1 00:00:00,210 --> 00:00:02,100 the ninth 14th , new commander , 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:04,890 Colonel Carl Magnusson , complete his 3 00:00:04,890 --> 00:00:07,390 first sortie in his new role . First of 4 00:00:07,390 --> 00:00:09,446 all , let me just say that it was an 5 00:00:09,446 --> 00:00:11,446 honor and a privilege to get to fly 6 00:00:11,446 --> 00:00:13,501 with the Citizen Airman in the night 7 00:00:13,501 --> 00:00:15,779 14th yesterday . It's been a long time , 8 00:00:15,779 --> 00:00:17,890 and it was a privilege to get back in 9 00:00:17,890 --> 00:00:20,112 the jet and see what the citizen airman 10 00:00:20,112 --> 00:00:22,168 of Western New Yorker actually doing 11 00:00:22,168 --> 00:00:24,334 every day , actually came away with it 12 00:00:24,334 --> 00:00:26,640 with three major points . Yesterday was 13 00:00:26,650 --> 00:00:29,000 way so much more than just my first 14 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,611 flight , the jet . It was an 15 00:00:30,611 --> 00:00:32,890 opportunity to see air medical 16 00:00:32,890 --> 00:00:34,668 evacuation training . It was an 17 00:00:34,668 --> 00:00:36,720 opportunity to see Major Mueller's 18 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,950 final flight a za , one of our partners 19 00:00:39,950 --> 00:00:42,000 from elsewhere in the Air Force 20 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:43,944 reserves He products , brought his 21 00:00:43,944 --> 00:00:46,800 expertise in helping us bring this 22 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:48,967 mission online over the past couple of 23 00:00:48,967 --> 00:00:51,133 years and was also an opportunity Teoh 24 00:00:51,410 --> 00:00:54,600 to conduct air refueling with our Navy 25 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,140 partners to demonstrate the broad 26 00:00:57,190 --> 00:01:00,830 spectrum of capability that Team Maga 27 00:01:00,830 --> 00:01:04,550 brings to the joint fight . My son took 28 00:01:04,550 --> 00:01:07,520 a picture a Zoe over flu , our house 29 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:09,750 yesterday . When he showed it to me , I 30 00:01:09,750 --> 00:01:12,070 was reminded of the awe and pride that 31 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,670 that he had should be carried or can be 32 00:01:15,670 --> 00:01:17,780 carried by . Oliver and I grew up 33 00:01:17,870 --> 00:01:20,670 partners and neighbours because all in 34 00:01:20,670 --> 00:01:23,200 pride is what has been with me with 35 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,290 this airplane with the KC 1 35 for 36 00:01:25,540 --> 00:01:28,900 going on 30 years now , which brought 37 00:01:28,900 --> 00:01:31,011 me to my third point , which is I was 38 00:01:31,011 --> 00:01:33,067 rusty and I need to fly more , and I 39 00:01:33,067 --> 00:01:35,122 look forward to doing so in the near 40 00:01:35,122 --> 00:01:38,430 future . Partner Roger I am encouraged , 41 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:41,000 impressed and amazed that our young 42 00:01:41,100 --> 00:01:43,590 citizen airman in western New York and 43 00:01:43,590 --> 00:01:45,701 throughout the country continue to do 44 00:01:45,701 --> 00:01:48,020 this every single day . Reporting from 45 00:01:48,020 --> 00:01:50,242 Niagara Falls , a reserve station , I'm 46 00:01:50,242 --> 00:01:52,250 technical Sergeant Joshua Williams .