WEBVTT 00:00.009 --> 00:03.549 What ? Good morning everybody take . 00:03.990 --> 00:07.900 Please let me 00:07.909 --> 00:11.000 just , hey , good morning teammates . 00:11.600 --> 00:13.767 What , what , what a great opportunity 00:13.767 --> 00:15.933 today we have uh with us General Devoe 00:15.939 --> 00:18.050 and uh Chief Kelly from the Air Force 00:18.050 --> 00:20.219 District of Washington . So a lot of 00:20.229 --> 00:22.979 people , as you look at your patch , uh 00:22.989 --> 00:25.989 on your left sleeve today , you're 00:26.000 --> 00:28.290 gonna get the opportunity to understand 00:28.299 --> 00:30.540 a little bit better about the support 00:30.549 --> 00:32.819 that they afford to us each and every 00:32.830 --> 00:35.060 day . So it's , I'm glad to see 00:35.069 --> 00:37.439 everyone and with that general devoe 00:37.450 --> 00:40.720 over to you . Thank you very much , 00:40.729 --> 00:43.062 Colonel Carnes . Good morning everybody . 00:43.139 --> 00:45.195 How y'all doing ? Good . All right , 00:45.195 --> 00:47.417 Chief Kelly and I are really excited to 00:47.417 --> 00:49.639 be up here today and , and I've noticed 00:49.639 --> 00:51.695 this is a beautiful building . First 00:51.695 --> 00:53.639 time here , first time on the D MA 00:53.639 --> 00:55.306 campus . First time to get an 00:55.306 --> 00:57.361 opportunity to get an immersion into 00:57.361 --> 00:59.583 what it is . You do functionally day in 00:59.583 --> 01:03.150 and day out , not just for us in a FDW , 01:03.159 --> 01:05.889 certainly and not just for the Air 01:05.900 --> 01:08.690 Force but for the entire dod in our 01:08.699 --> 01:11.019 nation around the world . And so we're 01:11.029 --> 01:13.029 pretty excited about that . So I'll 01:13.029 --> 01:15.251 slip in real quick . A kick . A quick , 01:15.251 --> 01:17.307 thanks for what you do every day and 01:17.307 --> 01:19.307 I'll come back to those . Thank you 01:19.307 --> 01:21.418 here in a minute . But what you might 01:21.418 --> 01:23.418 not know there's not a whole lot of 01:23.418 --> 01:22.900 windows if you haven't been out there , 01:22.910 --> 01:25.021 I mean , it's snowing out right now . 01:25.021 --> 01:27.299 Do you all know you see that out there ? 01:27.299 --> 01:29.243 I don't , my chief's gotta , gotta 01:29.243 --> 01:28.949 travel out of state later this 01:28.959 --> 01:31.126 afternoon after we're done with this . 01:31.126 --> 01:33.015 I told her , don't , don't be too 01:33.015 --> 01:35.181 alarmed this , this isn't a big snow , 01:35.181 --> 01:34.620 this is just some light flurries . I 01:34.629 --> 01:36.796 think everybody will be safe when it's 01:36.796 --> 01:39.018 time to go home at the end of the day . 01:39.018 --> 01:41.185 Um But we're neighbors from right next 01:41.185 --> 01:43.407 door . Right . So commander and command 01:43.407 --> 01:45.129 chief of Air Force District of 01:45.129 --> 01:47.900 Washington , uh right here in the NCR , 01:47.910 --> 01:50.021 just down the road , the headquarters 01:50.021 --> 01:52.243 at Andrews . But sometimes , you know , 01:52.243 --> 01:54.132 you all are up here making things 01:54.132 --> 01:56.709 happen at Mead and the rest of the 260 01:56.720 --> 01:58.887 airmen that we have in D MA in the Air 01:58.887 --> 02:00.776 Force element that are spread out 02:00.776 --> 02:02.809 around the world can seem so far 02:02.819 --> 02:06.080 removed . Um But it is important to 02:06.089 --> 02:08.809 know that we in a FDW and the reason 02:08.820 --> 02:10.876 you wear that patch on your shoulder 02:10.876 --> 02:13.520 are your connection back to the service 02:13.529 --> 02:15.585 while you're here serving in a joint 02:15.585 --> 02:17.640 organization and do that . And there 02:17.649 --> 02:20.440 are certain authorities that we have 02:20.679 --> 02:23.000 that there are responsibilities for us 02:23.009 --> 02:25.899 to support you , right . We're not just 02:25.910 --> 02:28.119 that connection back but whether it's 02:28.130 --> 02:30.880 legal GC MC , a general court martial 02:30.889 --> 02:32.945 convening authorities , whether it's 02:32.945 --> 02:35.360 your access to Air Force level awards , 02:35.580 --> 02:37.940 uh whether it's you need a mad com 02:37.949 --> 02:41.139 level waiver to be able to , to help 02:41.149 --> 02:43.149 manage your career or deal with the 02:43.149 --> 02:45.371 things you've got . We are your conduit 02:45.371 --> 02:47.639 and we provide that support at a FDW 02:47.789 --> 02:51.440 that and many , many other things uh to 02:51.449 --> 02:53.671 do . So , one of the things chief and I 02:53.671 --> 02:55.838 wanted to do was come here and have an 02:55.838 --> 02:58.130 opportunity to both address you share a 02:58.139 --> 03:01.220 little bit about the A FDW mission . So 03:01.229 --> 03:03.396 we just got the opportunity to sit and 03:03.396 --> 03:05.618 listen from your senior leaders here in 03:05.618 --> 03:08.880 D MA about what the breadth and expanse 03:08.889 --> 03:11.440 of everything that you do and two 03:11.449 --> 03:14.520 comments on that one pretty impressive . 03:14.529 --> 03:17.169 Seriously , I've seen those things in 03:17.179 --> 03:19.479 my three decades . She's been stationed 03:19.490 --> 03:21.434 overseas . Both of us have been in 03:21.434 --> 03:24.449 Europe just for example , we've seen 03:24.460 --> 03:26.682 and been the recipient of a lot of that 03:26.682 --> 03:28.571 support around the globe , but to 03:28.571 --> 03:30.682 really understand where it comes from 03:30.682 --> 03:33.320 and how it comes together um pretty 03:33.330 --> 03:36.149 impressive in scope and scale . And 03:36.160 --> 03:38.779 then the second is indeed again . Thank 03:38.789 --> 03:41.011 you . Right . Thank you for what you do 03:41.011 --> 03:43.699 to make to make that happen . Um But 03:43.710 --> 03:45.932 we're gonna tell you a little bit about 03:45.932 --> 03:48.099 what we do . Then this is our turn now 03:48.099 --> 03:50.432 to share with , hey , the rest of a FDW , 03:50.432 --> 03:52.377 the part that you don't , that you 03:52.377 --> 03:54.432 don't do as , as a worldwide mission 03:54.432 --> 03:56.543 member in D MA uh what is the command 03:56.543 --> 03:58.919 doing ? And then we'll cover six major 03:58.929 --> 04:01.520 mission sets and then finally come back 04:01.529 --> 04:03.529 to that worldwide mission set . I'm 04:03.529 --> 04:05.196 gonna bring up a couple of my 04:05.196 --> 04:07.140 outstanding professionals from the 04:07.140 --> 04:09.196 staff uh from personnel and legal in 04:09.196 --> 04:11.196 particular to kind of share some of 04:11.196 --> 04:13.418 those touch points and , and then we'll 04:13.418 --> 04:15.640 open it up for some Q and A and , and I 04:15.640 --> 04:17.807 will tell you when we do the Q and A , 04:17.807 --> 04:19.918 everything's on the table . OK . So , 04:19.918 --> 04:22.140 so talk and bring questions . We're not 04:22.140 --> 04:24.251 necessarily experts and all of that , 04:24.251 --> 04:26.085 I've got a 400 person staff that 04:26.085 --> 04:28.307 provides the support in addition to the 04:28.307 --> 04:30.418 subordinate commands and the echelons 04:30.418 --> 04:32.769 that are down uh down below that 04:32.779 --> 04:34.668 provide that support . But we are 04:34.668 --> 04:36.723 definitely the right people that can 04:36.723 --> 04:38.890 find the answers and carry the message 04:38.890 --> 04:41.309 back and more importantly to understand 04:41.320 --> 04:43.431 and know your challenges , see your , 04:43.440 --> 04:46.049 see your perspectives . And so we are 04:46.059 --> 04:48.003 very much we are very much looking 04:48.003 --> 04:49.892 forward to , to hearing those and 04:49.892 --> 04:52.115 engaging on that dialogue . So if I can 04:52.115 --> 04:54.226 have the first slide and let me see . 04:54.470 --> 04:56.526 So somewhere where the slide show up 04:56.526 --> 05:00.359 for me on the brief , I 05:00.489 --> 05:02.711 can see , I can see a reflection on the 05:02.711 --> 05:04.878 TV screen , I guess I can see it right 05:04.878 --> 05:07.089 there . Um All right . Next one too . 05:07.100 --> 05:09.044 We got two . It , it's the mission 05:09.044 --> 05:11.322 brief , so special . Next slide please , 05:11.322 --> 05:14.019 that we get two title slides . So one 05:14.029 --> 05:16.085 of them is just a little bit , got a 05:16.085 --> 05:18.251 few more pictures in production . Give 05:18.251 --> 05:20.473 me , give me one more slide please . As 05:20.473 --> 05:22.559 we go through so big picture , I'm 05:22.570 --> 05:24.681 gonna go through this . It's , it's , 05:24.681 --> 05:26.681 it's a little bit detailed . We use 05:26.681 --> 05:28.903 this in a variety of different settings 05:28.903 --> 05:28.869 and , and so I'm gonna go through some 05:28.880 --> 05:30.824 of these pretty quickly so that we 05:30.824 --> 05:32.936 actually get to the dialogue to the , 05:32.936 --> 05:34.936 to the heart of the matter . But we 05:34.936 --> 05:37.102 have six primary mission sets that you 05:37.102 --> 05:39.269 see listed there on the left hand side 05:39.269 --> 05:41.491 of the slide as you look through it and 05:41.491 --> 05:43.602 this is as a command at the Air Force 05:43.602 --> 05:46.200 District Washington , what we do . Um 05:46.959 --> 05:49.239 And it's pretty diverse quite honestly . 05:49.309 --> 05:51.760 It's , it's uh we're , we're a little 05:51.769 --> 05:53.880 bit of a catch all for , for the Air 05:53.890 --> 05:55.834 Force , but they're all incredibly 05:55.834 --> 05:57.946 important . And so we'll look at each 05:57.946 --> 06:00.001 one of these . These are things that 06:00.001 --> 06:02.001 the command's been doing since it's 06:02.001 --> 06:04.168 been stood up for the last 20 years um 06:04.168 --> 06:06.334 in some form or function . And there's 06:06.334 --> 06:08.446 about seven of us , 7000 of us almost 06:08.446 --> 06:10.279 that I would call the , the core 06:10.279 --> 06:12.446 echelon that exists in , in a FDW next 06:12.446 --> 06:16.149 slide , please . This is kind of hard 06:16.160 --> 06:18.160 for you to look at when we show the 06:18.160 --> 06:20.327 bosses higher up in the organization . 06:20.327 --> 06:22.327 This is actually a really important 06:22.327 --> 06:24.493 slide because people and relationships 06:24.493 --> 06:27.269 matter . And at that level , this is 06:27.279 --> 06:29.557 who you're talking to on the other end . 06:29.557 --> 06:31.723 So that's why we show it . Um not that 06:31.723 --> 06:33.946 it doesn't matter to you too . But odds 06:33.946 --> 06:35.723 are you're probably not talking 06:35.723 --> 06:37.723 directly to the individuals on this 06:37.723 --> 06:39.501 slide as we reach out . But the 06:39.501 --> 06:41.723 important thing of showing this in this 06:41.723 --> 06:43.890 particular instance is for you to know 06:43.890 --> 06:46.112 that there is all of those are oh sixes 06:46.112 --> 06:48.057 and GS fifteens or chiefs that are 06:48.057 --> 06:50.057 depicted on this slide . And all of 06:50.057 --> 06:52.112 those folks are there to provide you 06:52.112 --> 06:54.223 that support and to help take care of 06:54.223 --> 06:56.335 you day in day out and execute a FDWS 06:56.335 --> 06:58.399 mission . Next slide , please . All 06:58.410 --> 07:01.230 right , three subordinate commands plus 07:01.239 --> 07:04.609 1/4 entity in a FDW . You're probably 07:04.619 --> 07:06.675 familiar with them . You've probably 07:06.675 --> 07:08.820 gone down for some reason for some 07:08.829 --> 07:11.051 level of support in each of these . But 07:11.051 --> 07:13.019 it's the 3/16 wing at joint base , 07:13.029 --> 07:15.380 Andrews , the 11th wing at joint base , 07:15.390 --> 07:18.079 Anacostia Bowling and then the 8 44th 07:18.089 --> 07:20.256 com group , which is a stand alone com 07:20.256 --> 07:22.595 group at sides on Andrews um that 07:22.605 --> 07:24.885 provides communication support across 07:24.894 --> 07:27.744 the NCR . The fir the the additional 07:27.755 --> 07:29.755 entities are the headquarters staff 07:29.755 --> 07:31.755 that I already mentioned . And then 07:31.755 --> 07:33.533 there's 1/4 wing , the 3/20 air 07:33.533 --> 07:35.477 expeditionary wing that we are the 07:35.477 --> 07:38.795 command team for as well . Um That is 07:38.804 --> 07:40.971 an air expeditionary wing . So largely 07:40.971 --> 07:44.149 members deploy into it uh for different 07:44.160 --> 07:46.271 things like national special security 07:46.271 --> 07:48.271 events . The inauguration coming up 07:48.271 --> 07:50.382 will grow that ring up to 2000 airmen 07:50.382 --> 07:52.493 from across the United States . Maybe 07:52.493 --> 07:54.604 some of you will deploy to that for a 07:54.604 --> 07:56.827 period of time uh to affect and support 07:56.827 --> 07:58.993 the inauguration just as one example . 07:58.993 --> 08:01.959 Next slide . All right , a little bit 08:01.970 --> 08:04.779 closer . Look at the three wings and 08:04.790 --> 08:07.012 just to share , you can see there , I'm 08:07.012 --> 08:09.123 not gonna read them to you , but some 08:09.123 --> 08:11.123 of the significant partners that we 08:11.123 --> 08:11.070 have on those installations . And the 08:11.079 --> 08:13.023 key is that we are in the customer 08:13.023 --> 08:15.339 service business , not just for 08:15.350 --> 08:17.461 worldwide mission airmen , we'll talk 08:17.461 --> 08:19.517 about a little bit later , but we've 08:19.517 --> 08:21.683 got some pretty significant agencies , 08:21.683 --> 08:23.906 partners that are not part of a FD that 08:23.906 --> 08:26.183 reside on those installations . Um And , 08:26.183 --> 08:28.294 and you can see them whether it's HMX 08:28.294 --> 08:30.325 one , whether it's Air Force one , 08:30.334 --> 08:32.575 whether it's the DC National Guard who 08:32.585 --> 08:34.724 protects our skies over the national 08:34.734 --> 08:36.804 capital region and on and on to the 08:36.815 --> 08:39.494 tune of about 100 and 50 different 08:39.505 --> 08:42.034 mission partners across two 08:42.044 --> 08:44.155 installations . And most people don't 08:44.155 --> 08:47.325 realize that . Um And so we , we enable 08:47.335 --> 08:49.391 and support them and set them up for 08:49.391 --> 08:51.668 success in their daily mission as well . 08:51.668 --> 08:51.655 Next slide , please . 08:56.200 --> 08:58.311 Additionally , uh I just talked about 08:58.311 --> 09:00.849 the 3/20 air Expeditionary Wing . The 09:00.859 --> 09:03.026 thing you can take away from this is , 09:03.026 --> 09:05.248 yeah , if you see that patch , you know 09:05.248 --> 09:04.840 what , you know what it is now because 09:04.849 --> 09:07.016 it's not often recognized and not well 09:07.016 --> 09:09.182 known , but those that are airmen that 09:09.182 --> 09:11.238 come and go , it's a standing wing . 09:11.238 --> 09:13.182 It's a standing organization , but 09:13.182 --> 09:15.405 sometimes it's as small as a wing as 12 09:15.405 --> 09:17.405 people . Sometimes it's as large as 09:17.405 --> 09:19.929 2000 and so it just fluctuates in size 09:19.940 --> 09:21.829 and comes and goes . Next slide , 09:21.829 --> 09:25.729 please . Uh We are an air force 09:25.739 --> 09:28.109 service component to a joint 09:28.119 --> 09:31.809 organization as ad A FDW itself . And 09:31.820 --> 09:34.042 so we're part of the joint task force , 09:34.042 --> 09:36.153 national capital region . I'm the air 09:36.153 --> 09:38.264 component commander to the joint task 09:38.264 --> 09:40.431 force NCR , I'm the commander of force 09:40.431 --> 09:43.474 forward forces forward uh under first 09:43.484 --> 09:47.385 air force and um and a North as 09:47.395 --> 09:49.664 well . And so that's all in defense of 09:49.674 --> 09:52.005 the NCR and to execute national special 09:52.015 --> 09:54.265 security events . So this is nothing 09:54.275 --> 09:56.497 more than an org structure in a diagram 09:56.630 --> 09:58.852 that you understand , there are , there 09:58.852 --> 10:01.090 are as an organization , as a 10:01.099 --> 10:03.530 headquarters staff operationally as we 10:03.539 --> 10:05.979 execute missions . We are one of 10:06.020 --> 10:08.869 service components , marines , navy , 10:08.880 --> 10:11.570 army , uh Coast Guard , all have equal 10:11.580 --> 10:14.200 representation uh and organizations in 10:14.210 --> 10:16.210 the NCR that execute that mission . 10:16.210 --> 10:19.609 Next slide , please . Ok . 10:21.229 --> 10:23.562 This is just a picture to show our a or , 10:23.562 --> 10:25.729 and the joint task force and it is the 10:25.729 --> 10:27.840 surrounding counties actually doesn't 10:27.840 --> 10:29.951 include where we're sitting right now 10:29.951 --> 10:31.785 an Arundel , but it is uh Prince 10:31.785 --> 10:34.007 George's and , and Fairfax and , and um 10:34.650 --> 10:36.890 surrounding counties associated cities 10:36.900 --> 10:38.956 and municipalities and then what you 10:38.956 --> 10:41.122 see here are many of the , they're all 10:41.122 --> 10:44.750 non dod um federal , some 10:44.760 --> 10:47.280 federal state , local agencies that we 10:47.289 --> 10:49.456 frequently have to coordinate with and 10:49.456 --> 10:51.678 maintain relationships to provide those 10:51.678 --> 10:53.511 services and deliver that , that 10:53.511 --> 10:55.567 business and support across , across 10:55.567 --> 10:59.280 the NCR . Next slide , please . So our 10:59.289 --> 11:01.969 six , our major mix six , our six major 11:01.979 --> 11:05.250 mission areas in no particular order 11:05.260 --> 11:08.270 include contingency response . So on a 11:08.280 --> 11:10.400 worst day , think things like uh 11:10.409 --> 11:13.789 September 11th , uh January 6th , 11:14.119 --> 11:17.020 major events like that JTFNCR from a 11:17.030 --> 11:20.309 title 10 from a federal dod support 11:20.320 --> 11:22.559 standpoint would have a role to play 11:22.570 --> 11:24.750 and we play a role in that and provide 11:24.760 --> 11:27.760 the supports forces that do so . Next 11:27.770 --> 11:31.390 slide , uh when we do those I 11:31.400 --> 11:33.622 mentioned previously , just each of the 11:33.622 --> 11:36.520 services provide a capability uh that 11:36.530 --> 11:38.641 is a kind of a standing allocation or 11:38.641 --> 11:41.630 attribution to , to the JTF . And so 11:41.640 --> 11:43.789 ours are listed there on the far left 11:43.950 --> 11:46.469 and , and just for , for interest , you 11:46.479 --> 11:48.609 can see what the Navy , the Army and 11:48.619 --> 11:50.897 the Marine Corps supply supply as well . 11:51.359 --> 11:53.470 Additional capabilities may come in . 11:53.500 --> 11:56.840 Um And when they do they , they , they 11:56.849 --> 11:59.619 it's a request for forces , a request 11:59.630 --> 12:01.686 for assistance . Those get sourced . 12:01.686 --> 12:04.349 They come into the 3/20 A ew . And then 12:04.359 --> 12:06.719 we as an air force provide that support 12:06.840 --> 12:09.007 sometimes that may include some of you 12:09.007 --> 12:12.280 all uh when we had the NATO summit , 12:12.549 --> 12:15.150 right , we brought , we brought uh 12:15.159 --> 12:17.510 upwards of a couple of dozen P A 12:17.520 --> 12:21.270 professionals into the 3/20 A W to 12:21.280 --> 12:23.530 support and execute that mission . And 12:23.539 --> 12:25.761 so again , as we do those nsses those , 12:25.761 --> 12:28.489 those opportunities will , will grow 12:28.500 --> 12:30.778 and constrict accordingly . Next slide , 12:30.778 --> 12:34.520 please . The other 12:34.530 --> 12:38.289 uh um second , we another uh mission 12:38.299 --> 12:40.580 area that we have is our ceremonial 12:40.590 --> 12:43.039 honors . And so many of you may be 12:43.049 --> 12:45.382 especially in your line of work , right ? 12:45.382 --> 12:47.438 That's , that's a a key part of that 12:47.438 --> 12:49.609 public face that we have the honor 12:49.619 --> 12:52.989 guard , the band supporting Air Force 12:53.000 --> 12:55.330 level at the enterprise level , senior 12:55.340 --> 12:57.369 leadership all the way down to 12:57.380 --> 12:59.602 supporting your promotion ceremony . If 12:59.602 --> 13:01.824 you choose to go do it at the Air Force 13:01.824 --> 13:04.150 Memorial , uh and , and pin on your 13:04.159 --> 13:06.326 stripes there and you wanna bring your 13:06.326 --> 13:08.548 family , that's a FDW is gonna be there 13:08.548 --> 13:10.715 supporting you . We work , we , we are 13:10.715 --> 13:13.799 the executive managers and operate the 13:13.809 --> 13:16.200 Air Force Memorial just as an example . 13:16.500 --> 13:18.900 So ceremonial honors in a number of 13:18.909 --> 13:20.909 different areas , probably the most 13:20.909 --> 13:22.965 important and most significant . And 13:22.965 --> 13:24.798 one thing that many people don't 13:24.798 --> 13:26.909 realize is that funerals at Arlington 13:26.909 --> 13:28.965 National Cemetery . We , we do about 13:28.965 --> 13:32.690 1300 funerals , 1300 funerals 13:32.700 --> 13:35.909 for airmen that have served and passed 13:35.919 --> 13:37.808 whether active duty or retired or 13:37.808 --> 13:40.030 separated or moved on that are interred 13:40.030 --> 13:42.141 at , at Arlington National Cemetery . 13:42.141 --> 13:44.320 We execute that mission set every day 13:44.590 --> 13:48.229 uh every day of the year X I please . 13:50.070 --> 13:52.181 All right . Additional , just some of 13:52.181 --> 13:54.292 the other uh ceremonial honors that I 13:54.292 --> 13:56.514 covered that are listed there . But one 13:56.514 --> 13:58.848 that's often forgot about is , you know , 13:58.848 --> 14:01.014 the band , the honor guard , those are 14:01.014 --> 14:03.070 easy to recognize . Uh the , the Air 14:03.070 --> 14:05.292 Force Memorial I talked about it's easy 14:05.292 --> 14:07.459 to see towers over the skyline in DC . 14:07.459 --> 14:10.049 Uh But our protocol teams and , and 14:10.059 --> 14:12.281 often folks think about that as kind of 14:12.281 --> 14:14.559 behind the scenes support and they are , 14:14.559 --> 14:16.448 but they often lead many of those 14:16.448 --> 14:18.615 initiatives . And I actually cut those 14:18.615 --> 14:21.130 teams over to JTFNCR and joint 14:21.140 --> 14:23.570 organization stuff to help execute and 14:23.580 --> 14:26.130 affect the large events . Next slide . 14:27.659 --> 14:30.179 Another one is enabling mission mission 14:30.190 --> 14:32.301 partners . And so I mentioned 100 and 14:32.301 --> 14:33.801 50 mission partners on our 14:33.801 --> 14:35.857 installations and their missions are 14:35.857 --> 14:38.023 absolutely critical . A number of them 14:38.023 --> 14:40.190 provide alert capabilities for defense 14:40.190 --> 14:42.023 of our nation , whether it's the 14:42.023 --> 14:43.857 immediate skies over the area or 14:43.857 --> 14:46.023 command and control options or certain 14:46.023 --> 14:48.134 o plans or response for continuity of 14:48.134 --> 14:50.246 government things that have to happen 14:50.246 --> 14:52.246 in minutes . And so that is that is 14:52.246 --> 14:54.412 something that you also have to always 14:54.412 --> 14:56.412 be postured for prepared for and to 14:56.412 --> 14:58.468 execute and often their capabilities 14:58.468 --> 15:00.801 that folks don't necessarily understand . 15:00.801 --> 15:02.912 Some of our three biggest partners of 15:02.912 --> 15:05.134 those 150 with significant missions are 15:05.134 --> 15:07.301 listed here on the slide . So the 89th 15:07.301 --> 15:06.929 and flying our senior leaders , our 15:06.940 --> 15:09.400 senior national civilian leaders around 15:09.669 --> 15:13.080 uh the 4 59th with the tankers . And 15:13.090 --> 15:15.559 then of course , um the , the DC Air 15:15.570 --> 15:17.514 National Guard and defended in the 15:17.514 --> 15:18.770 skies . Next slide . 15:22.450 --> 15:24.506 Additionally , the NAOC the National 15:24.506 --> 15:27.380 Airborne Operation Center , not based 15:27.390 --> 15:29.279 out of any of our locations , but 15:29.279 --> 15:31.334 frequently operates out of JB A . So 15:31.334 --> 15:33.057 again , you can understand the 15:33.057 --> 15:35.279 importance of that mission set and then 15:35.279 --> 15:37.279 a few of the others that are listed 15:37.279 --> 15:39.057 here . Next slide is our public 15:39.057 --> 15:41.223 outreach , something that you all know 15:41.223 --> 15:43.334 and do and set the example for day in 15:43.334 --> 15:45.479 and day out . We consider that one of 15:45.489 --> 15:48.929 our core six mission areas in a FDW . 15:48.940 --> 15:51.162 And there's a couple of ways that we do 15:51.162 --> 15:52.996 it , skip ahead off the enabling 15:52.996 --> 15:55.162 partners . This is just looking at the 15:55.162 --> 15:57.789 particular basis . Um And so again , 15:57.799 --> 15:59.855 not only does the band and the honor 15:59.855 --> 16:01.743 guard play that , that ceremonial 16:01.743 --> 16:03.799 honors role , but they do the public 16:03.799 --> 16:06.132 outreach role . Now , these might smell , 16:06.132 --> 16:08.077 sound like small numbers and small 16:08.077 --> 16:10.132 potatoes to you guys and what you do 16:10.132 --> 16:09.940 day in and day out . But you know , 16:09.950 --> 16:12.710 audience of 18 million uh that the band 16:12.719 --> 16:15.429 and honor guard reach through through 16:15.659 --> 16:19.080 whether it's televised or online uh 16:19.090 --> 16:22.080 capabilities , the Air Force Memorial , 16:22.090 --> 16:24.880 about 300,000 people a year 16:24.890 --> 16:26.946 traditionally come through and visit 16:26.946 --> 16:29.112 the Air Force Memorial . But if you've 16:29.112 --> 16:31.279 been up there lately , you've seen the 16:31.279 --> 16:33.279 construction around it as we do the 16:33.279 --> 16:32.789 southern expansion of Arlington 16:32.799 --> 16:34.919 National Cemetery and when that's 16:34.929 --> 16:37.369 complete in three years , um 16:37.380 --> 16:39.547 Arlington's gonna put a trolley stop , 16:39.547 --> 16:41.602 the internal trolley , they have run 16:41.602 --> 16:43.880 they're gonna put a trolley stop there . 16:43.880 --> 16:46.102 And when they do , that's gonna go from 16:46.102 --> 16:48.213 300,000 to 3 million people that step 16:48.213 --> 16:50.324 off the trolley at Arlington National 16:50.324 --> 16:52.213 Cemetery . And for many of them , 16:52.213 --> 16:54.324 that's gonna be their exposure to the 16:54.324 --> 16:56.491 United States Air Force . So members , 16:56.491 --> 16:58.547 citizens from all across our country 16:58.547 --> 17:00.658 are gonna come . And there's a number 17:00.658 --> 17:02.769 of things that we're looking to do to 17:02.769 --> 17:04.936 robust that contact um from leveraging 17:04.936 --> 17:06.991 the websites and infrastructure that 17:06.991 --> 17:08.824 you provide to provide a virtual 17:08.824 --> 17:11.047 presence in reality , to putting airmen 17:11.047 --> 17:13.880 on the ground there to putting together 17:13.890 --> 17:16.229 shows and engagements and historical 17:16.239 --> 17:18.572 lecture series and those kind of things , 17:18.572 --> 17:20.572 a variety of forms of research that 17:20.572 --> 17:22.739 we'll do in the memorial going forward 17:22.739 --> 17:25.660 um to make that happen . And so , 17:26.718 --> 17:28.829 or if we're talking about the age old 17:28.829 --> 17:30.996 classic , right ? Air shows those kind 17:30.996 --> 17:33.107 of things at JB A . But anything that 17:33.107 --> 17:35.162 we can do to reach out to the public 17:35.162 --> 17:37.359 next slide , please . This is one that 17:37.369 --> 17:39.619 most folks don't understand . So we 17:39.630 --> 17:41.630 reach out and support airman in the 17:41.630 --> 17:43.686 worldwide mission set that I'll talk 17:43.686 --> 17:45.741 about last out of these six . But we 17:45.741 --> 17:47.963 also do direct support to the staff and 17:47.963 --> 17:49.963 the half they are worldwide mission 17:49.963 --> 17:52.297 from the , the services that we provide . 17:52.297 --> 17:54.408 But we do things like contracting for 17:54.408 --> 17:56.849 all the NCR to tune of $1.5 billion . 17:56.880 --> 17:59.760 Um We do things like uh 18:00.469 --> 18:02.949 financial records and management , all 18:02.959 --> 18:05.126 the work that's done in the trenches , 18:05.126 --> 18:07.181 all the calm support that's provided 18:07.181 --> 18:09.126 and numerous other areas , many of 18:09.126 --> 18:11.348 which you see listed here . And I don't 18:11.348 --> 18:13.515 expect you to read those at , at all , 18:13.515 --> 18:15.626 but just know that the support behind 18:15.626 --> 18:17.880 the scenes that a FDW does for the half 18:17.890 --> 18:20.112 and staff and for other agencies inside 18:20.112 --> 18:22.001 the Pentagon and then finally the 18:22.001 --> 18:23.723 worldwide mission set . So the 18:23.723 --> 18:25.834 worldwide mission said is , is simply 18:25.834 --> 18:28.319 this anybody who wears this uniform , 18:28.329 --> 18:30.329 any airmen in the United States Air 18:30.329 --> 18:32.959 Force that is not part of a major 18:32.969 --> 18:36.369 command or does not have a , a 18:36.380 --> 18:38.213 commander that has general court 18:38.213 --> 18:40.380 martial convening authority under them 18:40.380 --> 18:42.547 as part of the worldwide mission set . 18:42.547 --> 18:44.769 And that's where your relationship with 18:44.769 --> 18:47.209 a FDW comes into play . And so that's a 18:47.219 --> 18:50.170 total of , of about roughly it 18:50.180 --> 18:54.150 fluctuates day to day but , but 35,000 18:54.400 --> 18:57.209 airmen around the globe in 100 and 18:57.219 --> 18:59.609 seven different countries uh slide , 18:59.619 --> 19:01.540 please . 100 and seven different 19:01.550 --> 19:04.869 countries in , in uh in a couple of 19:04.880 --> 19:07.729 1000 different a FSE slide , please . 19:07.739 --> 19:10.349 We'll catch up to that . And so as you 19:10.359 --> 19:12.729 walk through this hierarchy , that's 19:12.739 --> 19:15.000 how you get to those airmen and that's 19:15.010 --> 19:17.121 critically important . And that's the 19:17.121 --> 19:19.232 connection and the role that , that , 19:19.232 --> 19:22.209 that uh we have as providing customer 19:22.219 --> 19:25.750 service from a FDW ultimately to 19:25.760 --> 19:28.329 you . And so with that , I'm gonna ask 19:28.339 --> 19:30.520 uh Mr Rock to come up here for my , a 19:30.530 --> 19:34.520 one next slide and he's gonna share 19:34.530 --> 19:37.300 a little bit with you . Um These are 19:37.310 --> 19:39.366 all the locations we have around the 19:39.366 --> 19:41.477 world . So everywhere where there's a 19:41.477 --> 19:43.532 black dot There , there is an airman 19:43.532 --> 19:45.709 that we support uh around the globe , 19:45.719 --> 19:48.400 day in and day out . And for you all in 19:48.410 --> 19:50.660 D ma many of you are in those remote 19:50.670 --> 19:52.837 and distance locations that are spread 19:52.837 --> 19:55.109 around . But uh next slide , please , 19:55.119 --> 19:57.341 I'm gonna have Mr Mr Rock talk a little 19:57.349 --> 19:59.520 bit about some of the capabilities and 19:59.530 --> 20:01.252 support that we provide from a 20:01.252 --> 20:03.030 personnel perspective and a one 20:03.030 --> 20:06.540 services perspective . And then um I'm 20:06.550 --> 20:08.550 gonna have the jag come up and talk 20:08.550 --> 20:10.772 about some of the legal uh support that 20:10.772 --> 20:12.939 we provide . The chief's gonna talk to 20:12.939 --> 20:14.994 you a little bit . Share a few words 20:14.994 --> 20:17.217 after that and then we're gonna open it 20:17.217 --> 20:16.890 up for Q and A and find out what's on 20:16.900 --> 20:18.789 your mind . So that's where we're 20:18.789 --> 20:21.250 sitting . So , Brian , thank you , sir . 20:22.900 --> 20:24.900 So when the boss talks about , oh , 20:24.900 --> 20:26.900 apologies , Brian Rock , uh deputy 20:26.910 --> 20:28.966 director after the W A one . So when 20:28.969 --> 20:30.913 the boss talks about the worldwide 20:30.913 --> 20:33.025 mission , um let me give you a little 20:33.025 --> 20:36.949 bit of history . So fdw around about 20 20:36.959 --> 20:39.920 years ago , um we stood up and part of 20:39.930 --> 20:42.097 that re standing up was to take on the 20:42.097 --> 20:44.319 mission of all of you folks who are out 20:44.319 --> 20:45.930 there in the world who don't 20:45.930 --> 20:48.152 technically belong to a match comp . So 20:48.152 --> 20:50.319 we're talking about your co coms we're 20:50.319 --> 20:52.597 talking about your joint organizations , 20:52.597 --> 20:52.459 we're talking about , you know , 20:52.709 --> 20:54.431 anywhere and everywhere , your 20:54.431 --> 20:56.487 recruiters , your , you know , those 20:56.487 --> 20:58.542 attaches anywhere and everywhere out 20:58.542 --> 21:01.469 there that can't say I belong to A MC , 21:01.479 --> 21:03.590 I belong to AC C or whatever the case 21:03.590 --> 21:05.757 may be . So he says he just showed you 21:05.757 --> 21:07.757 the map . Those are places where we 21:07.757 --> 21:10.530 have people physically located , which 21:10.540 --> 21:14.089 is over an approximate 107 21:14.500 --> 21:16.650 ish countries today . Um And that may 21:16.660 --> 21:19.199 change tomorrow , we do something 21:19.209 --> 21:21.959 different for each one of those 21:21.969 --> 21:25.890 locations . So when you ask , what does 21:25.900 --> 21:28.949 a FDW do ? The answer ? It depends , 21:29.479 --> 21:31.819 right ? Because for some people , we 21:31.829 --> 21:34.979 may do a high level of things for other 21:34.989 --> 21:36.656 people . We may only be their 21:36.656 --> 21:38.767 connection to the Air Force and allow 21:38.767 --> 21:40.933 them to compete in certain awards . So 21:40.933 --> 21:43.045 if you look at this chart here , this 21:43.045 --> 21:45.479 shows all of the services that we 21:45.489 --> 21:48.900 provide as a mad com like entity 21:49.189 --> 21:52.869 across the board . This is everything 21:52.880 --> 21:55.319 that we are able to provide . Now again , 21:55.329 --> 21:57.551 not saying that we provide all of these 21:57.551 --> 22:00.699 things to everyone , but this is what 22:00.709 --> 22:02.739 we provide . Um As you see , the 22:02.750 --> 22:04.861 preponderance of this is in the A one 22:04.861 --> 22:07.083 area which is why I'm standing in front 22:07.083 --> 22:09.028 of you . We do 80 different things 22:09.028 --> 22:11.719 pretty much for everyone . So let's say 22:11.729 --> 22:14.939 you're going up 22:14.949 --> 22:17.250 for , I don't know , let's say 22:17.619 --> 22:20.530 seniority of the year . Well , we don't 22:20.540 --> 22:23.260 want you to stop at the D MA level , 22:23.270 --> 22:25.437 right ? You may want to compete for 12 22:25.437 --> 22:27.603 outstanding airmen in the year . Where 22:27.603 --> 22:29.770 are your conduit for doing things like 22:29.770 --> 22:31.937 that ? Um We also have things that are 22:31.937 --> 22:34.000 out like such as finance issues . Um 22:34.010 --> 22:36.380 And we just run the whole gamut of 22:36.390 --> 22:38.446 services and policies . Next slide , 22:38.446 --> 22:41.699 please . How do you know what we do for 22:41.709 --> 22:44.199 you individually and specifically ? 22:44.859 --> 22:47.719 Well , with the help of P A and with 22:47.729 --> 22:49.840 the backing of the general , we had a 22:49.840 --> 22:52.469 team put together whose primary and 22:52.479 --> 22:54.380 sole mission it was to go out and 22:54.390 --> 22:58.000 codify what we do for each 22:58.010 --> 23:01.550 individual sort of organization . 23:01.939 --> 23:04.161 And we place that information through P 23:04.161 --> 23:06.260 A on the A FDW website , which is a 23:06.270 --> 23:08.492 front facing website . And you guys are 23:08.492 --> 23:10.839 able to go to that website . If you 23:10.849 --> 23:13.016 click on the worldwide mission tab and 23:13.016 --> 23:15.071 you click on your particular type of 23:15.071 --> 23:17.293 organization , it'll give up all of the 23:17.293 --> 23:19.349 directorates that A FDW headquarters 23:19.349 --> 23:21.460 has . And as you click inside of each 23:21.460 --> 23:23.627 one , it will tell you what it is that 23:23.627 --> 23:25.960 we do for you there . Next slide for me , 23:25.960 --> 23:27.770 please . Additionally , 23:29.650 --> 23:33.130 we know that there are problems that 23:33.140 --> 23:36.579 you guys have that we don't know 23:36.589 --> 23:39.790 about . And we know in those 23:39.800 --> 23:42.609 problems , you guys may not necessarily 23:42.619 --> 23:45.329 know who you're supposed to go to , to 23:45.339 --> 23:49.060 get a thing done , right ? Your 23:49.069 --> 23:51.125 finance may be , you know , a little 23:51.125 --> 23:54.400 off because one person in one part of 23:54.410 --> 23:56.521 the world has to go through a finance 23:56.521 --> 23:58.688 session section that another person in 23:58.688 --> 24:00.854 another part of the world doesn't have 24:00.854 --> 24:02.688 to go through . Well , if you're 24:02.688 --> 24:02.359 running through problems and you've 24:02.369 --> 24:04.550 rounded up your chain of command on 24:04.560 --> 24:07.119 that same website , there's an area off 24:07.130 --> 24:09.241 to the right , excuse me , off to the 24:09.241 --> 24:13.119 left that says , hey , I'm here . You 24:13.130 --> 24:15.130 go into that website , you put your 24:15.130 --> 24:17.130 information in and you say I have a 24:17.130 --> 24:19.319 problem and I need a thing done and 24:19.329 --> 24:21.607 this is the area that goes in to do it . 24:22.829 --> 24:24.662 This website will then take that 24:24.662 --> 24:26.939 information . It will shoot it out to 24:26.949 --> 24:29.171 the directorate that is responsible for 24:29.171 --> 24:31.282 taking care of that information or at 24:31.282 --> 24:33.282 least the subject matter expert for 24:33.282 --> 24:35.282 that information . And it will also 24:35.282 --> 24:37.338 send me a copy of that information . 24:37.338 --> 24:39.989 And I say me , I mean , 24:40.349 --> 24:42.199 physically me , 24:44.640 --> 24:48.619 literally me , why me ? You may ask , 24:48.630 --> 24:51.050 well , one thing that the general made 24:51.060 --> 24:54.170 it a point of doing was to put a person 24:54.180 --> 24:56.780 in a position whose responsibility it 24:56.790 --> 24:59.660 is to take care of you guys and to make 24:59.670 --> 25:01.948 sure your questions are being answered . 25:04.689 --> 25:06.911 So right now , that person is me as the 25:06.911 --> 25:08.967 deputy director . Pretty soon , that 25:08.967 --> 25:11.670 person will be a new hire , but we are 25:11.680 --> 25:13.736 adamantly working to get that person 25:13.736 --> 25:16.540 hired . So that one , it doesn't come 25:16.550 --> 25:19.619 back to me . And two , you guys always 25:19.630 --> 25:21.797 have someone out there who again whose 25:21.797 --> 25:23.797 sole purpose it is , we're checking 25:23.797 --> 25:26.319 this box and these emails daily . If 25:26.329 --> 25:28.551 you have not received a response within 25:28.551 --> 25:30.560 two or three days , I personally am 25:30.569 --> 25:32.569 reaching out to the director or the 25:32.569 --> 25:34.900 deputy director of that particular 25:34.910 --> 25:37.819 directorate to say , hey , one of our 25:37.829 --> 25:41.640 airmen in Kyrgyzstan has asked this 25:41.650 --> 25:43.706 question and you haven't gotten back 25:43.706 --> 25:46.959 with him , what's going on , right ? 25:47.619 --> 25:49.841 Because you guys don't have the time to 25:49.841 --> 25:51.897 worry about getting something simple 25:51.897 --> 25:54.063 fixed when you're out there doing your 25:54.063 --> 25:56.510 mission . That's what we're for . Next 25:56.520 --> 25:59.500 slide for me , please . Additionally , 26:01.109 --> 26:03.165 when you first got your assignment , 26:03.165 --> 26:05.449 most of you said , what is a FDW ? 26:05.729 --> 26:08.479 Right ? Why , why do I care what FDW is ? 26:08.739 --> 26:11.209 Well , now knowing what a FDW is , you 26:11.219 --> 26:13.275 know , there are certain things that 26:13.275 --> 26:15.530 happened when you got to a FDW that 26:15.540 --> 26:17.651 don't traditionally happen throughout 26:17.651 --> 26:20.670 the rest of the Air Force . It would 26:20.680 --> 26:22.791 have been good to know before you got 26:22.791 --> 26:25.069 here versus after you got here , right ? 26:25.069 --> 26:27.402 So what we did is we worked with a F PC . 26:27.402 --> 26:30.410 We created a P PC code to say you are 26:30.420 --> 26:33.030 coming to an A FDW organization . Go to 26:33.040 --> 26:35.500 this website , enter this information 26:36.160 --> 26:38.271 and when you enter that information , 26:38.271 --> 26:40.216 it will give you an entire welcome 26:40.216 --> 26:42.382 package . It will explain who we are . 26:42.382 --> 26:44.604 It'll let you know what we do , what we 26:44.604 --> 26:46.438 do for you . And one of the most 26:46.438 --> 26:48.660 important things , it will allow A six 26:48.670 --> 26:51.530 our com folks to grab your dot your A F 26:51.540 --> 26:55.180 dot mail , email addresses and save 26:55.189 --> 26:59.170 them because 26:59.180 --> 27:03.099 you only have 90 days to log in or it 27:03.109 --> 27:07.030 goes away , we have the 27:07.040 --> 27:10.790 ability to not let them go away so that 27:10.800 --> 27:12.856 you have that information and you're 27:12.856 --> 27:14.800 able to go back into it and that's 27:14.800 --> 27:16.890 through this site next live for me , 27:16.900 --> 27:20.760 please . This is what we consider on 27:20.770 --> 27:22.937 the back end inside the global support 27:22.937 --> 27:24.714 tool . This is where we go into 27:24.714 --> 27:26.881 actually input the information so that 27:26.881 --> 27:28.937 when you guys go to the front facing 27:28.937 --> 27:31.260 site , it's accurate . It gives you 27:31.270 --> 27:34.239 most up to date information . It also 27:34.250 --> 27:36.139 lets us know from an interior and 27:36.139 --> 27:38.560 internal section who's in charge where 27:38.569 --> 27:41.089 and how um how they got there . If 27:41.099 --> 27:42.877 there's anyone promoting at any 27:42.877 --> 27:44.988 location , things of that nature , we 27:44.988 --> 27:47.099 use , we also use this information in 27:47.099 --> 27:49.449 order to um eventually which will be 27:49.459 --> 27:51.626 coming up in the next probably week or 27:51.626 --> 27:54.089 so , start sending out information to 27:54.099 --> 27:56.043 keep you guys connected to the Air 27:56.043 --> 27:59.250 Force . Perfect example of the 27:59.260 --> 28:01.316 information that we would send out . 28:01.316 --> 28:03.316 And a perfect example of one of the 28:03.316 --> 28:05.538 things that we do to connect you to the 28:05.538 --> 28:07.760 Air Force is my eval one point . Oh We 28:07.770 --> 28:10.469 all are gonna shake our head and say 28:10.849 --> 28:12.920 that was a great invention , right ? 28:12.930 --> 28:15.750 Probably . Well , the Air Force as a 28:15.760 --> 28:17.816 whole decided and understood that it 28:17.816 --> 28:21.150 didn't work and why didn't it work ? We 28:21.170 --> 28:24.550 broke it . We being a FDW and all of 28:24.560 --> 28:28.400 our entities . So when 2.0 28:28.410 --> 28:30.920 came online . The first thing that we 28:30.930 --> 28:34.319 did was say , hey Air Force at large , 28:34.699 --> 28:36.310 we need to be a part of your 28:36.310 --> 28:39.079 organization and your opt team to build 28:39.089 --> 28:41.200 this because it does not work for our 28:41.200 --> 28:45.170 structure . And now it does . 28:46.479 --> 28:48.701 So when information like that comes out 28:48.701 --> 28:50.757 or when we need information from you 28:50.757 --> 28:52.923 guys out in the field or when we wanna 28:52.923 --> 28:54.979 pass things along , we will use this 28:54.979 --> 28:57.146 tool in order to push that information 28:57.146 --> 28:59.368 out to all of your leaders who can then 28:59.368 --> 29:01.760 trickle the information down next slide . 29:01.770 --> 29:05.729 Please . Again , I'm Mr 29:05.739 --> 29:09.579 Rock FDW . A one deputy . And if you 29:09.589 --> 29:11.533 guys need anything at all , please 29:11.533 --> 29:13.867 don't hesitate to reach out . Thank you . 29:18.489 --> 29:20.699 All right . Now , you just had an 29:20.709 --> 29:22.910 awesome , like a one is really where 29:22.920 --> 29:25.239 it's at , right ? Because that they 29:25.250 --> 29:27.699 take care of you as the person . Well , 29:27.709 --> 29:30.042 people look at the jag and they're like , 29:30.042 --> 29:32.098 oh , do I really wanna talk to her ? 29:32.098 --> 29:34.431 Right ? Do I really wanna hear from her ? 29:34.431 --> 29:36.542 She only says the bad stuff , but I'm 29:36.542 --> 29:38.765 here to talk about the good stuff too . 29:38.765 --> 29:41.098 So how many of you guys came from wings ? 29:41.098 --> 29:43.320 Go ahead . Give me . Yep . Yep . So you 29:43.320 --> 29:45.376 knew who your commander was , didn't 29:45.376 --> 29:48.670 you ? It was really , really clear who 29:48.839 --> 29:51.030 your command authority was ? It was 29:51.199 --> 29:53.949 very much set in stone . You saw your 29:53.959 --> 29:56.780 squadron commander every day . You may 29:56.790 --> 29:59.439 have seen your group commander . Um You 29:59.449 --> 30:01.560 may have even seen the wing commander 30:01.560 --> 30:03.727 more than once every quarter when they 30:03.727 --> 30:06.180 did commander calls . Um , all the way 30:06.189 --> 30:08.356 up to the match comp , but here it's a 30:08.356 --> 30:10.578 little different , right ? And being in 30:10.578 --> 30:12.633 a joint environment isn't always the 30:12.633 --> 30:14.989 easiest thing to understand . So , what 30:15.000 --> 30:16.944 I'm here to talk to you today is a 30:16.944 --> 30:19.167 couple of things . I'm gonna talk about 30:19.167 --> 30:21.111 command authority . I'm gonna talk 30:21.111 --> 30:23.278 about how your command structure looks 30:23.278 --> 30:25.389 on the ad cons side . Right ? You all 30:25.389 --> 30:27.556 understand how you operate here on the 30:27.556 --> 30:29.444 Opcon side and that you report to 30:29.444 --> 30:31.556 different directorates . You may work 30:31.556 --> 30:33.778 for an air force officer . You may work 30:33.778 --> 30:35.944 for an army officer . You may work for 30:35.944 --> 30:38.000 a navy civilian . You have no idea , 30:38.000 --> 30:40.222 right ? It's just , it's very different 30:40.222 --> 30:42.729 each way , but your ag con is a bit 30:42.739 --> 30:45.400 different and that's what makes this um 30:45.410 --> 30:47.589 really unique , this organization 30:47.599 --> 30:49.655 really unique . So I don't know if I 30:49.655 --> 30:51.710 have slides , but I'm gonna try . So 30:51.710 --> 30:54.150 let's go next slide maybe . OK . I do 30:54.160 --> 30:57.420 look at that . All right . So , um so 30:57.430 --> 30:59.263 I'm gonna talk about what is the 30:59.263 --> 31:01.979 command authority and basically what 31:02.089 --> 31:04.256 your element commander really does for 31:04.256 --> 31:06.660 you . And I will say that these slides 31:06.670 --> 31:10.160 were done and produced to brief your 31:10.170 --> 31:12.459 element commanders that work in these 31:12.469 --> 31:14.636 joint organizations . And I think it's 31:14.636 --> 31:16.858 really beneficial for you all to see it 31:16.858 --> 31:18.858 too because then that gives you the 31:18.858 --> 31:21.080 opportunity to understand how the power 31:21.080 --> 31:24.530 flows . So go ahead next slide . So 31:24.540 --> 31:27.599 command authority . Obviously , 31:27.869 --> 31:31.130 there is a need for command authority . 31:31.390 --> 31:34.270 Um not just for discipline area issues 31:34.280 --> 31:36.979 like court martials or N JP S or 31:36.989 --> 31:39.479 anything like that . But when I was a 31:39.489 --> 31:41.540 section commander , I would approve 31:41.550 --> 31:43.729 things like skill bridge that needed 31:43.979 --> 31:47.260 the a commander to approve it . Um 31:47.270 --> 31:49.103 There are other things that need 31:49.103 --> 31:51.810 command authority re enlistments or 31:51.819 --> 31:55.290 extensions . Um Anything like that , it 31:55.300 --> 31:57.369 requires command authority and it's 31:57.380 --> 31:59.602 specifically command authority from the 31:59.602 --> 32:02.609 Air Force . And there are certain 32:02.619 --> 32:04.397 situations where it has to be a 32:04.397 --> 32:06.175 military person , it can't be a 32:06.175 --> 32:09.239 civilian . So trying to figure that out , 32:09.250 --> 32:11.417 you work with your a one , obviously , 32:11.417 --> 32:13.528 to figure it out , you work with your 32:13.528 --> 32:15.528 personnel is to figure out how that 32:15.528 --> 32:17.472 command authority works and who is 32:17.472 --> 32:19.694 going to prove those things . But where 32:19.694 --> 32:21.739 does it come from now ? Obviously , 32:22.670 --> 32:24.837 who's our commander in chief ? Right ? 32:24.837 --> 32:27.949 The President . Ok . So the president 32:29.219 --> 32:31.520 essentially gives authority to the 32:31.530 --> 32:33.719 Secretary of Defense who gives 32:33.729 --> 32:35.840 authority to the Secretary of the Air 32:35.840 --> 32:38.949 Force . And that secretary , the 32:38.959 --> 32:41.310 Secretary of the Air Force is the one 32:41.319 --> 32:44.800 that gives it all to the major commands 32:44.810 --> 32:46.866 and it goes all the way down . So it 32:46.866 --> 32:50.069 starts in statute and it works its way 32:50.079 --> 32:52.739 down all the way to your element . 32:52.750 --> 32:54.639 Commanders here or your component 32:54.639 --> 32:56.639 commanders out in the field . Um If 32:56.639 --> 32:58.861 you're watching this out in the field , 32:58.861 --> 33:02.390 so that is how it flows and that is 33:02.400 --> 33:06.050 how we see it here with 33:06.060 --> 33:08.819 general devoe , right , the president 33:08.829 --> 33:11.051 gives it to the executive , gives it to 33:11.051 --> 33:13.107 the Secretary of the Air Force , the 33:13.107 --> 33:15.385 Secretary of the Air Force . Therefore , 33:15.385 --> 33:17.440 does it gives it to General devoe in 33:17.440 --> 33:19.551 order for him to be put on GCR orders 33:19.551 --> 33:21.885 and let , allow that power to flow down . 33:21.885 --> 33:24.150 Now , only commissioned officers 33:24.160 --> 33:26.760 exercise command . There's very few 33:26.770 --> 33:29.949 instances where um command can be done 33:29.959 --> 33:31.792 in different ways , but we don't 33:31.792 --> 33:33.959 necessarily have to work , worry about 33:33.959 --> 33:36.181 that in this level . So let's go to the 33:36.181 --> 33:39.630 next slide . So typically , like I said 33:39.640 --> 33:41.529 before , this is how the chain of 33:41.529 --> 33:44.729 command works , right ? It's that Air 33:44.739 --> 33:48.520 Force mad com field coms and N wings . 33:48.540 --> 33:51.619 Um But again , we talked about this 33:51.630 --> 33:53.989 earlier . What about everybody else ? 33:54.000 --> 33:56.167 You know , what if you're at a cocom ? 33:56.167 --> 33:58.222 What if you're here ? What if you're 33:58.222 --> 34:00.810 out in the field um working for a FN or 34:00.819 --> 34:03.060 stars and stripes ? Where who do you go 34:03.069 --> 34:06.020 to ? Um And that's where we come to . 34:06.030 --> 34:09.899 Uh So a FDW and the A FIS and the Daffy 34:09.909 --> 34:12.219 was given that authority that those 34:12.229 --> 34:14.409 individuals that don't have a , a 34:14.419 --> 34:16.197 general court martial convening 34:16.197 --> 34:19.500 authority . Um or uh and 34:19.510 --> 34:23.219 someone that is a senior officer 34:23.229 --> 34:26.080 like general officer at that level , it 34:26.090 --> 34:28.820 would come to general devoe , go ahead 34:28.830 --> 34:32.459 next slide . So who can point an 34:32.469 --> 34:35.919 officer to command ? So remember , 34:35.929 --> 34:38.600 command authority always delegated down 34:38.620 --> 34:41.239 always if you've ever seen a G series 34:41.250 --> 34:43.306 orders , if you've ever worked in an 34:43.306 --> 34:45.472 FSS or you've signed off on them . You 34:45.472 --> 34:47.528 see that it's kind of delegated down 34:47.528 --> 34:49.750 and eventually the person that's giving 34:49.750 --> 34:51.972 you the authority is the one signing in 34:51.972 --> 34:55.479 that very last block . Well , a FDW , 34:55.489 --> 34:58.979 like I said before is , is the , is the 34:58.989 --> 35:02.580 G series orders commander for , um , 35:02.590 --> 35:04.989 all of us and that is given to us 35:05.000 --> 35:07.167 because D MA is a joint organization , 35:07.167 --> 35:09.333 you don't fall under any kind of other 35:09.333 --> 35:11.570 match com . Um So he operates under 35:11.580 --> 35:15.290 that . So what's missing there is 35:15.300 --> 35:17.909 that civilians do not have that 35:17.919 --> 35:20.530 authority . There are certain things 35:20.540 --> 35:22.649 that civilians cannot do . There are 35:22.659 --> 35:24.826 certain things that civilians can do . 35:24.826 --> 35:27.169 So you have a director here and your 35:27.179 --> 35:31.020 director uh is a civilian and that 35:31.030 --> 35:32.810 director can do things like 35:32.860 --> 35:35.959 investigations , potentially they can 35:35.969 --> 35:38.889 approve certain things , but your 35:38.899 --> 35:41.459 director can't convene a court martial . 35:41.909 --> 35:45.800 Um Your director can't given non 35:45.810 --> 35:48.889 judicial punishment . Um All fun things 35:48.899 --> 35:50.899 to talk about on a Friday , right . 35:50.899 --> 35:53.121 Right before Thanksgiving , right . But 35:53.121 --> 35:54.955 oh yeah , only the jag is really 35:54.955 --> 35:57.121 excited about this kind of stuff , but 35:57.280 --> 36:00.050 there has to be somebody that 36:00.739 --> 36:04.310 goes to you that is in that chain in 36:04.320 --> 36:06.209 order to establish good order and 36:06.209 --> 36:08.376 discipline and that is what we're here 36:08.376 --> 36:10.487 for . So go ahead to the next slide . 36:12.040 --> 36:14.649 So what does this mean to me ? Right . 36:14.659 --> 36:16.937 I know you guys are sitting there like , 36:16.937 --> 36:18.992 oh , this is a great lecture . She's 36:18.992 --> 36:21.048 obviously totally excited about this 36:21.048 --> 36:23.215 kind of stuff because she's a lawyer . 36:23.215 --> 36:23.179 But really what does it mean to me out 36:23.189 --> 36:24.911 there ? So , there are several 36:24.911 --> 36:26.800 different things and I've already 36:26.800 --> 36:29.022 talked a lot about it . So you all know 36:29.022 --> 36:31.360 who your element commander is here . Um 36:31.370 --> 36:33.314 Carl Carnes , he's been here for a 36:33.314 --> 36:35.426 while . I know he's done . Commanders 36:35.426 --> 36:37.537 calls . He's got an awards program in 36:37.537 --> 36:39.648 place . There are things that he does 36:39.648 --> 36:41.648 because General devoe has given him 36:41.648 --> 36:43.759 that authority and then he is able to 36:43.759 --> 36:45.926 give that authority to others that are 36:45.926 --> 36:47.926 out in the field . For those of you 36:47.926 --> 36:47.780 that are out in the field watching this 36:47.790 --> 36:50.159 right now , you may have a command , 36:50.169 --> 36:52.502 someone with command authority over you . 36:53.429 --> 36:56.360 So practically speaking , that's the 36:56.370 --> 36:58.426 person that takes care of you in the 36:58.426 --> 37:00.314 Air force . You know , that's the 37:00.314 --> 37:02.481 person , your leadership , you have an 37:02.481 --> 37:04.592 sel here that does that as well . And 37:04.592 --> 37:06.814 those individuals work together to make 37:06.814 --> 37:08.759 sure you're taking care of for all 37:08.759 --> 37:10.981 those things that need command action , 37:10.981 --> 37:13.350 every one of them . And that's the 37:13.360 --> 37:16.030 beauty of it . While we're a huge 37:16.040 --> 37:19.340 organization , you have so many people 37:19.350 --> 37:21.659 that are watching out for you because 37:21.669 --> 37:24.159 of that command authority . And there's 37:24.169 --> 37:27.860 things like that is necessary that like 37:27.870 --> 37:30.810 I said before , when someone , you know , 37:30.820 --> 37:32.653 or one of your troops getting in 37:32.653 --> 37:34.790 trouble or if there's an N JP A non 37:34.800 --> 37:37.500 judicial punishment or maybe a return 37:37.510 --> 37:39.732 to service when the individual needs to 37:39.732 --> 37:41.899 be returned to service for uh any kind 37:41.899 --> 37:44.320 of reason . That's where we come in to 37:44.330 --> 37:47.570 play . Now , my job as AJ A in this 37:47.580 --> 37:51.189 role is to advise General Devo on many 37:51.199 --> 37:53.366 of the general court martial convening 37:53.366 --> 37:55.532 authority responsibilities . They have 37:55.532 --> 37:59.330 that he has . But you all here in this 37:59.340 --> 38:02.389 room have jags that you can go to for 38:02.399 --> 38:05.830 advice on legal assistance , things of 38:05.840 --> 38:08.007 that matter . And you're gonna go to , 38:08.007 --> 38:10.120 where do you guys even know ? But 38:10.129 --> 38:12.770 pardon that you could go . The 70th , 38:12.780 --> 38:15.113 there's also one other place you can go , 38:15.260 --> 38:18.870 you can go to bowling so you could go 38:18.879 --> 38:20.990 to bowling if you have questions that 38:20.990 --> 38:23.157 the 70th can't help you with . But the 38:23.157 --> 38:25.323 70th , both of those are there to help 38:25.323 --> 38:27.101 you do your wills if you've got 38:27.101 --> 38:29.268 questions on legal assistance , all of 38:29.268 --> 38:31.323 that is there for you . So you , you 38:31.323 --> 38:33.739 can understand that while the jags , I , 38:33.750 --> 38:36.090 I love to say that we love to get up in 38:36.100 --> 38:37.933 a courtroom . As you can see , I 38:37.933 --> 38:40.267 totally hate public speaking , you know . 38:40.267 --> 38:42.459 Right . But , but we're also there to 38:42.469 --> 38:44.679 help you . And as well as you out in 38:44.689 --> 38:46.745 the field , you have people that are 38:46.745 --> 38:49.290 out in the field that are out of your 38:49.300 --> 38:51.719 GS US that are able to assist you at 38:51.729 --> 38:55.659 your base legal offices . So one thing 38:55.669 --> 38:58.179 to remember is that , you know , while 38:58.189 --> 39:00.245 you're in a joint organization , you 39:00.245 --> 39:02.189 still have your air force chain of 39:02.189 --> 39:04.245 command and that chain of command is 39:04.245 --> 39:06.300 here to make sure that you're taking 39:06.300 --> 39:08.411 care of in every level . So thank you 39:08.411 --> 39:10.578 for letting me talk to you . I'm gonna 39:10.578 --> 39:12.689 hand it over right now to Chief Kelly 39:12.689 --> 39:15.110 and she's going to expound on her 39:15.120 --> 39:18.030 knowledge . Oh , ok . Thank you . Yeah , 39:19.979 --> 39:22.146 that's awesome . Thank you for turning 39:22.146 --> 39:24.257 it over to me , ma'am . I'm not gonna 39:24.257 --> 39:26.479 stay before you long because I do wanna 39:26.479 --> 39:26.260 make sure we have an opportunity to 39:26.270 --> 39:28.492 open it up to you all for questions and 39:28.492 --> 39:31.489 answers . Um However , the R A one 39:31.500 --> 39:33.600 talked about a lot RJ A talked about 39:33.610 --> 39:35.832 and certainly , uh general devoe talked 39:35.832 --> 39:37.888 about a lot . So I know that you all 39:37.888 --> 39:39.943 have an excellent understanding of a 39:39.943 --> 39:43.389 FDW now , right ? It's ok because don't 39:43.399 --> 39:45.350 forget to go back , refer to the 39:45.360 --> 39:48.110 website that our a one team talked 39:48.120 --> 39:50.550 about because a lot of work has gone 39:50.560 --> 39:52.750 into that to ensure that you all can 39:52.790 --> 39:54.901 click on a button , click on the next 39:54.901 --> 39:56.957 button , click on the next button so 39:56.957 --> 39:58.957 that you can see exactly what it is 39:58.957 --> 40:01.012 that we're producing for you . There 40:01.012 --> 40:00.860 are two things that I do want to point 40:00.870 --> 40:02.814 out to you all because I'm looking 40:02.814 --> 40:04.926 throughout the audience . Um Not that 40:04.926 --> 40:07.037 I'm the chief just for the enlisted , 40:07.037 --> 40:09.037 but I do want to hit on a couple of 40:09.037 --> 40:11.037 things for you all . Um I notice um 40:11.037 --> 40:13.989 that you all don't have a command chief , 40:14.000 --> 40:16.222 right ? Y'all are like , man , where is 40:16.222 --> 40:18.222 my command chief . Mhm . I know . I 40:18.222 --> 40:20.333 hear it all the time . So that's me . 40:20.333 --> 40:22.333 And so let me let you know , I have 40:22.333 --> 40:24.860 never turned away an evaluation . I've 40:24.870 --> 40:26.981 never turned away a , hey , let's set 40:26.981 --> 40:29.389 up a teams call . I am here for you . 40:29.399 --> 40:31.677 I'm here for our folks that are in the , 40:31.677 --> 40:34.370 out in the outfield . I won't say call 40:34.379 --> 40:36.639 my boss now and , and , and do that , 40:36.649 --> 40:38.871 you know , his schedule is a little bit 40:38.871 --> 40:40.871 busy , but I can promise you if you 40:40.871 --> 40:43.093 reach out , there's another person that 40:43.093 --> 40:45.316 I want to put you all in contact with . 40:45.316 --> 40:45.169 You all have local first sergeants , 40:45.179 --> 40:47.401 but you have a command , first sergeant 40:47.401 --> 40:49.457 who's uh chief master sergeant , Van 40:49.457 --> 40:52.520 Cleve Goff . Alright . All of us on the 40:52.530 --> 40:56.129 entire A FDW staff , our job is to 40:56.139 --> 40:58.699 serve you . Our job is to serve you so 40:58.709 --> 41:00.820 that we can make sure that we can put 41:00.820 --> 41:03.439 your minds at ease because make no 41:03.449 --> 41:06.729 mistake . What you do is a pure weapon 41:06.739 --> 41:09.989 system . We understand that we are , we 41:10.000 --> 41:12.489 are in a situation right now where 41:12.500 --> 41:14.667 there's a disinformation campaign that 41:14.667 --> 41:16.667 is happening . But because of you , 41:16.810 --> 41:18.969 because of what you all do each and 41:18.979 --> 41:22.429 every day , we as Americans know where 41:22.439 --> 41:24.850 we stand , we know what it is that 41:24.860 --> 41:27.709 we're doing . And those folks that who 41:27.719 --> 41:29.775 would like to even think about being 41:29.775 --> 41:32.020 our enemies , they'll think twice when 41:32.030 --> 41:34.141 they see what you all are reporting . 41:34.141 --> 41:36.252 Thank you all for what you all do , I 41:36.252 --> 41:38.580 am going to um bring my boss back up 41:38.590 --> 41:40.534 here so that we can open it up for 41:40.534 --> 41:42.201 questions and answers , sir . 41:47.290 --> 41:49.623 Thank you , Chief Well said , all right . 41:49.623 --> 41:51.734 So this is the part we really enjoy . 41:51.734 --> 41:53.734 Um And I mean that seriously that , 41:53.734 --> 41:55.901 that kind of sounds like it might be a 41:55.901 --> 41:55.530 little facetious . I'm not being 41:55.540 --> 41:57.699 facetious this , this is the part we 41:57.709 --> 42:01.510 really enjoy and , and that's listening 42:01.679 --> 42:04.500 to you and , and answering any 42:04.510 --> 42:06.870 questions that you might have . And so 42:06.879 --> 42:08.601 as I said , at the beginning , 42:08.889 --> 42:10.445 everything's fair game . So 42:10.445 --> 42:12.556 everything's on the table . This is a 42:12.556 --> 42:14.778 safe space . This is being recorded , I 42:14.778 --> 42:16.889 guess it was a public service talking 42:16.889 --> 42:18.445 to a bunch of P A and media 42:18.445 --> 42:20.500 professionals . I mean , but this is 42:20.500 --> 42:22.611 being recorded just so that it can be 42:22.611 --> 42:24.667 shared with the fellow airmen in the 42:24.667 --> 42:26.722 element and other places that aren't 42:26.722 --> 42:29.520 physically here with us today . Um But 42:29.879 --> 42:32.199 there's a microphone set up . If 42:32.209 --> 42:34.487 anybody's got any questions , they can , 42:34.487 --> 42:36.709 I'm not the one making you do that . By 42:36.709 --> 42:38.542 the way , it's only because it's 42:38.542 --> 42:38.500 recorded that you can come up and come 42:38.510 --> 42:40.621 around and come to the microphone and 42:40.621 --> 42:42.889 talk um while you're thinking about 42:42.899 --> 42:45.232 maybe any questions that you might have . 42:45.232 --> 42:47.860 I'll say this just for clarity . Uh Mr 42:47.870 --> 42:50.590 Rock is awesome when you , when you 42:50.600 --> 42:52.870 submit a ticket , if you will on that 42:52.879 --> 42:55.500 website , he's not the only one working 42:55.510 --> 42:58.989 your problem . He he does 42:59.000 --> 43:01.229 review that every day . But as I 43:01.239 --> 43:03.739 mentioned , there's that staff of 43:03.750 --> 43:06.290 almost 400 folks and then there's the 43:06.300 --> 43:09.429 11th wing couple 1000 folks there . It , 43:09.439 --> 43:11.820 it gets delegated out to somebody to 43:11.830 --> 43:14.250 work it . What Mr Rock is doing is 43:14.260 --> 43:16.649 making sure that they are actually 43:16.659 --> 43:19.540 working it and getting back to you . So , 43:19.550 --> 43:21.828 um so you don't have to be like , yeah , 43:21.828 --> 43:24.050 me and 50 other people all put an issue 43:24.050 --> 43:26.106 and it's gonna take him 10 months to 43:26.106 --> 43:28.272 get to it . No , it's not that kind of 43:28.272 --> 43:30.606 scenario . It's not that kind of set up . 43:30.606 --> 43:33.620 Um As you may be thinking about ideas 43:33.629 --> 43:35.796 and I said everything's on the table , 43:36.370 --> 43:38.989 there's a lot going on from a change 43:39.000 --> 43:41.310 standpoint in our air force right now , 43:41.320 --> 43:42.987 right ? Whether we're talking 43:42.987 --> 43:46.340 enterprise strategic issues all the way 43:46.350 --> 43:48.969 down to structures of wings and those 43:48.979 --> 43:51.146 kind of things . So , any of that , if 43:51.146 --> 43:53.035 you've got questions or something 43:53.035 --> 43:55.146 doesn't seem right to you and many of 43:55.146 --> 43:57.257 you all are in the know , no , no pun 43:57.257 --> 43:59.257 intended . Um So you might not have 43:59.257 --> 44:01.368 those questions , but if you do those 44:01.368 --> 44:03.479 are , you know , that's not something 44:03.479 --> 44:03.399 we've addressed or talked about here . 44:03.409 --> 44:05.409 It wasn't an informational briefing 44:05.409 --> 44:07.465 about that . The chief and I and the 44:07.465 --> 44:09.979 team are happy to , to field any of 44:09.989 --> 44:11.433 those questions as well . 44:14.489 --> 44:18.219 All right , got two , got two , 44:22.580 --> 44:24.939 three flip you for it . 44:27.810 --> 44:29.810 It's almost afternoon . So I'll say 44:29.810 --> 44:31.810 good afternoon General and to you . 44:31.810 --> 44:34.032 Good afternoon . Thank you for coming . 44:34.032 --> 44:33.989 First of all . Uh My name is Stear 44:34.290 --> 44:36.709 Mercer work at com here . Uh My 44:36.719 --> 44:39.479 question for you is uh speaking about 44:39.489 --> 44:41.711 the , you know , the misinformation and 44:41.711 --> 44:43.822 stuff , what , what are you seeing at 44:43.822 --> 44:45.878 your level about the current Chinese 44:45.878 --> 44:48.669 threat and uh you know , maybe 44:48.679 --> 44:50.860 enlighten us as for kind and value of 44:50.879 --> 44:54.419 the combat role . OK . I 44:54.429 --> 44:57.270 will uh we , we keep this non 44:57.340 --> 45:00.370 classified venue . Um I will say it 45:00.379 --> 45:02.101 like this and here's the , the 45:02.101 --> 45:03.419 important context . Um 45:06.540 --> 45:09.939 China and in particular , the pr C the 45:09.949 --> 45:13.570 governing body over China has changed a 45:13.580 --> 45:16.719 lot over the last several decades and 45:16.729 --> 45:19.199 they have really progressed in a number 45:19.209 --> 45:21.376 of areas . And when I say progress , I 45:21.376 --> 45:23.649 just mean advanced capabilities um 45:24.260 --> 45:26.770 raise the bar for things that they want 45:26.780 --> 45:29.300 to do in the way that they see the 45:29.310 --> 45:31.879 world . And so when it comes to things 45:31.889 --> 45:34.229 like military capabilities , you know , 45:34.239 --> 45:36.639 it used to be , they weren't anywhere 45:36.649 --> 45:39.570 close to us . And then it was , you 45:39.580 --> 45:41.429 know , it became , hey , they're 45:41.439 --> 45:43.699 developing and then it became they're a 45:43.709 --> 45:47.159 peer , peer com or , or a near peer , 45:47.879 --> 45:49.990 I would say , and nowadays , even the 45:49.990 --> 45:51.601 term near peer isn't , isn't 45:51.601 --> 45:54.409 appropriate . We probably need to look 45:54.419 --> 45:57.860 at a lens as a competitor , not as an 45:57.870 --> 46:00.729 enemy , not as an adversary even right 46:00.739 --> 46:02.461 now , but honestly , just as a 46:02.461 --> 46:06.100 competitor , as a nation that has a 46:06.110 --> 46:09.250 different value set than we have and a 46:09.260 --> 46:12.179 different view on how the international 46:12.189 --> 46:15.580 World order should work . That has 46:15.590 --> 46:18.810 capabilities that are pretty much on 46:18.820 --> 46:22.290 par with ours has resources that is , 46:22.580 --> 46:24.909 that are pretty much on par with ours 46:24.919 --> 46:27.389 and are developing at a rate that 46:27.399 --> 46:30.979 actually exceeds ours . And 46:30.989 --> 46:33.850 so that's , that's the context that 46:33.860 --> 46:35.679 maybe defines the competitive 46:35.689 --> 46:39.290 environment if you will today . And so 46:39.300 --> 46:42.530 now the information piece of that 46:42.870 --> 46:46.709 is they see things 46:46.719 --> 46:48.608 differently , They have different 46:48.608 --> 46:50.719 agendas and they have different goals 46:50.719 --> 46:53.370 than we do for that world order and for 46:53.379 --> 46:55.629 the roles that the various nation 46:55.639 --> 46:58.959 states play in that order . And so they , 46:58.969 --> 47:01.136 and they , because they have different 47:01.136 --> 47:04.139 values are willing to use information 47:04.520 --> 47:06.590 maybe in ways that don't align with 47:06.600 --> 47:09.949 ours , we can't put our heads in the 47:09.959 --> 47:12.939 sand and just ignore it . And we can't 47:12.949 --> 47:15.116 say , oh , we don't operate that way . 47:15.116 --> 47:17.338 We don't do that . Those two statements 47:17.338 --> 47:19.449 might be true or might be desirable . 47:20.169 --> 47:22.169 But the reality is we still have to 47:22.169 --> 47:25.629 maintain , we choose to maintain our 47:25.639 --> 47:27.861 place in leadership in the world and in 47:27.861 --> 47:30.083 that order , and we have to continue to 47:30.083 --> 47:32.439 compete and counter that type of 47:32.449 --> 47:35.250 activity and position and frankly not 47:35.260 --> 47:38.159 just it's not even , it's a competition , 47:38.969 --> 47:40.691 but again , not necessarily an 47:40.840 --> 47:43.669 adversary or an enemy . So there's also 47:43.679 --> 47:46.989 a role for us to influence their 47:47.000 --> 47:49.250 thinking , their perspective , their 47:49.260 --> 47:51.790 perception , to teach , to share , to 47:51.800 --> 47:54.429 demonstrate , to set an example . And 47:54.439 --> 47:57.649 information plays a critical and 47:57.659 --> 48:01.429 essential role in all of that and 48:01.439 --> 48:03.550 that , and , and the dissemination of 48:03.550 --> 48:05.661 that information and the context that 48:05.661 --> 48:07.828 is provided in and how we do it , that 48:07.828 --> 48:09.550 messaging that outreach , that 48:09.550 --> 48:11.790 engagement . That's a long game . 48:12.290 --> 48:14.649 That's , that's not a , we produce 48:14.659 --> 48:16.492 something here and it's a single 48:16.492 --> 48:18.715 episode . W we did it , we won . That's 48:18.715 --> 48:21.189 awesome . No , that's a long game to a 48:21.199 --> 48:23.399 diverse and ever changing audience . 48:24.060 --> 48:27.469 That's both internal and global . 48:28.639 --> 48:30.917 Any , any other thoughts on that chief , 48:31.110 --> 48:33.221 you hit , you hit it on the mark . Of 48:33.221 --> 48:35.554 course , sir , that's why you got those , 48:35.554 --> 48:37.666 all those stars . But , but I'll tell 48:37.666 --> 48:39.832 you this . Um , the one thing that I'd 48:39.832 --> 48:41.999 ask , uh , that you all do is go on to 48:41.999 --> 48:44.100 the Air University site and if you 48:44.110 --> 48:46.166 wanna talk about information and how 48:46.166 --> 48:48.388 you can posture yourselves to make sure 48:48.388 --> 48:50.166 that you're fully ready and you 48:50.166 --> 48:52.277 understand what's truth go out to the 48:52.277 --> 48:54.332 Air University site . We have a link 48:54.429 --> 48:56.096 that will give you all of the 48:56.096 --> 48:58.151 information that you need on several 48:58.151 --> 49:00.040 countries . Um , and specifically 49:00.040 --> 49:03.159 talking about the PR C sir . Do you 49:03.169 --> 49:05.510 think the conflict is gonna be a few 49:05.520 --> 49:07.639 years or do you , what's your opinion 49:07.649 --> 49:10.149 if you were gift opinion ? So my honest , 49:10.159 --> 49:13.929 my honest opinion , um , one conflict 49:13.939 --> 49:15.995 is not inevitable if you're actually 49:15.995 --> 49:18.217 using conflict , right ? Going to war , 49:18.217 --> 49:20.272 that is not inevitable . You talking 49:20.272 --> 49:22.272 about the competition ? Um I mean , 49:24.389 --> 49:26.333 I would assume we're already doing 49:26.333 --> 49:29.429 stuff in , in certain environments . 49:29.889 --> 49:31.667 But it , do you feel it's gonna 49:31.667 --> 49:33.722 escalate to a point where we have to 49:33.722 --> 49:37.030 defend like places like Taiwan for 49:37.040 --> 49:39.207 control of semiconductors and all this 49:39.207 --> 49:43.189 stuff . So I feel that we 49:43.199 --> 49:45.669 need to be capable of doing that , 49:45.679 --> 49:49.090 Scott , we , we abs you have to be 49:49.100 --> 49:52.439 capable and capability gives you two 49:52.449 --> 49:55.270 things . One , it gives you some 49:55.280 --> 49:57.600 assurance that you can protect that , 49:57.610 --> 49:59.721 that world order and that way of life 49:59.721 --> 50:01.943 and our value system and what we have . 50:01.943 --> 50:03.999 And two , it gives you deterrence to 50:03.999 --> 50:06.166 deter whoever you're competing with or 50:06.166 --> 50:08.221 if they were to ultimately become an 50:08.221 --> 50:10.499 adversary or engage in active conflict . 50:10.499 --> 50:13.750 It makes them think whether it's PR C 50:13.760 --> 50:16.280 or anybody else . Uh Today is not a 50:16.290 --> 50:18.234 good day to do that , you know , I 50:18.234 --> 50:20.459 might aspire for this , but I don't see 50:20.469 --> 50:24.330 a winning path , right ? And so we have 50:24.340 --> 50:27.639 to , we have to change faster . We have 50:27.649 --> 50:29.427 to develop faster , incorporate 50:29.427 --> 50:31.482 capabilities to stay ahead of that . 50:32.590 --> 50:35.889 And ideally , the preferred outcome is 50:35.899 --> 50:38.510 all in advance of conflict because 50:38.520 --> 50:40.576 we've influenced , we shaped , we've 50:40.576 --> 50:42.631 deterred , we've , we've molded that 50:42.631 --> 50:44.770 behavior and I do not believe that 50:44.780 --> 50:48.290 conflict is inevitable . Um I do not , 50:48.300 --> 50:52.290 but I do believe that what the success 50:52.300 --> 50:55.290 that we've achieved for so many decades , 50:55.300 --> 50:57.356 especially in the post World War Two 50:57.356 --> 50:59.522 era , the position that we have in the 50:59.522 --> 51:01.800 world , we can't take that for granted . 51:01.800 --> 51:04.022 That is something that those before has 51:04.022 --> 51:06.189 earned and if we want to retain that , 51:06.189 --> 51:08.356 we have to continue to earn it today . 51:08.409 --> 51:10.742 All right , thank you , sir . Certainly , 51:11.909 --> 51:13.798 great question too , by the way , 51:13.798 --> 51:17.159 questions . Good afternoon . Uh 51:17.729 --> 51:19.562 Sergeant Frankie , I work in the 51:19.562 --> 51:21.729 logistics support section here uh at D 51:21.729 --> 51:24.750 MA uh far different question . Actually , 51:24.760 --> 51:27.610 a support based question . Uh Mr Rock 51:27.620 --> 51:30.639 had briefed uh about the uh when you're 51:30.649 --> 51:34.399 assigned to uh an A FDW unit , uh 51:34.409 --> 51:36.489 you're coded and there is the pre 51:36.510 --> 51:39.639 registration uh to help the transition 51:39.649 --> 51:41.760 essentially from a standard Air Force 51:41.760 --> 51:43.871 structure to the joint environment uh 51:44.199 --> 51:47.229 mentioned uh the transfer of the A F 51:47.239 --> 51:50.939 dot mail email . Uh I was curious 51:51.030 --> 51:53.469 around what time that was specifically 51:53.479 --> 51:55.860 implemented ? Uh mainly because I 51:55.870 --> 51:58.750 personally uh was unable to get my A F 51:58.760 --> 52:00.871 dot Mail information transferred . So 52:00.969 --> 52:03.025 I'm more curious if this is a recent 52:03.025 --> 52:05.191 implementation uh a new development in 52:05.191 --> 52:07.939 supporting uh the forces or if perhaps 52:07.949 --> 52:10.330 I was uh missed a step in my transition 52:10.340 --> 52:13.350 over here . Yes , over to Mr Rock . 52:16.770 --> 52:19.110 So Matt S this is uh I would say 52:19.120 --> 52:22.469 probably about a 3 to 4 months um out 52:22.479 --> 52:24.879 initiative is something we really truly 52:24.889 --> 52:26.790 just started . Um 52:29.320 --> 52:32.560 So yes , I , I don't necessarily know 52:32.570 --> 52:34.792 if there's a way to go back and get the 52:34.792 --> 52:36.737 archived information . I'd have to 52:36.737 --> 52:38.903 reach over to our A six area . But for 52:38.903 --> 52:41.126 all the folks who are coming in now and 52:41.126 --> 52:43.126 who've just come in recently , that 52:43.126 --> 52:45.292 should have been done . OK . Yeah . So 52:45.292 --> 52:47.403 just as background , I I've been here 52:47.403 --> 52:49.626 for two years now . So this was a , you 52:49.626 --> 52:49.219 know , has been a while . So that was 52:49.229 --> 52:51.340 mainly my main concern is making sure 52:51.340 --> 52:53.285 that I didn't miss a step or there 52:53.285 --> 52:55.507 wasn't a disconnect in incoming members 52:55.507 --> 52:57.673 of that time period , receiving or not 52:57.673 --> 52:59.951 receiving this information for support . 52:59.951 --> 53:02.118 So it is reassuring to find that there 53:02.118 --> 53:04.173 is this being implemented . Uh I did 53:04.310 --> 53:06.532 for your knowledge , I did reach out uh 53:06.532 --> 53:08.919 to com support . And essentially at the 53:08.929 --> 53:12.689 time had I identified to my previous 53:12.699 --> 53:15.149 unit that I was going to be obtaining a 53:15.159 --> 53:18.610 dot mill uh address that they could 53:18.620 --> 53:21.370 essentially put my A F dot mill on a 53:21.580 --> 53:23.636 hold . Essentially , I wouldn't have 53:23.636 --> 53:25.747 immediate access to it , but it would 53:25.747 --> 53:27.691 be there when I returned back to a 53:27.691 --> 53:29.858 standard Air Force structure unit . So 53:29.858 --> 53:31.747 uh but yeah , that's addresses my 53:31.747 --> 53:33.858 question . So I greatly appreciate it 53:33.858 --> 53:35.858 and thank you for the initiative on 53:35.858 --> 53:38.820 that . Yeah , your experience is 53:38.830 --> 53:40.840 exactly why we're implementing what 53:40.850 --> 53:43.800 we're implementing . So sorry on the 53:43.810 --> 53:46.032 one hand , but that's what we're trying 53:46.032 --> 53:49.500 to prevent in the future . Yes . So 53:49.669 --> 53:52.350 um what Mr Rock is talking about also , 53:52.360 --> 53:54.530 you all heard is everybody familiar 53:54.540 --> 53:58.050 with what A P PC code is ? OK ? I see a 53:58.060 --> 54:00.260 couple , I see a couple nos and that's 54:00.270 --> 54:03.219 ok . I'm gonna tell you today . So when 54:03.229 --> 54:05.489 you get assignments on your orders on 54:05.500 --> 54:07.611 the back of it , there will be a code 54:07.611 --> 54:09.611 on the back , on the back , several 54:09.611 --> 54:11.833 different codes and it'll break it down 54:11.833 --> 54:14.111 and it'll tell you you need to do this . 54:14.139 --> 54:17.149 We now have implemented where it says a 54:17.159 --> 54:20.489 FDW , there's a P PC code . You want to 54:20.500 --> 54:22.770 tell your folks as they are P CS and N 54:22.780 --> 54:25.280 to you all , as you all are sponsors , 54:25.290 --> 54:27.290 tell them do not just click through 54:27.290 --> 54:29.401 this . This will help them with their 54:29.401 --> 54:31.512 transition and make sure that they're 54:31.512 --> 54:33.512 being put in contact with the right 54:33.512 --> 54:35.623 people that is imperative . Um That , 54:35.623 --> 54:37.346 that we make sure that this is 54:37.346 --> 54:39.512 happening . All right , I'm gonna hang 54:39.512 --> 54:39.479 on a second . I'm gonna leverage off 54:39.489 --> 54:41.790 Chief too . So and it's not just about 54:41.800 --> 54:43.800 the email address . That's just one 54:43.800 --> 54:45.911 example . There are other things that 54:45.911 --> 54:48.879 are tied to that P PC code that enable 54:48.889 --> 54:50.945 us to make sure we provide the right 54:50.945 --> 54:52.800 support to those airmen as they 54:52.810 --> 54:54.810 transition and go through . So very 54:54.810 --> 54:57.620 important . Oh , hello . Good afternoon . 54:57.629 --> 54:59.796 I'm text Sergeant Robinson . Um I just 54:59.796 --> 55:01.629 had a quick question because you 55:01.629 --> 55:03.851 mentioned earlier that you guys were um 55:03.851 --> 55:06.073 I guess involved inside of the response 55:06.073 --> 55:08.240 to January 6 . Could you talk a little 55:08.240 --> 55:10.462 bit about the threats , I guess to this 55:10.462 --> 55:12.685 area in this region and how complicated 55:12.685 --> 55:14.796 it is protecting it and then what our 55:14.796 --> 55:16.962 role as airmen like as far as training 55:16.962 --> 55:19.073 um or as far as being involved inside 55:19.073 --> 55:21.296 of a response should anything like that 55:21.296 --> 55:23.240 happen again . Um What , what that 55:23.240 --> 55:25.185 would be like ? So that's a really 55:25.185 --> 55:27.407 complicated answer , but I'll try , try 55:27.407 --> 55:29.629 to give you a brief overview . So first 55:29.629 --> 55:31.740 of all things like that , when events 55:31.740 --> 55:33.962 like that happen , those fall under the 55:33.962 --> 55:35.629 realm of , of law enforcement 55:35.629 --> 55:37.740 activities , right ? And so we're all 55:37.740 --> 55:40.709 title 10 and , and so we are not in any 55:40.719 --> 55:43.100 way , state of , we're not first level 55:43.110 --> 55:45.320 responders in , in any way , shape or 55:45.330 --> 55:48.020 form in that now , sometimes under 55:48.030 --> 55:51.989 title 32 responsibilities like 55:52.000 --> 55:55.750 DC National Guard , um federal 55:55.760 --> 55:57.871 entity , but National Guard units and 55:57.871 --> 56:00.093 organizations , people in uniform , you 56:00.093 --> 56:02.204 may see , perform some functions like 56:02.204 --> 56:04.260 crowd control and that kind of stuff 56:04.260 --> 56:06.427 they get called up and there are lines 56:06.427 --> 56:08.482 of authority in place to happen much 56:08.482 --> 56:10.729 quicker uh for that to happen . Um But 56:10.739 --> 56:13.189 there are things that we can do title 56:13.199 --> 56:16.580 10 . If the government asked us to do 56:16.590 --> 56:18.757 capabilities and things that we can do 56:18.757 --> 56:20.959 to support that we would , then we 56:20.969 --> 56:22.913 would then execute and posture for 56:23.179 --> 56:27.090 largely for us as a fdw frankly . 56:27.320 --> 56:31.080 Um It's , it 56:31.090 --> 56:33.989 is providing base operating support and 56:34.000 --> 56:36.250 flow for other forces that might be 56:36.260 --> 56:39.590 coming in and bed down and RSO and I uh 56:39.739 --> 56:42.340 uh reception and and onward movement 56:42.350 --> 56:46.080 and staging of , of uh capabilities and 56:46.090 --> 56:48.389 forces that that would come in if 56:48.399 --> 56:50.790 needed to provide some support . And 56:50.800 --> 56:53.580 then when I say forces largely , those 56:53.590 --> 56:55.812 are often gonna be things that would be 56:55.812 --> 56:58.389 probably pretty specialized . Like if , 56:58.399 --> 57:00.621 if we felt there was a need to prestage 57:00.621 --> 57:03.070 or set c Bernie Forces or something 57:03.080 --> 57:04.699 like that unique specialized 57:04.709 --> 57:07.179 capabilities that are there on the 57:07.189 --> 57:10.919 title 10 side of the house . So not , 57:10.929 --> 57:12.818 you know , we have like the posse 57:12.818 --> 57:15.040 commas act , right ? We're not gonna be 57:15.040 --> 57:16.985 involved in , in law enforcement . 57:16.985 --> 57:18.929 We're not gonna be out doing those 57:18.929 --> 57:20.929 kinds of , of things that's not our 57:20.929 --> 57:22.929 role and our , not our place in our 57:22.929 --> 57:25.040 structure and our government as we're 57:25.040 --> 57:27.689 set up . Um , but often , you know , 57:27.699 --> 57:29.588 again , there are authorities and 57:29.588 --> 57:31.699 things that the guards that the guard 57:31.699 --> 57:33.866 can do , associated with governors and 57:33.866 --> 57:35.921 their authorities that allow them to 57:35.921 --> 57:37.921 have a little more visible presence 57:37.921 --> 57:41.909 that's out there . Um , as far 57:41.919 --> 57:43.808 as the , you know , you asked the 57:43.808 --> 57:47.120 question about the threats , um , we've 57:47.129 --> 57:49.520 got three Nsses coming up over the next 57:49.530 --> 57:51.752 120 days . So national special security 57:51.752 --> 57:54.719 events , uh , I will , there's always a 57:54.729 --> 57:56.896 baseline anytime you do something that 57:56.896 --> 57:59.062 important , that big , there's kind of 57:59.062 --> 58:01.007 like just a baseline security that 58:01.007 --> 58:03.062 you're looking at . We're not seeing 58:03.062 --> 58:05.173 any of there . I can just say this in 58:05.173 --> 58:05.080 class , you know , we're not seeing any 58:05.290 --> 58:07.290 particular threats or anything that 58:07.290 --> 58:10.439 we're concerned about , uh , above that , 58:10.449 --> 58:13.320 that baseline setting if you will right 58:13.330 --> 58:15.879 now as we go into those three Nsses . 58:17.510 --> 58:19.510 Is that answering ? Yes , it does . 58:19.540 --> 58:21.873 Anything else chief that I miss on that ? 58:21.873 --> 58:24.096 Ok . Thank you . Thank you . Appreciate 58:24.096 --> 58:25.096 it . 58:28.189 --> 58:31.949 Good afternoon , sir . Chief . Um , so 58:32.280 --> 58:36.229 my question is , has there ever 58:36.239 --> 58:39.270 been any consideration for , uh , a 58:39.280 --> 58:42.689 real first sergeant ? Not Sergeant 58:42.699 --> 58:44.477 Mason , a diamond wearing first 58:44.477 --> 58:46.421 sergeant ? Yes , a diamond wearing 58:46.421 --> 58:48.643 first sergeant Sergeant Mason has , has 58:48.643 --> 58:50.366 been amazing and , uh , he's a 58:50.366 --> 58:52.477 wonderful first sergeant , but I feel 58:52.477 --> 58:55.590 like we're missing something by missing 58:55.600 --> 58:57.767 a , a diamond wearing first sergeant . 58:57.767 --> 58:59.989 And if , if that's ever been considered 58:59.989 --> 59:02.419 and if not , why not ? Do you wanna 59:02.459 --> 59:05.429 start with that ? Great question ? 59:05.439 --> 59:07.495 Right . And where's Sergeant Mason ? 59:09.280 --> 59:11.949 Ok . Thank you for what you do . 59:13.479 --> 59:13.899 Yeah , 59:17.719 --> 59:19.830 I know you didn't mean it like that . 59:19.830 --> 59:22.209 Um , but because we do have additional 59:22.219 --> 59:24.379 duty , first sergeants all across the 59:24.389 --> 59:27.199 world who , who are in units that their 59:27.209 --> 59:29.800 numbers don't quite support , um , 59:29.810 --> 59:32.320 having a diamond wearing first sergeant . 59:32.479 --> 59:34.312 Um , but I will tell you he's in 59:34.312 --> 59:36.257 constant contact with Chief master 59:36.257 --> 59:39.040 Sergeant , Van Cleve Goff . Um , so 59:39.260 --> 59:41.939 nothing that you need is go is , is 59:42.030 --> 59:45.000 going , um , undone or unnoticed . He's 59:45.010 --> 59:47.232 gonna make sure that you're being taken 59:47.232 --> 59:49.343 care of what I can throw out there to 59:49.343 --> 59:51.566 you is I'll throw this plug out there . 59:51.566 --> 59:53.899 We are looking for first sergeants . Ok ? 59:53.899 --> 59:55.959 And so if you want to take a look at 59:55.969 --> 59:58.370 applications and that process , please 59:58.379 --> 01:00:00.750 do it because that way we can plus up 01:00:00.760 --> 01:00:02.969 because we will be plus up as we move 01:00:02.979 --> 01:00:05.169 towards , um , where we're going as , 01:00:05.179 --> 01:00:08.149 as a forest . But yeah , so , um , has 01:00:08.159 --> 01:00:10.326 it been looked at ? It has been looked 01:00:10.326 --> 01:00:12.437 at , but the numbers don't support it 01:00:12.437 --> 01:00:14.939 right now . Yes , sir . But a great 01:00:14.949 --> 01:00:18.719 question . And you're , you're zeroed 01:00:18.729 --> 01:00:22.699 in on a concern that is not just here 01:00:22.709 --> 01:00:25.120 in this Air Force element , but that is 01:00:25.129 --> 01:00:27.469 um Air Force wide and I'll give you 01:00:27.479 --> 01:00:30.020 some examples . So we went to O SI and 01:00:30.030 --> 01:00:32.219 did the same thing headquarters o si 01:00:32.229 --> 01:00:35.080 earlier this week and their 01:00:35.090 --> 01:00:37.669 organization . So here we have 200 give 01:00:37.679 --> 01:00:39.659 or take because it changed to 260 01:00:39.669 --> 01:00:42.439 airmen in this element there . It's 01:00:42.449 --> 01:00:46.149 33,200 and you know how many 01:00:46.159 --> 01:00:48.326 diamond wearing first sergeants ? They 01:00:48.326 --> 01:00:52.129 have one for 3000 , 200 01:00:52.139 --> 01:00:54.250 people , much like you all spread out 01:00:54.250 --> 01:00:56.560 around the world . And so it , it is 01:00:56.570 --> 01:00:58.626 relevant . Your question is good and 01:00:58.626 --> 01:01:00.681 relevant . It's indicative of a of a 01:01:00.681 --> 01:01:02.848 bigger challenge . We're standing up a 01:01:02.848 --> 01:01:05.239 new institutional major command , right ? 01:01:05.250 --> 01:01:08.020 I IC C the Integrated Capabilities 01:01:08.030 --> 01:01:11.159 command . Um It's provisionals now we 01:01:11.169 --> 01:01:13.280 haven't stood up the formal yet , but 01:01:13.280 --> 01:01:15.447 within inside this next year , it will 01:01:15.447 --> 01:01:18.050 be um it's a whole new match com you're 01:01:18.060 --> 01:01:20.282 gonna need first sergeants for that . A 01:01:20.282 --> 01:01:23.580 medcom is being stood up as ad ru it's 01:01:23.590 --> 01:01:26.129 gonna be about 30,000 medics that are 01:01:26.139 --> 01:01:28.760 currently spread across a FDW and all 01:01:28.770 --> 01:01:30.381 the match comps are gonna be 01:01:30.381 --> 01:01:32.790 consolidated in a new command , command 01:01:32.800 --> 01:01:35.520 structure . Uh You know , you would , 01:01:35.530 --> 01:01:37.586 ideally you're gonna set all that up 01:01:37.586 --> 01:01:39.586 with first sergeants . So those are 01:01:39.586 --> 01:01:43.560 just two quick examples of , of 01:01:44.209 --> 01:01:47.310 yes across our air force . The model of 01:01:47.320 --> 01:01:49.639 what we honestly say is right . And how 01:01:49.649 --> 01:01:52.370 we should set up organizations is to 01:01:52.379 --> 01:01:54.520 have is to have diamond wearing first 01:01:54.530 --> 01:01:56.530 sergeant on those place . We have a 01:01:56.530 --> 01:01:58.879 resourcing problem at a very large 01:01:58.889 --> 01:02:01.167 scale of getting after it to the point . 01:02:01.167 --> 01:02:03.333 So in that context , in those resource 01:02:03.333 --> 01:02:05.556 constraints is where the chief's answer 01:02:05.556 --> 01:02:07.667 comes into you . That yeah , we , for 01:02:07.667 --> 01:02:09.778 what we've got , you , you don't earn 01:02:09.778 --> 01:02:11.945 it . That's not conceptual like it's , 01:02:11.945 --> 01:02:14.000 it's not that you don't deserve it . 01:02:14.000 --> 01:02:16.479 It's in the resourcing constraints . It , 01:02:16.489 --> 01:02:18.709 we don't earn it . So we use the 01:02:18.719 --> 01:02:21.370 wonderful talents of , of additional 01:02:21.379 --> 01:02:23.959 duty first sergeants to fill that gap 01:02:23.969 --> 01:02:27.239 across the force . And we fight Chief 01:02:27.250 --> 01:02:30.669 Van Klug , Van Cleef Goff fights very 01:02:30.679 --> 01:02:32.623 hard on , you know , on a constant 01:02:32.623 --> 01:02:34.790 basis . It's , it's so it's two , it's 01:02:34.790 --> 01:02:37.379 three buckets , right ? It's , we need 01:02:37.389 --> 01:02:39.919 the additional billets for a first 01:02:39.929 --> 01:02:42.879 sergeant . Then we need the funding to 01:02:42.889 --> 01:02:46.429 actually fund those billets . And then 01:02:46.439 --> 01:02:48.830 we need to resource the actual airmen , 01:02:48.840 --> 01:02:50.840 the , the bodies , the personnel to 01:02:50.840 --> 01:02:54.320 come in and fill those billets . And we , 01:02:54.330 --> 01:02:56.552 and frankly just across the air force , 01:02:56.552 --> 01:02:58.774 we have challenges in each one of those 01:02:58.774 --> 01:03:01.108 bins . And so that's , that's kind of a , 01:03:01.108 --> 01:03:03.739 a strategic picture of , of your very 01:03:03.750 --> 01:03:06.729 good , you're very astute . Yes , this 01:03:06.739 --> 01:03:09.050 is a , this is a challenge for us . Um 01:03:09.060 --> 01:03:11.060 And that's where we are . Thank you 01:03:11.060 --> 01:03:13.004 very much . And thank you Sergeant 01:03:13.004 --> 01:03:16.429 Mason . All 01:03:16.439 --> 01:03:20.409 right . Um , if there aren't 01:03:20.419 --> 01:03:22.252 any other questions , which is a 01:03:22.252 --> 01:03:24.419 favorite part and something we love to 01:03:24.419 --> 01:03:26.363 do , there's another favorite part 01:03:26.363 --> 01:03:29.750 that's even , it's even more . No , 01:03:29.760 --> 01:03:31.982 that's a , that's a favorite part too . 01:03:31.982 --> 01:03:34.038 It's not eating . But yeah , I heard 01:03:34.038 --> 01:03:36.260 whoever said it . That's awesome . Um , 01:03:36.260 --> 01:03:39.189 before the eating before the eating and 01:03:39.199 --> 01:03:41.366 that is when we have an opportunity to 01:03:41.366 --> 01:03:43.532 recognize some folks . So , uh chief , 01:03:43.532 --> 01:03:45.755 I'm gonna turn it over to you first . I 01:03:45.755 --> 01:03:47.810 give you the mic . Thanks , sir . Uh 01:03:47.810 --> 01:03:49.866 When I call your name , go ahead and 01:03:49.866 --> 01:03:49.280 come on up , I'm gonna read some of 01:03:49.290 --> 01:03:51.457 your good deeds , not all of your good 01:03:51.457 --> 01:03:53.679 deeds , but a few of them . We're gonna 01:03:53.679 --> 01:03:55.846 start out with our third quarter , Air 01:03:55.846 --> 01:03:58.179 Force Element , quarterly award winners . 01:03:58.179 --> 01:04:00.401 Uh senior airman , Katherine Winchell . 01:04:05.770 --> 01:04:09.639 Ok . So , uh Erin Winchell supported 01:04:09.649 --> 01:04:12.110 seven live in studio productions to 01:04:12.120 --> 01:04:15.360 include a Powmi , a event , the air to 01:04:15.370 --> 01:04:17.590 40 million people . She also led 01:04:17.600 --> 01:04:19.360 training for 11 personnel on 01:04:19.370 --> 01:04:21.810 identifying proficiency gaps and build 01:04:21.820 --> 01:04:23.876 a training plan to improve processes 01:04:23.876 --> 01:04:25.919 with three Air Force level news 01:04:25.929 --> 01:04:28.439 productions and train two NC OS on 01:04:28.449 --> 01:04:31.520 multimedia radio production skills . Uh 01:04:31.530 --> 01:04:34.120 Fulfilling 29 core CFETP con uh 01:04:34.129 --> 01:04:37.659 competencies . Mm . 01:04:46.850 --> 01:04:50.320 All right . Our NCO of the quarter is 01:04:50.330 --> 01:04:52.441 tech sergeant Kevin Tony , sergeant , 01:04:52.441 --> 01:04:53.552 Tony . Come on up , 01:04:59.570 --> 01:05:01.681 Sergeant Tony single handedly managed 01:05:01.681 --> 01:05:05.020 350 facility work orders , impacting 01:05:05.030 --> 01:05:07.159 three directorates . 1000 staff and 01:05:07.169 --> 01:05:09.510 students resolving three classroom 01:05:09.520 --> 01:05:12.129 stoppages and security uh requirements , 01:05:12.139 --> 01:05:16.090 mitigating 76 safety issues as the Air 01:05:16.100 --> 01:05:17.822 Force Element enlisted council 01:05:17.822 --> 01:05:19.822 president , he also organized three 01:05:19.822 --> 01:05:22.590 team building events and oversaw our 01:05:22.600 --> 01:05:25.780 Unite uh Morale fund event day uh for 01:05:25.790 --> 01:05:28.068 60 airmen in the Air Air Force Element . 01:05:39.739 --> 01:05:42.159 Right ? Our third quarter , senior NCO . 01:05:42.169 --> 01:05:44.590 Senior NCO was Mass Sergeant Scott 01:05:44.600 --> 01:05:46.767 Framing , representing him is gonna be 01:05:46.767 --> 01:05:48.679 mass sergeant and get uh sergeant 01:05:48.689 --> 01:05:51.939 Framing is a Afn Aviano . So uh 01:05:51.949 --> 01:05:54.969 he led person 11 personnel in 01:05:54.979 --> 01:05:58.870 developing 384 hours of radio . Uh 100 01:05:58.879 --> 01:06:00.810 and 56 multimedia products , 01:06:01.050 --> 01:06:04.300 publicizing 31st fighter wing lines of 01:06:04.310 --> 01:06:07.510 uh efforts and Ucom strategic messages . 01:06:07.669 --> 01:06:09.639 He also earned his master's in 01:06:09.649 --> 01:06:12.100 organizational leadership with a 4.0 01:06:12.110 --> 01:06:12.760 GPA 01:06:23.830 --> 01:06:26.280 and not only that uh representing 01:06:26.290 --> 01:06:28.790 certain framing again , we'll have uh 01:06:28.800 --> 01:06:30.800 starting , get standing for that as 01:06:30.800 --> 01:06:33.022 well . Uh was the team of the quarter . 01:06:33.022 --> 01:06:35.133 A FN Aviano one team of the quarter . 01:06:35.260 --> 01:06:38.879 Um So in addition to those 384 01:06:39.290 --> 01:06:42.290 hours of live radio , uh they developed 01:06:42.320 --> 01:06:45.419 100 and 56 media products , uh hosted 01:06:45.429 --> 01:06:48.149 81 interviews , 26 key leader 01:06:48.159 --> 01:06:50.750 engagements and developed communication 01:06:50.760 --> 01:06:52.989 campaigns to amplify messaging 01:06:53.139 --> 01:06:55.530 objectives for eight NATO exercises . 01:07:02.889 --> 01:07:05.189 Well , that uh Sergeant Elijah Doherty , 01:07:05.199 --> 01:07:07.199 get up here , your name's on this . 01:07:11.010 --> 01:07:13.066 So I'm gonna take , I'm gonna take a 01:07:13.066 --> 01:07:15.177 second stand here , stand here . So I 01:07:15.177 --> 01:07:17.399 am gonna take just just in case anybody 01:07:17.399 --> 01:07:19.510 else is in the room , right ? So tech 01:07:19.510 --> 01:07:21.399 Sergeant JC Dunn , staff Sergeant 01:07:21.399 --> 01:07:25.270 Thomas Scherer , A one C Richard Rubio 01:07:25.280 --> 01:07:27.336 tech Sergeant , Stephanie Longoria , 01:07:27.336 --> 01:07:29.689 staff Sergeant Elijah Doherty with me 01:07:29.699 --> 01:07:31.810 and A one C Brandon Nelson . That was 01:07:31.810 --> 01:07:33.921 who was on the team . Let me give you 01:07:33.921 --> 01:07:35.429 that well done . 01:07:42.750 --> 01:07:46.610 Yeah . 30 . Mhm . Mhm . 01:07:47.840 --> 01:07:50.820 Here we go . Alrighty . Uh in addition 01:07:50.830 --> 01:07:52.830 to our quarterly award winners , uh 01:07:52.830 --> 01:07:54.997 General Devo would like to recognize a 01:07:54.997 --> 01:07:57.052 few of our excellent performers . Uh 01:07:57.052 --> 01:08:00.590 Messer and Loughner . Come on up . Mm 01:08:02.899 --> 01:08:05.870 So Massar and Loughner took over a 01:08:05.879 --> 01:08:07.990 position as our unit training manager 01:08:07.990 --> 01:08:10.157 that had been gapped for over a year . 01:08:10.260 --> 01:08:12.204 So imagine the things that weren't 01:08:12.204 --> 01:08:14.371 getting accomplished . She uh directly 01:08:14.371 --> 01:08:17.279 impacted uh 1.2000 personnel . So she 01:08:17.290 --> 01:08:19.401 deals not only with the military side 01:08:19.401 --> 01:08:21.623 of things but our civilian counterparts 01:08:21.623 --> 01:08:23.846 and she improved our ancillary training 01:08:23.846 --> 01:08:26.200 compliance by 75% worldwide . 01:08:36.910 --> 01:08:40.299 Uh Sirmons vas where you at man , 01:08:40.890 --> 01:08:44.609 come on up . He was recently appointed 01:08:44.620 --> 01:08:47.359 as the producer Director of Dim Posts 01:08:47.370 --> 01:08:49.529 Live uh that's hosted by the our 01:08:49.540 --> 01:08:52.390 schoolhouse that gets out uh you know , 01:08:52.689 --> 01:08:55.009 uh public affairs educational uh 01:08:55.020 --> 01:08:57.790 programming to , to our audiences 01:08:57.799 --> 01:09:01.419 worldwide . Uh He led a team of 12 to 01:09:01.430 --> 01:09:03.839 do that . He supported four events in 01:09:03.850 --> 01:09:06.359 the role of uh audio and camera 01:09:06.459 --> 01:09:09.640 director uh to include a Vietnam wall 01:09:09.649 --> 01:09:12.560 memorial ceremony and Cybercom Legal uh 01:09:12.569 --> 01:09:16.120 convention . And he has learned every 01:09:16.129 --> 01:09:18.259 role within the studio sector and 01:09:18.270 --> 01:09:20.437 that's 10 different individual roles , 01:09:20.437 --> 01:09:22.770 uh , during his time within the section , 01:09:23.620 --> 01:09:25.842 we can give her a night . I just said , 01:09:35.319 --> 01:09:37.819 all right . Uh Staff Sergeant , uh , 01:09:37.830 --> 01:09:38.970 Franklin Harris . 01:09:46.649 --> 01:09:49.319 So Sergeant Harris is , uh a little 01:09:49.330 --> 01:09:51.799 more recent member of the team , but 01:09:51.810 --> 01:09:53.921 that has not stopped him from jumping 01:09:53.921 --> 01:09:56.143 in head first . Uh , in his time here , 01:09:56.143 --> 01:09:58.366 he's M CED ceremonies for the Air Force 01:09:58.366 --> 01:10:00.620 Ball and the senior NCO induction 01:10:00.629 --> 01:10:02.910 ceremony . And he's also rapidly 01:10:02.919 --> 01:10:04.808 completed his instructor training 01:10:04.808 --> 01:10:06.863 program , something that's uh a year 01:10:06.863 --> 01:10:08.808 long program . He's gotten done in 01:10:08.808 --> 01:10:12.020 three months . B on one second . 01:10:12.839 --> 01:10:13.839 Thank you so much 01:10:23.500 --> 01:10:25.389 before I turn it back over to the 01:10:25.389 --> 01:10:27.444 general for closing comments . As we 01:10:27.444 --> 01:10:29.556 leave here , we would like you all to 01:10:29.556 --> 01:10:31.667 move out to the main staircase . We'd 01:10:31.667 --> 01:10:33.833 like to do a group photo with everyone 01:10:33.833 --> 01:10:35.944 if that works for you all . All right 01:10:35.944 --> 01:10:38.111 back to you , sir . Any , any comments 01:10:38.111 --> 01:10:40.278 left , just thank you all for what you 01:10:40.278 --> 01:10:42.259 do . Um Continue to do what you're 01:10:42.270 --> 01:10:44.350 doing , keep operating in excellence 01:10:44.359 --> 01:10:47.939 and keep getting after it . Well , said , 01:10:47.950 --> 01:10:51.859 Chief well said , um you are performing 01:10:51.870 --> 01:10:53.981 well , you are doing an excellent job 01:10:53.981 --> 01:10:56.203 and , and , and even more importantly , 01:10:56.203 --> 01:10:59.580 on top of that , what you do matters , 01:11:00.259 --> 01:11:03.140 right ? It matters . So it's important 01:11:03.149 --> 01:11:06.100 and we need it and keep doing it . Um I 01:11:06.109 --> 01:11:08.053 got one other as then besides keep 01:11:08.053 --> 01:11:10.620 doing it , uh take care of one another . 01:11:11.180 --> 01:11:13.347 We're in a kind of funky environment . 01:11:13.347 --> 01:11:15.236 We're in a funky time and you can 01:11:15.236 --> 01:11:17.291 describe that different things , but 01:11:17.291 --> 01:11:19.513 also in this time of change , it's easy 01:11:19.513 --> 01:11:21.791 to become disaggregated , disconnected . 01:11:21.791 --> 01:11:24.180 Some of that is imposed upon you . The 01:11:24.189 --> 01:11:25.911 nature of doing business , the 01:11:25.911 --> 01:11:28.133 organization , the teams , you might be 01:11:28.133 --> 01:11:30.467 in the , how you work , the teleworking , 01:11:30.467 --> 01:11:32.850 the , the geographic separation . Uh So 01:11:32.859 --> 01:11:36.359 you have to fight to come 01:11:36.370 --> 01:11:38.439 together . Sometimes you've , you've 01:11:38.450 --> 01:11:40.672 got to really work at it and force it . 01:11:40.950 --> 01:11:42.950 But one of the things that makes us 01:11:42.950 --> 01:11:45.117 special that makes us a team that kind 01:11:45.117 --> 01:11:47.172 of binds us together is not just the 01:11:47.172 --> 01:11:49.399 uniforms , but it's the relationships 01:11:49.410 --> 01:11:51.490 and the shared experiences and the 01:11:51.500 --> 01:11:54.479 camaraderie that you build and as , as 01:11:54.490 --> 01:11:56.657 things like just as things like social 01:11:56.657 --> 01:11:59.040 media come up and things like COVID 01:11:59.049 --> 01:12:01.216 happen there , there are things in the 01:12:01.216 --> 01:12:04.649 world that will pull us apart that will 01:12:04.660 --> 01:12:06.750 highlight differences that will 01:12:06.759 --> 01:12:09.850 physically separate us , that will pull 01:12:09.859 --> 01:12:13.430 us apart and that will disconnect us as 01:12:13.439 --> 01:12:16.279 individuals . But the strength is the 01:12:16.290 --> 01:12:18.509 community and the culture and the team 01:12:18.750 --> 01:12:21.083 and the common experience that we share , 01:12:21.083 --> 01:12:23.439 fight to keep that together and 01:12:23.450 --> 01:12:25.450 constantly look to reach around and 01:12:25.450 --> 01:12:27.561 grab somebody else and pull them in . 01:12:27.700 --> 01:12:30.580 OK , do that in addition to what you're 01:12:30.589 --> 01:12:32.790 doing with the mission and that's what 01:12:32.799 --> 01:12:34.799 later when you look back , you go , 01:12:34.799 --> 01:12:36.979 that's what success looks like . All 01:12:36.990 --> 01:12:39.109 right . So thank you very much for 01:12:39.120 --> 01:12:41.176 everything you do day in and day out 01:12:41.176 --> 01:12:43.398 and I look forward to seeing you out in 01:12:43.398 --> 01:12:45.731 spaces and places and faces . All right . 01:12:45.731 --> 01:12:48.850 Thank you . Now , now we like to go eat . 01:12:48.979 --> 01:12:50.923 That's right . We like to go eat . 01:12:54.299 --> 01:12:56.410 That's right . Carry on . Thank you . 01:12:58.370 --> 01:12:59.259 I give that to somebody .