IBM, American Express, Honeywell, the Mayo Clinic, Intel, General Dynamics US Air and Edward Jones and Charles Schwab have major facilities around Tempe and Phoenix.

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To Major General Darrell Jones, our commander as -- of Air Force District of Washington, as well as Holly and Stuart, and to all of you, and all the men, women and families of the Joint Base at Andrews, good evening.

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But if you've had your fill of security checks, Space Mountain-size ticketing lines and the general cattle-call atmosphere of major airports, smaller air-transit hubs are packed with sweet surprises and can make for a less stressful and, dare we say it, far more pleasurable trip.

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