1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:05,620 --> 00:00:07,800 on a dozen acres in peach county 3 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:10,010 Georgia . This is home to Robins Air 4 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:12,150 Force Base Master Sergeant , Stephen 5 00:00:12,150 --> 00:00:14,510 Harris , his wife Kimberly along with 6 00:00:14,510 --> 00:00:16,710 their Children . Trevor and Haley , we 7 00:00:16,710 --> 00:00:18,710 named it Harris family farm because 8 00:00:18,710 --> 00:00:20,821 everything we do we wanted to do as a 9 00:00:20,821 --> 00:00:22,988 family . Um One of the things I didn't 10 00:00:22,988 --> 00:00:25,154 want for my family Is to you know , be 11 00:00:25,154 --> 00:00:27,154 entrenched in technology and and be 12 00:00:27,154 --> 00:00:29,377 disconnected from one another . Instead 13 00:00:29,377 --> 00:00:31,154 they're plugged into nature and 14 00:00:31,154 --> 00:00:33,154 together they're connected to their 15 00:00:33,154 --> 00:00:35,321 extended family of 12 horses . They're 16 00:00:35,321 --> 00:00:37,377 beautiful creatures . They each have 17 00:00:37,377 --> 00:00:39,266 personalities that are just um so 18 00:00:39,266 --> 00:00:41,835 variable . Uh just like people stark 19 00:00:41,835 --> 00:00:45,415 contrast to my childhood . Um but you 20 00:00:45,415 --> 00:00:47,748 know , they're just cool , they're cool . 21 00:00:47,748 --> 00:00:49,915 They're they're a lot of work though a 22 00:00:49,915 --> 00:00:52,560 lot of work . And speaking of work is 23 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:54,780 steven's job as the Inspector of the 24 00:00:54,780 --> 00:00:56,669 inspector general's office at the 25 00:00:56,669 --> 00:00:58,800 Warner Robins Air logistics complex 26 00:00:58,900 --> 00:01:01,430 that makes horsing around possible and 27 00:01:01,430 --> 00:01:03,430 we are the eyes and the ears of the 28 00:01:03,430 --> 00:01:05,652 commander . That's that's our focus our 29 00:01:05,652 --> 00:01:07,874 our job is to essentially identify high 30 00:01:07,874 --> 00:01:10,790 risk areas that are vulnerable to the 31 00:01:10,790 --> 00:01:12,790 commander so that they are aware of 32 00:01:12,790 --> 00:01:15,210 those things and can address them . The 33 00:01:15,210 --> 00:01:17,300 I . G . Office regularly conducts 34 00:01:17,310 --> 00:01:20,230 readiness exercises as part of the Air 35 00:01:20,230 --> 00:01:22,950 force inspection system . The goal is 36 00:01:22,950 --> 00:01:25,100 to assess if Robin's is meeting Air 37 00:01:25,100 --> 00:01:27,800 Force standards . Stephen admits his 38 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:29,830 job can sometimes be stressful . 39 00:01:29,890 --> 00:01:31,946 There's times when you have multiple 40 00:01:31,946 --> 00:01:34,112 inspections , you have headquarters is 41 00:01:34,112 --> 00:01:36,168 coming down , you have your internal 42 00:01:36,168 --> 00:01:38,001 inspections coming up . You have 43 00:01:38,001 --> 00:01:40,715 requests from , you know sister 44 00:01:40,715 --> 00:01:43,555 agencies . However going in the ring 45 00:01:43,565 --> 00:01:46,465 helps him reset mentally being able to 46 00:01:46,465 --> 00:01:48,632 finish up for the day and then go home 47 00:01:48,632 --> 00:01:50,576 and do something that's completely 48 00:01:50,576 --> 00:01:53,615 opposite um from , you know , instead 49 00:01:53,615 --> 00:01:55,837 of wearing this , I'm wearing jeans and 50 00:01:55,837 --> 00:01:58,059 a T shirt and I'm able to go and ride a 51 00:01:58,059 --> 00:01:57,915 horse . 52 00:02:03,510 --> 00:02:06,070 Last year , Stephen competed in his 1st 53 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,270 Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association 54 00:02:08,270 --> 00:02:10,870 event , he was named National Rookie of 55 00:02:10,870 --> 00:02:13,200 the Year and ranked 18th overall . 56 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:14,020 Nationally . 57 00:02:16,630 --> 00:02:18,750 Mounted shooting requires skill and 58 00:02:18,750 --> 00:02:21,440 both horsemanship and marksmanship . A 59 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,580 rider and horse must navigate one of 60 00:02:23,580 --> 00:02:25,880 hundreds of patterns while shooting at 61 00:02:25,890 --> 00:02:28,700 multiple targets with two single action , 62 00:02:28,710 --> 00:02:30,970 45 revolvers . We all have a vested 63 00:02:30,980 --> 00:02:33,770 interest in the same uh common goal , 64 00:02:33,770 --> 00:02:35,603 which is to be successful in our 65 00:02:35,603 --> 00:02:37,937 individual areas . Of course , you know , 66 00:02:37,937 --> 00:02:39,992 you know , Kimberly wants to beat me 67 00:02:39,992 --> 00:02:42,048 more than more than she wants to win 68 00:02:42,048 --> 00:02:44,048 and that competitive spirit doesn't 69 00:02:44,048 --> 00:02:46,270 fall far from the tree , I like it . My 70 00:02:46,270 --> 00:02:48,492 sister is ridiculously competitive . 10 71 00:02:48,492 --> 00:02:50,714 year old Trevor has been riding half of 72 00:02:50,714 --> 00:02:54,570 his life . I like um riding the horses 73 00:02:54,580 --> 00:02:57,850 and what all you can do with them and 74 00:02:57,850 --> 00:02:59,794 not to be outdone . The youngest , 75 00:02:59,794 --> 00:03:01,900 Harris Haley loves her time in the 76 00:03:01,900 --> 00:03:04,460 saddle to , well I like horseback 77 00:03:04,460 --> 00:03:06,404 riding because it's fun and I like 78 00:03:06,404 --> 00:03:09,600 going fast . Um And the sport that 79 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,700 we're doing is really fun . So um , I 80 00:03:12,700 --> 00:03:15,010 like doing it . These young Wranglers 81 00:03:15,020 --> 00:03:16,860 also must maneuver courses while 82 00:03:16,860 --> 00:03:19,082 competing , but since they're under the 83 00:03:19,082 --> 00:03:21,110 age of 12 , no guns are used . 84 00:03:22,460 --> 00:03:24,760 Stephen says having a strong wing man's 85 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,400 mindset of caring goes a long way , you 86 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,400 know , I can go out there and I can 87 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,456 support my kids as they go out there 88 00:03:31,456 --> 00:03:33,567 and compete against other kids at the 89 00:03:33,567 --> 00:03:35,622 same age and then I can help my wife 90 00:03:35,622 --> 00:03:37,844 Kimberly get ready and get her in there 91 00:03:37,844 --> 00:03:39,511 and get her go compete and be 92 00:03:39,511 --> 00:03:42,920 supportive of her and he adds lessons 93 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,087 learned on the job , helps prepare the 94 00:03:45,087 --> 00:03:47,480 family for competition . The I . G . 95 00:03:47,490 --> 00:03:50,800 Works with units by identifying those 96 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:54,610 gaps um just like whether it's 97 00:03:54,610 --> 00:03:57,660 Kimberly or my kids going in there or 98 00:03:57,670 --> 00:03:59,930 friends that are competing , you know , 99 00:03:59,930 --> 00:04:02,730 you you wanna show or explain , hey I 100 00:04:02,730 --> 00:04:05,340 saw this or you record their their 101 00:04:05,350 --> 00:04:08,020 their run so that you can say hey look 102 00:04:08,020 --> 00:04:11,240 you did this here instead of um 103 00:04:11,900 --> 00:04:14,067 you know just just trying to talk them 104 00:04:14,067 --> 00:04:16,289 through something and the retirement is 105 00:04:16,289 --> 00:04:19,160 around the bend , equestrian life keeps 106 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,880 his mind mission ready , whether it's 107 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,350 you know riding a motorcycle and doing 108 00:04:24,350 --> 00:04:26,239 something like that or anything , 109 00:04:26,239 --> 00:04:28,850 that's a high adrenaline uh competitive 110 00:04:28,860 --> 00:04:31,170 atmosphere allows you to kind of 111 00:04:31,180 --> 00:04:33,890 refocus and it's an outlet for you to 112 00:04:33,890 --> 00:04:37,510 be able to um uh I guess 113 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,220 completely focused somewhere else , you 114 00:04:40,220 --> 00:04:42,442 know , and that's that's always great , 115 00:04:42,442 --> 00:04:44,553 especially if you're in a high stress 116 00:04:44,553 --> 00:04:46,780 position for the 78th air base wing 117 00:04:46,780 --> 00:04:49,220 public affairs office I'm keisha foster 118 00:04:49,220 --> 00:04:49,880 johnson