WEBVTT 00:05.445 --> 00:08.970 - So, a month ago, the world celebrated the 50th anniversary 00:08.970 --> 00:11.158 of man setting foot on the moon. 00:11.158 --> 00:12.658 (applause, cheers) Apollo 11, 00:15.700 --> 00:19.500 and I want you guys to know that, even 50 years ago, 00:19.500 --> 00:22.600 we were making an impact on everything that happened 00:22.600 --> 00:23.590 in the aerospace world. 00:23.590 --> 00:26.170 Specifically, for Apollo 11, 00:26.170 --> 00:29.440 we played a large role in testing the Saturn 5 Rocket. 00:29.440 --> 00:32.200 We played a substantial role in developing and testing 00:32.200 --> 00:33.920 many of the materials that were used 00:33.920 --> 00:35.780 on the spacecraft on that day. 00:35.780 --> 00:39.750 They did so by piggybacking on some X-15 test flights. 00:39.750 --> 00:42.010 We played a large role in developing and testing 00:42.010 --> 00:44.170 the Lunar Lander here at Edwards, 00:44.170 --> 00:48.110 and we developed, tested and ultimately executed 00:48.110 --> 00:50.300 with the Airborne Communications Node 00:50.300 --> 00:52.600 that kept that mission tied in 00:52.600 --> 00:56.110 to mission control throughout it's duration. 00:56.110 --> 00:58.710 But, what I want the crowd to know today, 00:58.710 --> 01:03.380 is that you all are making just as much of an impact today 01:03.380 --> 01:08.380 by what you do than they did 50 years ago for Apollo 11. 01:09.180 --> 01:11.070 Just in the last quarter, 01:11.070 --> 01:12.930 our team won the Collier trophy, 01:12.930 --> 01:16.060 the nation's most prestigious aerospace award 01:16.060 --> 01:18.930 for Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System. 01:18.930 --> 01:20.240 Just in this last quarter, 01:20.240 --> 01:23.270 you started testing hypersonic weapons. 01:23.270 --> 01:24.740 Just in this last quarter, 01:24.740 --> 01:27.610 you started testing true autonomous 01:27.610 --> 01:30.470 and artificial intelligence platforms. 01:30.470 --> 01:31.870 Just during this last quarter, 01:31.870 --> 01:35.450 you finished up testing the Orion Space Capsule 01:35.450 --> 01:37.290 that will bring back astronauts, 01:37.290 --> 01:40.100 next generation astronauts, safely to earth. 01:40.100 --> 01:43.180 You started, in earnest, to prepare for testing 01:43.180 --> 01:45.810 of the Trainer X and the B-21, 01:45.810 --> 01:49.450 America's next generation trainer and bomber aircraft. 01:49.450 --> 01:51.670 And, in the midst of all of that, 01:51.670 --> 01:54.650 much of our team is providing world class support 01:54.650 --> 01:56.380 and the best example of that happened 01:56.380 --> 01:58.990 on the 5th of July up at China Lake. 01:58.990 --> 02:01.570 On that day, they had the second large earthquake 02:01.570 --> 02:05.940 up in Ridgecrest and our team scrambled up there that night, 02:05.940 --> 02:07.940 especially our first responders 02:07.940 --> 02:09.790 from the Civil Engineer Squadron 02:09.790 --> 02:13.410 to provide that first ready response on that night. 02:13.410 --> 02:14.920 And then, on that four day weekend, 02:14.920 --> 02:17.700 our team deployed up there to make sure that 02:17.700 --> 02:20.080 whatever assessments could be done, were done, 02:20.080 --> 02:21.470 on their capabilities, 02:21.470 --> 02:24.820 and whatever assistance they needed, we provided. 02:24.820 --> 02:27.710 All of that is getting done here, today, 02:27.710 --> 02:29.650 as we make history today at the center 02:29.650 --> 02:31.730 of the aerospace testing universe. 02:31.730 --> 02:34.430 Now, looking back 50 or so years ago, 02:34.430 --> 02:37.820 that Apollo 11 mission was launched after the challenge 02:37.820 --> 02:42.010 that President Kennedy provided to the nation in 1961, 02:42.010 --> 02:44.220 where he said that by the end of that decade, 02:44.220 --> 02:47.530 they would get a man to the moon and back safely. 02:47.530 --> 02:51.070 But then, he expounded upon those important charges 02:51.070 --> 02:54.100 and thoughts at a speech at Rice University 02:54.100 --> 02:56.750 in September of 1962. 02:56.750 --> 02:59.100 And, as a part of that speech he said 02:59.100 --> 03:01.530 that we choose to go to the moon 03:01.530 --> 03:03.630 not because it's easy, 03:03.630 --> 03:05.390 but because it's hard. 03:05.390 --> 03:07.060 And, as I look around this auditorium 03:07.060 --> 03:08.620 and as I look at our portfolio, 03:08.620 --> 03:10.860 and I consider our mission today, 03:10.860 --> 03:13.520 I recognize that they don't send easy tasks 03:13.520 --> 03:15.140 to Edwards Air Force Base. 03:15.140 --> 03:17.060 They send us the hard stuff. 03:17.060 --> 03:20.810 They send us the things that need world class expertise, 03:20.810 --> 03:23.870 that only our team can provide to them. 03:23.870 --> 03:25.330 And, they do so with respect 03:25.330 --> 03:28.860 to aerospace test and evaluation, 03:28.860 --> 03:32.020 and the do so for quality of life challenges, 03:32.020 --> 03:35.890 and we do so as we help develop and sustain 03:35.890 --> 03:38.300 a world class culture of innovation. 03:38.300 --> 03:40.400 We don't do the easy things here 03:40.400 --> 03:42.780 because you are experts that our nation 03:42.780 --> 03:45.240 needs to do the hard things. 03:45.240 --> 03:48.180 And, I've been in this seat now for a little over a year, 03:48.180 --> 03:53.180 and every single day I marvel at all that you do 03:53.690 --> 03:55.450 to make history today, 03:55.450 --> 03:57.650 to care for our airmen and their families, 03:57.650 --> 03:59.580 and to get the mission done. 03:59.580 --> 04:01.940 And, I am absolutely amazed at you 04:01.940 --> 04:05.950 and am humbled at the opportunity to be a part of this team. 04:05.950 --> 04:08.350 I'm also amazed at my newest wingman 04:08.350 --> 04:10.910 for the last hundred days, Chief Eishen. 04:10.910 --> 04:13.530 He came to us at the beginning of May 04:13.530 --> 04:17.600 and he is a world class innovative, inspirational leader. 04:17.600 --> 04:18.920 And, before I give the floor to him, 04:18.920 --> 04:22.600 I noticed maybe the only thing that he falls short on 04:22.600 --> 04:24.330 is his official command picture 04:24.330 --> 04:27.730 that sits up in the third floor of Building 2750. 04:27.730 --> 04:29.700 All of his other pictures around the base, 04:29.700 --> 04:31.150 I think are normal, 04:31.150 --> 04:33.390 but I think that one was underdeveloped, 04:33.390 --> 04:36.640 so much so that I think maybe he's auditioning 04:36.640 --> 04:39.058 or trying out for Twilight 6. 04:39.058 --> 04:40.940 (laughs) He looks like a vampire. 04:40.940 --> 04:42.490 I invite you to come up and check it out, 04:42.490 --> 04:43.330 but other than that, 04:43.330 --> 04:44.570 Chief is perfect. 04:44.570 --> 04:46.130 He's not Edward Cullen. 04:46.130 --> 04:48.249 I'm embarrassed that I know that name. 04:48.249 --> 04:49.430 (laughs) I do have two daughters 04:49.430 --> 04:51.700 who are teenagers and like the Twilight series, 04:51.700 --> 04:54.220 but, Chief, it's been an absolute privilege 04:54.220 --> 04:55.880 and a joy to serve along side of you 04:55.880 --> 04:57.030 for the last hundred days, 04:57.030 --> 04:57.980 the floor is yours. 04:59.803 --> 05:02.053 (applause) 05:05.475 --> 05:06.850 - So, what the boss won't tell you 05:06.850 --> 05:10.070 is he just spouted off a lot of Twilight knowledge. 05:10.070 --> 05:11.690 You know he just got back from Seattle 05:11.690 --> 05:14.193 and he spent a few weeks in Seattle and in Alaska. 05:15.230 --> 05:17.160 Where did you go, sir? 05:17.160 --> 05:20.140 - Port Angeles, Washington in part, Forks, Washington. 05:20.140 --> 05:21.250 - Forks? - Uh, huh. 05:21.250 --> 05:23.370 - Is that part of the Twilight series as well? 05:23.370 --> 05:26.036 - It is, but that's my hometown area. 05:26.036 --> 05:28.119 (laughs) 05:29.160 --> 05:31.710 - Was it or was it not a Twilight cruise? 05:31.710 --> 05:33.838 - It was not a Twilight cruise, Chief. 05:33.838 --> 05:34.950 (laughs) 05:34.950 --> 05:37.250 - He knows way more than he should about this. 05:38.510 --> 05:40.000 - So, I've been here three months. 05:40.000 --> 05:41.630 The last time I stood here in front of you 05:41.630 --> 05:44.020 was about a week into my time here. 05:44.020 --> 05:45.780 And, at that time, I was really excited to get in 05:45.780 --> 05:47.570 and get to meet as many of you as possible 05:47.570 --> 05:50.000 and get to understand the mission as much as possible. 05:50.000 --> 05:51.600 And, every time I go to a new immersion, 05:51.600 --> 05:53.510 I realize that there's not enough time. 05:53.510 --> 05:55.040 We can do an entire day with a unit 05:55.040 --> 05:56.610 and there's no way that I can uncover 05:56.610 --> 05:57.480 everything that's goin' on, 05:57.480 --> 05:58.950 that I can learn about what you're doin' 05:58.950 --> 06:00.610 and I can dig in to as much as I want. 06:00.610 --> 06:03.050 So, we're doing more and more immersions. 06:03.050 --> 06:04.940 And, each time it's even more amazing. 06:04.940 --> 06:07.482 I stood here in front of you and told you last time 06:07.482 --> 06:10.710 that we were gonna start doing as much tests as possible 06:10.710 --> 06:12.930 in some of the arenas that we hadn't done it in the past. 06:12.930 --> 06:14.630 And so, General Teichert just mentioned everything 06:14.630 --> 06:17.050 that we're doing for avionics, for mission systems, 06:17.050 --> 06:19.190 for hypersonics, and really, 06:19.190 --> 06:21.170 just to make sure that the Air Force becomes, 06:21.170 --> 06:22.490 as the Chief of Staff would say, 06:22.490 --> 06:24.070 the Air Force we need for the future. 06:24.070 --> 06:25.140 And so, for the last three months, 06:25.140 --> 06:27.101 we've been working tirelessly to try to figure out, 06:27.101 --> 06:28.850 how do we build the airmen we need. 06:28.850 --> 06:30.700 And really, that's all of you in this room. 06:30.700 --> 06:33.220 Blue suiters, active duty, civilians, contractors, 06:33.220 --> 06:35.612 anybody who resides on this base, 06:35.612 --> 06:37.180 you can be a Marine as well, 06:37.180 --> 06:38.850 anybody who resides on this base, 06:38.850 --> 06:40.530 making sure that you are ready 06:40.530 --> 06:43.860 for that future fight and what the nation needs us to do. 06:43.860 --> 06:45.853 And so, in that last three months, 06:45.853 --> 06:49.250 we now have official Air Force level tests going on 06:49.250 --> 06:50.280 on the enlisted side 06:50.280 --> 06:51.780 and on the professional development side 06:51.780 --> 06:54.290 with the way we're developing NALS. 06:54.290 --> 06:57.040 Our senior NCO, our NCO professional development 06:57.040 --> 06:58.870 opportunities, and what we're doing there. 06:58.870 --> 07:01.490 We now have about $1 million we got from Afworks 07:01.490 --> 07:03.340 specifically for talent management. 07:03.340 --> 07:05.310 And, how do we manage talent across the force 07:05.310 --> 07:08.460 and how do we bring in AI and big data analytic techniques 07:08.460 --> 07:10.760 so we can actually scale some of these tools 07:10.760 --> 07:13.270 that once took hours or, you know, four or five hours 07:13.270 --> 07:14.350 for anybody to use. 07:14.350 --> 07:16.580 How do we scale that across an entire organization? 07:16.580 --> 07:18.516 The Air Force has no idea how to figure it out. 07:18.516 --> 07:20.610 We have ideas and we're gonna try that out. 07:20.610 --> 07:21.710 And so, we're instituting that 07:21.710 --> 07:23.310 and you'll see some of the units here 07:23.310 --> 07:24.440 being able to use that. 07:24.440 --> 07:27.630 We just got approved for our security forces, 07:27.630 --> 07:29.410 our enlisted airmen in security forces, 07:29.410 --> 07:32.010 to be the very first to use a new tracking system 07:32.010 --> 07:33.680 that we're working with industry to build 07:33.680 --> 07:35.100 for the rest of the Air Force. 07:35.100 --> 07:36.390 It's either gonna work well or it's gonna fail. 07:36.390 --> 07:37.330 We don't know, 07:37.330 --> 07:38.580 but as we do this, 07:38.580 --> 07:39.780 we're gonna learn a lot. 07:39.780 --> 07:41.580 And so, what we're doing is trying to make sure 07:41.580 --> 07:44.299 that every organization in the 412th Test Wing, 07:44.299 --> 07:48.470 it doesn't matter, FSS, LRS, MXG, MDG, 07:48.470 --> 07:49.930 it doesn't matter where you are, 07:49.930 --> 07:52.850 it is not just the test pilot school, or engineers, 07:52.850 --> 07:54.330 it is gonna be everybody on this base 07:54.330 --> 07:55.720 is going to be testing something. 07:55.720 --> 07:57.420 Not every day, not every month. 07:57.420 --> 07:58.490 But, they're gonna be testing something. 07:58.490 --> 07:59.400 We're gonna learn how to do it. 07:59.400 --> 08:00.480 We're gonna mitigate that risk 08:00.480 --> 08:02.610 because this base is awesome at doing that. 08:02.610 --> 08:03.560 And then, we're gonna figure out how 08:03.560 --> 08:04.860 the Air Force needs to move forward 08:04.860 --> 08:06.329 and we use the platform of this wing 08:06.329 --> 08:08.489 in order to make sure that the Air Force, 08:08.489 --> 08:09.870 again, takes our lessons learned, 08:09.870 --> 08:11.074 anything we fail on, that's great. 08:11.074 --> 08:13.270 We'll spread that out and anything we succeed on, 08:13.270 --> 08:16.143 we'll make sure it gets to a far-reaching audience. 08:16.143 --> 08:18.770 So, I wanna thank all of you for giving me the chance 08:18.770 --> 08:19.850 to come into your units, 08:19.850 --> 08:22.400 for spending the time to answer my dumb questions, 08:22.400 --> 08:23.800 as I'm walkin' around. 08:23.800 --> 08:24.670 And, that'll continue. 08:24.670 --> 08:26.247 I will continue to ask questions, 08:26.247 --> 08:28.700 but it's just been awesome being able to hang out 08:28.700 --> 08:29.900 with you guys, being able to learn, 08:29.900 --> 08:30.980 to see what you do, 08:30.980 --> 08:32.270 and for you guys, it's easy, 08:32.270 --> 08:33.580 but for me, I'm still learning 08:33.580 --> 08:35.080 and I'm still figuring it out. 08:35.080 --> 08:37.250 So, thank you for allowing me to be here 08:37.250 --> 08:38.190 and hang out with you and please, 08:38.190 --> 08:40.220 let me know if there's anything I can do for you. 08:40.220 --> 08:41.053 Sir, that's all I have. 08:41.053 --> 08:42.142 - Awesome, thanks Chief. 08:42.142 --> 08:44.392 (applause) 08:47.100 --> 08:48.580 - Our Wing Senior Civilian 08:48.580 --> 08:50.690 and our Technical Director, Dano Osburn 08:50.690 --> 08:53.200 has a few things that he wants to pass on 08:53.200 --> 08:55.550 about development, training and education 08:55.550 --> 08:56.823 for our force, Dano. 08:58.430 --> 09:00.408 - So, the General's given me 25 minutes. 09:00.408 --> 09:02.070 - (laughs) Aw, not quite. 09:02.070 --> 09:03.190 - No, I had to fight my way on, 09:03.190 --> 09:04.023 no, not really, 09:04.023 --> 09:05.363 no, I just got a couple slides. 09:06.440 --> 09:07.790 First, I just wanted to say thanks 09:07.790 --> 09:09.593 for all you do for our mission. 09:10.610 --> 09:12.130 It's awesome to work and to see 09:12.130 --> 09:13.730 this kind of representation out here. 09:13.730 --> 09:17.660 It is truly an honor to be your lead civilian. 09:17.660 --> 09:19.840 One of the key things and responsibilities 09:19.840 --> 09:21.930 that I get to do and it's actually a privilege 09:21.930 --> 09:22.980 for me to do, 09:22.980 --> 09:26.420 is to look into education and training of our workforce. 09:26.420 --> 09:27.730 And, one of the key things 09:27.730 --> 09:29.070 that General Teichert handed to me 09:29.070 --> 09:32.130 was go get this as your number one priority 09:32.130 --> 09:34.240 and look at all the avenues that we can do 09:34.240 --> 09:36.530 to advance our airmen 09:36.530 --> 09:38.610 and that means military and civilian. 09:38.610 --> 09:40.360 So, in that venture, 09:40.360 --> 09:45.190 I went and worked with our 412th Force Development Squadron 09:45.190 --> 09:48.973 in training and education and, slide please, 09:50.800 --> 09:52.330 and I kinda just put, 09:52.330 --> 09:56.540 there is no summary where every type of program available 09:56.540 --> 09:59.370 for tuition assistance for education, 09:59.370 --> 10:00.260 if you can believe that. 10:00.260 --> 10:01.560 There's a lot of avenues, 10:01.560 --> 10:03.280 but there was like, no one stop shop 10:03.280 --> 10:04.850 when I was puttin' this together. 10:04.850 --> 10:06.680 So, I have just a quick slide up here 10:06.680 --> 10:08.020 that shows, I broke it out, 10:08.020 --> 10:10.100 civilian and the next slide will be military. 10:10.100 --> 10:11.860 The first one's civilian. 10:11.860 --> 10:15.350 There are nine tuition assistance programs. 10:15.350 --> 10:18.560 You can see it's broken out kinda by program title, 10:18.560 --> 10:21.720 by type of tuition assistance you get. 10:21.720 --> 10:23.930 That top one there is $50,000. 10:23.930 --> 10:26.470 You've got $50,000 life time 10:26.470 --> 10:28.920 and then there's a continued service agreement, 10:28.920 --> 10:30.240 which is the CSA up there, 10:30.240 --> 10:33.640 what your commitment back to the Air Force is, 10:33.640 --> 10:36.860 and then it talks about what the requirements are, 10:36.860 --> 10:38.450 your eligibility. 10:38.450 --> 10:40.210 So, I'm not gonna go through these individually, 10:40.210 --> 10:44.600 but they are all out there and we actively monitor that, 10:44.600 --> 10:47.090 and we're not using it as much as we should. 10:47.090 --> 10:48.690 So, I wanted to take this opportunity 10:48.690 --> 10:52.590 to share that with you so you can digest this slide. 10:52.590 --> 10:55.550 They are gonna be posted on the SharePoint site 10:55.550 --> 10:57.733 out at the Education Office. 10:58.770 --> 11:00.619 But, I really just really wanna foot stomp 11:00.619 --> 11:02.070 even though I don't have no feet, 11:02.070 --> 11:05.850 I want a foot stomp how important this is 11:05.850 --> 11:07.950 and that you should really take advantage of it. 11:07.950 --> 11:10.400 I came from industry and this opportunity, 11:10.400 --> 11:13.490 you do not have, civilian or military, right? 11:13.490 --> 11:15.090 They do not allow you, 11:15.090 --> 11:16.820 they don't pay for you to go to school. 11:16.820 --> 11:19.110 They don't help you too much with tuition. 11:19.110 --> 11:21.070 So, this is a very good tool. 11:21.070 --> 11:23.360 So, all the Flight Chief's and supervisors, 11:23.360 --> 11:24.710 if you're not aware of it, 11:24.710 --> 11:29.710 go get this slide deck and brief your airmen directly 11:30.480 --> 11:33.784 and advise them to go work with the Development Squad 11:33.784 --> 11:36.530 to go figure out which one is the best one 11:36.530 --> 11:38.730 that's suited for 'em because you can't do all of these 11:38.730 --> 11:39.940 at the same time, 11:39.940 --> 11:41.600 so we don't wanna make sure you miss out 11:41.600 --> 11:46.192 on taking the probably not the most advantageous one 11:46.192 --> 11:47.950 for your career development. 11:47.950 --> 11:51.080 There's three Associates Degrees in here, 11:51.080 --> 11:52.600 if you notice, out of the nine. 11:52.600 --> 11:54.940 So, the people that don't even have degrees yet, 11:54.940 --> 11:57.260 or have special certificates that they need, 11:57.260 --> 11:59.380 based on changing life circumstances, 11:59.380 --> 12:01.838 this is the avenue that you go get that done. 12:01.838 --> 12:04.560 Slide please, we'll do the military next. 12:04.560 --> 12:06.260 So, the military, there's seven of 'em there. 12:06.260 --> 12:09.870 And, this is for all of our active duty, our guard, 12:09.870 --> 12:12.090 and our reservists that are out there 12:12.090 --> 12:16.520 that we were able to digest from all the different sources. 12:16.520 --> 12:18.510 And so, again, you got your GI Bills, 12:18.510 --> 12:19.890 you have all these different avenues 12:19.890 --> 12:22.743 to go get your training and your education. 12:23.954 --> 12:24.787 So, slide, 12:25.920 --> 12:27.620 these are your contact people, 12:27.620 --> 12:31.610 Dave, Peggie Schofield, and Greg Head 12:31.610 --> 12:32.960 are the ones I've been coordinating with 12:32.960 --> 12:33.793 at the office. 12:33.793 --> 12:34.860 They've been outstanding. 12:34.860 --> 12:36.923 They are standing by, ready to go. 12:37.840 --> 12:38.820 So, I told 'em to be ready, 12:38.820 --> 12:40.800 the phones are gonna be burning off the hook. 12:40.800 --> 12:42.950 So, all of you people that are out there 12:42.950 --> 12:46.190 looking to get your degrees and advanced degrees 12:46.190 --> 12:47.630 or even just certifications, 12:47.630 --> 12:49.463 please go use this avenue. 12:50.560 --> 12:53.100 I just wanted to take this time to let everybody know 12:53.100 --> 12:55.810 it's out there and we're under-utilizing, 12:55.810 --> 12:58.802 so, go get it and thanks for what you do. 12:58.802 --> 13:01.052 (applause) 13:04.540 --> 13:06.640 - I'll send these slides out via email 13:06.640 --> 13:07.670 by the end of the day. 13:07.670 --> 13:10.220 We'll post them on the SharePoint site 13:10.220 --> 13:11.990 and please just know that there's a lot 13:11.990 --> 13:15.520 of avenues out there to develop and educate our force 13:15.520 --> 13:18.910 and you and individuals and we're leaving money on the table 13:18.910 --> 13:20.930 if we're not doing that appropriately. 13:20.930 --> 13:22.660 And so, please, become well versed 13:22.660 --> 13:24.300 in some of these things for you 13:24.300 --> 13:26.160 and those that work for you. 13:26.160 --> 13:26.993 MC's.