WEBVTT 00:08.000 --> 00:11.250 Did anyway because of the the commander of a lasting command 00:11.290 --> 00:15.490 alaska nor had region a joint task force alaska and then eleventh 00:15.490 --> 00:21.340 air force and so I got and and operational had if you will bow 00:21.340 --> 00:25.570 serving under pacific command and the northern command or read 00:25.870 --> 00:29.450 a for you defense alaska another a. 00:30.000 --> 00:32.690 Air defense of north america issues and then i've got a an air 00:32.690 --> 00:35.860 force organized to train and equip had if you will. 00:36.400 --> 00:41.080 As you live there force commander a in that capacity the organizations 00:41.080 --> 00:45.370 air force organizations alaska in Guam and it why are all also 00:45.370 --> 00:45.810 on a mike. 00:47.150 --> 00:51.900 Well I he have worked in learned nor had before of north American 00:51.900 --> 00:55.030 air defense commander. It's been a number of years ago had an 00:55.030 --> 00:59.050 awful lot of interaction with a alaska nor had regional of their 00:59.050 --> 01:03.250 force and I capacity and since then evo number of command positions. 01:03.250 --> 01:06.960 I hope that have have at least partially prepared mia for this 01:06.960 --> 01:10.650 and most recently I came from pacific air forces where I was 01:10.650 --> 01:14.210 the chief of staff and so I head near daily interaction with 01:14.290 --> 01:17.310 all folks appear in the command and working on a number of issues 01:17.790 --> 01:21.470 relating to alaska and relating to help come all of their force 01:21.690 --> 01:24.670 and so that I hope that has also help prepare me. 01:25.400 --> 01:29.220 My wife and I are honored to have this opportunity and I was 01:29.220 --> 01:32.240 serving in a why the pacific air forces as a chief of staff and 01:32.240 --> 01:36.560 that's where my boss and Nominated me for this position and and 01:36.560 --> 01:36.920 your own. 01:37.630 --> 01:38.400 I yeah it. 01:38.910 --> 01:42.070 Was assigned your before about ten years ago back to their just 01:42.070 --> 01:45.120 before we went to the joint base concept with joint base that 01:45.120 --> 01:47.930 on the door for troops and love the base then led the about a 01:47.930 --> 01:50.540 block away from or of wondering allen. So we're very familiar 01:50.540 --> 01:53.260 with that a lots happen since then like great development on 01:53.260 --> 01:56.830 base in and we're just part of that the chance to litter again. 01:57.730 --> 02:01.800 Well there's been a tremendous evolution both that from a base 02:01.800 --> 02:05.370 perspective as well as operational you and as I mentioned we 02:05.620 --> 02:09.960 transition to a into a joint base in concert joint base hellman 02:09.960 --> 02:13.480 or for treats in and that there has been a tremendous success here. 02:14.030 --> 02:17.530 There was awful lot of of growing pains associated with doing 02:17.530 --> 02:20.970 anything of that magnitude and then if the german soldiers that 02:20.970 --> 02:25.210 work together grip done a wonderful job of that also we did it's 02:25.210 --> 02:28.820 huge transition with the tice of aircraft. I was flying a fifteen 02:28.820 --> 02:32.650 he's strike eagles of the time at that squadron and another have 02:32.650 --> 02:35.620 transition to F twenty two. So if you know since I left we get 02:35.840 --> 02:38.690 to squires of twenty tease here. We've done a complete transition 02:38.690 --> 02:42.450 to the C seventeen which will adjusts started are when I left 02:42.450 --> 02:46.630 and so you'd think about ana a transition of about seventy five 02:46.630 --> 02:51.260 % of year craft here in this wing as well as bring into basis together. 02:51.260 --> 02:54.500 I think it's just a tremendous change since the two thousand 02:54.500 --> 02:55.280 five when I left. 02:56.880 --> 02:59.630 Well I predecessor's a brilliant later and did a lot of wonderful 02:59.630 --> 03:03.060 things and and he and his predecessors before and have and so 03:03.120 --> 03:06.230 I you know hope to be able to live up to that legacy continue 03:06.230 --> 03:09.760 to we all of the Greek patriots that work in this command and 03:09.760 --> 03:12.950 I think we're on a very good track. I mentioned partnerships 03:12.950 --> 03:15.480 earlier a one of the things that we're doing is will growing 03:15.480 --> 03:18.170 international partnerships tour some the training that we do 03:18.170 --> 03:22.160 here on our ranges. There's a tremendous growth in our involvement 03:22.160 --> 03:25.990 in issues in the Arctic the like search and rescue and other 03:25.990 --> 03:30.320 partnerships with regard to Arctic issues and so I hope to first 03:30.320 --> 03:33.950 war more about that and then hopefully improve our interaction 03:33.990 --> 03:38.270 and as always you just continue be vigilant and defend our skies 03:38.270 --> 03:39.310 appears we always that. 03:40.500 --> 03:45.100 Well what the the people men and women illustrated spec for me 03:45.100 --> 03:49.400 is I'm I'm here to serve them as as their commander right clearly. 03:49.400 --> 03:53.890 There's an awful lot going on a in the the duty dave the the 03:53.890 --> 03:56.810 eleven thousand men and women that are in this command and they're 03:56.810 --> 03:58.990 going to continue get that done but they're only gonna get that 03:58.990 --> 03:59.920 job done a five. 04:00.530 --> 04:03.570 Resource them for that and and so that that's the reason then 04:03.570 --> 04:07.550 I'm here to provide those airmen soldiers and in the joint context. 04:08.240 --> 04:12.770 Are are a marines navy coast guardsmen and civilian give them 04:12.770 --> 04:15.490 the resources they need to get the job done a bigger to take 04:15.490 --> 04:19.950 care of them and and so if I'm not doing that then I'm not doing 04:19.950 --> 04:23.330 my job and so that's sort of the charged in the as a commander 04:23.490 --> 04:25.800 and we're all here to make this place better than it was when 04:25.800 --> 04:26.330 we write. 04:27.590 --> 04:30.560 Well I think will be busy first their carry getting settlement 04:30.560 --> 04:33.100 the command that there's a lot to do here needed to know all 04:33.100 --> 04:36.330 of all of that great mortars of patriots of work here in the 04:36.330 --> 04:40.130 command that I I do enjoy fishing and skiing in really anything 04:40.130 --> 04:43.450 outdoors the coming from why what number blood of the can just 04:43.450 --> 04:46.480 a little that for the one are time and I'm sure of involves and 04:46.480 --> 04:46.840 all that. 04:48.220 --> 04:52.140 Well I in just incredibly happy to be back here in alaska and 04:52.140 --> 04:55.640 as I mentioned in our change of command ceremony like when I 04:55.640 --> 04:59.090 said we're all in this together. I am I mean that seriously not 04:59.090 --> 05:02.330 just the military it or folks associate with the military but 05:02.330 --> 05:05.800 this community is well there's no place like alaska for. 05:05.800 --> 05:10.020 Welcome the military professionals it you into a community as 05:10.050 --> 05:13.290 as one of their own and so I'm already feel that again only dinner 05:13.290 --> 05:15.990 couple of days and I just look for the living here and working 05:15.990 --> 05:17.130 the marxist community and..