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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Team Travis hosted staff from the Sacramento Republic Football Club June 24 for a tour and a pick-up soccer match with Airmen.
The Sacramento Republic FC is a United Soccer League Championship franchise and the 2014 USL Cup champions.
Col. David Hammerschmidt, 60th Maintenance Group commander, welcomed the group making note of the parallels between the goals of soccer players and Airmen.
“You refer to it as a pitch, our pitch is out on the flight line,” Hammerschmidt said. “Each and every day our personnel are going into battle. Much like you and your team, we try and bring energy into our mission and a positive attitude. Your mission and vision statement said, ‘lifting up the area that you serve and representing the soul and swagger of Sacramento,’ and hopefully you will see that we represent the heart and soul of our aircraft.”
The visit included a tour of a C-5M Super Galaxy, where the team learned how the 60th Air Mobility Wing rapidly projects American power anytime, anywhere.
“Through all of the parallels that Col. Hammerschmidt mentioned, much like the Airmen we take our role very seriously, but there is one distinct difference between us and you,” said Ben Gumpert, Republic FC president and chief operations officer. “You all put your lives on the line for us, and on behalf of all of us we really appreciate everything you do, day in and day out, and what you all have given. Thank you for the opportunity, partnership and love.”
The visit is part of the Republic FC’s community outreach leading up to the club’s “Salute to Service Night” July 3 as well as Team Travis’ goal of building strong community partnerships.
“Being able to serve a community that has an understanding of the military is important,” Hammerschmidt said. “It means we are doing our job right and they can go home feeling safe and sound without having to worry. We don’t ask for any additional praise for that – that’s what we all volunteered to do. We are here to serve you all and we look forward to building an even stronger relationship with our local communities.”
| Date Taken: | 06.24.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 06.26.2019 12:22 |
| Story ID: | 329237 |
| Location: | TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA, US |
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