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American300 ‘Never Quit’ gets cool

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  • Air Force Global Strike Command
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. --  The 'Keep on Pushing' tour is scheduled to slide into Barksdale and F. E. Warren AFB, Wyo. Sept. 4-8 for another round of Air Force Global Strike Command's resiliency initiative, the American300 'Never Quit' series.

"I think our Airmen will really enjoy this tour," Lt. Col. Michael Rakoczy from the Air Force Global Strike Command Resiliency Team. "Like all of our guests, this speaker has a unique story to tell."

Devon Harris, a retired captain in the Jamaica Defence Force and former member of the Jamaican bobsled team, will share his own story of persistence, while spreading the message that one can keep on pushing to accomplish professional and personal goals.

Harris and his teammates who comprised the first Jamaican bobsled team inspired the Disney movie "Cool Runnings," which captured the team's initial struggle to compete in the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Canada. The team persevered and competed. Harris went on to compete in the 1992 Winter Games in France and the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.

"Mr. Harris has said that one of the greatest lessons he's ever learned is that maintaining a positive attitude will carry you far," said Rakoczy. "Part of the goal of Air Force Global Strike Command's resiliency mission is that our team members keep a perspective like this in mind when facing life's challenges."

The intent of 'Never Quit,' along with several other professional development and resiliency programs, is to address quality of life for Airmen throughout the command.

For up to date stories and imagery from 'Never Quit' tour stops at Global Strike bases visit Air Force Global Strike's Facebook page, www.facebook.com/AirForceGlobalStrikeCommand.