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- So through the month of October,

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we're gonna highlight some of
our outstanding sponsorship

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programs that we have here at Malmstrom,

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with the intent of hoping
that folks will be able to

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enhance their programs that
they have here at Malmstrom

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and make it more unique for their units.

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I will tell you, sponsorship
was key to my success

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in the Air Force.

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Coming from a small town,

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my mom has 13 brothers and sisters,

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and they all kind of stayed
there in that little county.

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So I come from a very big family.

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Joining the Air Force was a
little intimidating for me

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to leave that family,
that network of family.

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And so when I joined the Air Force

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and went to my first duty station,

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that unit, with their sponsor program,

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made me feel like part of the family,

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brought me in as a brother.

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And so to that sponsorship
program, that unit, that was my,

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attributed to my success.

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And also a sponsor
program is not only just

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for our first time airmen,

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but also for our families.

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As you continue your Air Force career,

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there'll be a few more
PCS's in your future.

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So the sponsorship program
is vitally important

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to help our families make that transition.

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I myself, this is my 12th
assignment, I can tell you,

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having a good sponsor on the other end

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made a world of a difference.

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The sponsor program is also
important for our airmen

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that are thousands of miles
away from their family.

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Knowing that someone on the other end

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is gonna take care of them when they get

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to their new duty station

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puts them at ease and know
that they're gonna be okay.

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Stay tuned through the month of October

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as we highlight some of our
outstanding sponsorship programs

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here at Malmstrom.

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We hope you find them helpful, inspiring,

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and it helps you get involved

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with your unit sponsorship program.