1 00:00:01,250 --> 00:00:03,380 Oh , I'm Chief Akande , the senior 2 00:00:03,730 --> 00:00:06,630 advisor for DC MA . So before I came 3 00:00:06,639 --> 00:00:08,829 here to DC MA , I really didn't know 4 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:11,520 what DC MA was all about . But I 5 00:00:11,529 --> 00:00:13,659 remember my times uh being in the 6 00:00:13,670 --> 00:00:16,299 military almost 27 years now and 7 00:00:16,309 --> 00:00:18,365 remember my first three years in the 8 00:00:18,365 --> 00:00:20,379 military , all the products as an 9 00:00:20,389 --> 00:00:22,333 aircraft maintainer , dealing with 10 00:00:22,333 --> 00:00:24,500 aircraft , dealing with products . And 11 00:00:24,500 --> 00:00:27,030 I remembered how we always , you know , 12 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:30,069 work hard and how we fix the aircraft 13 00:00:30,079 --> 00:00:31,968 and sometimes , you know , we get 14 00:00:31,968 --> 00:00:34,630 deficient products . And now circle 15 00:00:34,639 --> 00:00:36,583 back some few years later now as a 16 00:00:36,583 --> 00:00:39,709 member of the DC MA DC MA employee 17 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,060 agency , I now notice how important DC 18 00:00:43,069 --> 00:00:46,459 MA is because I can see all the aspects 19 00:00:46,470 --> 00:00:48,303 of what the C MA does , which is 20 00:00:48,303 --> 00:00:50,470 quality products and ensuring that the 21 00:00:50,470 --> 00:00:52,581 war fighters , which is us when I was 22 00:00:52,581 --> 00:00:54,581 on the field that would get quality 23 00:00:54,581 --> 00:00:56,779 products to sustain the mission . And 24 00:00:56,830 --> 00:00:59,052 I'm very grateful to have the employees 25 00:00:59,052 --> 00:01:01,219 here in DC MA . And what DC MA does as 26 00:01:01,219 --> 00:01:03,441 a mission for the war fighters . And my 27 00:01:03,444 --> 00:01:05,500 previous experience , which was back 28 00:01:05,500 --> 00:01:07,055 about four years ago on the 29 00:01:07,055 --> 00:01:09,135 understanding , loading the bombs on 30 00:01:09,144 --> 00:01:11,665 the aircraft , uh doing the strategic 31 00:01:11,675 --> 00:01:13,885 missions over there in the Middle East 32 00:01:13,894 --> 00:01:16,514 and how successful it was . I commend 33 00:01:16,525 --> 00:01:18,692 that to all what DC MA has to do as an 34 00:01:18,692 --> 00:01:21,125 agency and I appreciate what you all do 35 00:01:21,135 --> 00:01:22,404 to support the world fighters .