Today is time to say 'thank you' Published March 11, 2010 By Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen R. Buckner 349th Air Mobility Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE,Calif. -- Too often in our lives we wait for those special moments to say thank you or great job. We say it at funerals, farewells and retirements. I pick today as one of those special moments and I want to say, "Thank you for a job well done." I pick today because, in my opinion, every day we are privileged enough to put on the uniform of the United States Air Force - it is a special moment! Today is great day to say thanks because today Team Travis (Air Power!) has more than 900 of our Airmen deployed around the world supporting contingency operations and humanitarian efforts. Today is great day to say "well done" because those of us left behind are continuing to perform in a superb and professional manner with less manpower. I pick today (I am writing this at 0-dark thirty on Saturday of a drill weekend) to say thanks to all the Reserve and active Airmen who woke up this morning and did their duty as American Airmen, even though they might have rather stayed home wearing fuzzy Garfield slippers, enjoying cartoons over a bowl of Lucky Charms. Today might be the sixth, seventh or eighth day in a row that you have had to work - thank you! I mean it when I say, "I am living the dream." I love my job: having the privilege of serving side-by-side the best darn Airmen in the world! Thank you all for a job well done!