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    <font size="+1">Yes, please.  I can forward to other places, plus we
      have a lot of people on this list who may get the information
      faster via our list.  :-)<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/9/2015 4:34 PM, Karen Copenhaver
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      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">I'll be happy to do so.  I received
        release #4 about an hour ago, however, it seems to have been
        sent to all the wing PAOs and wing commanders.  Would you like
        for me to forward it to this list so others may also follow?<br>
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        Karen~<br>
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        On 10/9/2015 5:06 PM, Michael Marek, Lt Col, CAP wrote:<br>
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        <font size="+1">Thanks for sending this, Karen.  Please feel
          free to send any further updates, as appropriate.<br>
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          -Michael-<br>
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        <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/9/2015 8:38 AM, Karen
          Copenhaver wrote:<br>
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          <div class="moz-forward-container">ALCON:<br>
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              I have just completed a phone call with SC Wing Commander,
              Col Francis Smith, and he as given permission to share
              this overview of the situation in South Carolina, their
              efforts and the support they are receiving throughout this
              disaster relief effort.  Please feel free to share with
              your fellow units and members.<br>
              <br>
              Karen L. Copenhaver, Lt Col, CAP<br>
              Deputy Director, Public Affairs<br>
              Middle East Region<br>
              276-783-8022<br>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span
                    style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">Civil
                    Air <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Patrol</st1:city>,
                      <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
                    Air Force Auxiliary<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                  font-family:Arial"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                    href="http://GoCivilAirPatrol.com">http://GoCivilAirPatrol.com</a></span></font><br>
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                      Francis Smith, Col, CAP SCWG/CC [<a
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                        href="mailto:fhsmith@scwgcap.org"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:fhsmith@scwgcap.org">mailto:fhsmith@scwgcap.org</a></a>]
                      <br>
                      <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
                      Thursday, October 08, 2015 7:28 PM<br>
                      <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a
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                        href="mailto:scwg@scwgcap.org"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:scwg@scwgcap.org">scwg@scwgcap.org</a></a>;
                      <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                        href="mailto:scwg-cc@scwgcap.org">scwg-cc@scwgcap.org</a><br>
                      <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b>
                      Maj Gen Joe Vazquez; Brig Gen Larry Myrick; John
                      Knowles; Col Dennis Barron; Jay Langley; Col David
                      Crawford; Richard Greenwood; Lt Col Andrea Van
                      Buren; Boykin Roseborough; Larry Ragland; icp; <a
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                        href="mailto:mark.obrien.3@us.af.mil"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mark.obrien.3@us.af.mil">mark.obrien.3@us.af.mil</a></a>;
                      <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                        href="mailto:losc@bellsouth.net">losc@bellsouth.net</a>;
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                        href="mailto:opscenter@capnhq.gov">opscenter@capnhq.gov</a><br>
                      <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
                      [SCWG] [ICP] SC Flood Response Overview - Thursday</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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                    style="font-size: 12.0pt">Good evening, everyone. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New
                    Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">Another good
                      day working for the good citizens of the <st1:place
                        w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Palmetto</st1:placename>
                        <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place>.
                       At the moment, we have flown approximately 20
                      sorties and 46 hours.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                    Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">The taskings
                      for today were more focused.  Over the last two
                      days, we have flown a LOT of “get out there and
                      see what’s happening” type sorties.  With all of
                      the grids we flew, we had a lot more activity in
                      the sky yesterday.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                    Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">We’re still
                      prominent today, but flew about half of the hours
                      because the areas of concern are now more
                      specifically identified.  The <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place
                          w:st="on">Georgetown</st1:place></st1:city>
                      area is of major concern starting right away, as
                      floodwaters are cresting further and further
                      downstream.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold">Be
                        clear on this:</span></font></b>  we are not
                  responding to a disaster that has occurred.  We are
                  responding to a disaster that is still in progress.
                   Major flooding is still occurring and will continue
                  to occur through the weekend.  This is even more
                  dangerous because people are seeing the blue skies and
                  assuming that all is okay.  This is resulting in many,
                  many stranded people.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New
                    Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">Today CAP
                      performed Impact Assessment and SAR flights over
                      the most affected rivers and in flood prone areas.
                       Unfortunately, most of the flood prone areas are
                      very large in the flatlands, and water is
                      literally running over the ground from river to
                      river in some areas.  We have no real way of
                      knowing if we saved lives today, but I’m betting
                      we did.  CAP aircraft identified a number of
                      flooded and isolated areas, noted where there were
                      vehicles in distress, located two unsafe bridges
                      that had no law enforcement or other barricades,
                      and provided hundreds more in the way of IA
                      photos.  We also flew roads in and out of <st1:city
                        w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Georgetown</st1:place></st1:city>
                      helping SCEMD folks plan for evacuations and areas
                      that are likely to flood and thus close roads
                      needed for those evacuations.  We are again
                      getting real time information to the EOC from the
                      air and help is getting to the right places.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                    Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">We had three
                      new (in the original wrapper) camera systems
                      arrive from the NOC today.  These are small Garmin
                      cameras that attach to a wing strut and take
                      “straight down” photos on a particular flight
                      profile.  We’ll be taking a look at the first
                      sortie using those cameras tonight - we have high
                      hopes but we are the test case for sure.  If we
                      had good success, we’ll be flying all three of
                      them tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                    Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">Today, we
                      flew aircraft from SC, NC, VA, and MD wings, with
                      thanks to the two aircrews from <st1:country-region
                        w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Georgia</st1:place></st1:country-region>
                      that were ready to come at a moment’s notice.
                       This is allowing our aircrews and mission base
                      staff to be rotated out a bit for some badly
                      needed and well earned rest.  We appreciate you,
                      and hopefully we’ll see you in the next few days.
                       Our mission base staff was augmented by a GA-8
                      and several van-loads of cadets from Lowcountry, <st1:city
                        w:st="on">Columbia</st1:city>, and <st1:city
                        w:st="on">Lexington</st1:city>, as well as
                      senior staff from <st1:state w:st="on">North
                        Carolina</st1:state> and <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place
                          w:st="on">Maryland</st1:place></st1:state>.
                       We set up a debriefing section in the main
                      meeting room at SC Wing HQ, and have support
                      personnel in that section to help get WMIRS
                      populated with complete and meaningful debriefing
                      information.  That information is also being
                      cross-decked quickly to the EOC.  We are taking
                      advantage of our fiber connection to the internet
                      here to upload photos to FEMA at rates about 30
                      times faster than typical high-speed internet.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                    Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">We are very
                      fortunate to have had donations or steep discounts
                      from vendors who have brought us food, water, and
                      soft drinks.  We are well cared for here!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                    Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">Tomorrow we
                      will be flying affected and likely affected roads,
                      possibly with the new camera system, both early
                      and late in the day.  We also expect to receive a
                      long list of photo targets (spot targets) along 4
                      or 5 of the affected rivers.  We won’t receive
                      those until in the morning, but that list will be
                      completed in the morning and repeated in the
                      afternoon for comparison purposes.  We won’t be
                      launching the majority of our aircraft (or don’t
                      expect to) until after 9am, which is a welcome
                      short break.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                    Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">Again, so
                      very blessed to have had great assistance from
                      everyone involved.  Thank you all for your
                      continued efforts.  <b><span
                          style="font-weight:bold">You are making a
                          difference.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.0pt"><st1:state
                        w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><b><font size="3"
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                          color="#04427a" face="Arial"><span
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                            font-weight:bold"> Francis H. Smith, Jr.,
                            CAP</span></font></b><font size="1"
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                          Wing Commander</span></font><font size="1"
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                              style="font-size:12.0pt;
                              font-family:Arial;color:#04427A">U.S.</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
                        color="#04427a" face="Arial"><span
                          style="font-family:Arial;color:#04427A"> Air
                          Force Auxiliary</span></font><font size="1"
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                              href="http://GoCivilAirPatrol.com">GoCivilAirPatrol.com</a></span></font><font
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                  <blockquote
                    style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"
                    type="cite">
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times
                          New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">On
                            Oct 6, 2015, at 10:17 PM, Francis Smith, <st1:state
                              w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Col</st1:place></st1:state>,
                            CAP SCWG/CC <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
                              href="mailto:fhsmith@scwgcap.org">fhsmith@scwgcap.org</a>>




                            wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New
                        Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times
                            New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt">SC

                              Wing and friends: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
                              face="Times New Roman"><span
                                style="font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
                              face="Times New Roman"><span
                                style="font-size: 12.0pt">Today the
                                Civil Air Patrol really got spun up as
                                part of the SAR and disaster relief
                                effort in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place
                                    w:st="on">South Carolina</st1:place></st1:state>.
                                 The weather was great in some areas,
                                good enough in others, and unfortunately
                                almost good enough in a few places.  Our
                                priority has been on flying and
                                identifying locations that need or will
                                shortly need SAR assets and getting
                                rescue to those locations.  Right behind
                                that, and sometimes simultaneously with
                                that, we provided impact assessment
                                reports and photography.  Even now,
                                there are CAP members that are compiling
                                reports and continuing to plan for the
                                next operational periods.  We’ll kick
                                off again early in the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
                              face="Times New Roman"><span
                                style="font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
                              face="Times New Roman"><span
                                style="font-size: 12.0pt">In the
                                roundest of numbers, we had
                                approximately 100 personnel involved,
                                flew 14 aircraft, and logged about 85
                                hours in the air today.  We expect
                                similar numbers tomorrow.  We have
                                received all of our taskings and have
                                planned and sorted those amongst several
                                aircrew.  Kudos to everyone involved in
                                our operations from the mission base
                                staff to the aircrews to the
                                communications operators stationed all
                                over the state.  We have had incredible
                                work by Col Lindler and his helpers at
                                our state EOC for the past 72 hours or
                                so - truly an integral part of the
                                response effort being put forth by all
                                levels of government.  Outstanding work
                                by the members of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place
                                    w:st="on">Columbia</st1:place></st1:city>
                                and Lexington Composite Squadrons who
                                were called and showed up within minutes
                                yesterday to prepare and staff our
                                headquarters.  They were back today
                                making sure everyone had what they
                                needed, no one went hungry, or didn’t
                                have a place to stay.  Mrs. Kim
                                Phillips, our Wing Administrator worked
                                (approved) overtime - well above and
                                beyond the call of duty.  There are so
                                many names out there deserving of
                                commendation and recognition - we’ll
                                definitely get to that.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                        </div>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
                              face="Times New Roman"><span
                                style="font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
                              face="Times New Roman"><span
                                style="font-size: 12.0pt">Included in
                                all of this, we have two aircrews and
                                aircraft each from <st1:state w:st="on">North



                                  Carolina</st1:state> and <st1:country-region
                                  w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Georgia</st1:place></st1:country-region>
                                flying with us right now.  A GA-8 airvan
                                and an aircrew from <st1:state
                                  w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Maryland</st1:place></st1:state>
                                arrived today, and are tasked first
                                thing in the morning.  We have a Cessna
                                206 coming from <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place
                                    w:st="on">North Carolina</st1:place></st1:state>
                                tomorrow.  Every bit of support we have
                                asked for we have received without
                                hesitation.  This is the concept of No
                                Borders, No Boundaries in action, and it
                                is working better than you could ever
                                imagine for the citizens of the <st1:place
                                  w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Palmetto</st1:placename>
                                  <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place>.
                                 Thanks to everyone who is here, who
                                will be here later, or who just
                                volunteered to come.  Kudos to Lt Col
                                Jay Langley, the MER/DO, who simply
                                answered the phone, heard my request for
                                him to “just handle” coordination of all
                                out-of-wing assets, and said, “I got
                                it.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
                              face="Times New Roman"><span
                                style="font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
                              face="Times New Roman"><span
                                style="font-size: 12.0pt">Tomorrow we
                                will start the day with more SAR runs in
                                flooded and flood-prone areas.  We’ll
                                then continue to work on Aerial
                                Photography and Impact Assessment
                                missions.  As was so prevalent today, we
                                will also have a couple of aircraft and
                                aircrews set aside to fly federal, state
                                and local officials that need to see
                                what they’re dealing with.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
                              face="Times New Roman"><span
                                style="font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
                              face="Times New Roman"><span
                                style="font-size: 12.0pt">Please be sure
                                your minds are on safety as we continue
                                forward.  It’s very easy to get your
                                mind so wrapped around what we need to
                                do that we forget about the little
                                things that can cause incidents and
                                accidents.  We have mission requirements
                                and we need to meet them, but remember
                                to plan your response so that you can
                                respond to those needs safely,
                                effectively, and efficiently (in that
                                order.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                        </div>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
                              face="Times New Roman"><span
                                style="font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
                              face="Times New Roman"><span
                                style="font-size: 12.0pt">I am immensely
                                proud be a leader and a servant in the
                                Civil Air Patrol today.  You should be
                                too.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
                              face="Times New Roman"><span
                                style="font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
                        </div>
                        <div>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
                              face="Times New Roman"><span
                                style="font-size: 12.0pt">Semper
                                Vigilans,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"
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                                style="font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times
                            New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
                        <span
                          id="cid:72634514-BC86-478A-97A8-A25BE377697B">
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                              size="1" face="Arial"><span
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                                <o:p></o:p></span></font>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                style="line-height:14.0pt"><st1:state
                                  w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><b><font
                                        size="3" color="#04427a"
                                        face="Arial"><span
                                          style="font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#04427A;font-weight:bold">Col</span></font></b></st1:place></st1:state><b><font
                                    color="#04427a" face="Arial"><span
                                      style="font-family:Arial;color:#04427A;
                                      font-weight:bold"> Francis H.
                                      Smith, Jr., CAP</span></font></b><font
                                  size="1" face="Arial"><span
                                    style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                                  size="3" color="gray" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray">South
                                    Carolina Wing Commander</span></font><font
                                  size="1" face="Arial"><span
                                    style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray">(W)<span
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                                  size="3" color="gray" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray">803.490.0180</span></font><font
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                                    style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                                  size="3" color="gray" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray">(C)<span
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                                  size="3" color="gray" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:gray">803.261.4981</span></font><font
                                  size="1" face="Arial"><span
                                    style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                                  w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font
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                                      face="Arial"><span
                                        style="font-size:12.0pt;
                                        font-family:Arial;color:#04427A">U.S.</span></font></st1:place></st1:country-region><font
                                  color="#04427a" face="Arial"><span
                                    style="font-family:Arial;color:#04427A">
                                    Air Force Auxiliary</span></font><font
                                  size="1" face="Arial"><span
                                    style="font-size:
                                    8.0pt;font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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                                    face="Arial"><span
                                      style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#467CBF"><a
                                        moz-do-not-send="true"
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