WEBVTT 00:03.759 --> 00:04.889 Always ready . 00:07.840 --> 00:08.659 Always there 00:21.479 --> 00:23.368 over and over our service members 00:23.368 --> 00:25.423 answer the nation's call , defending 00:25.423 --> 00:27.646 our freedoms and responding when others 00:27.646 --> 00:29.701 need help . The most , the spirit of 00:29.701 --> 00:31.812 service is at the heart of everything 00:31.812 --> 00:33.812 we do . We serve our nation and our 00:33.812 --> 00:36.035 people . We serve the constitution . We 00:36.035 --> 00:38.368 serve alongside our allies and partners , 00:38.368 --> 00:40.423 our joint force and our inter agency 00:40.423 --> 00:42.479 colleagues . But we serve because we 00:42.479 --> 00:44.312 believe we can make a difference 00:44.312 --> 00:46.560 because we believe progress is possible 00:47.279 --> 00:49.446 and optimism is a force multiplier for 00:49.446 --> 00:51.446 turning those beliefs into action . 00:54.380 --> 00:56.602 We are defending a nation that has more 00:56.602 --> 00:58.658 than 330 million people that call it 00:58.658 --> 01:00.959 home . We are defending a constitution 01:00.970 --> 01:03.026 that over 1.3 million Americans have 01:03.026 --> 01:06.510 died to uphold . We must be ready to 01:06.519 --> 01:08.686 ensure our freedoms are never in doubt 01:08.686 --> 01:11.599 nor democracy throughout the world . We 01:11.610 --> 01:13.443 are all part of a team making us 01:13.443 --> 01:15.777 stronger together and stronger tomorrow . 01:15.777 --> 01:17.999 We succeed because of the awesome power 01:17.999 --> 01:21.069 of our people . Every single soldier 01:21.080 --> 01:23.480 and airman in our organization is vital 01:23.489 --> 01:25.545 to the success of our nation and our 01:25.545 --> 01:28.480 freedoms . They unselfishly defend our 01:28.489 --> 01:30.433 nation and our freedoms with their 01:30.433 --> 01:33.129 lives . They make sacrifices to serve 01:33.139 --> 01:35.083 in harm's way . And even when it's 01:35.083 --> 01:37.306 tough , they always answer the nation's 01:37.306 --> 01:40.669 call with strategic depth and an 01:40.680 --> 01:42.847 operational reserve for our services . 01:42.847 --> 01:45.139 Yet able to respond across the United 01:45.150 --> 01:47.800 States from over 2500 communities to 01:47.809 --> 01:50.309 serve our citizens every minute of 01:50.319 --> 01:52.889 every day , the National Guard is and 01:52.900 --> 01:55.122 always will be a proven and experienced 01:55.122 --> 01:57.040 force ready today and more ready 01:57.050 --> 01:57.660 tomorrow .