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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 .