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here in this command . We've decided to

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ensure that diversity inclusion is

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ingrained into the fiber of everything

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that we do . I see that when I'm

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crisscrossing the country and meeting

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with our senior leaders , meeting with

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our airmen and they convey to me and

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articulate to me that this is something

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that is definitely needed . You know ,

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I know we've talked about this many

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times and that's sharing how much we

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care for each member and do our best to

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create an environment where they look

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forward to being in their valued ,

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they're respected . Can you talk about

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some of the specific programs and

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things we've done that have gotten some

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pretty good traction with our Vice wing

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commander is being in charge and

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implementing some of these things that

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you talked about . We're working in

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concert in unison with our our active

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component . Uh they put out guidance

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initiatives . The state that we should

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have a C . T . I . O . S . Program

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managers at our wings . Uh but we've

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been leading the way in that area . We

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have close to 10,000 people trained and

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the value that they've seen is that now

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they want to utilize our three day

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program managers course as possible

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certification for their uh chief

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diversity officers prior them taking on

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those duties at their wings . So kudos

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to us , we're working in unison with

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our counterparts in the active

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component and we're seeing how this

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diversity picture is now coming into

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play . What we want to do in the

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command . However , is this ? We don't

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want this to be another program that's

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gonna come and go , we want it to be a

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way of life sustainable , no matter

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who's sitting in the seats . So that's

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what we're striving to achieve . A lot

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of people believe that in order to

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execute DNA initiative , you have to

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have rank , status , position , a

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certain color , certain gender . Uh

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none of those things are true because

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we believe that if an individual is

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personable , if they care about others ,

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if they have a desire to ensure that

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everyone is treated fair and equally ,

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then those are the type of people that

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we want on our team that to execute

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this mission , not all barriers can be

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removed and those may be systemic in

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nature and not intentional , but where

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there's an opportunity for us correct

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or wrong to correct a process or

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procedure that is hindering someone

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that is a barrier to someone . We're

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working on those things , but we are

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fully engaged in ensuring that every

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citizen airman has afforded every

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opportunity to place their log on the

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fire . That is to ensure that this

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mission continues and that we again are

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the best war fighters on the planet .

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People catch that passion , that

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commitment that you've mentioned . We

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as a leadership team have you have an

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engaging and that we value each member

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of the team that they feel included .

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You know , their voices heard , there's

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a place for them to to contribute

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because we're gonna need everybody