WEBVTT 00:10.340 --> 00:12.451 their names may not end up in history 00:12.451 --> 00:14.700 books , but their presence made us who 00:14.700 --> 00:17.320 we are today . They're the ones who 00:17.320 --> 00:20.040 inspired motivated and helped us get 00:20.040 --> 00:22.630 through life's toughest moments and 00:22.630 --> 00:24.852 it's safe to say . We've been through a 00:24.852 --> 00:28.060 lot wars , conflicts , 00:28.070 --> 00:31.820 unrest and uprisings , breakthroughs . 00:31.830 --> 00:35.580 Firsts and lasts economic swings 00:35.590 --> 00:37.890 and a pandemic . That changed the way 00:37.890 --> 00:41.560 we did normal everyday life . But even 00:41.560 --> 00:43.520 through it all there , they were 00:43.530 --> 00:46.100 guiding us through to the other side , 00:46.360 --> 00:48.880 our beacon of better times to come 00:50.700 --> 00:53.170 today . An Air Force or Space Force 00:53.170 --> 00:55.059 squadron would struggle to get by 00:55.059 --> 00:57.226 without them . There the people we put 00:57.226 --> 01:00.150 in place to lead by example to lift us 01:00.160 --> 01:02.600 up to encourage us onward 01:03.440 --> 01:06.760 commanders , senior N . C . O . S and 01:06.760 --> 01:09.660 first line supervisors , the ones who 01:09.660 --> 01:11.660 keep the mission moving forward and 01:11.660 --> 01:13.510 watch over us to make sure we're 01:13.510 --> 01:15.630 growing not only in our professional 01:15.630 --> 01:18.280 careers but in our personal lives . 01:18.290 --> 01:21.070 They remind us how important it is to 01:21.070 --> 01:24.090 maintain a mindset of dignity and 01:24.090 --> 01:27.460 respect the first sergeants , 01:27.470 --> 01:30.850 those who attend to us providing aid 01:30.860 --> 01:33.120 and direction whenever we need it , 01:33.130 --> 01:35.241 they help us get through anything and 01:35.241 --> 01:37.310 everything . And if for some reason 01:37.310 --> 01:39.532 they don't have the answer . They'll do 01:39.532 --> 01:42.170 whatever it takes to find it . The key 01:42.170 --> 01:44.310 spouse is a vital part of the command 01:44.310 --> 01:46.830 team put in place to allow the squadron 01:46.830 --> 01:48.941 to communicate with their spouses and 01:48.941 --> 01:51.163 also to connect them to support systems 01:51.163 --> 01:54.350 because so often it's the spouses who 01:54.350 --> 01:58.300 make the biggest sacrifices and 01:58.300 --> 02:00.210 chaplains , The individuals who 02:00.210 --> 02:02.321 provided different level of spiritual 02:02.321 --> 02:04.432 care and guidance for everyday life . 02:04.810 --> 02:07.010 You may also simply know them as the 02:07.020 --> 02:09.242 people who always have the best stories 02:09.242 --> 02:11.409 who give you a laugh when you need one 02:11.409 --> 02:13.660 the most or someone who has kept us 02:13.660 --> 02:16.240 close , even when we had no choice but 02:16.240 --> 02:18.940 to be apart from the shoulder to 02:18.940 --> 02:20.996 shoulder support , they bring to the 02:20.996 --> 02:23.162 front lines to the solace they provide 02:23.162 --> 02:25.870 behind the scenes . Their commitment to 02:25.880 --> 02:28.570 care for each other is on a human level 02:28.580 --> 02:31.090 and they'll go beyond orders and above 02:31.100 --> 02:33.810 their call of duty to get it done to 02:33.810 --> 02:36.032 create an unbreakable bond between us . 02:36.032 --> 02:39.080 All that level of connectedness is what 02:39.080 --> 02:40.636 makes us different from any 02:40.636 --> 02:43.090 organization on the planet and we see 02:43.090 --> 02:45.470 it in the little things every day , the 02:45.470 --> 02:48.500 laughs , the accomplishments , the 02:48.510 --> 02:51.100 tough conversations , the teamwork , 02:51.110 --> 02:54.500 the celebrations , the cohesion that 02:54.510 --> 02:56.510 keeps us together through thick and 02:56.510 --> 03:00.310 thin and connects us , no matter where 03:00.310 --> 03:03.270 we are on the globe . It's why even 03:03.270 --> 03:05.381 though we've had to relearn how to be 03:05.381 --> 03:07.492 together again , we never forgot what 03:07.492 --> 03:10.150 it means to be one from your first days 03:10.150 --> 03:11.983 of training until long after you 03:11.983 --> 03:14.180 separate or retire , you'll always be 03:14.180 --> 03:16.800 an airman or guardian and we will 03:16.810 --> 03:20.150 always be family . We don't just call 03:20.150 --> 03:22.261 each other's brothers and sisters for 03:22.261 --> 03:24.317 the hell of it . We do it because we 03:24.317 --> 03:28.070 mean it . So as life goes 03:28.070 --> 03:30.310 on , let's not forget the little things 03:30.310 --> 03:32.620 that make us who we are today and the 03:32.620 --> 03:35.310 ones who helped make it happen because 03:35.320 --> 03:38.280 every little thing means everything .