1 00:00:00,009 --> 00:00:01,649 The family is really the why 2 00:00:01,909 --> 00:00:04,650 understanding that impact it has on the 3 00:00:04,659 --> 00:00:07,880 service member and having their back 4 00:00:07,889 --> 00:00:10,111 and contributing to them and supporting 5 00:00:10,111 --> 00:00:12,278 them really makes everything just kind 6 00:00:12,278 --> 00:00:14,445 of work . When I get ready to deploy , 7 00:00:14,445 --> 00:00:16,667 my family is always there by my side to 8 00:00:16,667 --> 00:00:19,690 help me prepare , find a way to define 9 00:00:19,700 --> 00:00:22,020 what it means to you , to be involved 10 00:00:22,399 --> 00:00:24,510 in this day and age of technology and 11 00:00:24,510 --> 00:00:26,677 social media . There's not any kind of 12 00:00:26,677 --> 00:00:29,139 lack of resources and availability and 13 00:00:29,149 --> 00:00:31,316 we make sure we take care of everybody 14 00:00:31,316 --> 00:00:33,371 that's family when they come through 15 00:00:33,371 --> 00:00:33,340 the door because we know just how 16 00:00:33,349 --> 00:00:35,238 important they are to our service 17 00:00:35,238 --> 00:00:37,071 members . There have been really 18 00:00:37,071 --> 00:00:39,293 difficult times in my career just as in 19 00:00:39,293 --> 00:00:41,405 any airman's career . And yet knowing 20 00:00:41,405 --> 00:00:43,571 that they were there and that they had 21 00:00:43,571 --> 00:00:46,220 my back was really the thing that 22 00:00:46,229 --> 00:00:48,909 helped me get through the difficulties 23 00:00:48,919 --> 00:00:51,030 I was facing . They were always there 24 00:00:51,030 --> 00:00:53,141 to comfort me and love me and support 25 00:00:53,141 --> 00:00:53,009 me along the way .