earplugs, and steel-toed boots . 56 00:02:48,180 --> 00:02:50,291 Whatever the uniform that you wear in 57 00:02:50,291 --> 00:02:52,236 the Air Force Sustainment Center, 58 00:02:52,236 --> 00:02:54,402 you're making a difference. Thank you for that. 59 00:02:54,402 --> 00:03:01,266 [Upbeat music] 60 00:02:54,402 --> 00:02:53,160 for that .