WEBVTT

00:01.596 --> 00:04.846
(upbeat intense music)

00:16.980 --> 00:19.090
- Good morning, I'm
Brigadier General Rolf Mammen

00:19.090 --> 00:20.730
the commander of the 127th Wing

00:20.730 --> 00:22.030
and I'd like to welcome all of you

00:22.030 --> 00:23.800
to the June Super Drill.

00:23.800 --> 00:26.020
This is gonna be a very busy drill weekend

00:26.020 --> 00:27.730
but I have two objectives that I want

00:27.730 --> 00:29.360
to get across to you, that I'd like

00:29.360 --> 00:31.490
to have initiated and finished

00:31.490 --> 00:33.640
this drill weekend if possible.

00:33.640 --> 00:36.410
Initiated, I'm looking at culture,

00:36.410 --> 00:39.220
culture of the organization,
and I'm initiating

00:39.220 --> 00:41.590
a culture survey this drill weekend

00:41.590 --> 00:43.050
and you should have that information

00:43.050 --> 00:46.240
in your email here shortly if not already.

00:46.240 --> 00:49.750
But between now and August
I would like you all

00:49.750 --> 00:52.593
to partake in the culture
survey for this Wing.

00:53.540 --> 00:55.470
The intent behind the culture survey

00:55.470 --> 00:57.450
is for me to really breakdown

00:57.450 --> 01:00.940
and figure out what the needs
of the organization are.

01:00.940 --> 01:03.000
I know people have in the past,

01:03.000 --> 01:04.480
not liked to take surveys,

01:04.480 --> 01:06.650
in fact, the last survey only 200 people

01:06.650 --> 01:09.300
took the survey out of 1400 in the Wing.

01:09.300 --> 01:13.380
I want to see all 1400 plus
of the members of this Wing

01:13.380 --> 01:15.000
partaking in this survey.

01:15.000 --> 01:17.310
I do want to read you a quote.

01:17.310 --> 01:20.527
The quote says, " I've completed
several of these surveys

01:20.527 --> 01:22.387
"and nothing is improving or changing.

01:22.387 --> 01:25.460
"Quit asking, because
it is a waste of time."

01:25.460 --> 01:27.700
Ladies and gentlemen, I got it.

01:27.700 --> 01:29.980
I got that message loud and clear,

01:29.980 --> 01:32.770
but you have to understand,
I can't fix things

01:32.770 --> 01:35.060
if they are broken if
I don't know about 'em.

01:35.060 --> 01:38.970
This is your opportunity
to talk to me directly

01:38.970 --> 01:41.560
and to talk to your leadership directly

01:41.560 --> 01:44.950
with your challenges, if there
are any, in the organization.

01:44.950 --> 01:47.190
And I also ask you, to talk about

01:47.190 --> 01:48.970
your successes in this survey.

01:48.970 --> 01:50.780
What's good in the organization

01:50.780 --> 01:52.400
that we can build upon.

01:52.400 --> 01:55.340
I want the 127th Wing to continue

01:55.340 --> 01:57.080
to be a workplace of choice,

01:57.080 --> 02:01.670
I want it to continue as a
place of excellent execution,

02:01.670 --> 02:05.430
of superb execution, as a model
for the international guard

02:05.430 --> 02:09.000
and I can't do that without your help.

02:09.000 --> 02:11.070
The second objective
for this drill weekend

02:11.070 --> 02:14.640
is the major exercise
that started this morning.

02:14.640 --> 02:16.270
I want everybody to understand

02:16.270 --> 02:18.520
that this is not an air
refueling group exercise,

02:18.520 --> 02:21.070
this is a Wing level
exercise and everybody

02:21.070 --> 02:24.260
has a part to play in
this to be successful.

02:24.260 --> 02:26.980
I've often said that in
order to be successful

02:26.980 --> 02:29.150
as an organization, every single person

02:29.150 --> 02:30.640
has to be committed to the success

02:30.640 --> 02:32.310
of the person standing next to them,

02:32.310 --> 02:34.950
and that is true in this exercise.

02:34.950 --> 02:37.200
So this all ties in to
out future inspection

02:37.200 --> 02:39.250
that's gonna occur later on in the year.

02:39.250 --> 02:41.410
This is our dress rehearsal to ensure

02:41.410 --> 02:43.230
that we are doing things correct.

02:43.230 --> 02:46.680
I need you to play it
like it is the real world

02:46.680 --> 02:49.250
and this is what we are moving out to do.

02:49.250 --> 02:51.630
So ladies and gentlemen, I need your help,

02:51.630 --> 02:54.280
I need your professionalism,
I need your leadership.

02:54.280 --> 02:56.830
And always, be safe.

02:56.830 --> 02:59.180
To close this video out
for this drill weekend

02:59.180 --> 03:01.400
I can't tell you how proud and humble I am

03:01.400 --> 03:05.690
to be serving you as the
commander of the 127th Wing.

03:05.690 --> 03:07.630
I appreciate your professionalism

03:07.630 --> 03:09.660
and all the hard work you do to make

03:09.660 --> 03:12.390
this mission happen on a daily basis.

03:12.390 --> 03:15.000
Two takeaways from this video,

03:15.000 --> 03:17.240
culture survey, I need your help.

03:17.240 --> 03:19.720
Please provide your
input into that survey.

03:19.720 --> 03:21.650
And two, the exercise.

03:21.650 --> 03:23.520
It's a Wing level exercise and I need

03:23.520 --> 03:26.710
everybody to treat this
as if it's the real thing.

03:26.710 --> 03:29.180
I'm General Mammen, I
appreciate your leadership

03:29.180 --> 03:30.430
and your professionalism.