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- Welcome to this month's
Flying Razorback Report.

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I'm Staff Sergeant Matthew Matlock.

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In this edition, we meet the
newest chaplain's assistant,

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analysts hunt for hazards
during Arkansas flooding,

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we focus in on this month's
spotlight, and more.

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First, we would like to congratulate

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Former Command Chief,
Chief Master Sergeant

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Stephen R. Bradley on his retirement.

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- A lot has changed in 37 years,

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but there's some things
that have not changed,

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and that's the men and women that choose

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to put on the uniform of the armed forces

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of the United States
and serve our country.

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- Chief Bradley, it was an
honor to have served with you

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during your tenure here, and
we wish you the best of luck

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in your future endeavors.

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Next, 188th analysts are
experienced with assisting

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in natural disaster responses,

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but this time the hazards
are close to home.

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- So we started in Fort Smith,

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and the we just sort of scanned the area

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all the way south past Pine Bluff

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to where the Arkansas meets
the Mississippi River.

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We were looking for critical areas,

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or critical infrastructure along the river

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that might be impacted
using analysis software,

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projected crest levels,
take the information

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from the National Weather Service,

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and we will overlay that
onto a GIS application,

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so something like Google Earth,

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where we have data
terrain, and elevation data

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that we can sort of
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to find out where that flood water

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is going to end up reaching.

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So if we're looking at something specific,

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maybe it's something that
Civil Air Patrol noticed

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while they were up there.

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They can bring it to our attention,

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we can analyze it right here real time.

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Once we finalize the product here,

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it gets sent on to the
Joint Operations Center.

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From there, those guys
will take our products

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and then brief them to
key decision makers,

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or emergency management here in the state.

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- Kinda, and then also it was like--

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- As soon as we were
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and we did our debrief at TAC Air,

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we immediately went over to the UPAD

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and they were then able to use those

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and disseminate their information

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and continue on with some
of their projections.

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In my case, for the
mission we did on Monday

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was to take pictures of all of
the different locks and dams,

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as well as all the bridges
from the state line

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all the way to Dardanelle.

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Along the way we also were responsible for

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if we saw any resource damages,

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or something that we felt
needed to be reported,

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to make sure and try to
take pictures of that

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so that those could then be brought back

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and utilized to help make decisions.

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- Natural disasters often
happen when least expected.

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Global Dragon 2019 is a two-week
realistic training exercise

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that better prepares responders

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for tomorrows disasters today.

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- Global Dragon is an
exercise that involves

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many different AFSC's, and they come to

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the Guardian Centers
where we do the training,

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where we have a cityscape
that's about 18 blocks wide.

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And this exercise
facility provides training

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that you cannot get anyplace else.

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If you want this type of training,

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you have to go to four
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This one is all one.

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We can have it in two-week increments.

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We have a contingency operations one week,

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and we have a dom ops
exercise the next week.

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(bullets pinging)

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- At the Global Dragon
site, the 188th in total

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had over 40 personnel
involved in our exercise.

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We went from 115, 120 in '15,

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225 in '17, to well over
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adding all these other agencies.

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of how a base would operate and run.

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And in the integration 2019
we made it a joint exercise,

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as well, including the
Army and the Marines.

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- Before we continue,
we'd like to congratulate

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the wing's newest chief master
sergeants: Jeffrey Weaver,

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the 153rd Intelligence
Squadron's superintendent,

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and Douglas Lensing, 188th
special security officer.

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Gentlemen, congratulations
on your promotions,

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and it is an honor that is truly deserved.

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Chaplain assistants are said
to be a chaplain's right hand,

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or in this case, right paw.

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- So I went down the day after Christmas,

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and knew I was gonna check on this dog,

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and see what kind of dog he would be,

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if he would be compatible
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And I got to Helena, where it's typical

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for dogs to be abused down there,

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and I didn't know what I was getting into.

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But he came out of the vet's office,

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plopped down right in front of me,

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put his paws in my lap,
and I knew that was it,

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and I knew right then that he would be

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really a good fit for
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(leash snaps)

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Therapy dogs are also
common in nursing homes,

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hospitals, things of that nature,

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and it's mainly because at times,

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people have a difficult time communicating

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with the rest of us.

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They need some kind of
facilitator for that to happen,

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and so it's been proven that therapy dogs

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are kind of that avenue.

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They can be that avenue.

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They just help to calm people's nerves

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so that they can open up.

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With our mission here,
that's helpful because

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sometimes it can be
difficult to express emotion,

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express pain, anger,
whatever may be going on

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in somebody's life, whether
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here or maybe something going on at home.

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So the goal is to have a therapy dog there

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to be able to facilitate
hopefully a more open

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and honest environment
with somebody who may not

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be inclined to have those
conversations otherwise.

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All right, let's go, boy.

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- Military life can be
stressful on members

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and their families.

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Family Day helps beat that stress

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by bringing the entire
188th family together.

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- Family Day was sponsored
by MSG this year,

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and it was just a time can
bring our families out,

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and show them where we
work, and what we do.

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We have a lot of activities planned.

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With the weather, we kinda,
we're unable to do everything

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'cause of all the flooding
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but we had our annual fishing derby.

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That's always a big hit with the kids.

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But this year, instead of
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we incorporated a lot
of other events for kids

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that don't like to fish.

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They could have other activities to do,

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and still have fun and come out.

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We had Disney princesses come out,

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we had Smokey the Bear out.

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The recruiters let us use
all of their bounce-arounds,

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so that was a huge hit.

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We had jousting, and a boot camp.

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It was a Star Wars theme,
because we had it on May 4th.

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So may the 4th be with you.

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Being able to be at work and just relax

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and spend time with your
family helps you decompress.

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- Last but not least,
this month's spotlight.

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- My name is Staff
Sergeant Craig Huddleston,

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and I'm the fitness services manager.

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My duties on base are on the weekends.

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I help with fitness assessments,

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and kind of look over and make
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and then after fitness tests are over

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I input all the scores, and
that's kinda my job out here.

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When I got in the Guard
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wanting to serve my country,
wanting to challenge myself,

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and then honestly, when
I was 18 I had no idea

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what I wanted to do, but at least knew

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that I needed to do something.

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I'm a full-time student at
the University of Arkansas

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in Fayetteville.

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I'm studying history
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I want to be a historian,

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and I want to work at a
university being a professor,

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and studying as much history as I can.

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It's kind of my thing;
I'm a big history nerd.

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The main thing I love
about being in the service

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is the people that I work with.

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I make the best friends,

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and I've gotten to go on deployments,

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and many overseas trips
with a lot of these people.

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They're the best.

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- That's all for this month's
Flying Razorback Report.

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Head on over to the wing's Facebook page,

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like, comment, and share.

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I'm Staff Sergeant Matthew Matlock.

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We'll see you next time.

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