 On January 16, 2023, Hanscom Air Force Base will join the nation in celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Largely influential in the American Civil Rights Movement, Dr. King was a major advocate of nonviolent activism in the struggle for the end of racial discrimination. MLK Day observed on the third Monday of January each year around the time of Dr. King's birthday has a national recurring theme of remember, celebrate, act, a day on, not a day off. It calls upon the American people to engage in public service and promote peaceful social change. Dr. King's unfinished movement toward equality can be achieved by our enduring efforts to commemorate, honor, and celebrate Dr. King's legacy and his vision for equality for all. We encourage all personnel to perform acts of service and to reflect on the principles of our nation, that all people are created equal regardless of color, gender, or creed, and we are all equal members of the human family. We should continue to work together in our effort to achieve our nation's goal of creating a more perfect union. As our nation reflects on this MLK Day of Service, it is important to acknowledge how Dr. King's message reverberated to service members and veterans during the civil rights era. Their efforts have resulted into the non-segregated and welcoming military environment we expect today. Just as in Dr. King's time, there are those who now say that change would be too disruptive and that these urgent needs can wait, but we must resist complacency, summon new resolve to advance the cause of freedom and opportunity, and do our part to bend the arc of the moral universe towards justice. I encourage all of you to find a worthy cause and make Dr. King's Day of Observance an opportunity for service, an opportunity for fellowship, and an opportunity for the promotion of peace. The greatest way to honor Dr. King's vision for an equal and just nation is to reach out to fellow citizens and serve. Make it a day on, not a day off.