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- [Voiceover] This is an ACC News Now update.

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- Today we're doing the first trans-Atlantic crossing

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for the Air Force F-35.

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^It's a total joint effort,

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^total Force effort because we have active duty KC-10 guard,

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KC-135 reserve, F-35 pilots at active duty, F-35 pilots,

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they're all involved in this movement.

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It's an honor to be a part of this.

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Any time there's a first in the United States Air Force

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and you get to be a part of it, it's a real honor.

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So I know our crew is just like any other KC-10 crew,

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but just knowing that we get to be a part of this

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and get top see the F-35 delivered overseas

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for the first time is pretty exciting.

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- It's pretty awesome.

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So we do regular sorties around our home base,

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^and we'll do in-flight refueling in the air,

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^but this is the first time we've ever gone over the ocean

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in air refueling.

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So showing that and seeing the capabilities of our jet

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and being able to go out and showcase that

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is a great thing to do.

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- [Voiceover] I think the F-35's awesome.

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It's a very cool airplane.

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It's very neat to see it flying on our wing.

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It's one of the coolest looking ones I've seen,

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and I'm excited for its future.

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