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It is good to see some old friends and 

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some friends that were about to make As 

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we induct new honorary commanders into 

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the 4 33rd Airlift Wing on april 2nd , 

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the four 33rd Airlift Wing inducted 11 

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civic leaders into the Honorary 

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commander program designed to bridge 

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the gap and foster relationships 

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between the community and the military . 

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So we bring them in , we make them an 

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honorary commander and one part of our 

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wing and then we invite them into our 

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squadrons are groups and show them 

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here's what we do on UTA weekends , 

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including what our airmen do while 

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they're working the stressors , they 

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have to go through the difficulties 

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they have . Sometimes they're just 

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getting to drill weekend . Each 

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honorary commander is paired with the 

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group commander and gets firsthand 

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experiences of that specific operation . 

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There's a lot of things to be excited 

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about when you're in the honorary 

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commander program . I mean , I think 

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the very first is just the 

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relationships that are strengthened 

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through the community and the military . 

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While the civic leaders take pride in 

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being an honorary commander , they also 

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provide valuable support to the 

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community for the four 33rd . I think 

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we need lots of advocates in the 

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community for what you all do every day , 

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what this whole service does for us . 

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Sometimes we take it for granted and a 

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chance to be engaged , Makes us 

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understand and appreciate what's really 

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going on . It's been one of the great 

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honors of my life to really get deeper 

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into the day to day rolls that are 

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served here in military City USA by a 

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number of people who come from around 

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the world over the next year , these 

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honorary commanders look forward to see 

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five flights , insulation tours and 

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other opportunities reporting from 

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Joint Base SAN Antonio lackland . I'm 

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senior airman Brittney Witch .