WEBVTT 00:02.830 --> 00:03.723 - Hello, 512. 00:04.590 --> 00:07.150 Thank you for taking this time to chime in 00:07.150 --> 00:08.800 and listen to what I have to say. 00:09.720 --> 00:12.320 I wanted to say thank you to each and every one of y'all 00:12.320 --> 00:13.760 for all the hard work 00:13.760 --> 00:16.670 and dedication you've been doing the last several weeks. 00:16.670 --> 00:18.450 COVID-19 has really affected us 00:18.450 --> 00:21.463 and really has challenged us more so as reservist. 00:22.310 --> 00:24.000 We're not immune to it. 00:24.000 --> 00:26.100 We've had our struggles, we've had our challenges 00:26.100 --> 00:28.879 but together we're able to overcome it. 00:28.879 --> 00:31.320 I wanna say thank you for all the time that you've given 00:31.320 --> 00:33.960 and responding to my emails and my phone calls, 00:33.960 --> 00:36.330 answering my phone calls with our morale team, 00:36.330 --> 00:38.070 answering our text messages. 00:38.070 --> 00:39.360 That means a lot. 00:39.360 --> 00:41.980 I want to thank you senior leaders for your staying in tune 00:41.980 --> 00:43.880 and in touch with your airmen 00:43.880 --> 00:46.460 and making sure that everything is going okay 00:46.460 --> 00:48.220 with them and their families. 00:48.220 --> 00:49.900 As a matter of fact, 00:49.900 --> 00:52.480 something that was brought to my attention last week 00:52.480 --> 00:56.250 was one of our airmen did one of the hardest things 00:56.250 --> 00:59.653 that he had to ever make was make a call for help. 01:00.570 --> 01:03.600 Because of COVID-19, he lost his job 01:04.900 --> 01:08.200 and we didn't have any way to support himself or his family. 01:08.200 --> 01:11.120 So he reached out to his family at the 512, 01:11.120 --> 01:13.460 he reached out to the senior leadership. 01:13.460 --> 01:14.500 And without hesitation, 01:14.500 --> 01:16.930 his senior leadership did what they could 01:16.930 --> 01:19.610 and they provided all the necessary resources 01:19.610 --> 01:21.090 that they could at that moment, 01:21.090 --> 01:23.070 at that time to help him. 01:23.070 --> 01:24.690 They went through family readiness, 01:24.690 --> 01:26.860 they went to the military one source, 01:26.860 --> 01:27.970 and with that, they were able 01:27.970 --> 01:29.970 to find out or help the airman 01:29.970 --> 01:34.970 with his financial obligations and lack of thereof. 01:35.430 --> 01:38.850 To this day, the fact that airman he's doing well. 01:38.850 --> 01:40.870 I didn't expect anything less 01:40.870 --> 01:44.970 from the leadership of our unit within the 512. 01:44.970 --> 01:46.770 I asked you to stay resilient, 01:46.770 --> 01:48.210 keep an eye on each other, 01:48.210 --> 01:50.540 keep up everybody up to speed 01:50.540 --> 01:52.230 and up to date on what's going on, 01:52.230 --> 01:54.470 but be there for moral support. 01:54.470 --> 01:56.570 Senior leaders, this goes out to y'all. 01:56.570 --> 02:00.290 Thank you for thinking outside the box 02:00.290 --> 02:02.340 and the creativity that you've done 02:02.340 --> 02:04.070 in the last several weeks 02:04.070 --> 02:07.570 to help do the virtual UTAs and virtual training. 02:07.570 --> 02:08.423 Kudos to you. 02:09.500 --> 02:12.593 512, please, and I foot stamp this, 02:13.520 --> 02:15.840 when you need, when you're in need, 02:15.840 --> 02:17.740 please don't hesitate to ask for help. 02:17.740 --> 02:19.050 Reach out to us, 02:19.050 --> 02:20.890 reach out to your first sergeants, 02:20.890 --> 02:22.660 reach out to your senior leadership, 02:22.660 --> 02:24.350 reach out to me as your command chief, 02:24.350 --> 02:27.120 reach out to our wing commander and the vice commander. 02:27.120 --> 02:28.200 We're here to help. 02:28.200 --> 02:29.990 Together we're going to overcome this. 02:29.990 --> 02:32.110 Together, we will get through this. 02:32.110 --> 02:33.820 Reach out to your chairman call 02:33.820 --> 02:36.100 as well as your Family Readiness Officer. 02:36.100 --> 02:37.130 Kudos to you, Laura. 02:37.130 --> 02:40.170 Thank you for your support, your continued support. 02:40.170 --> 02:42.570 512, please be safe. 02:42.570 --> 02:43.423 Be positive. 02:44.370 --> 02:46.010 Stay strong. 02:46.010 --> 02:46.843 Rock out.