1 00:00:01,669 --> 00:00:04,050 Today we have our first ever Maxwell 2 00:00:04,050 --> 00:00:06,161 Air Force Base robotics competition . 3 00:00:06,161 --> 00:00:08,106 It's just a partnership that we as 4 00:00:08,106 --> 00:00:10,161 Maxwell Air Force Base have embarked 5 00:00:10,161 --> 00:00:12,272 upon with Montgomery Public Schools . 6 00:00:12,272 --> 00:00:14,050 So just a great opportunity for 7 00:00:14,050 --> 00:00:16,050 community engagement with our local 8 00:00:16,050 --> 00:00:18,217 high school and middle school students 9 00:00:18,217 --> 00:00:18,030 to kind of show them a little bit 10 00:00:18,030 --> 00:00:20,030 behind the scenes what's going . On 11 00:00:20,030 --> 00:00:22,197 here at Maxwell Air Force Base today , 12 00:00:22,197 --> 00:00:24,030 not only do we have the robotics 13 00:00:24,030 --> 00:00:26,252 competition , but we also have a career 14 00:00:26,252 --> 00:00:28,141 expo , which is an opportunity to 15 00:00:28,141 --> 00:00:27,875 expose those students when they're not 16 00:00:27,875 --> 00:00:29,931 actively competing to kind of go and 17 00:00:29,931 --> 00:00:31,431 see what the units and the 18 00:00:31,431 --> 00:00:33,653 organizations at Maxwell Air Force Base 19 00:00:33,653 --> 00:00:35,542 do . Maxwell is unique in that it 20 00:00:35,542 --> 00:00:37,431 doesn't have a distinctive flying 21 00:00:37,431 --> 00:00:39,486 mission , but through the support of 22 00:00:39,486 --> 00:00:41,375 the 908 and the CA bringing their 23 00:00:41,375 --> 00:00:43,486 Cessna 182 and the 908 bringing their 24 00:00:43,486 --> 00:00:46,349 MH-139 , the gray wolf . It just kind 25 00:00:46,349 --> 00:00:48,619 of gives the kids exposure to what 26 00:00:48,619 --> 00:00:50,509 Maxwell Air Force Base brings and 27 00:00:50,509 --> 00:00:52,731 offers to the community and kind of how 28 00:00:52,731 --> 00:00:54,898 we operate as a base in support of the 29 00:00:54,898 --> 00:00:57,509 Air Force mission . What I hope for the 30 00:00:57,509 --> 00:01:00,290 takeaway for the students is one just a 31 00:01:00,290 --> 00:01:02,401 great venue of being able to come out 32 00:01:02,401 --> 00:01:05,989 here and have a unique site to host the 33 00:01:05,989 --> 00:01:08,211 competition on , having the backdrop of 34 00:01:08,211 --> 00:01:11,190 some static displays as well as Air 35 00:01:11,190 --> 00:01:13,246 Force hangar . It's kind of unique . 36 00:01:13,246 --> 00:01:14,968 They're used to operating in a 37 00:01:14,968 --> 00:01:17,134 gymnasium . I also hope that they have 38 00:01:17,134 --> 00:01:19,134 some engagements and even they have 39 00:01:19,134 --> 00:01:18,510 just a conversation with some of our 40 00:01:18,510 --> 00:01:20,566 airmen and have the understanding of 41 00:01:20,566 --> 00:01:23,669 like , could I see myself in the 42 00:01:23,669 --> 00:01:26,169 uniform . And could I take what I'm 43 00:01:26,169 --> 00:01:28,280 learning with STEM robotics and apply 44 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:30,280 that to not only my schooling but a 45 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,879 future career and having a conversation 46 00:01:32,879 --> 00:01:36,650 with an instructor or a maintainer or a 47 00:01:36,650 --> 00:01:39,889 pilot to see themselves doing this in 48 00:01:39,889 --> 00:01:40,800 their future career .