1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:02,576 sir . We'll start with you with some 2 00:00:02,576 --> 00:00:04,631 opening comments . So all the airman 3 00:00:04,631 --> 00:00:06,464 out there and Air Force Material 4 00:00:06,464 --> 00:00:08,409 Command , thank you for joining us 5 00:00:08,409 --> 00:00:10,464 today . And the most important thing 6 00:00:10,464 --> 00:00:12,687 I'm gonna tell you today just thank you 7 00:00:12,687 --> 00:00:12,340 for what you're doing . Each and every 8 00:00:12,350 --> 00:00:15,770 day you have fully embraced mantra that 9 00:00:15,770 --> 00:00:17,881 I've used that we execute our wartime 10 00:00:17,881 --> 00:00:20,220 mission each and every day . And I am 11 00:00:20,220 --> 00:00:22,860 extremely proud of how you have 12 00:00:22,870 --> 00:00:24,926 continued to execute that mission in 13 00:00:24,926 --> 00:00:27,250 the face of the cove in 19 Pandemic . 14 00:00:27,740 --> 00:00:30,350 We have continued to do our research . 15 00:00:30,630 --> 00:00:32,741 We have continued to do our Depp Oh , 16 00:00:32,741 --> 00:00:34,852 ups and our supply chain management . 17 00:00:34,852 --> 00:00:36,463 We continue to do all of our 18 00:00:36,463 --> 00:00:38,810 acquisition programs were continuing , 19 00:00:38,810 --> 00:00:41,300 execute key tests in a variety of 20 00:00:41,300 --> 00:00:43,400 different areas . And we've provided 21 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,690 unparalleled support to the 22 00:00:45,690 --> 00:00:47,920 installations and in many ways , in new 23 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:50,087 and unusual ways that we never thought 24 00:00:50,087 --> 00:00:52,253 of . So I'm really proud of that . I'm 25 00:00:52,253 --> 00:00:54,364 just going to give you one real quick 26 00:00:54,364 --> 00:00:56,560 example of why I'm so proud . I got an 27 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,010 email on a Friday night wanting a 28 00:00:59,020 --> 00:01:01,820 methodology to transport Cove in 19 29 00:01:01,820 --> 00:01:05,530 positive service members from 30 00:01:05,530 --> 00:01:07,890 wherever they were ill to wherever they 31 00:01:07,890 --> 00:01:10,057 needed to go to get the proper medical 32 00:01:10,057 --> 00:01:12,350 treatment . Within three weeks , we 33 00:01:12,350 --> 00:01:14,580 developed and fielded . We didn't 34 00:01:14,580 --> 00:01:16,660 develop , but we cleared an interim 35 00:01:16,660 --> 00:01:20,190 solution to operate on C 17 so that we 36 00:01:20,190 --> 00:01:23,030 could transport those cove in 19 37 00:01:23,030 --> 00:01:25,260 positive service members toe where they 38 00:01:25,270 --> 00:01:27,410 get the proper care . In less than 39 00:01:27,410 --> 00:01:29,632 three months , we had developed a new , 40 00:01:29,632 --> 00:01:31,521 entirely new system to be able to 41 00:01:31,521 --> 00:01:34,600 transport Airman in C 17 and C one 42 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,370 thirties that took Airman from the Life 43 00:01:37,370 --> 00:01:39,426 Cycle Management Center in the agile 44 00:01:39,426 --> 00:01:41,490 combat support in the Engineering 45 00:01:41,490 --> 00:01:43,490 Directorate in the mobility program 46 00:01:43,490 --> 00:01:45,657 Executive Officer office , all working 47 00:01:45,657 --> 00:01:47,950 together with members of the Air Force 48 00:01:47,950 --> 00:01:50,006 Research Laboratory , members of Air 49 00:01:50,006 --> 00:01:53,820 Force Test Centre and members of the of 50 00:01:53,820 --> 00:01:56,042 the Sustainment Center . And we did all 51 00:01:56,042 --> 00:01:58,209 that in less than three months and put 52 00:01:58,209 --> 00:02:00,209 a new capability out in the field . 53 00:02:00,209 --> 00:02:02,264 That's the power that we as an as an 54 00:02:02,264 --> 00:02:04,487 air Force material command bring to the 55 00:02:04,487 --> 00:02:06,820 fight . And that's why you all are most 56 00:02:06,820 --> 00:02:09,153 important in our most valuable resource . 57 00:02:09,153 --> 00:02:11,320 As we go forward . Thank you for doing 58 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,542 all those great things and representing 59 00:02:13,542 --> 00:02:16,650 us in such a positive way . We're in 60 00:02:16,650 --> 00:02:18,483 the middle of our return to full 61 00:02:18,483 --> 00:02:20,206 capacity . We've already taken 62 00:02:20,206 --> 00:02:22,428 briefings from everyone on how to go do 63 00:02:22,428 --> 00:02:24,650 that . That's gonna vary for all airman 64 00:02:24,650 --> 00:02:26,650 within the command . And I can talk 65 00:02:26,650 --> 00:02:28,872 more about that . If we get questions , 66 00:02:28,872 --> 00:02:31,094 please follow the rule sets that you've 67 00:02:31,094 --> 00:02:33,206 been given by your folks to make sure 68 00:02:33,206 --> 00:02:35,372 we get everybody back . And our number 69 00:02:35,372 --> 00:02:37,539 one priority out of this is the safety 70 00:02:37,539 --> 00:02:39,761 of our airman and their families . That 71 00:02:39,761 --> 00:02:41,872 is our number one priority . We can't 72 00:02:41,872 --> 00:02:43,817 lose track of that as we do this . 73 00:02:43,817 --> 00:02:45,872 There are multiple other things that 74 00:02:45,872 --> 00:02:48,094 are going on in the command right now , 75 00:02:48,094 --> 00:02:50,317 with diversity and inclusion with where 76 00:02:50,317 --> 00:02:52,539 we're going with the FMC . We need with 77 00:02:52,539 --> 00:02:54,761 a lot of other initiatives . And I look 78 00:02:54,761 --> 00:02:54,000 forward to talking about any and all 79 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,130 those that you want to discuss . So 80 00:02:56,130 --> 00:02:58,297 thank you again for being here with us 81 00:02:58,297 --> 00:03:01,080 today . Hey , good afternoon . 82 00:03:02,630 --> 00:03:04,852 Happy to be with you again . Thanks for 83 00:03:04,852 --> 00:03:06,963 the opportunity to an end and kind of 84 00:03:06,963 --> 00:03:09,297 hear what's going on around the command . 85 00:03:09,297 --> 00:03:11,463 We really look forward to hearing your 86 00:03:11,463 --> 00:03:13,630 questions and your comments , and soon 87 00:03:13,630 --> 00:03:15,852 a bunch said we've we've ah , uh , Cove 88 00:03:15,852 --> 00:03:17,908 in 19 is kind of changed . How we do 89 00:03:17,908 --> 00:03:21,020 work , and it just overwhelmed with the , 90 00:03:21,030 --> 00:03:23,930 uh the the initiatives and the invasion 91 00:03:23,930 --> 00:03:26,640 that you have done to be able to cut to 92 00:03:26,640 --> 00:03:29,020 continue to do our mission . We do our 93 00:03:29,020 --> 00:03:31,076 wartime mission each and every day . 94 00:03:31,076 --> 00:03:33,820 And you absolutely have taken on this 95 00:03:33,850 --> 00:03:35,750 Kobe 19 challenge and made 96 00:03:35,890 --> 00:03:38,760 opportunities out of out of that . You 97 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:40,927 haven't hadn't slowed you down a bit . 98 00:03:40,927 --> 00:03:42,816 You figured out ways toe to still 99 00:03:42,816 --> 00:03:44,704 continue to do our mission , said 100 00:03:44,704 --> 00:03:46,927 That's what I'm so proud of you far and 101 00:03:46,927 --> 00:03:49,204 so proud to be part of this great team . 102 00:03:49,204 --> 00:03:48,810 So look forward to hearing your 103 00:03:48,810 --> 00:03:51,032 questions and hearing what you have for 104 00:03:51,032 --> 00:03:54,800 us . Okay , sir , you alluded 105 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,967 to . Obviously , these past few months 106 00:03:56,967 --> 00:03:59,133 have been extremely challenging due to 107 00:03:59,133 --> 00:04:00,689 Cove in 19 . No , that's an 108 00:04:00,689 --> 00:04:03,022 understatement . And as you said before , 109 00:04:03,022 --> 00:04:03,000 there's no play book for this . We've 110 00:04:03,010 --> 00:04:05,720 been figuring this out . As we go , the 111 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:07,887 pandemic is impacted . Our mission has 112 00:04:07,887 --> 00:04:09,942 changed the way we do business today 113 00:04:09,942 --> 00:04:11,831 and into the future . He talked a 114 00:04:11,831 --> 00:04:13,998 little bit about the commands response 115 00:04:13,998 --> 00:04:16,109 and one of the examples that made you 116 00:04:16,109 --> 00:04:18,109 proud . But what did we wouldn't we 117 00:04:18,109 --> 00:04:20,276 take away from this and Where do we go 118 00:04:20,276 --> 00:04:22,387 from here ? Yes , So we learned a lot 119 00:04:22,387 --> 00:04:22,020 of lessons out of this , and they're 120 00:04:22,020 --> 00:04:24,187 gonna be a lot of things that we don't 121 00:04:24,187 --> 00:04:26,298 go back ever again to where we were . 122 00:04:26,298 --> 00:04:28,353 Let me talk about some of the unique 123 00:04:28,353 --> 00:04:30,409 things that we did first , and we'll 124 00:04:30,409 --> 00:04:29,370 talk about how we're going to go 125 00:04:29,370 --> 00:04:31,537 forward . So some of the unique things 126 00:04:31,537 --> 00:04:33,703 that I'm really proud of that the team 127 00:04:33,703 --> 00:04:35,870 has accomplished . So our epidemiology 128 00:04:35,870 --> 00:04:37,750 lab over an Air Force research 129 00:04:37,750 --> 00:04:39,806 laboratory is part of the 7 11 Human 130 00:04:39,806 --> 00:04:41,970 Performance Wing . They're executing 131 00:04:41,970 --> 00:04:44,840 over 50% of the Department of Defense's 132 00:04:44,850 --> 00:04:47,770 tests for Cove in 19 . They have been 133 00:04:47,770 --> 00:04:49,714 running extended hours and working 134 00:04:49,714 --> 00:04:51,937 extremely hard , and soon will go to 24 135 00:04:51,937 --> 00:04:54,390 7 ops to make sure that they can meet 136 00:04:54,390 --> 00:04:56,660 those requirements . We have a lot of 137 00:04:56,660 --> 00:04:59,070 airman that have exercised innovation 138 00:04:59,070 --> 00:05:01,126 in the way that they have built face 139 00:05:01,126 --> 00:05:04,110 mass and built plastic shields . Even 140 00:05:04,110 --> 00:05:06,277 had one airman who cleared it with his 141 00:05:06,277 --> 00:05:08,620 leadership and took a three D adaptive 142 00:05:08,620 --> 00:05:11,310 printer home with materials and printed 143 00:05:11,310 --> 00:05:13,532 mass that we could then distribute into 144 00:05:13,532 --> 00:05:15,754 the work force so that we could utilize 145 00:05:15,754 --> 00:05:17,699 those we found new ways to get our 146 00:05:17,699 --> 00:05:19,520 business done by opening up new 147 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,853 apertures for how we could do tele work . 148 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:24,550 Joe Schmitz team up at hand . Scum has 149 00:05:24,550 --> 00:05:26,717 done a phenomenal job working with Air 150 00:05:26,717 --> 00:05:28,939 Combat Command headquarters , Air Force 151 00:05:29,010 --> 00:05:32,070 Doping , up CVR teams to increase the 152 00:05:32,070 --> 00:05:34,950 number of VPN lines and really tell 153 00:05:34,950 --> 00:05:37,172 work has gone to a whole new level from 154 00:05:37,172 --> 00:05:39,380 where we were before I could go on and 155 00:05:39,380 --> 00:05:42,350 on . And one other example , We needed 156 00:05:42,350 --> 00:05:44,530 critical testing done on the F 35 157 00:05:44,540 --> 00:05:46,707 canopy . Because we have a shortage in 158 00:05:46,707 --> 00:05:48,818 the sustainment area , we found a way 159 00:05:48,818 --> 00:05:51,040 to work with local officials and do the 160 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,262 right things to get the testing done so 161 00:05:53,262 --> 00:05:55,484 that we could provide a second source . 162 00:05:55,484 --> 00:05:57,707 Remarkable things that everybody's done 163 00:05:57,707 --> 00:06:00,040 in the face of this won't get headlines . 164 00:06:00,150 --> 00:06:02,610 Nowhere near is big , but how you as 165 00:06:02,610 --> 00:06:06,460 leaders have used the technologies that 166 00:06:06,460 --> 00:06:09,120 we've got in a way to continue to 167 00:06:09,130 --> 00:06:11,590 communicate and ensure the resiliency 168 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,370 of our airman as we shifted to tell a 169 00:06:14,370 --> 00:06:16,314 work and I'd already talked before 170 00:06:16,314 --> 00:06:18,426 about resilience and how important it 171 00:06:18,426 --> 00:06:21,040 waas , you found ways to communicate 172 00:06:21,050 --> 00:06:23,910 and use these in an innovative way so 173 00:06:23,910 --> 00:06:26,080 that were physically distance but 174 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,660 socially connected . And that is so 175 00:06:28,660 --> 00:06:30,920 important during this time because you 176 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,290 can very easily feel isolated and you 177 00:06:33,290 --> 00:06:35,410 can very easily not know what's going 178 00:06:35,410 --> 00:06:37,780 on . And that connectivity and that 179 00:06:37,780 --> 00:06:39,669 social connection and knowing how 180 00:06:39,669 --> 00:06:41,724 important you are is really , really 181 00:06:41,724 --> 00:06:44,058 important . So I'm really proud of that . 182 00:06:44,058 --> 00:06:45,947 A couple things that are going to 183 00:06:45,947 --> 00:06:47,836 change that I believe we're gonna 184 00:06:47,836 --> 00:06:50,050 change for the good and FMC . In many 185 00:06:50,050 --> 00:06:53,410 ways we had not been as embracing of 186 00:06:53,420 --> 00:06:55,531 tele work , and some alternative work 187 00:06:55,531 --> 00:06:57,587 schedules and things like that is we 188 00:06:57,587 --> 00:06:59,670 probably could have been . We have 189 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,480 clearly demonstrated that we can tell 190 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,350 work we have . Ah , we're not 191 00:07:06,350 --> 00:07:08,294 going back to the way that we were 192 00:07:08,294 --> 00:07:10,720 before We're right now working on how 193 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:13,390 we open up telework , toe additional 194 00:07:13,390 --> 00:07:15,930 people . We're now looking at how we do 195 00:07:15,930 --> 00:07:18,041 our job advertisements for the future 196 00:07:18,041 --> 00:07:20,460 to include telework . We're looking at 197 00:07:20,470 --> 00:07:22,810 facilities to see how we reconfigure 198 00:07:22,820 --> 00:07:24,653 facilities where more people are 199 00:07:24,653 --> 00:07:27,110 permanently teleworking and only coming 200 00:07:27,110 --> 00:07:29,400 in and limited times . So those were 201 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,470 just a few of the examples of things 202 00:07:31,470 --> 00:07:33,526 that we're not going to go back to . 203 00:07:33,526 --> 00:07:35,526 We're going to stay exactly the way 204 00:07:35,526 --> 00:07:37,890 there . Thanks , Chief . You know , 205 00:07:37,890 --> 00:07:40,150 we've seen a lot in the news right now 206 00:07:40,150 --> 00:07:42,510 about spikes in our communities of Cove , 207 00:07:42,510 --> 00:07:45,140 in positive cases , and it's bleeding 208 00:07:45,140 --> 00:07:48,070 over into bases . And , Chairman , what 209 00:07:48,070 --> 00:07:50,126 advice you give to all of our airmen 210 00:07:50,126 --> 00:07:52,292 when they are out in the communities . 211 00:07:52,292 --> 00:07:54,459 And what should they be doing ? Yeah , 212 00:07:54,459 --> 00:07:56,681 that's a great question . And and we we 213 00:07:56,681 --> 00:07:58,792 work this every day . We kind of hear 214 00:07:58,792 --> 00:08:00,792 this . We get updates on what ? The 215 00:08:00,792 --> 00:08:02,514 cases are both water and honor 216 00:08:02,514 --> 00:08:04,126 installations and around our 217 00:08:04,126 --> 00:08:06,181 communities . And we know that as we 218 00:08:06,181 --> 00:08:08,348 return to full capacity , this becomes 219 00:08:08,348 --> 00:08:10,348 more important that , uh , that our 220 00:08:10,348 --> 00:08:12,570 workforce stay safe . Stays healthy out 221 00:08:12,570 --> 00:08:14,792 there . So really , what ? What I would 222 00:08:14,792 --> 00:08:17,014 tell you is what I need you to do is to 223 00:08:17,014 --> 00:08:18,681 listen to your leader . Local 224 00:08:18,681 --> 00:08:20,848 leadership . They have the best advice 225 00:08:20,848 --> 00:08:22,903 on their hearing strictly from their 226 00:08:22,903 --> 00:08:24,848 medical community . They're at the 227 00:08:24,848 --> 00:08:27,070 local installation . The bottom line is 228 00:08:27,070 --> 00:08:29,014 wearing a mask . Wearing a mask is 229 00:08:29,014 --> 00:08:31,181 important . Protects you . It protects 230 00:08:31,181 --> 00:08:33,100 those around you . The social 231 00:08:33,100 --> 00:08:35,267 distancing rules that we've heard . If 232 00:08:35,267 --> 00:08:37,489 you're sick , you're not feeling well . 233 00:08:37,489 --> 00:08:39,378 Don't come to work . Talk to your 234 00:08:39,378 --> 00:08:41,730 supervisor . Reach out to them . if you 235 00:08:41,730 --> 00:08:43,841 go somewhere , you're in contact with 236 00:08:43,841 --> 00:08:45,952 someone else who's who potentially is 237 00:08:45,970 --> 00:08:48,610 positive , are believed their positive . 238 00:08:49,260 --> 00:08:51,316 Then , you know , make sure you self 239 00:08:51,316 --> 00:08:53,482 isolate yourself . Work that with your 240 00:08:53,482 --> 00:08:55,593 local leadership with your first line 241 00:08:55,593 --> 00:08:57,760 supervisor so that they're aware . But 242 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:59,816 the reality is we're in order to get 243 00:08:59,816 --> 00:09:03,320 through this cove in 19 safely and make 244 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:05,542 sure that we all stay healthy . We need 245 00:09:05,542 --> 00:09:07,542 everybody on board . We need you to 246 00:09:07,542 --> 00:09:09,709 listen to your local leaders . We need 247 00:09:09,709 --> 00:09:11,598 you to be plugged in with them to 248 00:09:11,598 --> 00:09:13,764 provide them feedback on , uh , on how 249 00:09:13,764 --> 00:09:15,709 it's working for you at your local 250 00:09:15,709 --> 00:09:17,931 level . But the reality is is we got to 251 00:09:17,931 --> 00:09:19,987 be in this together and we all gotta 252 00:09:19,987 --> 00:09:21,987 work through this . We got we got a 253 00:09:21,987 --> 00:09:24,209 lead through it . And that's what we're 254 00:09:24,209 --> 00:09:26,209 asking you to do . Teoh to be smart 255 00:09:26,209 --> 00:09:28,431 about it too socially . Distance to use 256 00:09:28,431 --> 00:09:28,190 those . All those techniques have been 257 00:09:28,330 --> 00:09:30,441 that you're learning from our medical 258 00:09:30,441 --> 00:09:33,230 professionals out there . So thanks and 259 00:09:33,390 --> 00:09:35,557 and , sir , you know , we've heard you 260 00:09:35,557 --> 00:09:37,890 say to We can't let up on our diligence , 261 00:09:37,890 --> 00:09:39,834 especially in the workplace . What 262 00:09:39,834 --> 00:09:41,946 advice ? You know , what should we be 263 00:09:41,946 --> 00:09:44,168 doing in the workplace Teoh really help 264 00:09:44,168 --> 00:09:43,930 prevent this and make sure our mission 265 00:09:43,930 --> 00:09:47,290 continues . Eso number one thing we 266 00:09:47,290 --> 00:09:49,401 have as we've done our return to full 267 00:09:49,401 --> 00:09:52,430 capacity , as the chief alluded to , we 268 00:09:52,430 --> 00:09:54,374 actually brought our public health 269 00:09:54,374 --> 00:09:56,374 folks in . And we've done surveys . 270 00:09:56,374 --> 00:09:58,486 We've done reviews of what we need to 271 00:09:58,486 --> 00:10:00,486 do , which established in different 272 00:10:00,486 --> 00:10:02,597 spacing shift work everything else so 273 00:10:02,597 --> 00:10:04,652 that we could minimise and lower the 274 00:10:04,652 --> 00:10:07,430 risk of spread of infection . That is 275 00:10:07,430 --> 00:10:09,652 the desire of what we're doing . So the 276 00:10:09,652 --> 00:10:11,819 number one thing is , if you're coming 277 00:10:11,819 --> 00:10:14,041 back into the workplace , make sure you 278 00:10:14,041 --> 00:10:16,263 understand what the rule sets are asked 279 00:10:16,263 --> 00:10:15,910 the right set of questions and follow 280 00:10:15,910 --> 00:10:18,021 those guidelines , that's what That's 281 00:10:18,021 --> 00:10:20,350 number one number two , as chief said , 282 00:10:20,820 --> 00:10:23,600 Where your mask . Okay , where your 283 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,822 mask . I know they're uncomfortable . I 284 00:10:25,822 --> 00:10:27,878 don't like wearing mine either , but 285 00:10:27,878 --> 00:10:29,933 the reality is each and every one of 286 00:10:29,933 --> 00:10:32,156 you , our most valuable resource . Your 287 00:10:32,156 --> 00:10:34,489 critical to how we get the mission done . 288 00:10:34,489 --> 00:10:36,433 I need you to wear your mask . You 289 00:10:36,433 --> 00:10:38,656 You're gonna walk in . They're gonna be 290 00:10:38,656 --> 00:10:40,933 guidelines . Follow it . Use your mask . 291 00:10:40,933 --> 00:10:43,060 Practice good hygiene . Use your hand 292 00:10:43,060 --> 00:10:45,360 sanitizer . Wash your hands regularly . 293 00:10:45,370 --> 00:10:47,370 Make sure you're keeping the proper 294 00:10:47,370 --> 00:10:50,930 distancing . Take care of yourself if 295 00:10:50,930 --> 00:10:54,030 you're sick . Many of us over our times 296 00:10:54,030 --> 00:10:56,252 and service have always wanted to tough 297 00:10:56,252 --> 00:10:58,308 it out and show how big and tough we 298 00:10:58,308 --> 00:11:00,474 were . By continuing to come to work . 299 00:11:00,710 --> 00:11:02,932 I need you to get out of that mindset . 300 00:11:02,970 --> 00:11:05,920 If you are sick or you do not feel well , 301 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,390 I need you to stay home and talk to 302 00:11:08,390 --> 00:11:10,960 your supervisors . One thing I want to 303 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,900 add one of the chief questions there We 304 00:11:13,900 --> 00:11:15,733 are talking in some of the local 305 00:11:15,733 --> 00:11:17,789 communities about what they're doing 306 00:11:17,789 --> 00:11:19,733 and some of the guidelines they're 307 00:11:19,733 --> 00:11:21,733 putting in place . Our installation 308 00:11:21,733 --> 00:11:23,733 commanders were in constant contact 309 00:11:23,733 --> 00:11:25,900 with local communities and making sure 310 00:11:25,900 --> 00:11:28,122 they understand the impacts . So if you 311 00:11:28,122 --> 00:11:27,850 have concerns , raise it up to your 312 00:11:27,850 --> 00:11:30,300 leadership team . Follow the rules 313 00:11:30,680 --> 00:11:33,280 where your mass practice safe hygiene 314 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,110 keep following and will be okay . We're 315 00:11:36,110 --> 00:11:38,110 showing that if you follow our rule 316 00:11:38,110 --> 00:11:40,221 sets , the spread is not happening in 317 00:11:40,221 --> 00:11:42,166 the workplace . It's using when we 318 00:11:42,166 --> 00:11:44,388 haven't followed . The rule sets we put 319 00:11:44,388 --> 00:11:46,499 in place is when we're finding out we 320 00:11:46,499 --> 00:11:48,666 have issues , sir . Thank you . So you 321 00:11:48,666 --> 00:11:50,721 talked a little bit about telework ? 322 00:11:50,721 --> 00:11:52,888 Clearly , that is a silver lining that 323 00:11:52,888 --> 00:11:55,110 has come out of Cove . It We have had a 324 00:11:55,110 --> 00:11:57,332 lot , a lot of interest on the topic on 325 00:11:57,332 --> 00:11:59,388 tele work and in particularly people 326 00:11:59,388 --> 00:12:01,443 are concerned to school begins . You 327 00:12:01,443 --> 00:12:03,443 know that we're looking at a lot of 328 00:12:03,443 --> 00:12:02,860 schools . We're going to continue to be 329 00:12:02,860 --> 00:12:05,460 virtual so that still impacts parents 330 00:12:05,460 --> 00:12:07,571 from being able to come back into the 331 00:12:07,571 --> 00:12:09,738 workplace . And , you know , obviously 332 00:12:09,738 --> 00:12:11,793 child care concerns . I mean , these 333 00:12:11,793 --> 00:12:13,793 things have not gone away . So what 334 00:12:13,793 --> 00:12:15,793 advice do you have on the tele work 335 00:12:15,793 --> 00:12:17,960 with relating to school and caring for 336 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:19,793 your family ? So So it's a great 337 00:12:19,793 --> 00:12:21,738 question . It's one that we as the 338 00:12:21,738 --> 00:12:25,210 match com commanders . We have a every 339 00:12:25,210 --> 00:12:27,610 week or every other week covert 19 340 00:12:27,610 --> 00:12:29,666 group where we're all sitting in and 341 00:12:29,666 --> 00:12:31,832 talking about it and Schools and Child 342 00:12:31,832 --> 00:12:33,832 Development Center . We just talked 343 00:12:33,832 --> 00:12:36,054 about two days ago . It's one that's on 344 00:12:36,054 --> 00:12:38,166 the mind of all the senior leaders of 345 00:12:38,166 --> 00:12:40,221 the Air Force . We know that getting 346 00:12:40,221 --> 00:12:42,388 the full capacity backup for how we're 347 00:12:42,388 --> 00:12:44,499 going to do our mission is gonna play 348 00:12:44,499 --> 00:12:46,499 into when the schools open up . How 349 00:12:46,499 --> 00:12:48,777 many of the kids can go back to school ? 350 00:12:48,777 --> 00:12:50,999 How are child development centres being 351 00:12:50,999 --> 00:12:53,221 handled . Are they all going to be able 352 00:12:53,221 --> 00:12:55,388 to open back up what's happened in the 353 00:12:55,388 --> 00:12:56,999 local communities with child 354 00:12:56,999 --> 00:12:59,110 development and childcare ? Those are 355 00:12:59,110 --> 00:13:01,277 all ones that we're watching . Here is 356 00:13:01,277 --> 00:13:03,332 the best thing I can ask you to do . 357 00:13:03,332 --> 00:13:05,499 Talk to your supervisors . They should 358 00:13:05,499 --> 00:13:07,610 be constantly aware of the state that 359 00:13:07,610 --> 00:13:09,388 you're in . We are working some 360 00:13:09,388 --> 00:13:11,388 different hours with some people so 361 00:13:11,388 --> 00:13:13,443 they can get their work done . Those 362 00:13:13,443 --> 00:13:15,277 are all things that we've got to 363 00:13:15,277 --> 00:13:17,499 consider him work . One of the things , 364 00:13:17,499 --> 00:13:17,120 though , that I need you to watch out 365 00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:19,130 for And one of the things that it's 366 00:13:19,130 --> 00:13:21,352 kind of easy to fall into here is we do 367 00:13:21,352 --> 00:13:23,241 tele work because we are going to 368 00:13:23,241 --> 00:13:25,241 continue to do this for an extended 369 00:13:25,241 --> 00:13:27,297 period of time . And I don't need to 370 00:13:27,297 --> 00:13:29,408 let your guard up on that . You gotta 371 00:13:29,408 --> 00:13:31,519 watch kind of counter your hours . It 372 00:13:31,519 --> 00:13:33,686 is very easy at times to get up in the 373 00:13:33,686 --> 00:13:35,630 morning at 5 30 or six o'clock and 374 00:13:35,630 --> 00:13:38,620 immediately plug in and then plug out . 375 00:13:38,770 --> 00:13:40,881 Check out when you get ready to go to 376 00:13:40,881 --> 00:13:42,770 bed . You got to make sure you're 377 00:13:42,770 --> 00:13:44,937 taking care of yourself in this You've 378 00:13:44,937 --> 00:13:47,103 got to make sure that you're getting a 379 00:13:47,103 --> 00:13:46,840 little me time there so that you don't 380 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:48,910 drain the batteries and you work 381 00:13:48,910 --> 00:13:50,688 yourself into the ground . So I 382 00:13:50,688 --> 00:13:52,799 encourage you make sure you're taking 383 00:13:52,799 --> 00:13:54,966 the right time . I'm not asking you to 384 00:13:54,966 --> 00:13:57,132 not work . That's not what I'm doing . 385 00:13:57,132 --> 00:13:59,243 I don't think you believe that's what 386 00:13:59,243 --> 00:13:59,210 I'm doing , but I don't expect you to 387 00:13:59,210 --> 00:14:02,020 be on the computer and tele working 16 388 00:14:02,020 --> 00:14:04,780 hours a day as many of you may be doing , 389 00:14:05,100 --> 00:14:06,933 I need you to exercise the right 390 00:14:06,933 --> 00:14:09,044 discipline . So you're taking care of 391 00:14:09,044 --> 00:14:11,211 yourself . So related to that , we did 392 00:14:11,211 --> 00:14:13,544 get a question online that talked about , 393 00:14:13,544 --> 00:14:16,000 you know , fitness leave during tele 394 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:18,111 work , which , you know , in a lot of 395 00:14:18,111 --> 00:14:20,220 areas that has gone away right now 396 00:14:20,220 --> 00:14:22,276 because you are a home and the hours 397 00:14:22,276 --> 00:14:24,498 are a little bit different . So can can 398 00:14:24,498 --> 00:14:26,609 you address that to mean ? Is it some 399 00:14:26,609 --> 00:14:28,609 point we're gonna get fitness leave 400 00:14:28,609 --> 00:14:30,831 back or I don't know the answer to that 401 00:14:30,831 --> 00:14:32,998 one right now , I can tell you that we 402 00:14:32,998 --> 00:14:32,790 talked about it at the leadership of 403 00:14:32,790 --> 00:14:35,370 the command just last week , so I can't 404 00:14:35,370 --> 00:14:37,592 give you a great answer on that one . I 405 00:14:37,592 --> 00:14:39,592 would encourage you to talk to your 406 00:14:39,592 --> 00:14:41,648 supervisor . What I will tell you is 407 00:14:41,648 --> 00:14:43,759 it's one that are a one is looking at 408 00:14:43,759 --> 00:14:45,759 and working across the board to see 409 00:14:45,759 --> 00:14:47,870 what we for how we go forward , sir . 410 00:14:47,870 --> 00:14:50,092 Thank you . So , in addition to Cove in 411 00:14:50,092 --> 00:14:51,870 19 our countries facing another 412 00:14:51,870 --> 00:14:54,037 pandemic , you know , after the recent 413 00:14:54,037 --> 00:14:56,092 death death of Mr George Floyd , his 414 00:14:56,092 --> 00:14:58,259 death and others have obviously forced 415 00:14:58,259 --> 00:15:00,537 a conversation on diversity , equality , 416 00:15:00,537 --> 00:15:02,537 inclusion and racism within the Air 417 00:15:02,537 --> 00:15:04,703 Force and within our society . Can you 418 00:15:04,703 --> 00:15:04,340 both talk a little bit about what the 419 00:15:04,340 --> 00:15:06,562 air Force is doing in your expectations 420 00:15:06,562 --> 00:15:09,410 for the command ? So Ah , chief , I'll 421 00:15:09,410 --> 00:15:11,466 go first . If that's okay , and then 422 00:15:11,466 --> 00:15:14,600 I'll let you clean up . So what are we 423 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:16,933 doing ? Is an Air Force as an air force ? 424 00:15:16,933 --> 00:15:18,878 Right now ? We've got a task force 425 00:15:18,878 --> 00:15:21,750 stood up . Ah , and it is their 426 00:15:21,940 --> 00:15:24,218 multiple tasks that they're looking at . 427 00:15:24,430 --> 00:15:26,430 A couple of the first ones that are 428 00:15:26,430 --> 00:15:29,110 really big . They are right now . I've 429 00:15:29,110 --> 00:15:31,054 got until the end of this month to 430 00:15:31,054 --> 00:15:34,510 complete a look at our discipline for 431 00:15:34,510 --> 00:15:37,050 Black Airman , particularly in the E 432 00:15:37,050 --> 00:15:39,690 two to e five category . That is 433 00:15:39,690 --> 00:15:42,880 historically running about double the 434 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:45,760 rate of all other ethnicities . When 435 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,360 you look at those those grades , it's 436 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,010 running about double , and we're We've 437 00:15:51,010 --> 00:15:53,121 got a team that's working for General 438 00:15:53,121 --> 00:15:55,121 Lieutenant Colonel Sam Side R I G . 439 00:15:55,121 --> 00:15:57,232 They're pulling together all the data 440 00:15:57,232 --> 00:15:59,232 and they are going to come back and 441 00:15:59,232 --> 00:16:01,399 look at what is driving that . What do 442 00:16:01,399 --> 00:16:03,566 we need to change ? Water factors that 443 00:16:03,566 --> 00:16:05,677 we need to consider . So that work is 444 00:16:05,677 --> 00:16:07,788 already underway , The other one that 445 00:16:07,788 --> 00:16:09,621 we're looking at or what are the 446 00:16:09,621 --> 00:16:11,843 barriers that we're facing that are not 447 00:16:11,843 --> 00:16:13,343 allowing airman to get the 448 00:16:13,343 --> 00:16:15,510 opportunities to get the training they 449 00:16:15,510 --> 00:16:17,732 need or precluding them from being able 450 00:16:17,732 --> 00:16:21,040 to serve in higher roles ? So the team 451 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:23,096 is looking at both of those will get 452 00:16:23,096 --> 00:16:25,262 feedback on those . That's a big focus 453 00:16:25,262 --> 00:16:27,318 area . A couple of there is that our 454 00:16:27,318 --> 00:16:28,984 big focus areas and how we're 455 00:16:28,984 --> 00:16:31,096 addressing it as ah , as an Air Force 456 00:16:31,096 --> 00:16:33,262 and is a match com number one . We got 457 00:16:33,262 --> 00:16:35,207 it . We're on in this . We have an 458 00:16:35,207 --> 00:16:37,318 issue , and we got to go work it as a 459 00:16:37,318 --> 00:16:41,260 team . And , uh , the numbers I 460 00:16:41,260 --> 00:16:43,316 gave you for I've had people is I've 461 00:16:43,316 --> 00:16:45,371 gone out and done . Some are sensing 462 00:16:45,371 --> 00:16:47,482 sessions . Tell me the numbers aren't 463 00:16:47,482 --> 00:16:49,704 right . The numbers are right . Folks , 464 00:16:49,704 --> 00:16:51,871 we got a problem . We got our own it . 465 00:16:51,871 --> 00:16:53,927 We got to go work it . We don't have 466 00:16:53,927 --> 00:16:56,093 the right diversity at senior levels . 467 00:16:56,093 --> 00:16:58,316 We got to go work it . The second thing 468 00:16:58,316 --> 00:17:00,427 is we need to talk to chairman . What 469 00:17:00,427 --> 00:17:02,704 that really means is we need to listen . 470 00:17:02,704 --> 00:17:04,927 Chairman . We need to talk to start the 471 00:17:04,927 --> 00:17:07,093 conversation . But we need to listen . 472 00:17:07,093 --> 00:17:09,149 That's why the chief and I have gone 473 00:17:09,149 --> 00:17:11,316 out . We've done sensing sessions with 474 00:17:11,316 --> 00:17:10,390 their minute , every one of the 475 00:17:10,390 --> 00:17:12,840 locations we've gone to over the last 476 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:14,896 few months . I think we've hit eight 477 00:17:14,896 --> 00:17:16,896 installations now . That may not be 478 00:17:16,896 --> 00:17:18,618 exactly the right number , but 479 00:17:18,618 --> 00:17:20,729 everywhere we go we've set aside time 480 00:17:20,729 --> 00:17:22,840 to talk to Airman . And then the last 481 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:24,673 one is we've got to start taking 482 00:17:24,673 --> 00:17:26,729 actions . It's got to be tenacious . 483 00:17:26,729 --> 00:17:28,729 Get at it with tenacity to show the 484 00:17:28,729 --> 00:17:30,451 commitment and then do it with 485 00:17:30,451 --> 00:17:32,673 perseverance . If this is not something 486 00:17:32,673 --> 00:17:34,896 we're going to be able to do a one time 487 00:17:34,896 --> 00:17:36,951 hit at and it's done , this is gonna 488 00:17:36,951 --> 00:17:40,520 take time . We my expectations are 489 00:17:40,530 --> 00:17:42,530 we in the Commander could create an 490 00:17:42,530 --> 00:17:46,140 environment where every airman has the 491 00:17:46,140 --> 00:17:49,190 opportunity to serve and succeed to 492 00:17:49,190 --> 00:17:52,150 their full potential . I do not want 493 00:17:52,380 --> 00:17:54,213 anyone to not have the chance to 494 00:17:54,213 --> 00:17:56,324 succeed . And we've got to create the 495 00:17:56,324 --> 00:17:58,380 right work environment . That was in 496 00:17:58,380 --> 00:18:00,213 the email that I sent out to the 497 00:18:00,213 --> 00:18:02,370 workforce . And that was also part of 498 00:18:02,370 --> 00:18:05,310 what I captured in the video that we 499 00:18:05,310 --> 00:18:07,032 shot that we made available to 500 00:18:07,032 --> 00:18:09,254 everybody . Those are my expectations . 501 00:18:09,254 --> 00:18:11,088 That is where we have to go as a 502 00:18:11,088 --> 00:18:13,800 command . We are the most diverse 503 00:18:13,980 --> 00:18:17,830 command in the Air Force . We must get 504 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:20,360 this right . It is a war fighting 505 00:18:20,360 --> 00:18:23,010 imperative that we get this right to 506 00:18:23,010 --> 00:18:25,121 make sure that we can be successful . 507 00:18:25,121 --> 00:18:27,288 And as I've told you before , if we're 508 00:18:27,288 --> 00:18:29,670 not successful , the Air Force can't be 509 00:18:29,670 --> 00:18:31,837 successful in driving to the Air Force 510 00:18:31,837 --> 00:18:34,059 we need . And the Department of Defense 511 00:18:34,059 --> 00:18:36,170 cannot be successful in achieving the 512 00:18:36,170 --> 00:18:38,392 national defense . Strange Chief , Over 513 00:18:38,392 --> 00:18:40,503 tea . Yes , sir . So thank sir . I'll 514 00:18:40,503 --> 00:18:42,503 just tell you as we've gone out and 515 00:18:42,503 --> 00:18:44,837 listen to Airman and kind of here there , 516 00:18:44,837 --> 00:18:47,240 listen to their stories . Some of them 517 00:18:47,620 --> 00:18:50,200 are actually very surprising . And 518 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,367 there some of them are actually hurt . 519 00:18:52,367 --> 00:18:54,422 When I listen to him when I hear how 520 00:18:54,422 --> 00:18:56,589 some of our some of the experiences of 521 00:18:56,589 --> 00:18:58,700 our airman have had , Uh , I just was 522 00:18:58,700 --> 00:19:00,867 surprised when I listen to that really 523 00:19:00,867 --> 00:19:03,260 shocked me and sometimes so it's This 524 00:19:03,260 --> 00:19:05,482 is really what I think a lot of this is 525 00:19:05,482 --> 00:19:07,538 about . It's learning , learning the 526 00:19:07,538 --> 00:19:09,482 experiences of other airman , what 527 00:19:09,482 --> 00:19:11,427 they've experienced , how they how 528 00:19:11,427 --> 00:19:13,427 they've been treated , how they how 529 00:19:13,427 --> 00:19:15,316 they view stuff . It's it's about 530 00:19:15,316 --> 00:19:17,427 dignity and respect for everyone that 531 00:19:17,427 --> 00:19:19,900 we work with . So part of this is going 532 00:19:19,900 --> 00:19:22,122 out and learning . It's been a learning 533 00:19:22,122 --> 00:19:24,289 process for me . I think General Bunch 534 00:19:24,289 --> 00:19:24,020 would agree it's been a learning 535 00:19:24,020 --> 00:19:26,340 process for him . So part of this is to 536 00:19:26,340 --> 00:19:28,507 us is reading , crying , trying to get 537 00:19:28,507 --> 00:19:32,190 smarter on on some some of these topics . 538 00:19:32,380 --> 00:19:34,602 I'm gonna be honest with you . I wasn't 539 00:19:34,602 --> 00:19:36,713 the smart one on this . I had to kind 540 00:19:36,713 --> 00:19:38,713 of learn to reach out to some of my 541 00:19:38,713 --> 00:19:38,710 friends , some who had different 542 00:19:38,710 --> 00:19:40,599 experiences , maybe who come from 543 00:19:40,599 --> 00:19:42,710 different backgrounds and kind of get 544 00:19:42,710 --> 00:19:45,043 and asked him . He says , Hey , help me , 545 00:19:45,043 --> 00:19:47,210 help me get smart here And that's what 546 00:19:47,210 --> 00:19:49,488 was has been key . It's been listening . 547 00:19:49,488 --> 00:19:51,599 It's been learning . It's been , uh , 548 00:19:51,599 --> 00:19:53,710 finding out some of the barriers that 549 00:19:53,710 --> 00:19:55,654 have been out there for folks that 550 00:19:55,654 --> 00:19:57,654 maybe we don't even realize there's 551 00:19:57,654 --> 00:19:59,654 some institutional things that have 552 00:19:59,654 --> 00:20:01,654 been out there and that are causing 553 00:20:01,654 --> 00:20:01,400 frustration for some of our airmen . 554 00:20:01,900 --> 00:20:04,178 And so we , as leaders are responsible , 555 00:20:04,178 --> 00:20:06,289 are taking a look of those and trying 556 00:20:06,289 --> 00:20:08,400 to remove those types of barriers and 557 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:10,400 look for so that , as General Bunch 558 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:10,190 said , so that every air Menken 559 00:20:11,310 --> 00:20:13,199 conserved their force potential . 560 00:20:13,199 --> 00:20:15,366 That's really what this is all about . 561 00:20:15,366 --> 00:20:17,643 It's about our teammates air out there , 562 00:20:17,643 --> 00:20:19,421 and some of them have different 563 00:20:19,421 --> 00:20:19,360 experiences , aren't aren't being 564 00:20:19,360 --> 00:20:21,527 treated as well as they should be . So 565 00:20:21,527 --> 00:20:23,582 that's where we have to look at it , 566 00:20:23,582 --> 00:20:25,749 look at it and look and learn . And if 567 00:20:25,749 --> 00:20:27,860 we can do that , we can learn kind of 568 00:20:27,860 --> 00:20:30,500 here , listen to their experiences . I 569 00:20:30,500 --> 00:20:33,270 think we can all be a better and will 570 00:20:33,270 --> 00:20:35,750 be a better force , and reality will be , 571 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:37,816 will be able to get our mission done 572 00:20:37,816 --> 00:20:39,982 better because when everyone's part of 573 00:20:39,982 --> 00:20:42,640 this is part of the solution were all 574 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:45,380 better for it , so so so bottom line , 575 00:20:45,380 --> 00:20:48,210 I think it's is listing and learning is , 576 00:20:48,210 --> 00:20:50,321 I think , where we're at from this to 577 00:20:50,321 --> 00:20:52,488 so so , Chief , let me let me play off 578 00:20:52,488 --> 00:20:54,377 that for just a minute . There is 579 00:20:54,377 --> 00:20:56,710 something else that that's in my emails , 580 00:20:56,710 --> 00:20:56,070 but I need to stress it with everybody . 581 00:20:56,070 --> 00:20:59,250 Once again , we need to be comfortable 582 00:20:59,250 --> 00:21:01,472 having some uncomfortable conversations 583 00:21:01,472 --> 00:21:04,140 right now , folks , um , you know , I 584 00:21:04,780 --> 00:21:08,720 I called five airman 585 00:21:09,120 --> 00:21:11,120 before I sent those emails out that 586 00:21:11,120 --> 00:21:14,200 email out everybody , and I explained 587 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,311 to them , Hey , I'm not journal . But 588 00:21:16,311 --> 00:21:18,422 right now , I'm already bunch and I'm 589 00:21:18,422 --> 00:21:20,756 need to talk to you and I need to learn . 590 00:21:21,010 --> 00:21:23,510 And I learned a lot . I learned about 591 00:21:23,510 --> 00:21:25,960 driving while black . I learned about 592 00:21:25,970 --> 00:21:28,280 being followed around stores because 593 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,500 you were being watched because of the 594 00:21:30,500 --> 00:21:33,260 color of your skin . I learned about a 595 00:21:33,260 --> 00:21:35,371 lot of different things that I didn't 596 00:21:35,371 --> 00:21:38,290 understand . I also read , So I've read 597 00:21:38,300 --> 00:21:41,610 white fragility . I've read an article 598 00:21:41,610 --> 00:21:44,100 about white privilege and what that 599 00:21:44,100 --> 00:21:47,030 means and how you talk about it . Um , 600 00:21:47,370 --> 00:21:49,592 I am right now in the middle of reading 601 00:21:49,592 --> 00:21:52,120 conversations in black , so there's a 602 00:21:52,120 --> 00:21:54,287 lot you can do there . The other piece 603 00:21:54,287 --> 00:21:56,231 that I need , you to be willing to 604 00:21:56,231 --> 00:21:58,450 engaging . I have asked Squadron 605 00:21:58,450 --> 00:22:01,040 leaders have conversations at their 606 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:03,620 level . They're uncouple having those 607 00:22:03,620 --> 00:22:05,810 conversations , but they're doing a 608 00:22:05,810 --> 00:22:09,390 great job . Um , when I asked for you 609 00:22:09,390 --> 00:22:12,530 is have a little patience as they have 610 00:22:12,530 --> 00:22:14,474 those dialogues . There's a chance 611 00:22:14,474 --> 00:22:16,697 they're going to say something that may 612 00:22:16,697 --> 00:22:18,641 not be 100% right as long as their 613 00:22:18,641 --> 00:22:20,697 hearts in the right place . And they 614 00:22:20,697 --> 00:22:22,919 got the right intent . I have told them 615 00:22:22,919 --> 00:22:25,230 I have their back . I need them to have 616 00:22:25,230 --> 00:22:27,530 those dialogues because if we can't 617 00:22:27,530 --> 00:22:29,697 raise our awareness than we don't know 618 00:22:29,697 --> 00:22:31,919 where to put our emphasis and how to go 619 00:22:31,919 --> 00:22:33,808 at this . So I ask you have those 620 00:22:33,808 --> 00:22:36,030 conversations , talk to people , take a 621 00:22:36,030 --> 00:22:38,230 little time and read and learn . We'll 622 00:22:38,230 --> 00:22:41,370 be better for sir , thank you is 623 00:22:41,370 --> 00:22:43,790 staying on the topic of FMC culture for 624 00:22:43,790 --> 00:22:45,790 a minute . You said before that you 625 00:22:45,790 --> 00:22:47,846 don't want to have bystanders in our 626 00:22:47,846 --> 00:22:50,068 command . Can you explain what you mean 627 00:22:50,068 --> 00:22:52,290 by that ? How that relates to diversity 628 00:22:52,290 --> 00:22:54,568 as well as a sapper initiatives . Yeah . 629 00:22:54,568 --> 00:22:56,734 So ? So this one let me let me go into 630 00:22:56,734 --> 00:22:58,957 Exactly . And and I'm using This is one 631 00:22:58,957 --> 00:23:01,068 of the examples When I sent the email 632 00:23:01,068 --> 00:23:03,012 out on diversity inclusion , I got 633 00:23:03,012 --> 00:23:05,012 hundreds of responses . Ah , and it 634 00:23:05,012 --> 00:23:07,234 took me for those out there . I think I 635 00:23:07,234 --> 00:23:09,290 finally answered the last of those I 636 00:23:09,290 --> 00:23:11,346 Paul jobs for how long it took me to 637 00:23:11,346 --> 00:23:13,457 get some of those out , but I want to 638 00:23:13,457 --> 00:23:15,568 give you a reasonable answer . One of 639 00:23:15,568 --> 00:23:17,734 the stories that I got out of this was 640 00:23:17,734 --> 00:23:19,512 an individual who had something 641 00:23:19,512 --> 00:23:21,679 happened to them in the workplace that 642 00:23:21,679 --> 00:23:25,200 they were uncomfortable with . And they 643 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:27,370 were the They were the minority in the 644 00:23:27,370 --> 00:23:29,480 group , and they were afraid to say 645 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,970 something because they were afraid that 646 00:23:31,970 --> 00:23:34,920 they would be ostracised . And the 647 00:23:34,930 --> 00:23:37,830 reality of that is that individual who 648 00:23:37,830 --> 00:23:40,170 is offended is not the only one that 649 00:23:40,170 --> 00:23:41,940 should speak up when something 650 00:23:41,940 --> 00:23:44,610 inappropriate goes on . The others in 651 00:23:44,610 --> 00:23:47,760 the workplace need to step up and say , 652 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:49,790 Hey , we don't do that in this 653 00:23:49,790 --> 00:23:52,840 workplace . Hey , that's wrong . Hey , 654 00:23:52,850 --> 00:23:56,300 changed that and have a conversation to 655 00:23:56,300 --> 00:23:58,400 make Sure . So that's what I really 656 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:00,660 mean by this For the majority , the 657 00:24:00,660 --> 00:24:02,771 workforce , the other one that I mean 658 00:24:02,771 --> 00:24:05,460 out of that is , if you're a leader and 659 00:24:05,460 --> 00:24:07,660 you're a supervisor , you set the tone 660 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,560 if you walk by something that becomes 661 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:12,720 the new standard . And so I need 662 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:15,080 supervisors and leaders being leaders 663 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:17,820 and supervisors . You gotta call out 664 00:24:18,190 --> 00:24:20,246 people who are not doing things that 665 00:24:20,246 --> 00:24:22,357 are appropriate . And you got to make 666 00:24:22,357 --> 00:24:24,412 sure they're following the rules set 667 00:24:24,412 --> 00:24:24,370 and they're living up to our core 668 00:24:24,370 --> 00:24:26,600 values . They're living up to that , 669 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,600 creating the right work environment 670 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:30,822 they're treating , thereby with dignity 671 00:24:30,822 --> 00:24:33,156 and respect , as the chief talked about . 672 00:24:33,156 --> 00:24:35,322 That's what I mean by the bystanders . 673 00:24:35,322 --> 00:24:37,433 This was one of the key areas we went 674 00:24:37,433 --> 00:24:39,767 into during the sapper , as with sapper , 675 00:24:39,767 --> 00:24:39,250 to make sure we increased their bodies 676 00:24:39,250 --> 00:24:42,170 awareness . And that's what this is . 677 00:24:42,230 --> 00:24:44,174 But let me make sure it's clear to 678 00:24:44,174 --> 00:24:46,470 everyone what we're going to do in 679 00:24:46,470 --> 00:24:48,680 diversity . Inclusion is not green dot 680 00:24:49,500 --> 00:24:51,500 We're gonna have to take a lot more 681 00:24:51,500 --> 00:24:53,722 proactive actions to get at that . I've 682 00:24:53,722 --> 00:24:55,944 already had some feedback that a lot of 683 00:24:55,944 --> 00:24:55,500 people are saying , Oh , this is green 684 00:24:55,500 --> 00:24:57,890 dot again , that is not what we're 685 00:24:57,890 --> 00:25:00,001 trying to do . We have a lot of other 686 00:25:00,001 --> 00:25:02,057 initiatives were going after in this 687 00:25:02,057 --> 00:25:03,890 area , but that's what I mean by 688 00:25:03,890 --> 00:25:05,920 bystanders . Thank you . One of the 689 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:08,110 questions that came in online was 690 00:25:08,110 --> 00:25:10,320 asking about the recent memos put out 691 00:25:10,330 --> 00:25:12,410 by the SEC . Def . With regard to 692 00:25:12,420 --> 00:25:14,420 operational security , can you just 693 00:25:14,420 --> 00:25:16,642 talk to that ? A little bit of a zwei ? 694 00:25:16,642 --> 00:25:18,809 Understand ? There was no one incident 695 00:25:18,809 --> 00:25:20,976 that caused these memos to be put back 696 00:25:20,976 --> 00:25:23,142 out . But what's your perspective on ? 697 00:25:23,142 --> 00:25:25,142 That s so operational . Security is 698 00:25:25,142 --> 00:25:27,364 something we all we all know have meant 699 00:25:27,364 --> 00:25:26,910 for training . We have get done within 700 00:25:26,910 --> 00:25:29,180 the next 45 days . But it's also 701 00:25:29,180 --> 00:25:31,347 something that the vast majority of us 702 00:25:31,347 --> 00:25:33,236 have always considered . As we've 703 00:25:33,236 --> 00:25:35,402 warned the uniformed , particularly as 704 00:25:35,402 --> 00:25:37,480 an operational aircrew you're always 705 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:39,702 looking at . What am I giving away that 706 00:25:39,702 --> 00:25:41,990 an adversary or Ah , or a competitive 707 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,010 er may glean something out of that 708 00:25:45,010 --> 00:25:47,232 might give them an advantage if we were 709 00:25:47,232 --> 00:25:49,177 to try to go door mission . That's 710 00:25:49,177 --> 00:25:51,232 really the genesis . What SEC def is 711 00:25:51,232 --> 00:25:53,343 after . And I think secretary experts 712 00:25:53,343 --> 00:25:55,566 right on the mark . By continuing to re 713 00:25:55,566 --> 00:25:57,566 emphasize this , we do some amazing 714 00:25:57,566 --> 00:25:59,732 things in this command . We're dealing 715 00:25:59,732 --> 00:26:02,066 with cutting edge technology , you know , 716 00:26:02,066 --> 00:26:04,288 if we want our airman to continue to be 717 00:26:04,288 --> 00:26:06,288 the world's greatest air force , we 718 00:26:06,288 --> 00:26:08,630 have to get technology into the field 719 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:11,100 at the speed of relevance . We have to 720 00:26:11,100 --> 00:26:14,000 give them a competitive edge . And if 721 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,280 we're not careful about what we share 722 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,900 and what we talk about , we may give 723 00:26:18,900 --> 00:26:21,430 away things that the adversary may be 724 00:26:21,430 --> 00:26:23,263 able to glean . And we will have 725 00:26:23,263 --> 00:26:25,374 invested a lot of money into building 726 00:26:25,374 --> 00:26:28,050 kick buildings that they can then find 727 00:26:28,050 --> 00:26:30,270 a way to counter before we can achieve 728 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:32,558 full effect of what we're trying to do . 729 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:34,640 So it's really about trying to make 730 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,696 sure we do our mission of supporting 731 00:26:36,696 --> 00:26:38,807 the war fighter , trying to make sure 732 00:26:38,807 --> 00:26:40,807 we keep that technology advantage , 733 00:26:40,807 --> 00:26:42,862 trying to protect those capabilities 734 00:26:42,862 --> 00:26:42,170 that we're trying to put out in the 735 00:26:42,170 --> 00:26:44,730 field , trying to make sure we think 736 00:26:45,060 --> 00:26:47,060 with everything that we do from an 737 00:26:47,060 --> 00:26:49,350 operational perspective of what can 738 00:26:49,350 --> 00:26:51,572 someone glean out of this that they may 739 00:26:51,572 --> 00:26:53,794 be able to use back against us ? That's 740 00:26:53,794 --> 00:26:55,906 why it's so important that we keep it 741 00:26:55,906 --> 00:26:57,961 in the forefront of our mind . Basic 742 00:26:57,961 --> 00:27:00,072 research . We're doing our research . 743 00:27:00,072 --> 00:27:02,239 Who do we talk to about it ? It may be 744 00:27:02,239 --> 00:27:04,294 game changing . We gotta think about 745 00:27:04,294 --> 00:27:06,517 how we communicate in all these areas . 746 00:27:06,517 --> 00:27:08,683 That's where my focus is winding , sir 747 00:27:08,683 --> 00:27:10,850 thanks . And it's hard to believe that 748 00:27:10,850 --> 00:27:10,500 you've just been in the job a little 749 00:27:10,500 --> 00:27:12,500 over a year . It's been a extremely 750 00:27:12,500 --> 00:27:14,890 busy first year for you . Um , you know , 751 00:27:14,890 --> 00:27:17,057 one of the main things that you worked 752 00:27:17,057 --> 00:27:19,279 on was a new strategic plan for for the 753 00:27:19,279 --> 00:27:21,390 command and , you know , an update to 754 00:27:21,390 --> 00:27:21,060 the mission vision , which we've 755 00:27:21,060 --> 00:27:23,227 previously talked about . Can you just 756 00:27:23,227 --> 00:27:25,060 elaborate on your vision for the 757 00:27:25,060 --> 00:27:26,838 command and how we execute this 758 00:27:26,838 --> 00:27:29,004 strategy and what you expect from from 759 00:27:29,004 --> 00:27:31,004 our airman ? You know , we've We've 760 00:27:31,004 --> 00:27:33,060 already started alive and issues and 761 00:27:33,060 --> 00:27:32,470 I'm not gonna give you the mission 762 00:27:32,470 --> 00:27:34,526 vision . We've already given that to 763 00:27:34,526 --> 00:27:36,470 you . And we've already pushed the 764 00:27:36,470 --> 00:27:38,692 strategic plan out for a bite . Look at 765 00:27:38,692 --> 00:27:40,859 what I really want , you understand is 766 00:27:40,859 --> 00:27:43,081 just how important what you do each and 767 00:27:43,081 --> 00:27:45,248 every day is to the warfighter And how 768 00:27:45,248 --> 00:27:44,990 important what you do each and every 769 00:27:44,990 --> 00:27:47,046 day is to this nation's of defense . 770 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:49,690 We're going to drive to improve . We're 771 00:27:49,690 --> 00:27:51,912 going to drive to become more digital . 772 00:27:51,912 --> 00:27:54,079 We're going to continue to work on the 773 00:27:54,079 --> 00:27:56,134 eighth and see , we need initiatives 774 00:27:56,134 --> 00:27:58,079 that we've already started . We're 775 00:27:58,079 --> 00:28:00,301 gonna continue to do things like try to 776 00:28:00,301 --> 00:28:02,301 hire people faster , fill our needs 777 00:28:02,301 --> 00:28:04,523 faster , be more agile , get technology 778 00:28:04,523 --> 00:28:06,690 into the field at speed of relevance . 779 00:28:06,690 --> 00:28:06,160 Make sure we're doing cutting edge 780 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:09,130 technology . Work in a Pharrell , make 781 00:28:09,130 --> 00:28:11,186 sure we're doing all the sustainment 782 00:28:11,186 --> 00:28:13,630 work we need to do Dr Efficiencies in 783 00:28:13,630 --> 00:28:15,630 while still being effective of what 784 00:28:15,630 --> 00:28:17,797 we're doing . So we're really going to 785 00:28:17,797 --> 00:28:19,908 be continuing along the path we're on 786 00:28:19,908 --> 00:28:23,120 and no major c State changes . No , got 787 00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:25,231 to go hard left hard , right ? You're 788 00:28:25,231 --> 00:28:27,342 already doing a lot of these things . 789 00:28:27,342 --> 00:28:29,564 We're just going to continue to work on 790 00:28:29,564 --> 00:28:31,787 those areas and keep pushing forward to 791 00:28:31,787 --> 00:28:33,650 be to continue to be the trusted 792 00:28:33,650 --> 00:28:36,060 partner as a match . Com that we are 793 00:28:36,060 --> 00:28:38,282 for all the commands that are out there 794 00:28:38,282 --> 00:28:40,393 and for everybody else within the Air 795 00:28:40,393 --> 00:28:42,449 Force so related to bad . You know , 796 00:28:42,449 --> 00:28:44,782 you launched the FMC we need . You know , 797 00:28:44,782 --> 00:28:46,893 that was one of the first initiatives 798 00:28:46,893 --> 00:28:46,670 that you did , which really focused on 799 00:28:46,670 --> 00:28:49,060 listening across the command can use 800 00:28:49,060 --> 00:28:51,227 provide an update on where that effort 801 00:28:51,227 --> 00:28:53,410 is today and some of the successes as 802 00:28:53,410 --> 00:28:56,000 well as ongoing efforts . Yes , So we 803 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,190 have had quite the string and I 804 00:28:58,190 --> 00:29:00,301 actually wrote down a few things just 805 00:29:00,301 --> 00:29:02,412 to make sure that I didn't completely 806 00:29:02,412 --> 00:29:04,800 go numb here . We've already removed 807 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:06,967 tearing within pay bans . Frack demo . 808 00:29:06,967 --> 00:29:08,911 That was when we got asked . Go do 809 00:29:08,911 --> 00:29:10,856 we've developed Ah , acculturation 810 00:29:10,856 --> 00:29:13,189 timeline so that as we bring Airman Ian , 811 00:29:13,530 --> 00:29:15,586 we can get them or acculturated into 812 00:29:15,586 --> 00:29:17,697 what we're doing within the command . 813 00:29:17,697 --> 00:29:19,974 We want that all done within four days . 814 00:29:19,974 --> 00:29:21,974 That's in place . I will tell you , 815 00:29:21,974 --> 00:29:24,197 Kobe has impacted that . So we're gonna 816 00:29:24,197 --> 00:29:26,363 be happen to look at that a little bit 817 00:29:26,363 --> 00:29:28,697 more as we go forward . But we're there . 818 00:29:28,697 --> 00:29:30,863 We have made investments in one of the 819 00:29:30,863 --> 00:29:32,808 key areas . You talked to us about 820 00:29:32,808 --> 00:29:34,752 facilities . We're making some key 821 00:29:34,752 --> 00:29:36,752 areas investments there . And we're 822 00:29:36,752 --> 00:29:38,974 continuing to push for the installation 823 00:29:38,974 --> 00:29:41,200 investment strategy funds that the 824 00:29:41,210 --> 00:29:43,321 match com commanders push for so that 825 00:29:43,321 --> 00:29:45,099 we could improve our facilities 826 00:29:45,099 --> 00:29:47,432 everywhere . But we've made investments . 827 00:29:47,432 --> 00:29:49,543 We've made investments in i t . We've 828 00:29:49,543 --> 00:29:51,543 got teams that are right now at our 829 00:29:51,543 --> 00:29:53,654 installations . And they're surveying 830 00:29:53,654 --> 00:29:55,766 where problems are and were put money 831 00:29:55,766 --> 00:29:57,988 at those problems as they're identified 832 00:29:57,988 --> 00:29:59,654 to try to improve performance 833 00:29:59,654 --> 00:30:01,877 immediately . Ah , we have ah worked on 834 00:30:01,877 --> 00:30:03,488 our hiring timelines . We've 835 00:30:03,488 --> 00:30:05,710 established the facilities deficit team 836 00:30:06,070 --> 00:30:08,181 to make sure that we're providing the 837 00:30:08,181 --> 00:30:10,237 right facilities and the right place 838 00:30:10,237 --> 00:30:12,292 for our workforce to be done . We've 839 00:30:12,292 --> 00:30:14,403 established the CC team talk . That's 840 00:30:14,403 --> 00:30:16,680 an opportunity for the Squadron 841 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:18,750 director , squadron commanders , 842 00:30:18,750 --> 00:30:21,250 material leaders that level to 843 00:30:21,250 --> 00:30:23,800 communicate directly with me so that I 844 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:25,910 can share directly with them . We've 845 00:30:25,910 --> 00:30:27,688 developed supervisor and leader 846 00:30:27,688 --> 00:30:30,480 training so that we can get after one 847 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:32,702 of the big areas that was identified in 848 00:30:32,702 --> 00:30:34,869 the FMC . We needed that we don't have 849 00:30:34,869 --> 00:30:36,924 the right training for supervisors . 850 00:30:36,924 --> 00:30:38,591 We've rolled that out . We're 851 00:30:38,591 --> 00:30:40,813 continuing improve on it . The chief is 852 00:30:40,813 --> 00:30:42,980 building a training program that we're 853 00:30:42,980 --> 00:30:45,147 working and I can't remember . Give me 854 00:30:45,147 --> 00:30:47,480 the name agile Patriots , agile Patriot . 855 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:49,480 Apologize that we're actually doing 856 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:51,480 with midlevel folks so that they're 857 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:53,702 more aware of what we're doing within a 858 00:30:53,702 --> 00:30:55,758 FMC . We have signed a memorandum of 859 00:30:55,758 --> 00:30:57,813 agreement with Air Combat Command so 860 00:30:57,813 --> 00:30:59,424 that we have ah , partnering 861 00:30:59,424 --> 00:31:01,202 relationship between our senior 862 00:31:01,202 --> 00:31:03,424 material leader and our program offices 863 00:31:03,424 --> 00:31:05,480 with those match com's so that we're 864 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:07,647 sharing the importance of what each of 865 00:31:07,647 --> 00:31:09,869 us air doing with each other and we can 866 00:31:09,869 --> 00:31:11,924 better communicate . We have built a 867 00:31:11,924 --> 00:31:14,091 calm plan . You've seen his push out a 868 00:31:14,091 --> 00:31:16,258 lot more videos and things so that you 869 00:31:16,258 --> 00:31:18,890 are most valuable resource , Understand 870 00:31:18,890 --> 00:31:21,080 how important what you're doing is and 871 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,358 how much of a difference you're making . 872 00:31:23,358 --> 00:31:25,302 Those are a few of the things that 873 00:31:25,302 --> 00:31:27,136 we're doing , and we're going to 874 00:31:27,136 --> 00:31:29,302 continue to press forward . Also , the 875 00:31:29,302 --> 00:31:29,200 installations have taken on a lot of 876 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:31,533 this , and they've done a lot of things , 877 00:31:31,533 --> 00:31:33,700 and Ah , and they're really helping us 878 00:31:33,700 --> 00:31:35,922 out a great deal . And we're just gonna 879 00:31:35,922 --> 00:31:38,089 keep pressing forward to get after the 880 00:31:38,089 --> 00:31:40,256 items that you've raised . Thank you . 881 00:31:40,256 --> 00:31:42,089 What ? One of the things that is 882 00:31:42,089 --> 00:31:44,089 pushing out of the FMC we need this 883 00:31:44,089 --> 00:31:46,311 year that's new . Is the FMC Spark tank 884 00:31:46,311 --> 00:31:45,930 with , you know , will kind of be a 885 00:31:45,930 --> 00:31:48,170 lead in to the Air Force program . So , 886 00:31:48,350 --> 00:31:50,572 Chief , can you just give us kind of an 887 00:31:50,572 --> 00:31:52,683 update on Spark Tank ? And how do you 888 00:31:52,683 --> 00:31:54,572 encourage the airman out there to 889 00:31:54,572 --> 00:31:56,628 actually participate ? Yeah , that's 890 00:31:56,628 --> 00:31:58,739 our great one . You know , if if Cove 891 00:31:58,739 --> 00:32:00,906 it is taught us anything , it's taught 892 00:32:00,906 --> 00:32:03,072 us that we've got to be innovative and 893 00:32:03,072 --> 00:32:05,183 you've absolutely responded to that . 894 00:32:05,183 --> 00:32:07,294 So But the other piece is when it's a 895 00:32:07,294 --> 00:32:09,183 bunch and I were traveling around 896 00:32:09,183 --> 00:32:11,183 talking at their installations that 897 00:32:11,183 --> 00:32:13,406 we're finding . Is there a lot of a lot 898 00:32:13,406 --> 00:32:15,517 of things going on out there in a FMC 899 00:32:15,517 --> 00:32:18,760 where supervisors Airman , uh , uniform 900 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:20,593 and non uniform airman are being 901 00:32:20,593 --> 00:32:23,430 innovative ? They're doing things , and 902 00:32:23,550 --> 00:32:25,772 really , what sparked tank is it's It's 903 00:32:25,772 --> 00:32:27,883 really just an opportunity for you to 904 00:32:27,883 --> 00:32:30,106 kind of raise some of those things that 905 00:32:30,106 --> 00:32:32,328 you're already doing . Or maybe some of 906 00:32:32,328 --> 00:32:34,439 those great ideas that you've had and 907 00:32:34,439 --> 00:32:34,080 kind of get him up to a higher level so 908 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:36,191 we can take a look at him . They kind 909 00:32:36,191 --> 00:32:38,413 of look at , you know , if it's there's 910 00:32:38,413 --> 00:32:40,469 ideas that you have to save money on 911 00:32:40,469 --> 00:32:42,802 how to do your mission better , smarter , 912 00:32:42,802 --> 00:32:44,747 faster . There's easier ways to do 913 00:32:44,747 --> 00:32:46,747 something . We want to know that we 914 00:32:46,747 --> 00:32:46,210 want to help you with that . We want to 915 00:32:46,210 --> 00:32:48,321 be there to remove those . If there's 916 00:32:48,321 --> 00:32:50,432 barriers that are preventing you from 917 00:32:50,432 --> 00:32:52,599 being able to do your job , we want to 918 00:32:52,599 --> 00:32:54,599 know what those are . We want to be 919 00:32:54,599 --> 00:32:56,654 able to help you , but if so , spark 920 00:32:56,654 --> 00:32:58,766 tank is actually absolutely that so . 921 00:32:58,766 --> 00:33:00,766 Up to 3 August , if you go to ideas 922 00:33:00,766 --> 00:33:02,821 scale and I think that they'll put a 923 00:33:02,821 --> 00:33:04,877 link out there for you . You can see 924 00:33:04,877 --> 00:33:06,988 that . Go to that site . Give us your 925 00:33:06,988 --> 00:33:09,043 ideas . Give us your thoughts . Will 926 00:33:09,043 --> 00:33:11,210 hold a competition , Will . We'll take 927 00:33:11,210 --> 00:33:13,266 a look at the and select a couple of 928 00:33:13,266 --> 00:33:12,760 little go up to the Air Force Spark 929 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:14,927 tank and then the rest of what kind of 930 00:33:14,927 --> 00:33:17,093 take a look and see if they make sense 931 00:33:17,093 --> 00:33:19,149 here . Doing what ? The headquarters 932 00:33:19,149 --> 00:33:18,840 here are down at your installation 933 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:21,007 level . But the bottom line is we want 934 00:33:21,007 --> 00:33:23,062 to get your ideas . You want to hear 935 00:33:23,062 --> 00:33:25,284 from you . What I like to say is we got 936 00:33:25,284 --> 00:33:27,507 a lot of great Americans who work up in 937 00:33:27,507 --> 00:33:29,673 the headquarters building who do great 938 00:33:29,673 --> 00:33:31,896 things each and every day . And we were 939 00:33:31,896 --> 00:33:34,007 looking to help you . We believe that 940 00:33:34,007 --> 00:33:33,910 we're helping you do your mission 941 00:33:34,260 --> 00:33:37,560 better , Faster , smarter . But 942 00:33:37,570 --> 00:33:39,792 sometimes when I get out there and talk 943 00:33:39,792 --> 00:33:41,681 to you , you actually say cheap . 944 00:33:41,681 --> 00:33:43,848 Really ? What you're doing up there is 945 00:33:43,848 --> 00:33:43,830 not helping me . It's sometimes it's 946 00:33:43,830 --> 00:33:45,941 hindering me from being able to do my 947 00:33:45,941 --> 00:33:48,340 mission more effectively . So So that's 948 00:33:48,340 --> 00:33:50,396 the kind of things we want to know . 949 00:33:50,396 --> 00:33:52,451 Help us to be able to help you . And 950 00:33:52,451 --> 00:33:54,618 that's what sparked tank is really all 951 00:33:54,618 --> 00:33:56,673 about . So hopefully you'll quick on 952 00:33:56,673 --> 00:33:58,784 that link and give us your ideas . So 953 00:33:58,784 --> 00:34:00,784 one item there that's reminds me of 954 00:34:00,784 --> 00:34:02,784 something I once said , Please stop 955 00:34:02,784 --> 00:34:04,673 helping me is the chief said so I 956 00:34:04,673 --> 00:34:06,896 wouldn't use those terms . That doesn't 957 00:34:06,896 --> 00:34:06,840 always go over the best with your 958 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:08,896 supervisor when you tell them that I 959 00:34:08,896 --> 00:34:10,784 will tell you from experience . I 960 00:34:10,784 --> 00:34:12,900 haven't had a full yell at for that 961 00:34:12,910 --> 00:34:16,280 once upon a time in my career . But I 962 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:18,169 had someone bring to my attention 963 00:34:18,169 --> 00:34:20,391 yesterday that they could not put their 964 00:34:20,391 --> 00:34:22,558 idea in because they were Intel work . 965 00:34:22,910 --> 00:34:25,021 So what I would ask you to do is , if 966 00:34:25,021 --> 00:34:27,243 you're having problems trying to submit 967 00:34:27,243 --> 00:34:29,354 an idea , please let your supervisors 968 00:34:29,354 --> 00:34:31,021 know or let your installation 969 00:34:31,021 --> 00:34:33,132 commanders know so that they can work 970 00:34:33,132 --> 00:34:35,243 with us so that we make sure you have 971 00:34:35,243 --> 00:34:37,410 an opportunity to put your good idea . 972 00:34:37,890 --> 00:34:40,112 Thanks , sir . So I want to circle back 973 00:34:40,112 --> 00:34:42,168 on Cove in 19 . We've actually had a 974 00:34:42,168 --> 00:34:44,334 lot of questions come in online during 975 00:34:44,334 --> 00:34:46,334 during the broadcast here . So Ah , 976 00:34:46,334 --> 00:34:48,612 couple things here . Just bear with me . 977 00:34:48,612 --> 00:34:50,723 I'm gonna start with the 1st 1 What's 978 00:34:50,723 --> 00:34:52,834 the plan for people who test positive 979 00:34:52,834 --> 00:34:55,001 and why air we not identifying them in 980 00:34:55,001 --> 00:34:57,223 a more public fashion so that people in 981 00:34:57,223 --> 00:34:59,279 those workplaces in those areas have 982 00:34:59,279 --> 00:35:01,334 information ? Can you address that ? 983 00:35:01,334 --> 00:35:03,612 Yeah . So , um , it's a great question . 984 00:35:03,740 --> 00:35:06,260 Um , what we have established or the 985 00:35:06,260 --> 00:35:08,070 protocols that if someone tests 986 00:35:08,070 --> 00:35:10,900 positive , we have established the 987 00:35:10,900 --> 00:35:13,310 means to do the proper tracing in a 988 00:35:13,310 --> 00:35:17,290 very timely manner that is a hip . If 989 00:35:17,290 --> 00:35:19,457 you've tested positive , there's their 990 00:35:19,457 --> 00:35:21,679 protective things there for people with 991 00:35:21,679 --> 00:35:24,100 medical . But what we also do is , 992 00:35:24,100 --> 00:35:26,322 though we have to notify the leadership 993 00:35:26,322 --> 00:35:28,211 team so that we can do the public 994 00:35:28,211 --> 00:35:30,267 tracing and that we can make sure we 995 00:35:30,267 --> 00:35:32,322 provide the right protections and we 996 00:35:32,322 --> 00:35:34,211 make sure we quarantine the right 997 00:35:34,220 --> 00:35:37,150 people and we take care of the So we 998 00:35:37,150 --> 00:35:40,690 have someone pops positive . Then what 999 00:35:40,690 --> 00:35:43,070 we will do is we will notify the public 1000 00:35:43,070 --> 00:35:45,320 health or the team that we have stood 1001 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:47,320 up to do that public health tracing 1002 00:35:47,610 --> 00:35:49,790 because some of our locations air so 1003 00:35:49,790 --> 00:35:51,734 large . We've actually established 1004 00:35:51,734 --> 00:35:53,901 teams and we've trained those teams to 1005 00:35:53,901 --> 00:35:56,280 follow the proper protocols about what 1006 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:58,710 they can release and not release , so 1007 00:35:58,710 --> 00:36:02,210 that we can do the tracing isolate and 1008 00:36:02,210 --> 00:36:04,210 identify the people that we need to 1009 00:36:04,210 --> 00:36:07,080 test , get them the tests and protect 1010 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:09,740 the workforce the way that we can . So 1011 00:36:09,740 --> 00:36:11,629 we've got pretty good . We've got 1012 00:36:11,629 --> 00:36:13,907 procedures in place , those procedures . 1013 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:16,502 I will be honest with you . We have had 1014 00:36:16,502 --> 00:36:19,660 to refine over time and we're in a much 1015 00:36:19,660 --> 00:36:21,882 better place now as we've looked at our 1016 00:36:21,882 --> 00:36:24,049 buildings . And where do we let people 1017 00:36:24,049 --> 00:36:26,160 walk , or do we not let people walk ? 1018 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:28,210 How how open is everything ? Do we 1019 00:36:28,210 --> 00:36:30,690 limit people's transfer travel in 1020 00:36:30,690 --> 00:36:33,870 traversing through our workplaces so 1021 00:36:33,870 --> 00:36:35,926 that we don't have one person popped 1022 00:36:35,926 --> 00:36:38,092 positive and we have to quarantine 700 1023 00:36:38,092 --> 00:36:40,110 people ? So we've taken steps to 1024 00:36:40,110 --> 00:36:43,090 protect as many as we can . We have got 1025 00:36:43,090 --> 00:36:45,710 the tracing down . We're taking those 1026 00:36:45,710 --> 00:36:47,877 steps to minimize the risk to each and 1027 00:36:47,877 --> 00:36:50,570 everyone . Thanks , sir . And one 1028 00:36:50,570 --> 00:36:52,070 question came in that many 1029 00:36:52,070 --> 00:36:54,292 installations air starting to reinstate 1030 00:36:54,292 --> 00:36:56,860 Monday blues , which has been 1031 00:36:56,900 --> 00:36:59,011 particularly challenging through tele 1032 00:36:59,011 --> 00:37:01,067 work environment . But certainly for 1033 00:37:01,067 --> 00:37:03,122 the medical folks . What do you What 1034 00:37:03,122 --> 00:37:05,289 advice do you give on that ? So at the 1035 00:37:05,289 --> 00:37:07,400 commander level , I'm not telling the 1036 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:09,678 installations how to do their business . 1037 00:37:09,678 --> 00:37:12,530 OK , so I am a very big believer that 1038 00:37:12,530 --> 00:37:14,530 give broad general guidance and you 1039 00:37:14,530 --> 00:37:16,697 push that out and you let everybody go 1040 00:37:16,697 --> 00:37:18,808 do what they gotta go do to take care 1041 00:37:18,808 --> 00:37:20,808 of the mission . Every commander is 1042 00:37:20,808 --> 00:37:22,974 gonna have a different situation . And 1043 00:37:22,974 --> 00:37:25,086 me setting up here is not going to be 1044 00:37:25,086 --> 00:37:24,760 the right person to tell someone at 1045 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:26,990 basics that squadron commander level 1046 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:29,111 how they ought to be doing business . 1047 00:37:29,111 --> 00:37:31,222 So I'm not going to go there . Let me 1048 00:37:31,222 --> 00:37:33,940 give you my expectation . Um , I'm 1049 00:37:33,940 --> 00:37:37,080 running . I'm doing all my , uh I'm 1050 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:39,180 doing my push ups . I'm doing my ab 1051 00:37:39,180 --> 00:37:42,360 work . I've got my bands out . I did 1052 00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:45,150 nine miles Sunday training for the half 1053 00:37:45,150 --> 00:37:48,680 marathon . Uh , I expect our airman to 1054 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:50,800 be fit . You have got to take care of 1055 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:52,856 yourself . Okay ? That is one of our 1056 00:37:52,856 --> 00:37:54,800 duties . Okay . We never know when 1057 00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:56,911 we're gonna have to deploy . We never 1058 00:37:56,911 --> 00:37:59,133 know when we're going to get put into a 1059 00:37:59,133 --> 00:38:01,022 stressful situation . And a large 1060 00:38:01,022 --> 00:38:02,911 portion of that is taking care of 1061 00:38:02,911 --> 00:38:04,578 yourself and staying fit . My 1062 00:38:04,578 --> 00:38:06,633 expectation is you're gonna be fit . 1063 00:38:06,633 --> 00:38:08,856 You're gonna match what we need for the 1064 00:38:08,856 --> 00:38:12,210 uniform . It is easy to hide 20 or £30 1065 00:38:12,220 --> 00:38:15,040 in these OSI piece . Okay , So some 1066 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:17,096 commanders go about that a different 1067 00:38:17,096 --> 00:38:19,318 way . What I need you doing is a mirror 1068 00:38:19,318 --> 00:38:21,318 check to make sure you're ready and 1069 00:38:21,318 --> 00:38:23,484 you're meeting the image and living up 1070 00:38:23,484 --> 00:38:25,207 to our core values and what we 1071 00:38:25,207 --> 00:38:27,318 represent . So not gonna get into how 1072 00:38:27,318 --> 00:38:29,373 they do it . Broad expectation . Let 1073 00:38:29,373 --> 00:38:32,160 the local commanders handling , you 1074 00:38:32,160 --> 00:38:34,271 know , question relating to something 1075 00:38:34,271 --> 00:38:36,438 you said earlier . It's a howl . A FMC 1076 00:38:36,438 --> 00:38:38,604 hold supervisors accountable when they 1077 00:38:38,604 --> 00:38:40,716 don't uphold the standard that you've 1078 00:38:40,716 --> 00:38:43,100 said so windy . That is a That is a 1079 00:38:43,100 --> 00:38:45,680 fabulous question and one that has come 1080 00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:48,310 up in about every sensing session that 1081 00:38:48,310 --> 00:38:51,090 the chief and I have done as we've gone 1082 00:38:51,090 --> 00:38:53,180 about one of the things that I have 1083 00:38:53,180 --> 00:38:56,940 actually ah asked our teams to 1084 00:38:56,940 --> 00:39:00,190 look at is our overall discipline 1085 00:39:00,190 --> 00:39:02,301 process . How we communicate , how we 1086 00:39:02,301 --> 00:39:04,640 document and what steps we take . That 1087 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:06,862 is one that I cannot give you a perfect 1088 00:39:06,862 --> 00:39:08,862 answer on right now . I have pushed 1089 00:39:08,862 --> 00:39:11,140 that out to everybody for what we want . 1090 00:39:11,350 --> 00:39:14,460 I've told our commanders I need him out 1091 00:39:14,460 --> 00:39:16,404 there . I need to see him . What's 1092 00:39:16,404 --> 00:39:18,460 going on ? I need him holding people 1093 00:39:18,460 --> 00:39:20,460 accountable . I need to hold people 1094 00:39:20,460 --> 00:39:22,349 accountable for not following the 1095 00:39:22,349 --> 00:39:24,349 protocol guidelines for Cove It . I 1096 00:39:24,349 --> 00:39:26,404 need him accountable for when people 1097 00:39:26,404 --> 00:39:28,460 aren't doing the right things from a 1098 00:39:28,460 --> 00:39:30,571 diversity and inclusion perspective . 1099 00:39:30,571 --> 00:39:32,682 It's part of our job is supervisors . 1100 00:39:32,682 --> 00:39:34,627 Part of our job is commanders , so 1101 00:39:34,627 --> 00:39:36,793 we're communicated out . We're looking 1102 00:39:36,793 --> 00:39:38,793 at it . And there if people are not 1103 00:39:38,793 --> 00:39:40,738 following it , particularly in the 1104 00:39:40,738 --> 00:39:42,904 diversity and inclusion area , and you 1105 00:39:42,904 --> 00:39:42,320 don't believe you're being treated 1106 00:39:42,330 --> 00:39:45,820 fairly , the EOE offices or my rips 1107 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:48,240 their my conduit . If you don't feel 1108 00:39:48,240 --> 00:39:50,296 comfortable going to them because of 1109 00:39:50,296 --> 00:39:52,462 whatever it is and you need a point of 1110 00:39:52,462 --> 00:39:55,060 contact , I'm in the global . I'm 1111 00:39:55,060 --> 00:39:57,171 getting people point to contact today 1112 00:39:57,171 --> 00:39:59,393 that weren't comfortable reaching out , 1113 00:39:59,393 --> 00:40:01,616 and I'm finding them one at some of our 1114 00:40:01,616 --> 00:40:03,671 installations . I got an email today 1115 00:40:03,671 --> 00:40:05,893 asking for that , and I'm out trying to 1116 00:40:05,893 --> 00:40:07,949 find that for everybody . So we need 1117 00:40:07,949 --> 00:40:10,060 you to feel comfortable going forward 1118 00:40:10,060 --> 00:40:12,282 with your concerns , and that's what we 1119 00:40:12,282 --> 00:40:14,393 got to do . Thank you , sir . Chief . 1120 00:40:14,393 --> 00:40:16,282 Over to use . He knows our senior 1121 00:40:16,282 --> 00:40:18,504 enlisted leader . What are you seeing ? 1122 00:40:18,504 --> 00:40:17,880 It's kind of the big issues across the 1123 00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:20,047 command . And what steps are we taking 1124 00:40:20,047 --> 00:40:21,769 to address thes and how are we 1125 00:40:21,769 --> 00:40:23,547 preparing our airman for future 1126 00:40:23,547 --> 00:40:25,269 leadership roles and then , in 1127 00:40:25,269 --> 00:40:27,324 particular question came in again on 1128 00:40:27,324 --> 00:40:29,436 the results of the senior leader list 1129 00:40:29,436 --> 00:40:31,769 of commissioning program . Yeah , great . 1130 00:40:31,769 --> 00:40:33,991 So thanks , Miss Windy . First of all , 1131 00:40:33,991 --> 00:40:36,158 let me just start off by saying that I 1132 00:40:36,158 --> 00:40:39,080 believe that we recruit Airman , both 1133 00:40:39,710 --> 00:40:41,599 our military or civilian , and we 1134 00:40:41,599 --> 00:40:43,821 recruit them . But we retain families . 1135 00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:46,790 So a za bigger part of this piece , we 1136 00:40:46,790 --> 00:40:48,679 have to look at that from a broad 1137 00:40:48,679 --> 00:40:50,790 perspective . So there is some things 1138 00:40:50,790 --> 00:40:53,660 going on in the specifically on the 1139 00:40:53,660 --> 00:40:56,520 military side things that we're looking 1140 00:40:56,520 --> 00:40:58,820 at just this past week . About a week 1141 00:40:58,820 --> 00:41:01,400 and 1/2 ago , we got the release of the 1142 00:41:01,410 --> 00:41:04,220 first Master Sergeant Promotion Board . 1143 00:41:04,530 --> 00:41:06,586 Released it . This is the first time 1144 00:41:06,586 --> 00:41:09,500 ever we've done this where we've said t 1145 00:41:09,510 --> 00:41:11,677 be promoted from an NGO to a senior in 1146 00:41:11,677 --> 00:41:15,150 seo . Now it's just performance based 1147 00:41:15,310 --> 00:41:18,010 and supervisor commander recommendation 1148 00:41:18,230 --> 00:41:20,286 There . Their commander's assessment 1149 00:41:20,286 --> 00:41:22,508 and that performance assessment of that 1150 00:41:22,508 --> 00:41:24,674 individual no longer they required toe 1151 00:41:24,674 --> 00:41:26,786 take a promotion test is part of that 1152 00:41:26,786 --> 00:41:29,430 process . So this really gets about on 1153 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:32,191 the performance of the individual and 1154 00:41:32,191 --> 00:41:34,302 their their potential to perform with 1155 00:41:34,302 --> 00:41:36,358 that next level is a senior in Seo . 1156 00:41:36,358 --> 00:41:38,413 That's something totally new that we 1157 00:41:38,413 --> 00:41:40,302 haven't done in the past . That's 1158 00:41:40,302 --> 00:41:42,524 something significant from the enlisted 1159 00:41:42,524 --> 00:41:44,469 force that we're seeing now in the 1160 00:41:44,469 --> 00:41:46,747 future . We're also working on the DST . 1161 00:41:46,747 --> 00:41:48,802 Developmental special duties for our 1162 00:41:48,802 --> 00:41:50,969 enlisted forces are in CEOs and senior 1163 00:41:50,969 --> 00:41:53,191 and shows there in key positions across 1164 00:41:53,191 --> 00:41:54,913 our force . Empty eyes . NTL's 1165 00:41:54,913 --> 00:41:58,230 recruiters , all of these first start 1166 00:41:58,230 --> 00:42:00,063 supervisors that are doing these 1167 00:42:00,063 --> 00:42:02,620 incredible jobs around our Air Force 1168 00:42:02,860 --> 00:42:04,749 thes air specialist specific once 1169 00:42:04,749 --> 00:42:06,930 that's happening right now . So I'm 1170 00:42:07,110 --> 00:42:10,720 asking those individual first sergeants , 1171 00:42:11,130 --> 00:42:12,963 those individual chief so senior 1172 00:42:12,963 --> 00:42:14,963 enlisted leaders and commanders out 1173 00:42:14,963 --> 00:42:16,963 there to take a look at those folks 1174 00:42:16,963 --> 00:42:19,130 that you have that may be able to fill 1175 00:42:19,130 --> 00:42:21,352 these key roles in our Air force . This 1176 00:42:21,352 --> 00:42:23,463 is air that's happening right now and 1177 00:42:23,463 --> 00:42:25,574 for a spring , our spring DST cycle . 1178 00:42:25,574 --> 00:42:27,741 The other things they're going on Ah , 1179 00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:30,630 within our within the enlisted forces . 1180 00:42:30,870 --> 00:42:33,092 And really , the bigger , broader peace 1181 00:42:33,092 --> 00:42:35,314 from there , from our our officer corps 1182 00:42:35,314 --> 00:42:37,426 to is something that we're looking at 1183 00:42:37,426 --> 00:42:39,890 on , you know , how do we How do we 1184 00:42:39,890 --> 00:42:42,057 take care of our families were looking 1185 00:42:42,057 --> 00:42:44,057 at what's called emergency leave of 1186 00:42:44,057 --> 00:42:46,279 absence process that something is being 1187 00:42:46,279 --> 00:42:48,501 like this non chargeable leave . In the 1188 00:42:48,501 --> 00:42:50,668 past , it's always been something that 1189 00:42:50,668 --> 00:42:52,779 was only being be able to be approved 1190 00:42:52,779 --> 00:42:54,890 at a secretary Air Force level . That 1191 00:42:54,890 --> 00:42:56,834 that is being looked at is is that 1192 00:42:56,834 --> 00:42:56,720 something that we can now push down to 1193 00:42:56,730 --> 00:42:58,700 unit commanders to approve non 1194 00:42:58,700 --> 00:43:00,533 chargeable leave for an emergent 1195 00:43:00,533 --> 00:43:02,644 situation very limited in the scope . 1196 00:43:02,810 --> 00:43:04,754 But there is some movement . We're 1197 00:43:04,754 --> 00:43:06,866 taking a look at that right now . The 1198 00:43:06,866 --> 00:43:09,900 other is shared child custody . In the 1199 00:43:09,900 --> 00:43:12,600 past , we've had , uh , we've had where 1200 00:43:12,600 --> 00:43:14,767 military mammals married to military , 1201 00:43:14,767 --> 00:43:16,711 are able to get a joint assignment 1202 00:43:16,711 --> 00:43:19,360 process we're looking at . Does that 1203 00:43:19,360 --> 00:43:21,527 make sense for an individual ? Maybe . 1204 00:43:21,527 --> 00:43:23,749 Who has two military members who have a 1205 00:43:23,749 --> 00:43:25,582 shared child ? Maybe they're not 1206 00:43:25,582 --> 00:43:27,860 married , but they have a shared child . 1207 00:43:27,860 --> 00:43:30,027 Is there a potential to get them to be 1208 00:43:30,027 --> 00:43:32,027 station together ? So we're looking 1209 00:43:32,027 --> 00:43:31,640 through that process there in the 1210 00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:33,807 future to kind of look at , you know , 1211 00:43:33,807 --> 00:43:36,320 what does that mean for that ? The last 1212 00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:38,542 piece I'll leave you with is as general 1213 00:43:38,542 --> 00:43:40,542 ah bunch talked about agile patriot 1214 00:43:40,910 --> 00:43:42,760 profession development . That's 1215 00:43:42,760 --> 00:43:44,816 something that we're working through 1216 00:43:44,816 --> 00:43:47,038 right now . We heard you loud and clear 1217 00:43:47,038 --> 00:43:49,990 in the FMC we need . We heard that that 1218 00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:52,330 there is a need for training for our 1219 00:43:52,330 --> 00:43:54,670 supervisors , for those those key 1220 00:43:54,670 --> 00:43:56,837 individuals who have first line in mid 1221 00:43:56,837 --> 00:43:58,892 level supervisor training that we're 1222 00:43:58,892 --> 00:44:00,837 missing something there . So we're 1223 00:44:00,837 --> 00:44:00,820 working on that right now . You'll 1224 00:44:00,820 --> 00:44:02,709 Seymour to come out that the next 1225 00:44:02,709 --> 00:44:04,376 couple of weeks , but that is 1226 00:44:04,376 --> 00:44:06,487 absolutely something that we're laser 1227 00:44:06,487 --> 00:44:08,598 focused on . We've heard you loud and 1228 00:44:08,598 --> 00:44:10,820 clear . So those are just a few efforts 1229 00:44:10,820 --> 00:44:10,810 that we're looking at from across the 1230 00:44:11,000 --> 00:44:13,420 force there others and , you know , in 1231 00:44:13,420 --> 00:44:16,120 the diversity inclusion realm we're 1232 00:44:16,120 --> 00:44:18,360 talking about , uh , you know , what 1233 00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:20,582 are we doing for , you know , there was 1234 00:44:20,582 --> 00:44:22,804 recently on the female hair standards . 1235 00:44:22,850 --> 00:44:25,390 There was some conflicting ver bage in 1236 00:44:25,390 --> 00:44:27,446 the A f I for dress and appearance . 1237 00:44:27,446 --> 00:44:29,557 Talked about what it's faddish mean , 1238 00:44:29,557 --> 00:44:31,557 and different supervisors interpret 1239 00:44:31,557 --> 00:44:33,668 that different . We've clarified some 1240 00:44:33,668 --> 00:44:35,890 of that language to kind of remove that 1241 00:44:35,890 --> 00:44:35,760 piece out there . The Pettitte provide 1242 00:44:35,760 --> 00:44:38,260 better guidance for our airman and 1243 00:44:38,260 --> 00:44:40,520 better guides for supervisors . Also , 1244 00:44:40,520 --> 00:44:43,260 we've recently approved , you know , in 1245 00:44:43,260 --> 00:44:46,320 the diversity inclusion standpoint mess 1246 00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:48,660 dress pants for females in the past , 1247 00:44:48,660 --> 00:44:50,827 females and invest rester only allowed 1248 00:44:50,827 --> 00:44:52,771 to wear skirts . Now they have the 1249 00:44:52,771 --> 00:44:54,993 option if they would like to wear pants 1250 00:44:54,993 --> 00:44:57,160 there , so that's were working through 1251 00:44:57,160 --> 00:44:59,382 that process to its It's currently been 1252 00:44:59,382 --> 00:45:01,604 approved for them to do it . Working on 1253 00:45:01,604 --> 00:45:04,370 implementing are acquiring the actual 1254 00:45:04,590 --> 00:45:07,450 female garments so they can actually 1255 00:45:07,670 --> 00:45:09,960 have a female pants right now . The the 1256 00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:12,071 option . Have an option to modify the 1257 00:45:12,071 --> 00:45:14,238 mail pants if they wanted to do that . 1258 00:45:14,238 --> 00:45:16,293 But those are just a few pieces that 1259 00:45:16,293 --> 00:45:18,349 were that We've worked through a lot 1260 00:45:18,349 --> 00:45:21,870 more going on . But those air a few 1261 00:45:22,540 --> 00:45:24,980 efforts that we've got going on both on 1262 00:45:24,980 --> 00:45:26,869 them , enlisted and really in the 1263 00:45:26,869 --> 00:45:29,980 broader military uniforms side . Chief . 1264 00:45:29,980 --> 00:45:32,890 Thanks . Speaking of uniforms , PT Gear , 1265 00:45:33,070 --> 00:45:35,280 Whose Dan you both had a chance toe . 1266 00:45:35,600 --> 00:45:37,767 Try those out and test those . When do 1267 00:45:37,767 --> 00:45:39,989 we think that's gonna hit the streets ? 1268 00:45:39,989 --> 00:45:41,878 So the quick right now it's going 1269 00:45:41,878 --> 00:45:44,200 through the review process . Uh , Mr 1270 00:45:44,200 --> 00:45:46,540 Paul Woz Team down and agile combat 1271 00:45:46,540 --> 00:45:48,484 Sport . Their uniform office did a 1272 00:45:48,484 --> 00:45:50,707 great job accelerating that , trying to 1273 00:45:50,707 --> 00:45:52,762 push it through . We did a great job 1274 00:45:52,762 --> 00:45:56,120 getting tested by I had to get a waiver . 1275 00:45:56,120 --> 00:45:58,280 They wanted high performing athletic 1276 00:45:58,290 --> 00:46:00,700 airman . They put a waiver in so that I 1277 00:46:00,700 --> 00:46:02,756 could actually be a test subject and 1278 00:46:02,756 --> 00:46:04,811 got to wear it . Sure , but you just 1279 00:46:04,811 --> 00:46:06,867 ran nine miles this map . But but it 1280 00:46:06,867 --> 00:46:08,870 was very , very slow , Chief eso . 1281 00:46:08,880 --> 00:46:11,260 Anyway , the reality of it is it's very 1282 00:46:11,260 --> 00:46:13,427 nice that got the decision . Pipe work 1283 00:46:13,427 --> 00:46:17,070 went to the , uh , the Pentagon early 1284 00:46:17,070 --> 00:46:19,260 this month , and right now it's going 1285 00:46:19,260 --> 00:46:21,204 through the coordination process , 1286 00:46:21,204 --> 00:46:23,482 hopefully to get decisions . Thank you , 1287 00:46:23,620 --> 00:46:25,787 Chief . One of the questions that came 1288 00:46:25,787 --> 00:46:27,509 in for you is what changes are 1289 00:46:27,509 --> 00:46:29,676 occurring . Teoh address mental health 1290 00:46:29,676 --> 00:46:31,731 concerns . So , you know , obviously 1291 00:46:31,731 --> 00:46:33,842 that's a great question . What I will 1292 00:46:33,842 --> 00:46:36,064 tell you is what we've learned as we've 1293 00:46:36,064 --> 00:46:38,320 gone into this new new , normal covert 1294 00:46:38,320 --> 00:46:40,264 environment . We're doing a lot of 1295 00:46:40,264 --> 00:46:42,598 teleworking . We're doing a lot of , ah , 1296 00:46:43,080 --> 00:46:45,680 you know , socially distanced , right ? 1297 00:46:45,690 --> 00:46:47,690 But socially connected , physically 1298 00:46:47,690 --> 00:46:50,210 distance , socially connected , you 1299 00:46:50,210 --> 00:46:53,070 know , events will call . So how do we 1300 00:46:53,080 --> 00:46:55,136 How do we keep connected ? How do we 1301 00:46:55,136 --> 00:46:57,191 stay socially connected ? Physically 1302 00:46:57,191 --> 00:46:59,247 connected with those folks ? They're 1303 00:46:59,247 --> 00:47:01,469 socially connected , I should say , but 1304 00:47:01,469 --> 00:47:03,469 not physically connect . So that is 1305 00:47:03,469 --> 00:47:05,691 created some challenges and things that 1306 00:47:05,691 --> 00:47:07,858 we have to work through . Uh , and not 1307 00:47:07,858 --> 00:47:09,913 not uncommon is on the mental health 1308 00:47:09,913 --> 00:47:11,790 side right way . We're asking 1309 00:47:11,790 --> 00:47:13,734 supervisors to stay connected with 1310 00:47:13,734 --> 00:47:15,890 their spokes . Events like this tell 1311 00:47:15,900 --> 00:47:18,630 teleworking where CVR teams were using . 1312 00:47:18,630 --> 00:47:20,741 Zoom . We're using a lot of different 1313 00:47:20,741 --> 00:47:22,908 formats just to kind of stay connected 1314 00:47:22,908 --> 00:47:25,130 with our folks . And what we're finding 1315 00:47:25,130 --> 00:47:27,440 is that's cause there's some folks who 1316 00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:29,718 are struggling with How did he do that ? 1317 00:47:29,718 --> 00:47:31,829 How do I How do I balance all this on 1318 00:47:31,829 --> 00:47:34,051 white balance ? My work life ? How do I 1319 00:47:34,051 --> 00:47:36,162 balance all of these different things 1320 00:47:36,162 --> 00:47:38,218 they're going on ? And when we start 1321 00:47:38,218 --> 00:47:40,273 looking at that that mental health , 1322 00:47:40,273 --> 00:47:42,384 peace is a big part of this . So what 1323 00:47:42,384 --> 00:47:44,329 we're asking to do is it's a steak 1324 00:47:44,329 --> 00:47:46,440 enacted . We have lots of resource is 1325 00:47:46,440 --> 00:47:48,607 out there from our civilian side . The 1326 00:47:48,607 --> 00:47:50,990 MP , we have the from the military side . 1327 00:47:50,990 --> 00:47:53,290 We have military one source . We have 1328 00:47:53,290 --> 00:47:55,512 our mental health collect . We have our 1329 00:47:55,512 --> 00:47:57,623 chaplains . We have a lot of resource 1330 00:47:57,623 --> 00:47:59,679 is out there for folks to be able to 1331 00:47:59,679 --> 00:48:01,790 stay connected , and and this is so , 1332 00:48:01,790 --> 00:48:03,957 so important right now that I'm asking 1333 00:48:03,957 --> 00:48:06,068 you to kind of take a look that's and 1334 00:48:06,068 --> 00:48:07,957 beat if you need help . If you're 1335 00:48:07,957 --> 00:48:07,710 someone out there struggling or you 1336 00:48:07,710 --> 00:48:09,877 know someone is struggling . Be a good 1337 00:48:09,877 --> 00:48:11,990 wingman . Reach out , help them take 1338 00:48:11,990 --> 00:48:14,212 them out , get them The assistance that 1339 00:48:14,212 --> 00:48:16,323 they need because we're all trying to 1340 00:48:16,323 --> 00:48:18,640 adjust to this new normal and mental 1341 00:48:18,640 --> 00:48:22,030 health is one big part of this , as 1342 00:48:22,030 --> 00:48:24,197 we're all trying to make make sense of 1343 00:48:24,197 --> 00:48:26,419 this new normal world there . So that's 1344 00:48:26,419 --> 00:48:29,520 a great question , and there's a lot 1345 00:48:29,520 --> 00:48:31,687 more to that . But the reality is be a 1346 00:48:31,687 --> 00:48:33,798 good wingman . Get out there and help 1347 00:48:33,798 --> 00:48:35,798 your folks . If you're struggling , 1348 00:48:35,798 --> 00:48:37,964 there's lots of help out there . Reach 1349 00:48:37,964 --> 00:48:40,076 out . If you don't know where else to 1350 00:48:40,076 --> 00:48:42,298 go , reach out to me . We'll figure out 1351 00:48:42,298 --> 00:48:42,130 we'll get you in the right lane . The 1352 00:48:42,130 --> 00:48:45,180 reality is , is your most important 1353 00:48:45,180 --> 00:48:47,180 resource , and we want to make sure 1354 00:48:47,180 --> 00:48:49,458 that you've got the help that you need . 1355 00:48:49,458 --> 00:48:51,624 Some , sir . Did you have anything you 1356 00:48:51,624 --> 00:48:53,624 want to add to that ? Yeah , What's 1357 00:48:53,624 --> 00:48:56,060 chief hit on is really important . I 1358 00:48:56,070 --> 00:48:58,560 need I need you still looking out for 1359 00:48:58,560 --> 00:49:00,560 each other and having that dialogue 1360 00:49:00,570 --> 00:49:02,760 over , however , means you do it . You 1361 00:49:02,760 --> 00:49:06,020 have been amazingly innovative with how 1362 00:49:06,020 --> 00:49:09,020 you've connected during this . People 1363 00:49:09,020 --> 00:49:11,410 have had first Friday over zoom and 1364 00:49:11,420 --> 00:49:13,587 shared whatever they were drinking and 1365 00:49:13,587 --> 00:49:15,809 snacking on while they were celebrating 1366 00:49:15,809 --> 00:49:18,330 first Friday . Uh , we've had people 1367 00:49:18,330 --> 00:49:20,386 call up and saying Happy birthday to 1368 00:49:20,386 --> 00:49:22,052 people So they understand the 1369 00:49:22,052 --> 00:49:24,108 connectivity and do those things . I 1370 00:49:24,108 --> 00:49:26,219 just ask you to continue to do that . 1371 00:49:26,219 --> 00:49:28,330 It is tragic when we lose an airman , 1372 00:49:28,330 --> 00:49:30,497 one of things that not ever I probably 1373 00:49:30,497 --> 00:49:32,663 realized this happens is every time we 1374 00:49:32,663 --> 00:49:36,040 have a suicide in this command , the I 1375 00:49:36,040 --> 00:49:38,320 get a briefing on all the activities 1376 00:49:38,320 --> 00:49:40,487 and events that led up to that kind of 1377 00:49:40,487 --> 00:49:42,431 thing . Chief and I said in one of 1378 00:49:42,431 --> 00:49:44,487 those probably about an hour and 1/2 1379 00:49:44,487 --> 00:49:46,709 ago , and took 45 minutes to talk about 1380 00:49:46,709 --> 00:49:48,820 a situation and go through all that . 1381 00:49:48,820 --> 00:49:52,460 It is gut wrenching , and I just 1382 00:49:52,680 --> 00:49:55,330 It just reinforces to both he and I , 1383 00:49:55,340 --> 00:49:57,562 and that's why this one is so raw right 1384 00:49:57,562 --> 00:49:59,610 now because we just did this and it 1385 00:49:59,610 --> 00:50:01,832 always is troubling . After you have to 1386 00:50:01,832 --> 00:50:04,360 go it , you go through it . I hate so 1387 00:50:04,360 --> 00:50:06,416 you have to go through it . But it's 1388 00:50:06,416 --> 00:50:08,527 struggled to go through it , and it's 1389 00:50:08,527 --> 00:50:08,450 hard on the people that have to brief 1390 00:50:08,450 --> 00:50:10,880 us . But you just re 1391 00:50:11,380 --> 00:50:13,890 reinvigorates and stresses again . The 1392 00:50:13,890 --> 00:50:16,900 importance off . Reach out . We need 1393 00:50:16,900 --> 00:50:19,900 you will help you . There's no stigma 1394 00:50:19,900 --> 00:50:21,956 here . We'll work with you to try to 1395 00:50:21,956 --> 00:50:24,510 get you the help you need . Police take 1396 00:50:24,510 --> 00:50:26,732 care of each other and keep checking on 1397 00:50:26,732 --> 00:50:29,350 each other . That's my big player , sir . 1398 00:50:29,350 --> 00:50:31,406 Thanks . And in keeping with kind of 1399 00:50:31,406 --> 00:50:33,517 family support , one of the questions 1400 00:50:33,517 --> 00:50:35,406 that came in is can you give your 1401 00:50:35,406 --> 00:50:37,628 thoughts on support for families and in 1402 00:50:37,628 --> 00:50:39,572 particular wire there ? No FMC key 1403 00:50:39,572 --> 00:50:43,290 spouse programs ? Um , 1404 00:50:43,420 --> 00:50:45,910 okay . I did not know we did not have 1405 00:50:45,910 --> 00:50:48,110 any key spouse program . So that's one 1406 00:50:48,110 --> 00:50:50,221 I won't . That's an action to go do . 1407 00:50:50,221 --> 00:50:52,443 Well , go find that out , though , that 1408 00:50:52,443 --> 00:50:54,610 I have units that have key spouses in 1409 00:50:54,610 --> 00:50:57,180 them . Eso we'll go take a look at that . 1410 00:50:57,260 --> 00:50:59,880 I know that . That is something that , 1411 00:50:59,890 --> 00:51:03,270 uh , my lovely bride Mrs Bunch talked 1412 00:51:03,270 --> 00:51:06,530 about with the squadron leader during 1413 00:51:06,530 --> 00:51:08,640 Squadron later orientation with the 1414 00:51:08,640 --> 00:51:12,110 spouses that are coming into the role 1415 00:51:12,110 --> 00:51:14,850 as squadron leader . So we'll go find 1416 00:51:14,850 --> 00:51:17,600 out where that's that I know that the 1417 00:51:17,600 --> 00:51:19,544 Airman and Family Readiness Center 1418 00:51:19,544 --> 00:51:21,544 provides resource is I know that we 1419 00:51:21,544 --> 00:51:23,600 have in our installations designated 1420 00:51:23,600 --> 00:51:25,720 key spouses for units and they're 1421 00:51:25,720 --> 00:51:28,470 providing those resource is but to tell 1422 00:51:28,470 --> 00:51:30,637 me that we have no key spouse programs 1423 00:51:30,637 --> 00:51:32,637 within A from C . That's not one up 1424 00:51:32,637 --> 00:51:34,859 familiar with , and everybody out there 1425 00:51:34,859 --> 00:51:36,914 have a look at it . We'll find out . 1426 00:51:36,914 --> 00:51:38,970 It's best answer I can give you . We 1427 00:51:38,970 --> 00:51:41,026 have . Let me rephrase that . That's 1428 00:51:41,026 --> 00:51:43,248 the answer on that . Here , let me make 1429 00:51:43,248 --> 00:51:45,581 sure I hit this . How we sport families , 1430 00:51:45,581 --> 00:51:48,230 particularly the families of deployed 1431 00:51:48,230 --> 00:51:51,960 members , is absolutely critical . As 1432 00:51:51,960 --> 00:51:54,330 we got into Cove it I started calling 1433 00:51:54,440 --> 00:51:58,300 spouses in the headquarters who 1434 00:51:58,390 --> 00:52:01,810 had deployed family members to find out . 1435 00:52:01,900 --> 00:52:03,956 Are they getting regular calls ? Are 1436 00:52:03,956 --> 00:52:06,330 they getting welfare checks or people 1437 00:52:06,330 --> 00:52:08,650 reaching in and talking to him ? How's 1438 00:52:08,650 --> 00:52:11,030 all this working ? And I was so 1439 00:52:11,030 --> 00:52:13,500 impressed by some of the feedback that 1440 00:52:13,500 --> 00:52:15,830 I got wood , which was they brought , 1441 00:52:15,830 --> 00:52:17,886 buy groceries . We could . We had to 1442 00:52:17,886 --> 00:52:20,450 move while my spouse was deployed . The 1443 00:52:20,450 --> 00:52:22,450 office came over and helped us pack 1444 00:52:22,450 --> 00:52:24,450 everything up . That's the kind of 1445 00:52:24,460 --> 00:52:26,516 teammates that's the kind of support 1446 00:52:26,516 --> 00:52:28,571 for Herman and families that we have 1447 00:52:28,571 --> 00:52:30,404 tohave . That's part of our core 1448 00:52:30,404 --> 00:52:32,460 culture , as an air force is looking 1449 00:52:32,460 --> 00:52:34,571 out for each other . So even if there 1450 00:52:34,571 --> 00:52:36,571 aren't key spouse programs that are 1451 00:52:36,571 --> 00:52:38,793 designated up a day from . See , you're 1452 00:52:38,793 --> 00:52:40,904 already doing those that just need to 1453 00:52:40,904 --> 00:52:40,670 keep doing what you're doing already , 1454 00:52:41,500 --> 00:52:43,667 sir . Thanks . We're starting to run a 1455 00:52:43,667 --> 00:52:45,778 little late on time . I've got just a 1456 00:52:45,778 --> 00:52:47,833 couple more questions for you . Um , 1457 00:52:47,833 --> 00:52:49,722 this relating to kind of civilian 1458 00:52:49,722 --> 00:52:51,889 career field . We know civilian career 1459 00:52:51,889 --> 00:52:54,167 development is critical to FMC success . 1460 00:52:54,167 --> 00:52:56,111 One area that could be improved is 1461 00:52:56,111 --> 00:52:58,111 ensuring that all civilians and FMC 1462 00:52:58,111 --> 00:53:00,278 have a current and complete individual 1463 00:53:00,278 --> 00:53:02,333 development plan as required by If I 1464 00:53:02,333 --> 00:53:04,333 What are we doing to enforce that ? 1465 00:53:04,333 --> 00:53:06,389 Helping to develop our people . So I 1466 00:53:06,389 --> 00:53:08,520 will tell you that how we develop our 1467 00:53:08,520 --> 00:53:12,290 ah non uniform airman is going to be 1468 00:53:12,290 --> 00:53:14,068 something we take is we look at 1469 00:53:14,068 --> 00:53:16,234 diversity , inclusion , even mawr of a 1470 00:53:16,234 --> 00:53:18,401 critical look at that . And it will be 1471 00:53:18,401 --> 00:53:20,512 one that will be looking at How do we 1472 00:53:20,512 --> 00:53:20,510 make sure that we do have those 1473 00:53:20,510 --> 00:53:22,510 development plans in there and that 1474 00:53:22,510 --> 00:53:24,510 those development plans airfare for 1475 00:53:24,510 --> 00:53:26,732 everyone and that we can identify where 1476 00:53:26,732 --> 00:53:28,399 we may have barriers that air 1477 00:53:28,399 --> 00:53:30,940 precluding certain groups from not 1478 00:53:30,940 --> 00:53:33,107 getting some of the opportunities . So 1479 00:53:33,107 --> 00:53:35,218 that is an area that we're gonna look 1480 00:53:35,218 --> 00:53:37,384 at in or a one shop to make sure . How 1481 00:53:37,384 --> 00:53:39,496 do we do that ? And how do we push it 1482 00:53:39,496 --> 00:53:39,250 down so that we make sure we are 1483 00:53:39,250 --> 00:53:43,020 looking at that , sir . Thanks . And be 1484 00:53:43,020 --> 00:53:45,131 remiss if we don't talk to at least a 1485 00:53:45,131 --> 00:53:47,298 little bit about Space Force . And the 1486 00:53:47,298 --> 00:53:49,540 role that FMC is playing in the stand 1487 00:53:49,540 --> 00:53:51,707 up of this is You know , we've heard a 1488 00:53:51,707 --> 00:53:53,762 lot of recent announcements on their 1489 00:53:53,762 --> 00:53:55,984 structure and certainly the role of a f 1490 00:53:55,984 --> 00:53:58,096 r l and I m sc will play to support . 1491 00:53:58,096 --> 00:53:57,610 If you could just talk a little bit 1492 00:53:57,610 --> 00:53:59,660 about that . Yes . So Ah , great 1493 00:53:59,660 --> 00:54:01,604 question . Congratulations , Chief 1494 00:54:01,604 --> 00:54:03,900 Raymond and your team on the milestones 1495 00:54:03,900 --> 00:54:06,067 you're moving in each and every week . 1496 00:54:06,240 --> 00:54:09,290 It is a unique time . Ah ah , unit time 1497 00:54:09,290 --> 00:54:11,401 in history , in a pivot point for how 1498 00:54:11,401 --> 00:54:13,623 we're looking at space . And it's great 1499 00:54:13,623 --> 00:54:15,957 that we , an Air Force Material Command , 1500 00:54:15,957 --> 00:54:18,380 get to contribute to that . Um , we are 1501 00:54:18,380 --> 00:54:22,320 in a very intimately involved , an 1502 00:54:22,330 --> 00:54:24,497 integral to what's going to go forward 1503 00:54:24,497 --> 00:54:27,750 with on the US Space Force , uh , as it 1504 00:54:27,750 --> 00:54:29,940 is right now . And the plan going 1505 00:54:29,940 --> 00:54:32,162 forward until told otherwise is we will 1506 00:54:32,162 --> 00:54:34,520 continue to have only one Air Force 1507 00:54:34,520 --> 00:54:36,520 research laboratory that serves the 1508 00:54:36,520 --> 00:54:38,631 Department of the Air Force and Works 1509 00:54:38,631 --> 00:54:40,798 projects and technologies for both the 1510 00:54:40,798 --> 00:54:44,740 space and the Air Force together that 1511 00:54:44,750 --> 00:54:46,950 there will be airman or space 1512 00:54:46,950 --> 00:54:49,117 professionals now that will be sitting 1513 00:54:49,117 --> 00:54:51,283 in those organizations . But they will 1514 00:54:51,283 --> 00:54:53,394 all report into one F or else so that 1515 00:54:53,394 --> 00:54:56,960 we keep our efforts synergize together , 1516 00:54:56,960 --> 00:54:59,230 and we don't create stovepipes of 1517 00:54:59,240 --> 00:55:01,760 excellence or cylinders of excellence . 1518 00:55:02,300 --> 00:55:04,890 Eso that technology can flow back and 1519 00:55:04,890 --> 00:55:06,946 forth wherever it needs to be done . 1520 00:55:06,946 --> 00:55:08,890 One of the comments that I've used 1521 00:55:08,890 --> 00:55:11,001 before is technology doesn't know its 1522 00:55:11,001 --> 00:55:13,001 use until we tell it . So There are 1523 00:55:13,001 --> 00:55:15,334 things that are being developed at Rome , 1524 00:55:15,334 --> 00:55:17,223 which right now does not have any 1525 00:55:17,223 --> 00:55:19,390 thicker is not expected to have any US 1526 00:55:19,390 --> 00:55:21,612 Space force personnel that could be key 1527 00:55:21,612 --> 00:55:23,334 to how command and control and 1528 00:55:23,334 --> 00:55:25,580 communication is done for satellites . 1529 00:55:26,010 --> 00:55:28,121 What we want to make sure we do is we 1530 00:55:28,121 --> 00:55:30,288 don't create barriers , and that's one 1531 00:55:30,288 --> 00:55:32,399 of the key things that George Pringle 1532 00:55:32,399 --> 00:55:34,454 and the A four l team are working to 1533 00:55:34,454 --> 00:55:36,454 make sure we work all that out . So 1534 00:55:36,454 --> 00:55:38,566 that's very exciting . I'm very proud 1535 00:55:38,566 --> 00:55:38,200 of the way the team has worked through 1536 00:55:38,200 --> 00:55:40,400 this and we're working to make sure we 1537 00:55:40,400 --> 00:55:42,456 set the right priorities . And we're 1538 00:55:42,456 --> 00:55:44,622 doing the right things to sports space 1539 00:55:44,622 --> 00:55:46,567 for still really comfortable . But 1540 00:55:46,567 --> 00:55:48,233 we're right there . Air Force 1541 00:55:48,233 --> 00:55:50,456 Installations Sports Center is going to 1542 00:55:50,456 --> 00:55:50,120 still provide all sport for those 1543 00:55:50,120 --> 00:55:52,287 installations . So we're gonna have an 1544 00:55:52,287 --> 00:55:54,287 integral role and making sure those 1545 00:55:54,300 --> 00:55:56,830 space force professionals and their 1546 00:55:56,830 --> 00:55:59,220 families were taking care of same way . 1547 00:55:59,220 --> 00:56:01,331 We're taking care of Air Force Airman 1548 00:56:01,331 --> 00:56:03,498 and their families . So we're going to 1549 00:56:03,498 --> 00:56:05,720 continue to provide that sport , and we 1550 00:56:05,720 --> 00:56:08,650 will do it . We're also working with 1551 00:56:08,650 --> 00:56:10,872 them on the test community , working on 1552 00:56:10,872 --> 00:56:13,150 how they're going to . They're testing . 1553 00:56:13,150 --> 00:56:15,261 We're doing ah , short course for the 1554 00:56:15,261 --> 00:56:17,428 initial training of some of their test 1555 00:56:17,428 --> 00:56:19,483 professionals , and we're gonna look 1556 00:56:19,483 --> 00:56:21,483 longer range on how we provide that 1557 00:56:21,483 --> 00:56:23,594 support . And we're gonna continue to 1558 00:56:23,594 --> 00:56:25,817 look at how we make sure we share ideas 1559 00:56:25,817 --> 00:56:27,706 and share people so that we don't 1560 00:56:27,706 --> 00:56:30,130 create seems and we don't create gaps 1561 00:56:30,130 --> 00:56:32,019 where we're not sharing the right 1562 00:56:32,019 --> 00:56:34,130 information so that as the Department 1563 00:56:34,130 --> 00:56:36,352 of the Air Force were successful , it's 1564 00:56:36,352 --> 00:56:38,408 an exciting time . So our thanks and 1565 00:56:38,408 --> 00:56:40,920 related to that we can't do this alone 1566 00:56:40,930 --> 00:56:42,763 So obviously we rely on a lot of 1567 00:56:42,763 --> 00:56:45,000 partners . Can you talk just briefly on 1568 00:56:45,010 --> 00:56:47,130 how small business can help and how 1569 00:56:47,130 --> 00:56:49,300 they factor into our plans ? Yes , 1570 00:56:49,300 --> 00:56:51,078 small businesses , A really key 1571 00:56:51,078 --> 00:56:53,300 component of where we're trying to go . 1572 00:56:53,300 --> 00:56:56,350 We have really Dr Roper is really 1573 00:56:56,350 --> 00:56:58,517 pushing up how you want small business 1574 00:56:58,517 --> 00:57:00,572 to play . And I think it's a great I 1575 00:57:00,572 --> 00:57:02,572 age doing a great job . He's really 1576 00:57:02,572 --> 00:57:04,628 trying to energize us , reach out to 1577 00:57:04,628 --> 00:57:06,850 some new business partners and bring in 1578 00:57:06,850 --> 00:57:08,794 some new industry partners so that 1579 00:57:08,794 --> 00:57:11,017 we're not restricted of what we've done 1580 00:57:11,017 --> 00:57:13,183 before . And we're trying to grow that 1581 00:57:13,183 --> 00:57:15,760 I a lot of , ah , the innovative ideas 1582 00:57:15,760 --> 00:57:17,927 are being incubated right now in small 1583 00:57:17,927 --> 00:57:20,390 businesses with our pitch days , with 1584 00:57:20,400 --> 00:57:22,511 what we're doing with half works , as 1585 00:57:22,511 --> 00:57:25,370 we set up our fusion events and front 1586 00:57:25,370 --> 00:57:27,481 door so that ideas can come in and we 1587 00:57:27,481 --> 00:57:29,703 can get him reviewed within the lab and 1588 00:57:29,703 --> 00:57:31,926 try to get those transition . There's a 1589 00:57:31,926 --> 00:57:34,092 lot of excitement right now about what 1590 00:57:34,092 --> 00:57:36,259 we're doing in small business area . I 1591 00:57:36,259 --> 00:57:38,037 think it's all good and we just 1592 00:57:38,037 --> 00:57:40,092 continue to do better . So if you've 1593 00:57:40,092 --> 00:57:42,314 got ideas that if you've got people who 1594 00:57:42,314 --> 00:57:44,537 you know who are doing small business . 1595 00:57:44,537 --> 00:57:46,759 And they got ideas . They need to reach 1596 00:57:46,759 --> 00:57:48,759 out to the small business offices . 1597 00:57:48,759 --> 00:57:48,260 They're out there , and they need to 1598 00:57:48,260 --> 00:57:50,371 make sure they're listening for those 1599 00:57:50,371 --> 00:57:52,460 ideas . Were putting those calls for 1600 00:57:52,460 --> 00:57:54,460 pitches and ideas we're putting out 1601 00:57:54,460 --> 00:57:56,627 there so they get their ideas in front 1602 00:57:56,627 --> 00:57:58,738 of us , sir . Thank you . So we are . 1603 00:57:58,738 --> 00:58:00,849 We're about out of time . So just one 1604 00:58:00,849 --> 00:58:02,738 final question for you both men , 1605 00:58:02,738 --> 00:58:04,349 especially given the current 1606 00:58:04,349 --> 00:58:06,516 environment we're in . How do you find 1607 00:58:06,516 --> 00:58:08,738 balance ? You talked a little bit about 1608 00:58:08,738 --> 00:58:10,849 the 24 7 ops . When the computer is , 1609 00:58:10,849 --> 00:58:13,071 you know , just across from your dining 1610 00:58:13,071 --> 00:58:15,016 room table . How do you How do you 1611 00:58:15,016 --> 00:58:17,182 provide balance ? Find balance ? And , 1612 00:58:17,182 --> 00:58:17,060 Chief , I'll let you go First . Answer . 1613 00:58:17,410 --> 00:58:19,466 I'll that I'll bat cleanup on this . 1614 00:58:19,466 --> 00:58:21,960 Absolutely , sir . So , first of all 1615 00:58:21,960 --> 00:58:24,460 say I'm probably not the best example 1616 00:58:24,460 --> 00:58:26,627 of that . I'll just be honest with you 1617 00:58:26,627 --> 00:58:28,738 right now , so I just came back today 1618 00:58:28,738 --> 00:58:30,849 from leave , went , went camping with 1619 00:58:30,849 --> 00:58:32,960 my wife for a couple of days , and my 1620 00:58:32,960 --> 00:58:35,016 daughter just to get away , was very 1621 00:58:35,016 --> 00:58:37,870 relaxing in that , But , uh , I'm not 1622 00:58:37,870 --> 00:58:40,037 the best example . I've tried to learn 1623 00:58:40,037 --> 00:58:42,259 as I've gone throughout my career . I'm 1624 00:58:42,259 --> 00:58:44,426 the guy who has lost leave in the past 1625 00:58:44,426 --> 00:58:46,426 because I just didn't plan . It was 1626 00:58:46,426 --> 00:58:48,314 just my fault . I wasn't I wasn't 1627 00:58:48,314 --> 00:58:51,060 trying to look at this as in a long 1628 00:58:51,060 --> 00:58:53,116 term . And and that's really I think 1629 00:58:53,116 --> 00:58:55,227 what I would tell you . You've got to 1630 00:58:55,227 --> 00:58:57,449 be delivered in the process . You gotta 1631 00:58:57,449 --> 00:58:59,671 look at this . Whether that's your your 1632 00:58:59,671 --> 00:59:01,838 social , uh uh , connections your your 1633 00:59:01,838 --> 00:59:03,740 spiritual , your physical , your 1634 00:59:03,740 --> 00:59:05,860 emotional mental health , peace . If 1635 00:59:05,860 --> 00:59:08,082 you're not delivered in those processes 1636 00:59:08,082 --> 00:59:10,138 of paying attention to him , they're 1637 00:59:10,138 --> 00:59:12,304 gonna escape . You're gonna get away . 1638 00:59:12,304 --> 00:59:14,527 So s so that's that's what I said . And 1639 00:59:14,527 --> 00:59:16,416 I'll tell you what . My family is 1640 00:59:16,416 --> 00:59:18,638 probably the best reminder because when 1641 00:59:18,638 --> 00:59:20,804 I get off balance or when I get out of 1642 00:59:20,804 --> 00:59:22,971 out of whack with it , my wife is very 1643 00:59:22,971 --> 00:59:25,249 quick to remind me that it's time Teoh , 1644 00:59:25,249 --> 00:59:27,360 that we need to take some leave or we 1645 00:59:27,360 --> 00:59:29,582 need to go do something you know , with 1646 00:59:29,582 --> 00:59:31,582 the family when you have a dinner a 1647 00:59:31,582 --> 00:59:33,749 night outer are to disconnect from the 1648 00:59:33,749 --> 00:59:35,804 computer and get away . So so that's 1649 00:59:35,804 --> 00:59:38,220 what my advice to you would be to be 1650 00:59:38,220 --> 00:59:40,553 deliberate , you know , plan your leave . 1651 00:59:40,553 --> 00:59:42,776 Look now for your leave . Other . Don't 1652 00:59:42,776 --> 00:59:44,998 wait until the last minute to plan . If 1653 00:59:44,998 --> 00:59:47,164 you do , and you're gonna you're gonna 1654 00:59:47,164 --> 00:59:49,276 be in a pickle trying to kind of work 1655 00:59:49,276 --> 00:59:52,390 that through and just be smart about it , 1656 00:59:52,710 --> 00:59:55,370 you know , uh , use it , utilize it , 1657 00:59:56,300 --> 00:59:58,490 be connected . Reach out there . 1658 00:59:58,490 --> 01:00:00,712 Especially in this time of that , we're 1659 01:00:00,712 --> 01:00:02,823 working through Cove in with a lot of 1660 01:00:02,823 --> 01:00:04,823 the virtual platforms were on their 1661 01:00:04,823 --> 01:00:07,046 great opportunity . Connect with family 1662 01:00:07,046 --> 01:00:06,620 and friends . Maybe that you haven't 1663 01:00:06,620 --> 01:00:08,842 talked to in a while . There's resource 1664 01:00:08,842 --> 01:00:11,620 is out there , but , uh , the bomb wine 1665 01:00:11,620 --> 01:00:13,620 is it's always something you got to 1666 01:00:13,620 --> 01:00:15,731 continue to work on . You can't can't 1667 01:00:15,731 --> 01:00:17,900 just do one look out there for a bit 1668 01:00:17,900 --> 01:00:19,678 and say I'm done with it . It's 1669 01:00:19,678 --> 01:00:21,789 something you got to continue to work 1670 01:00:21,789 --> 01:00:23,900 that process with him . Yeah . So I'm 1671 01:00:23,900 --> 01:00:25,733 the one that's told you before . 1672 01:00:25,733 --> 01:00:27,900 Anybody that tells me that they've got 1673 01:00:28,480 --> 01:00:32,020 work family spiritually and , 1674 01:00:32,020 --> 01:00:35,420 uh , fitness and health all aligned , 1675 01:00:35,670 --> 01:00:37,670 perfectly balanced . I usually call 1676 01:00:37,670 --> 01:00:40,200 those people liars because we're all 1677 01:00:40,380 --> 01:00:42,380 pulling and tugging and stress with 1678 01:00:42,380 --> 01:00:44,602 what we're trying to do . I think Chief 1679 01:00:44,602 --> 01:00:46,824 hit the nail on the head . You've gotta 1680 01:00:46,824 --> 01:00:49,047 be deliberate about it . And you got to 1681 01:00:49,047 --> 01:00:51,213 communicate with the family that maybe 1682 01:00:51,213 --> 01:00:53,213 around you I know that leave is not 1683 01:00:53,213 --> 01:00:55,324 easy right now . Ah , A lot of people 1684 01:00:55,324 --> 01:00:55,110 have not been allowed to get out of the 1685 01:00:55,110 --> 01:00:57,166 local area . I know that's been very 1686 01:00:57,166 --> 01:00:59,110 taxing with what's going on in the 1687 01:00:59,110 --> 01:01:01,277 communities , but you need to get some 1688 01:01:01,277 --> 01:01:03,443 down time . You need to work with your 1689 01:01:03,443 --> 01:01:03,420 leadership . You do need to turn the 1690 01:01:03,430 --> 01:01:05,652 phone off every now and then and have a 1691 01:01:05,652 --> 01:01:09,240 sit down . Um , you know , I I , uh uh 1692 01:01:09,250 --> 01:01:12,850 my , uh , bride of 36 1693 01:01:12,860 --> 01:01:15,840 plus years now is the one that kind of 1694 01:01:15,840 --> 01:01:18,260 gives me the , uh you need to turn that 1695 01:01:18,260 --> 01:01:20,600 off now . Or she will let me know that 1696 01:01:20,610 --> 01:01:23,060 to use a Calvin and Hobbes line , your 1697 01:01:23,060 --> 01:01:25,004 Poland really low right now in the 1698 01:01:25,004 --> 01:01:27,280 husband of the year pulse eso The 1699 01:01:27,280 --> 01:01:29,660 reality of it is , uh , you gotta 1700 01:01:29,660 --> 01:01:31,771 listen . You gotta have that dialogue 1701 01:01:31,771 --> 01:01:33,938 and you got to turn it off . The other 1702 01:01:33,938 --> 01:01:35,771 one that I would ask if you're a 1703 01:01:35,771 --> 01:01:38,840 supervisor or you're a commander . I 1704 01:01:38,890 --> 01:01:40,612 think I think about how you're 1705 01:01:40,612 --> 01:01:43,470 communicating out to your team . You 1706 01:01:43,470 --> 01:01:45,526 know , because if you work Saturdays 1707 01:01:45,526 --> 01:01:47,850 and Sundays , everyone that works for 1708 01:01:47,850 --> 01:01:50,128 you is gonna want you to be successful , 1709 01:01:50,128 --> 01:01:52,294 and they're gonna be working Saturdays 1710 01:01:52,294 --> 01:01:54,406 and Sundays . So one of the rule sets 1711 01:01:54,406 --> 01:01:56,517 that I've got and it's my own thing . 1712 01:01:56,517 --> 01:01:58,572 I'm not directing everybody else . I 1713 01:01:58,572 --> 01:02:00,794 don't send emails on Saturday or Sunday 1714 01:02:00,794 --> 01:02:02,850 unless it's something I really gotta 1715 01:02:02,850 --> 01:02:05,072 have . Because I know quickly that if I 1716 01:02:05,072 --> 01:02:07,017 send out an email on a Saturday or 1717 01:02:07,017 --> 01:02:09,239 Sunday , it can become operation to now 1718 01:02:09,239 --> 01:02:11,350 weekend as it goes from the four star 1719 01:02:11,350 --> 01:02:13,072 to the center Commander to the 1720 01:02:13,072 --> 01:02:15,072 installation commander to the group 1721 01:02:15,072 --> 01:02:17,350 Commander to the squadron Commander to 1722 01:02:17,350 --> 01:02:19,572 the person that knows the answer to the 1723 01:02:19,572 --> 01:02:21,880 question . So the reality of it is we 1724 01:02:21,880 --> 01:02:24,102 as leaders have to be cognizant of what 1725 01:02:24,102 --> 01:02:26,102 we're really asking for is well and 1726 01:02:26,102 --> 01:02:28,213 making sure that we're not driving an 1727 01:02:28,213 --> 01:02:30,547 inordinate amount of work along the way . 1728 01:02:30,547 --> 01:02:32,602 So communicate be delivered about it 1729 01:02:32,602 --> 01:02:35,260 and take some down time . Because you 1730 01:02:35,260 --> 01:02:37,316 got to do that . We need you for the 1731 01:02:37,316 --> 01:02:39,440 long term . Okay . Well , thank you 1732 01:02:39,450 --> 01:02:42,030 really appreciate your time today and 1733 01:02:42,040 --> 01:02:43,651 for everyone . Thank you for 1734 01:02:43,651 --> 01:02:45,818 participating . The session will be re 1735 01:02:45,818 --> 01:02:47,873 posted in its entirety , and we will 1736 01:02:47,873 --> 01:02:50,040 answer your questions directly that we 1737 01:02:50,040 --> 01:02:52,262 didn't have time to today with a lot of 1738 01:02:52,262 --> 01:02:50,930 great questions .