1 00:00:02,740 --> 00:00:04,684 So I had Lieutenant General Stacey 2 00:00:04,684 --> 00:00:06,730 Harris that 3 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,640 she's amazing . She's pretty great . Uh 4 00:00:11,649 --> 00:00:15,460 She was a pilot in the Reserves Air 5 00:00:15,470 --> 00:00:19,030 Force Reserves . Uh She was the first 6 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:21,318 of many . She has a long list of first . 7 00:00:21,318 --> 00:00:23,318 So she was the first black woman to 8 00:00:23,318 --> 00:00:26,840 serve as um at the rank of lieutenant 9 00:00:26,850 --> 00:00:29,170 general . She also was the first black 10 00:00:29,180 --> 00:00:31,420 woman to command an operating flying 11 00:00:31,430 --> 00:00:35,150 squadron and air expeditionary um group . 12 00:00:35,189 --> 00:00:38,080 She was the first woman to serve as 13 00:00:38,090 --> 00:00:40,740 inspector general of the Air Force , um 14 00:00:40,799 --> 00:00:43,630 Vice chief of staff and Director of Air 15 00:00:43,639 --> 00:00:47,599 Staff . So she has a lot of first . So 16 00:00:47,610 --> 00:00:49,750 it was funny because I met Lieutenant 17 00:00:49,759 --> 00:00:51,981 General Harris when she was a brigadier 18 00:00:51,981 --> 00:00:55,459 general . Yes . And to see a black 19 00:00:55,470 --> 00:00:59,049 woman in the Air Force as um , a 20 00:00:59,069 --> 00:01:02,229 general officer was something really , 21 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,610 really inspiring to me . She talked 22 00:01:05,620 --> 00:01:07,919 about how the Tuskegee airmen were her 23 00:01:07,930 --> 00:01:09,779 role models . Um They were the 24 00:01:09,790 --> 00:01:11,846 shoulders that she stood upon . They 25 00:01:11,846 --> 00:01:14,680 came in um , the Tuskegee airmen and 26 00:01:14,690 --> 00:01:17,699 the Wasps pin on her first star . So 27 00:01:17,709 --> 00:01:20,040 she had , she always said she had um , 28 00:01:20,050 --> 00:01:22,239 big shoes to fill . And so like it's 29 00:01:22,250 --> 00:01:24,769 come full circle and that you know , 30 00:01:24,779 --> 00:01:26,779 those , she , her shoulders are the 31 00:01:26,779 --> 00:01:28,919 ones that , uh , we are standing on 32 00:01:28,930 --> 00:01:31,152 right now . They laid the foundation in 33 00:01:31,152 --> 00:01:32,486 which we are walking in 34 00:01:34,940 --> 00:01:38,790 big shoes to fill . And she always 35 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,510 reminded me to no matter what you're 36 00:01:41,519 --> 00:01:43,860 doing , do your best . Um , and that is 37 00:01:43,870 --> 00:01:46,199 how she got to become a three star 38 00:01:46,209 --> 00:01:49,180 general , uh , whether it was , um , 39 00:01:49,699 --> 00:01:52,860 being an augment , uh , as a reservist 40 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:55,911 at many different levels , just being 41 00:01:55,911 --> 00:01:59,339 her best , being able to advocate for 42 00:01:59,349 --> 00:02:01,500 the total force , which includes the 43 00:02:01,510 --> 00:02:04,540 Guards and the reserve . Um , she , she , 44 00:02:04,550 --> 00:02:06,439 that was one thing that she , she 45 00:02:06,439 --> 00:02:10,050 highlighted most is the total force . 46 00:02:10,059 --> 00:02:12,170 They , she is the definition of a , a 47 00:02:12,179 --> 00:02:15,850 civilian airman , a citizen 48 00:02:15,860 --> 00:02:18,649 airman . Uh , so when , um , 49 00:02:20,289 --> 00:02:22,289 if there is a crisis that happens , 50 00:02:22,339 --> 00:02:24,600 they are the ones that they put aside 51 00:02:24,610 --> 00:02:27,100 their everyday duty no matter what they 52 00:02:27,110 --> 00:02:29,509 are doing , maybe being an airline 53 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,110 pilot , it may be an engineer . They 54 00:02:33,119 --> 00:02:35,063 put that aside , put on their unit 55 00:02:35,063 --> 00:02:37,610 uniforms and go and help they , they 56 00:02:37,619 --> 00:02:39,786 serve . And so that was one thing that 57 00:02:39,786 --> 00:02:42,789 she , she brought up , um , a lot is 58 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,720 that , you know , the reserve and the 59 00:02:45,729 --> 00:02:49,029 guard are there and , and to use them 60 00:02:49,039 --> 00:02:51,206 wisely and to bring them in as much as 61 00:02:51,206 --> 00:02:53,410 possible , it's not just active duty .