WEBVTT 00:05.078 --> 00:07.661 (upbeat music) 00:16.581 --> 00:19.060 ^- Welcome to May super drill. I'm General Slocum, 00:19.060 --> 00:21.491 ^and this is what I know today. 00:21.491 --> 00:24.886 ^Well, it's a super drill, it's a four day long drill, 00:24.886 --> 00:26.735 and we have a lot of things going on. 00:26.735 --> 00:27.979 But let me begin with, by the fact 00:27.979 --> 00:30.284 that I'm coming to you today from where 00:30.284 --> 00:32.714 we practice loading weapons onto our A-10s. 00:32.714 --> 00:34.586 Our outstanding maintenance professionals 00:34.586 --> 00:36.287 use this installation right here 00:36.287 --> 00:38.428 to practice loading guns, to practice loading bombs, 00:38.428 --> 00:41.578 and everything else that we put on to the A-10 aircraft. 00:41.578 --> 00:43.635 So it's my pleasure to come here today 00:43.635 --> 00:45.806 from where we do a lot outstanding training 00:45.806 --> 00:47.757 to get our folks combat ready. 00:47.757 --> 00:49.730 During this four day drill weekend, 00:49.730 --> 00:50.919 we're going to have some folks here 00:50.919 --> 00:53.220 from Air Mobility Command helping us 00:53.220 --> 00:56.220 certify our tanker mission for AFIS. 00:56.619 --> 00:58.505 So our ability to assess ourselves 00:58.505 --> 01:00.133 to our strategic mission. 01:00.133 --> 01:01.768 So you're going to see a lot of busy people, 01:01.768 --> 01:03.831 a lot of focused people this drill weekend. 01:03.831 --> 01:05.773 If you've been here a while it's nothing new 01:05.773 --> 01:07.151 to you, but once again, thank you 01:07.151 --> 01:09.712 for all the hard work that's going to go into this drill. 01:09.712 --> 01:12.246 If you're not involved with that particular mission, 01:12.246 --> 01:14.697 we're continuing our focus on our two big topics, 01:14.697 --> 01:17.094 customer service being number one, 01:17.094 --> 01:19.259 but then also that full-spectrum readiness. 01:19.259 --> 01:20.996 The things that we're trying to do 01:20.996 --> 01:22.401 to make sure that we are ready to fulfill 01:22.401 --> 01:24.726 our obligations to our state and our nation. 01:24.726 --> 01:27.092 So thank you, once again, for your diligence. 01:27.092 --> 01:28.126 We want to make sure that we're getting 01:28.126 --> 01:30.348 the medical requirements, the training requirements, 01:30.348 --> 01:32.355 but most importantly we want to make sure that 01:32.355 --> 01:34.130 you are ready to do your jobs, 01:34.130 --> 01:35.856 whatever that job happens to be 01:35.856 --> 01:39.962 so that when we get called we can answer our nation's call. 01:39.962 --> 01:41.886 I'd like to take a minute now 01:41.886 --> 01:43.703 and throw it over to Chief Whitehead, 01:43.703 --> 01:45.493 who's coming to us today from our 01:45.493 --> 01:48.881 Force Support Squadron, our FSS training division. 01:48.881 --> 01:50.884 He's going to talk to us a little bit 01:50.884 --> 01:52.653 about professional military education 01:52.653 --> 01:54.591 and some great opportunities we have coming up. 01:54.591 --> 01:58.173 So, with that said, over to you, Chief Whitehead. 01:58.173 --> 01:59.928 ^- Thank you, General Slocum. 01:59.928 --> 02:01.745 ^And team, welcome to May's RSD. 02:01.745 --> 02:02.709 ^We've got a busy month, and we've 02:02.709 --> 02:04.692 ^got a busy rest of the year. 02:04.692 --> 02:05.776 So everything I'm going to talk about 02:05.776 --> 02:07.000 is probably going to be umbrella-ed 02:07.000 --> 02:08.729 under the word "mentoring." 02:08.729 --> 02:10.063 First, I just want to remind everyone 02:10.063 --> 02:12.184 that, on Sunday, I expect to see as many 02:12.184 --> 02:13.480 peaceful people as possible out there 02:13.480 --> 02:15.512 for the Running with the Hogs. 02:15.512 --> 02:16.970 We've got a great event that's going 02:16.970 --> 02:18.401 to be happening and we've got a lot of folks 02:18.401 --> 02:19.692 that have put some great work into it 02:19.692 --> 02:21.307 so let's please come out and let's support 02:21.307 --> 02:23.936 the 127th Maintenance group and the wing as a whole, 02:23.936 --> 02:26.879 and let's get some people out there moving. 02:26.879 --> 02:28.012 So, that's the first thing. 02:28.012 --> 02:30.432 Now, as you'll notice, I'm over in the 02:30.432 --> 02:34.139 Force Development Office, known as the Base Training Office. 02:34.139 --> 02:35.180 We've got some great folks over here, 02:35.180 --> 02:37.246 Master Sergeant Brooks, Sergeant Lynch, 02:37.246 --> 02:39.307 and of course C Airman Casaries, 02:39.307 --> 02:40.463 do phenomenal work for us in the form 02:40.463 --> 02:43.056 of PME, and all the other things that we need to do. 02:43.056 --> 02:45.119 Tech school, and of course the testing that we do 02:45.119 --> 02:47.389 for some of our courses throughout the year. 02:47.389 --> 02:49.541 Now, what I want to talk to you about this. 02:49.541 --> 02:52.356 First thing, in June, we got a CCF graduation 02:52.356 --> 02:54.490 coming up, and if you haven't got everything 02:54.490 --> 02:56.570 that needs to be done, let's get it done. 02:56.570 --> 02:58.821 And these folks over here can help you get that set up. 02:58.821 --> 02:59.821 Second, ALS. 03:00.861 --> 03:02.122 I think it's important for folks to know 03:02.122 --> 03:03.192 that if they're a little intimidated 03:03.192 --> 03:05.040 about the ALS part, the distance learning 03:05.040 --> 03:07.548 doesn't have to be done before you actually 03:07.548 --> 03:09.459 sign up for the course to actually go in residence. 03:09.459 --> 03:11.160 And if you need more information about that, 03:11.160 --> 03:13.121 please come over here and find out about that. 03:13.121 --> 03:16.010 Now, also, see your enlisted joint PME. 03:16.010 --> 03:17.642 Not that it takes place over here, 03:17.642 --> 03:18.781 but, you know, with everything that 03:18.781 --> 03:20.239 we've got going on here in the states 03:20.239 --> 03:22.432 and of course when we go oversees in June, 03:22.432 --> 03:24.076 it's very important to know that some 03:24.076 --> 03:25.414 of the things that we do in our 03:25.414 --> 03:27.078 professional military education, to include 03:27.078 --> 03:28.470 our distance learning, can help us get 03:28.470 --> 03:29.947 a better grip on how we will interact 03:29.947 --> 03:33.126 with other nations and with our other sister services. 03:33.126 --> 03:36.104 So please, if you need your C-enlisted joint PME done, 03:36.104 --> 03:37.217 let's get it done. 03:37.217 --> 03:38.982 And if you don't, look at it as an opportunity 03:38.982 --> 03:40.482 to grow as an NCO. 03:41.654 --> 03:42.573 Let me see if there's anything else 03:42.573 --> 03:44.417 I forgot about that when it comes to PME, 03:44.417 --> 03:46.442 and of course the Professional Development Office. 03:46.442 --> 03:48.234 Oh yeah, one more thing. 03:48.234 --> 03:50.940 Get over here and find out what they have to offer. 03:50.940 --> 03:52.173 There is a lot going on, there is a great opportunity 03:52.173 --> 03:54.423 for you to get things done. 03:54.914 --> 03:57.080 Also for our unit training managers, 03:57.080 --> 03:59.321 if you have courses that didn't get scheduled 03:59.321 --> 04:01.805 for fiscal year 18, get 'em done now, 04:01.805 --> 04:04.453 because those will be the priority going into FY19. 04:04.453 --> 04:06.089 Please make sure you take care of that. 04:06.089 --> 04:08.096 It's important for you to take care of our airmen, 04:08.096 --> 04:09.318 and it's important for our airmen to make sure 04:09.318 --> 04:10.909 that if you need the training, 04:10.909 --> 04:12.738 if you need the education so that you can start 04:12.738 --> 04:14.735 your career, let's get it done. 04:14.735 --> 04:16.933 And finally, don't forget about the PME 04:16.933 --> 04:18.372 that's going to be happening in Alpena 04:18.372 --> 04:19.855 from 30 May to 1 June. 04:19.855 --> 04:21.646 This is for our senior NCOs and 04:21.646 --> 04:23.083 for our company grade officers. 04:23.083 --> 04:24.699 This is a great opportunity to learn 04:24.699 --> 04:26.423 and to grow as a leadership team. 04:26.423 --> 04:28.477 And like I said, all of this is going to be 04:28.477 --> 04:30.006 umbrella-ed under mentoring. 04:30.006 --> 04:32.642 NCOs, it is extremely important for us 04:32.642 --> 04:33.775 to understand our role here at 04:33.775 --> 04:35.459 Selfridge Air National Guard Base. 04:35.459 --> 04:37.642 Our commanders rely on us, as we get promoted, 04:37.642 --> 04:38.976 to be a part of the solution. 04:38.976 --> 04:41.533 Once you get promoted, please see yourself 04:41.533 --> 04:43.133 as part of the team that's going 04:43.133 --> 04:46.387 to come up with courses of actions and solutions. 04:46.387 --> 04:47.430 Let's make sure that we see ourselves 04:47.430 --> 04:49.311 as part of what's going to help Selfridge 04:49.311 --> 04:50.672 become the best and the brightest, 04:50.672 --> 04:52.425 as what the General talks about when 04:52.425 --> 04:54.092 he talks about 2025. 04:54.372 --> 04:56.539 We are the future of Selfridge Air National Guard Base. 04:56.539 --> 04:58.156 And it doesn't happen without us. 04:58.156 --> 05:00.696 So again, look for opportunities to grow, 05:00.696 --> 05:02.885 look for opportunities to help your airmen grow, 05:02.885 --> 05:04.152 and when there are opportunities 05:04.152 --> 05:05.537 for them to be developed, whether 05:05.537 --> 05:07.609 it be in distance learning or in residence, 05:07.609 --> 05:09.718 please make sure you encourage them to do so 05:09.718 --> 05:11.561 and you do so yourself. 05:11.561 --> 05:13.280 ^Have an awesome UTA weekend, 05:13.280 --> 05:14.452 ^and I look forward to seeing you 05:14.452 --> 05:15.783 ^out there again for Running with the Hogs 05:15.783 --> 05:16.623 ^and around the base. 05:16.623 --> 05:18.655 ^Now back to you, General Slocum. 05:18.655 --> 05:20.247 So let's kind of wrap everything up here. 05:20.247 --> 05:22.075 Looking forward to what's going on. 05:22.075 --> 05:25.593 This month is Asian American Pacific Islander 05:25.593 --> 05:27.680 Military Appreciation Month. 05:27.680 --> 05:29.273 So once again, we have an opportunity 05:29.273 --> 05:30.957 to celebrate our great diversity. 05:30.957 --> 05:32.798 Not just within our wing, but within 05:32.798 --> 05:34.679 our surrounding communities also. 05:34.679 --> 05:36.560 So please take an opportunity to learn, 05:36.560 --> 05:38.935 to share, and once again just celebrate 05:38.935 --> 05:41.808 the differences that make us a great organization. 05:41.808 --> 05:44.220 As we look into the rest of this summer, 05:44.220 --> 05:46.499 we've got a lot of great things going on. 05:46.499 --> 05:49.299 This month happens to be a focus on our partnerships, 05:49.299 --> 05:52.514 which leads great into the end of this month, 05:52.514 --> 05:53.810 which is going to be the start of our 05:53.810 --> 05:55.498 Sabre Strike deployment and exercise 05:55.498 --> 05:58.383 that's going to be going on in Europe. 05:58.383 --> 05:59.965 Sabre Strike is part of our state partnership 05:59.965 --> 06:03.242 program alliance that we have with the county of Latvia. 06:03.242 --> 06:05.403 We're going to be taking our A-10 aircraft over 06:05.403 --> 06:07.092 as well as our KC135's. 06:07.092 --> 06:08.827 Well, we get to work our state partners 06:08.827 --> 06:11.801 in developing our in professional capabilities 06:11.801 --> 06:13.160 in lots of different ways. 06:13.160 --> 06:14.781 We're going to make a short stop in England 06:14.781 --> 06:17.420 and participate in a fly-by in Normandy, 06:17.420 --> 06:21.040 where the 107th Reconnaissance Squadron, at the time, 06:21.040 --> 06:22.888 was part of the D-day invasion. 06:22.888 --> 06:24.291 So we're going to have an opportunity 06:24.291 --> 06:26.046 to fly our aircraft along the shores there 06:26.046 --> 06:29.330 of France and be part of a great celebration 06:29.330 --> 06:32.163 for the 74th anniversary of D-day. 06:32.720 --> 06:34.904 After that, we have our phase one, 06:34.904 --> 06:36.826 phase two exercises coming up. 06:36.826 --> 06:38.636 That's our ability to generate and get things 06:38.636 --> 06:40.929 ready to go from here, to pick up and go. 06:40.929 --> 06:43.161 And in this case, we're going all around the world 06:43.161 --> 06:46.111 to Alpena, MI, where we're going to land 06:46.111 --> 06:48.280 and then we're going to work on our inployment. 06:48.280 --> 06:49.639 And that's our ability to do 06:49.639 --> 06:51.467 our jobs from the deployed location. 06:51.467 --> 06:53.688 We're going to try to do that crawl-walk 06:53.688 --> 06:54.888 that we've been talking about, 06:54.888 --> 06:57.356 looking at doing things in adverse conditions, 06:57.356 --> 06:59.233 making sure that we can do our missions, 06:59.233 --> 07:01.634 and we can strain, we can push our capabilities 07:01.634 --> 07:03.677 out to that level that we need to, 07:03.677 --> 07:05.456 to meet that war-time tasking. 07:05.456 --> 07:07.058 But we're going to do it deliberately, 07:07.058 --> 07:09.599 we're going to do it by taking a slow walk to get there, 07:09.599 --> 07:11.953 and we're going to make sure we do it safely. 07:11.953 --> 07:14.565 So we always want to make sure that we're being safe. 07:14.565 --> 07:18.445 Coming to you from our outstanding weapons load barn 07:18.445 --> 07:21.052 ^facility for the A-10s, I'm General Slocum, 07:21.052 --> 07:23.219 ^this is what I know today. 07:23.842 --> 07:26.509 (driving music)