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- My name is Miguel Thomas and this is MY DCMA.

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(uplifting music)

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I work in Carson, California for the Santa Ana CMO,

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a quality assurance specialist dealing with contractors

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and different contracts of the government.

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So I'm still actually in Reserves,

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and I deal with parts as my part time job

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with the Air Force Reserves.

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I'm an aircraft overhaul supervisor,

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so basically my job is to ensure

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that we're getting our parts in time

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to go out on our aircraft.

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So by being with DCMA, I get to see the parts going out,

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the parts before they're packaged,

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when they're getting delivered.

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Then when I go to my other job, I see them coming in

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after they've already been looked at,

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signed off by a quality assurance specialist.

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It's amazing because I get to, for one hand,

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with DCMA, ensure that these parts are good,

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and then, on the other hand, when I'm at my part time job,

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I'm receiving these parts, so I kinda know, like, hey,

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I know what these guys are doing with them,

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I know these parts are good when they're coming in,

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I know what goes into it.

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It's like full circle.

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It makes me feel proud of what I do

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and it sends a purpose in what I do.

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It makes me happy to come to work.