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Yeah , for

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Yeah .

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Mhm .

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Thank you for this excellent ceremony

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in recognition of the one year

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anniversary of the partnership between

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Austria and the Vermont National Guard .

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Importantly , this partnership deepens

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the already strong relationship between

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our two countries and makes us both

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better equipped to respond to current

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and future challenges through these

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exchanges . Like today's exchange

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between our two fighter wings , we not

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only work together but we also learn

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together . Get to know each other when

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we stand shoulder to shoulder as

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partners , we are mighty and powerful .

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Indeed . Congratulations to you all . I

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feel very , very confident that the

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best is yet to come .

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The partnership between the United

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States Air Force and the State of

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Vermont and the Republic of Austria is

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just a one year old . Now . We're

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celebrating the one year anniversary of

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this partnership and the state

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partnership program . So this is a

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historic event because it's the first

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time that US Air Force F-35s will be

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here in the Republic of Austria . And

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the first time that the Vermont

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International Guard has done an

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engagement like this with the Austrian

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Air Force . So there are already plans

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for many more engagements both on the

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air and army side . So the future is

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bright and we're really looking forward

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to the coming years with our partners

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from Austria .