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Video by Airman 1st Class Nicolo Daniello

Maintenance Olympics

92nd Air Refueling Wing

Aug. 5, 2016 | 1:32

SLUG: 160808-F-SI676-001 MXG Olympics
DATE: 08AUG2016
R/T: 01:28;05
FONTS:
TSgt Jason Bailey, Reporting 00:00;10
MSgt Chad Gygi, QA Chief Inspector 00:33;201
Winners 01:04;23

Lead: While the real Olympics may be underway in Rio, Airmen at Fairchild Air Force Base decided to make their own maintenance version. Technical sergeant Jason Bailey has more.

NARRATION: IT’S HOT, IT’S SUNNY, AND IT’S TIME FOR A RACE!

NAT SOUND: crowd cheering

NARRATION: THIS RELAY RACE, AFFECTIONATELY DUBBED, “THE MAINTENANCE SUMMER OLYMPICS,” CONSISTS OF 4 EVENTS ALL TIMED AND MEASURED.

NAT SOUND: “COME ON FOR THE RECORD! PICK IT UP! PICK IT UP!”

NAT SOUND: “ERHHHGHG!!” KER-PLOP

NAT SOUND: “THAT WAS HORRIBLE.”

NARRATION: DON’T WORRY, THAT’S NOT A REAL BOMB. SO, WHY DID THE COMMANDER APPROVE SUCH SHENANIGANS?

MSgt Chad Gygi, QA Chief Inspector: “Colonel Hart, the Group Commander, wants to get a little bit more camaraderie and teamwork and basically just boost everybody’s esprit de corp.”

NARRATION: AND THE WINNER IS…

NAT SOUND: “TEAM FIVE!! COME ON DOWN!”

NARRATION: FOR THE RECORD THAT’S TECHNICAL SERGEANT SELECT… ROBERT GOODMAN, MASTER SERGEANT DOMINIK GUTIERREZ, SENIOR AIRMAN MILVYEAS KARALIUNAS AND MASTER SERGEANT LANCE HASZ, PROUDLY DISPLAYING THEIR CUSTOM REFLECTIVE BELT TROPHIES.

Winners: “We dominated!”

NARRATION: WHAT’S THE WINNING SECRET?

Winners: “We’re all on the same shift. He’s pretty much my boss. I’m pretty much their boss if you want to say that, but these guys make me money every night. So, I knew they were going to make me money in the competition.”

NARRATION: FROM FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, I’M AIR FORCE TECHNICAL SERGEANT JASON BAILEY.

Winners: “1-2-3!”

Tag: FOR MORE INFO ON THE MAINTENANCE OLYMPICS, VISIT FAIRCHILD-DOT-A-F-DOT-MIL.