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Students from Dothan High School's 

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junior ROTC program arrived at the 908 

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hangars the morning of April 30 to 

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check out the Air Force's newest 

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helicopter , the MH-139A Gray wolf . 

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The group participated in a tour around 

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Maxwell Air Force Base and Vunter Annex , 

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showcasing a variety of careers as well 

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as Maxwell's rich Air Force history . 

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Events like this are good . It kind of 

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opens up and gives the children an 

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understanding of what exactly the 

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reserves have to offer . A lot of 

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people are aware of active duty , but 

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they're not so much garden reserve , so 

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it's a good opportunity to open up and 

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let them know , hey , they're flying 

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opportunities and different jobs 

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associated with that for them after 

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high school . You know , when you look 

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at what's in your backyard , these kids , 

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they some of them drive by the base 

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every day or they hear about the base , 

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they hear about how the community . 

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Their military , but they have no idea 

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what goes on inside the gate . This is 

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career broadening for them . What do 

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they not know about ? What are they 

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interested in ? Some of them know of it . 

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We just have to expand it a little bit , 

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and they also got to see the 908 

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helicopter take off , fly a couple of 

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rounds , and they got to get into a 908 

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helicopter , so they're able to get in 

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that , touch the buttons , do 

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everything , ask all the questions of 

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the um the airmen that were there and 

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the reservists to find out more about 

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that career field .