The Vice President of the United States and the second Lady Miss Usha to the Global gateway. Sir, as I -- as I told you before, you got on the mighty C-130 that our mission here is to project power and to create community. Sir, you saw one of our platforms across the multitude of what we do to project power here.
But something that's very dear to my heart is creating community, and I understand you're here to toast our awesome airmen and guardians. Hello. And so, sir, in honor of that, we have a 86th Airlift Wing mug for you.
Fantastic.
And then we also are ready for you to serve some beer if you'd like.
OK. Thank you. Well, thank you, general. Thank you, guys, the entire team. I just want to say a few things. First of all, we're so proud of you, and we're so grateful for what you do. I see some families here. We know that military service, especially at the level that you guys do it, is an incredible sacrifice not just for all of you but for the whole team.
So, we're grateful to you. We just got back, as you may know, from a trip. We went to Italy. We went to India, and now we're back again. So, I have no idea what the hell day it is, what time it is, but we're proud to be here celebrating with you guys. And as the general said, we know that you guys are one of the most important parts of how we project power overseas.
We refuel our missions. We deliver cargo. We deliver weapons if we have to. We deliver humanitarian assistance to the people who need it. So, I'm just so grateful to you guys for what you do. And as a -- as an Iraq War veteran myself, I know this is a place that a lot of wounded warriors came before they came home.
So, whether you're getting cargo to where it needs to go or taking care of our troops who've gone off to war, we are grateful to you guys. We're thankful for what you do. And I guess as a small token of appreciation, I'm going to serve you some beers. Thank you all. God bless you. Thanks for having me.
Alright, so -- I've got -- I've got a great -- is this a stein? Is that what this thing is called? OK. Well, we are in Germany here, and I would chug -- you guys want some beer? No. That would go viral and not in a good way my friends. All right. But here, let me -- so what kind of beer we got here? Is this a good German beer?
Yes.
Yes? OK. All right, here we go. All right. All right, to the airmen of this base, the airwomen of this base, and all of our troops serving overseas, God bless you guys. Cheers.
Cheers.
Great. Thank you all. Now, I think if you don't have a beer, I'm happy to serve one. Is it the red tap I guess that's on. We'll see how my my -- my pouring abilities are here. But come on, guys. Get a drink and say hello. Thank you all.
Steel mill worker, let me thank you for your living.
[Inaudible]
Go around get some shots.
I can't see anything.
Katie. Katie. Excuse me, I need to go around and get some shots.
Can't get the shot?
[Crosstalk]
All right. Then let's escort you. Come with me.
Guys, I just got to keep this clear. He can't be here. [Inaudible] Thank you.
Good work. Thank you. How you doing?
I’m doing well, sir.
[Crosstalk]
All right. Good to meet you.
[Inaudible]
[Inaudible] How you doing?
[Inaudible]
I’d be happy to top you off.
How are you today?
Good? How you doing?
[Crosstalk]
Where are you from?
[Crosstalk]
[Inaudible]
[Inaudible]
Oh, really? What part?
[Inaudible]
Oh, yeah. I love Toledo. Toledo has a beautiful cathedral. I would always visit it every time I was in town. Yeah. Yeah. [Inaudible].
What's up man? How you doing?
It’s an honor to meet you.
It’s an honor to meet you, man. Thank you. All right.
[Inaudible] Breathitt County, Kentucky?
My family's all from Breathitt County, Kentucky, and I still have a lot of, you know, an uncle [Inaudible] still there.
I'm from Knox County, so I'm probably pretty close.
Yeah, yeah. No, I know Knox County well.
And so, what -- what are your thoughts on beards in the military? I'm just curious. [Laughter]
As a former E-4 yourself.
Uh, it would be a hell of a lot easier if you didn't have to shave every day. I'll -- I'll let -- I'll let the generals make that decision. [Inaudible]
This is my first beer in my life.
Really?
Yeah. Well, [Inaudible]
I won't ask you how old you are. I don't want to get in trouble.
21
Don't worry. You're in Germany, though, right.
Yeah.
That’s right. Hey. How you doing, man?
Good to see you.
Thank you.
Thank you for everything you do, man.
Yeah, man. Absolutely. I'm thrilled -- thrilled to be here with you guys. Where are you from?
Louisiana.
OK. Baton Rouge or?
Uh, close. Like I have family in Baton Rouge. Some of em in the outskirts of New Orleans. Yeah.
Well, best restaurants I've ever eaten at is called [Inaudible] in New Orleans.
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
Really good.
Amazing.
Yeah. All right, man.
Can I get a picture real quick? Thank you for your service.
God bless you. Thank you. How are we doing?
[Inaudible]
[Inaudible] I'm happy to do it. Thank you.
[Inaudible]
Where are you from?
Northern California.
OK. Bay Area or?
[Inaudible]
Bay North.
[Inaudible]
Oh, wow. OK. You rarely meet people from there --
[Inaudible]
[Inaudible] California they mean Sacramento or San Francisco, but you're the [Inaudible]. Thank you for your service. Yeah.
Before we leave can you take selfies with those [Inaudible]
Of course.
She's one of [Inaudible].
[Inaudible]. OK. sounds good. [Inaudible]
How's it going?
Great. Good to meet you, man.
Good to meet you.
Yeah. Where are you from?
I'm from Germany, sir.
Oh, really?
I was an army brat, so we moved around all --
Oh, good for you. OK. Great.
Yeah.
So, where all have you lived? [Inaudible] all over.
Lived in, uh, Virginia, Hawaii, um, Germany --
[Inaudible] Thank you for your service.
Thank you. [Inaudible]
[Crosstalk]
Thank you. Captain, how are we doing?
Good. How are you?
I'm great. Good to see you.
Good to see you, too. Thank you.
Yeah. Absolutely. Where are you from, captain?
Tennessee.
Tennessee.
Yes, sir.
East or west?
East?
OK.
[Inaudible]
[Inaudible]
Yes, sir. I grew up on the Appalachian Trail.
[Inaudible]. Yeah. It's so nice. It's a four-hour drive.
People are moving in.
I know. Yeah.
[Inaudible]
But you always worry about, right? But here's that. [Inaudible]
Thank you.
All right. Thank you. Yeah, good to meet you.
[Crosstalk]
Good to see you. How you doing?
Good.
Good.
I have one question for you.
OK.
So, I just heard you [Inaudible] from India, so I feel like luggage look like you go to countries [Inaudible].
Yeah. So, it's one of the nice things about BNBP is you get a big team to help you. But, man, it's -- it's pretty crazy. You think about it. When we left India this morning -- well, it wasn't --
[Crosstalk]
It was 104 degrees with the high temperature yesterday, and it's super humid. You come here, it's 50 degrees. It feels like it's freezing cold.
I know.
So, yeah, so we -- what we tried to do is, with the kids is we -- we had them in like Indian clothing because, you know, my wife's -- her family's from India, but it's a little bit cooler because it's like linen. It's breathable. But I had to wear a suit everywhere I went. So, that's a pain in the ass.
Yeah. You mind if we take a selfie?
Of course, man. Go ahead.
[Crosstalk]
Thank you for your service. How's it going?
How’s it going, sir?
Good to see you.
[Inaudible] pretty good. How was your flight Uh, it was -- I mean, it's -- given that we -- it was nine hours and 20 minutes with three little kids, about as good as it could be. Oh, I'm not giving everybody a full pour here because I'm trying to get through as many as possible.
Yeah. There’s a lot of us.
Yeah. All right, man. Thank you. Here we go. All right. Thank you, man.
Thank you.
What's up, man?
Sir.
All right. Drinking on the job I see now that the tour is over --
[Crosstalk]
[Inaudible]
Sounds good.
I do appreciate that.
No, thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you for everything and thanks for showing us around, and most importantly, thank you for [Inaudible]
[Crosstalk]
All right. Thank you. Appreciate it. What’s up, man. How you doing?
[Inaudible]
Hey. Good to meet you.
Same here.
Where are you from, Rodriguez?
I'm from New York.
OK. What's your first name?
Kelvin.
Kelvin. New York City or --
Manhattan.
OK. Good for you, man.
How much have you -- how much have you slept [Inaudible] the last 24 hours?
I mean, not as much as I should, but it's not too bad. You know what I mean? Because the kids, they have no idea what time zone they're on, so they'll just kind of randomly pass out.
[Inaudible]
When they fall asleep, I fall asleep. Hey, man, good to meet you. Thank you for your service. Yeah. All right. God bless you, man. Thank you. Hey, man. How you doing?
Good. How are you?
Good. Good to see you.
I read that you're from, uh --
Are you old enough -- is he old enough to drink this beer?
Yes, sir.
Maybe I shouldn’t ask this question.
Yes, sir. That's funny. I read that you're from Middletown, yeah?
From Middletown. Yeah.
I'm from Akron.
Oh, OK. That's great.
[Inaudible]
I met somebody from Toledo earlier.
Yeah?
Yeah. I actually -- I have a very funny story from an Akron bar, but I won't tell you because it'll take too long, but thank you for your service, man.
Browns are Cincinnati?
I'm a Cincinnati guu.
[Crosstalk]
Sorry, man. Don't hold it against me. It's good to see you. What's up man? How you doing?
[Inaudible]
Good to meet you.
Yeah. [Inaudible].
Oh, nice. OK. That's a beautiful area.
Yeah. Cubs fan, though. We don't have any [Inaudible]
Oh, that's right. I always forget that there --
[Crosstalk]
There's not a whole lot of professional sports [Inaudible]. Thank you for your service [Inaudible].
[Crosstalk]
All right, man. Thank you. Yeah. How you doing?
I’m doing well.
Very nice to meet you.
[Inaudible]
Liberty. That's a hell of a name to serve in the United States Air Force. That's great. So, where are you from?
Florida.
Florida. OK. OK. What part?
[Inaudible]
Yeah, of course. Yeah, I've got -- I've got dear friends -- I actually have -- one of my best friends lives in Saint Augustine right now. Yeah, beautiful area. Yeah, let's take a photo here. All right. Thank you. Thank you for your service. Hey, Colonel. All right. Sounds good. Here we go. Thank you.
So, my brother actually works, uh, [Inaudible] like a rail yard [Inaudible] Middletown.
Really? Oh, That's amazing.
He drives into South Portsmouth whenever he's off.
OK.
Just to see the family and everything.
Oh, that's awesome.
Yeah.
OK. That's great.
[Inaudible]
[Inaudible]. Well, give your brother my best and thanks for everything. Yeah. Hey. How are you?
I'm good. How are you?
Nice to meet you.
Yeah, nice to meet you.
Where are you from?
Uh, Iowa.
OK. [Inaudible]
Yeah. Yeah. No, I, uh, I'm here on the campaign. We had a fundraiser in Des Moines -- go ahead. And, uh, take a photo -- and I went on a run that morning. And you know that like Capitol Hill?
Yeah.
I was like alright. I'm going to run up to the Capitol. And by the end of it the Secret Service, they were -- they were going to have to revive me.
Yeah. [Inaudible]
Yeah, that's right. It probably is. Thank you. Nice to meet you. Thanks for your service. What's up, man? How you doing?
[Inaudible]
That's good. How long have you been serving here?
Been here for two years. I've been in for 17.
Pretty good duty station?
[Inaudible]
[Inaudible] Yeah. That's pretty good. I mean, it's a hell of a lot better where they send us Marines. I'll say that.
For sure.
So, how long have you been in [Inaudible]?
Uh, it’s been about a year.
About a year. OK. Because I hear some people will -- will like re-up, so they'll stay for more than a full term. What do you think?
We love it here. We're thinking about it --
[Crosstalk]
It's beautiful, right?
[Crosstalk]
Yeah, great place to serve.
Winter sucks.
Yeah, that's right. That's -- of course. All right, man. Thank you.
[Crosstalk]
Yeah. Good to see you. What's up, Gonzalez? How you doing, man?
[Inaudible]
Good.
[Inaudible] We're just helping you out [Inaudible].
Yeah, that's a good idea. Um, now that [Inaudible]. I'm sorry to tell you.
I know.
Uh, yeah. All right.
[Inaudible]
So, Gonzalez, where are you from man?
I’m from New Mexico.
You're from New Mexico. OK. Great. You're the first New Mexico guy I've met so far.
Well, we're -- we're all over the place.
Yeah.
Few and far between.
Yeah. Good, man. Thank you for your service.
Thank you.
God bless -- yeah, let's take a photo. All right.
[Crosstalk]
[Inaudible]. How you doing, man?
Good. I got something for you.
OK. Well, I appreciate it, man.
[Inaudible]
Where are you from?
Buffalo, New York.
Oh, man. The great.
Yeah.
How are you, man?
[Crosstalk]
Awesome to meet you too.
Real quick story. I was in Kabul in Afghanistan [Inaudible]. My crew had those made.
OK.
It was a pretty tragic day.
I'm sure it was.
[Inaudible] President Trump.
I can do that. Thank you, man.
[Inaudible]. Great to meet you.