WEBVTT 00:00.159 --> 00:02.950 From the moment that I wake up 00:03.980 --> 00:07.949 until I lay my head . Oh , 00:08.149 --> 00:11.829 I will see of the goodness . 00:12.489 --> 00:14.649 I just wanna say thank you to you 00:14.659 --> 00:17.879 military office for coming here . And 00:17.889 --> 00:20.389 um you know , providing this community 00:20.399 --> 00:22.288 service for us here in the Virgin 00:22.288 --> 00:24.343 Islands , which is very much me . We 00:24.343 --> 00:26.590 are grateful . We are thankful and we 00:26.600 --> 00:29.760 are excited to get started . Thank you . 00:29.770 --> 00:33.069 Thank you . Thank you five . You have . 00:35.849 --> 00:39.130 Yes and all 00:39.959 --> 00:40.650 as you have 00:45.840 --> 00:46.669 with an , 00:53.750 --> 00:56.360 we are here on this inaugural I mission 00:56.549 --> 00:58.709 to provide mission essential military 00:58.720 --> 01:01.290 training and while serving the 01:01.299 --> 01:03.243 community of the Virgin Islands by 01:03.243 --> 01:05.650 providing low cost medical optometry 01:05.660 --> 01:08.849 and dental services . We have planning 01:08.860 --> 01:11.919 all year to make sure that we can make 01:11.930 --> 01:14.956 this mission in all three islands are 01:14.966 --> 01:17.515 tremendous success . Logistically , we 01:17.526 --> 01:19.582 had to figure out travel arrangement 01:19.582 --> 01:21.637 and accommodation , sourcing doctors 01:21.637 --> 01:24.695 all over the country as well as moving 01:24.706 --> 01:26.706 medical equipment and access to the 01:26.706 --> 01:28.928 island . All took meticulous planning . 01:28.928 --> 01:30.928 We had to do a lot of collaboration 01:30.928 --> 01:33.646 with the Department of Health 01:33.655 --> 01:35.921 Department Education here on the Virgin 01:35.931 --> 01:38.391 Islands , as well as International 01:38.402 --> 01:40.624 Guards , the role of the National Guard 01:40.624 --> 01:42.735 in this event . Is to provide support 01:42.735 --> 01:44.958 to the I RT clinic . But we've also had 01:44.958 --> 01:47.124 some soldiers embedded into the clinic 01:47.124 --> 01:48.958 as well . And knowing that these 01:48.958 --> 01:50.846 resources have come to benefit my 01:50.846 --> 01:52.958 community in such a meaningful way is 01:52.958 --> 01:55.069 an amazing feeling . And I'm grateful 01:55.069 --> 01:58.910 to support it is also involved 01:58.919 --> 02:01.849 as well as civilian organizations such 02:01.860 --> 02:03.940 as remote area , medical . We know 02:03.949 --> 02:07.949 exactly how it is to work with the 02:07.959 --> 02:10.690 military and it's always a pleasure . 02:10.759 --> 02:12.830 We are providing mission essential 02:12.880 --> 02:15.190 trainings and that's going to get these 02:15.199 --> 02:17.970 airmen ready to go to a deployed 02:17.979 --> 02:20.339 environment here on this mission . The 02:20.350 --> 02:23.824 UV , as well as 2024 we have 248 02:23.835 --> 02:27.485 members from 44 different units 02:27.615 --> 02:29.914 out of 40 different groups and 02:29.925 --> 02:33.384 representing 33 different unique wings 02:33.535 --> 02:35.535 working alongside the Air Force has 02:35.535 --> 02:37.646 been a great experience . Everyone is 02:37.646 --> 02:39.813 so committed to the mission . It means 02:39.813 --> 02:41.979 the world to me that this is something 02:41.979 --> 02:43.646 that we can do for everyone , 02:43.646 --> 02:45.368 regardless of ability to pay , 02:45.368 --> 02:47.809 regardless ability to access any sort 02:47.820 --> 02:49.709 of care . The fact that I've been 02:49.709 --> 02:51.931 getting from , from the people who have 02:51.931 --> 02:53.653 been receiving the services is 02:53.653 --> 02:55.764 incredible . They're asking how often 02:55.764 --> 02:57.987 can you do this ? Are you going to come 02:57.987 --> 02:59.987 back ? So I'm super excited that we 02:59.987 --> 02:59.820 have already put in the application for 02:59.830 --> 03:02.052 next year and this is something that we 03:02.052 --> 03:04.274 plan and hope that we'll continue to do 03:04.274 --> 03:06.229 and get bigger and bigger every year .