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- Welcome to this month's
Flying Razorback Report.

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I'm Captain Alicia Doyel.

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In this edition, members
build partnerships

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in the community, Chief Master
Sergeant of the Air Force

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visits the Wing, we focus in
on this month's spotlight,

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and more.

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First, we would like to congratulate

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the airmen of the quarter.

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- Hey, sir.

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What in the world are we doing here today?

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- Well, Chief, we're
here today to recognize

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the 188th Airmen of the quarter,

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all the great work that they're doing.

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Amazing, outstanding job in
leadership and performance,

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ensuring mission success.

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- Now all we need is some airmen.

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Now that we've got these airmen here,

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let's give them some awards, Chief.

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- Great idea, sir.

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In the airman category, the nominees are

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Senior Airmen Larysa Reed, Medical Group,

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A1C Christopher Hutson, ISR Group,

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and A1C Curtis Keisling,
Mission Support Group.

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And our outstanding
airman of the quarter is

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A1C Curtis Keisling.

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- Job well done.

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- Congratulations.

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- Thank you, sirs.

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- In the NCO Category, the nominees are

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Staff Sergeant Landon
Carpenter, ISR Group,

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Tech Sergeant Justin Brown,
Mission Support Group.

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The outstanding NCO of the quarter is

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Staff Sergeant Landon Carpenter.

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- Hey, congratulations!

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- Thank you, sir.

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- In the Senior NCO
Category, the nominees are

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Master Sergeant Rachael Mills, ISR Group,

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Master Sergeant Ronnie
Piovesan, Mission Support Group,

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Senior Master Sergeant
David Passen, Medical Group.

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Our outstanding Senior
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Master Sergeant Ronnie Piovesan.

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- Congratulations on the
Senior NCO of the quarter.

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- Thank you.

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- Job well done.

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- Thank you, Chief.

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- In the Company Grade Officer
category, the nominees are

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Captain Alicia Doyel, Wing Staff,

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Captain Logan Huffman, ISR Group.

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Outstanding CG of the quarter
is Captain Logan Huffman.

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- Hey Chief, where's our next awardee?

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- I have no idea, sir.

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- Right here, gentleman.

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- Hey, congratulations!

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- Thank you, sir.

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- In all honesty, Chief,
I'm truly proud of

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our quarterly award winners
and all the great work

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that the airmen of the 188th
are doing on a daily basis.

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- Congratulations on your hard work.

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Are you a current member of the 188th Wing

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and interested in applying
for the next pilot board?

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Contact Technical Sergeant Chad Stinger

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for more information.

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Next, 188th members attend a career expo

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to talk about the Wing's
mission and inform local youth

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on careers in the Arkansas National Guard.

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- So today we're at the
Force Booth Convention Center

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with the ICAN career expo.

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We're taking junior high
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they're telling us what
their interest are.

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We're showcasing what
the 188th has to offer

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in those interested areas,
whether it's health science,

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or technology, or any other field

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that they're interested in.

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Showing what the 188th can do to help them

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achieve those goals and show the careers

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that we have that are available for them.

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We're focusing a lot on
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I know the technology side
of the house is being pushed

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very heavily in schools nowadays.

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And showing them that if
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you can grow up and join the military

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and have a good career that's not like

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some of their parents or
even their grandparents were,

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it's a different military nowadays.

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We need the smart minds,
we need the highly capable

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individuals with that
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to solve the new problems that we meet,

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that we face every day.

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- The Chief Master
Sergeant of the Air Force

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recently visited the
188th for the first time

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in Wing history, to see the Wing's mission

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and talk to the airmen.

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- The reason that I came to the 188th

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was to see the various mission steps

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that you guys have here.

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Frankly, I didn't even
know the 188th existed.

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I have a fantastic airman
and teammate in my office

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who is our Air National Guard
liaison who encouraged me,

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"Hey, Chief, you gotta
get out to the 188th."

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The things that stood out to me was

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the incredible airmen that you have here.

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Unique mission sets, I got it.

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Lots of great work that
we're doing for the nation.

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But what really stood
out was caliber of airmen

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that you have here.

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Another things that stood
out was the family atmosphere

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that I noticed from all of the 188th

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and the level of pride, the
level of professionalism.

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I was just super impressed
with the people here

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in the Arkansas Air National Guard.

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- Recently, members
participated in fall festival

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at Sutton Elementary.

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188th medical professionals
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treated an assortment of pretend illnesses

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to help bolster community relations

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and strengthen ties within
the Fort Smith community.

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Thank you, Sutton
Elementary, for allowing us

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to be a part of your event.

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Next, when was the last time
you visited the 188th MWR?

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- Come support your MWR.

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- And that brings us to
this month's spotlight.

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- I am Master Sergeant Chris Cooper.

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I work over in POL since 2014.

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Before that, when I joined in 2006,

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I was a crew chief on the 18 aircraft.

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In 2014, when I swapped over to POR,

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that's where we're in charge
of all the refueling aircraft

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when we're deployed or TDY or relief,

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provide all the cryogenics
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At home station we're in
charge of good quality fuel

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for all the vehicles and
the equipment on base.

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My wife and I, we've been
married for 11 years now.

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In 2016 we adopted our three boys.

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My hobbies are spending time with family

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and watching sports on TV.

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My favorite team is the
Arkansas Razorbacks.

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On a typical day, when
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it's playing with the
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about their day,
interacting with the kids.

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Really enjoy that.

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And I'm very proud to be a
member of the 188th Wing.

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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 Captain Alicia Doyel.

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Stay classy, 188th.

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(upbeat music)