WEBVTT 00:10.320 --> 00:15.920 Hello as you know i'm Major General Kilgo proud  Commander of Communications-Electronics Command   00:17.040 --> 00:23.120 we're going to start this month a bi-monthly video  where we'll introduce to you your CECOM family   00:23.120 --> 00:30.160 each one of our MSCs will take a little time every  other month to highlight some of the people and   00:30.160 --> 00:35.840 some of the initiatives going on within their  command i'm happy to also introduce this month   00:35.840 --> 00:43.280 AMLC and welcome Brigadier General Michael Lalor and all  of his family to the CECOM family we're excited   00:43.280 --> 00:49.840 about taking on medical readiness for the United  States Army throughout these bi-monthly videos you   00:49.840 --> 00:56.000 will learn a lot about how this command delivers  power to the war fighter we are the best at what   00:56.000 --> 01:00.960 we do and i'm proud to be your commander i'd  also like to take this opportunity to tell   01:00.960 --> 01:06.320 you this is only one of the ways that you'll  get information about what's going on in CECOM   01:06.320 --> 01:14.800 as you know once COVID-19 began we started weekly  messages out to the workforce coming directly from   01:14.800 --> 01:20.800 me we also have our newspaper and our social  media web page so there are many ways that you   01:20.800 --> 01:27.600 can learn about what's going on in CECOM love what  you do work hard every day and remember everything   01:27.600 --> 01:34.320 we do is for the soldier at the tip of the spear people first winning matter army strong thank you   01:35.760 --> 01:40.160 welcome very pleased you are joining us the  intent of the new bi-monthly video updates   01:40.160 --> 01:45.520 is to build trust transparency and understanding  across the enterprise transparency is an absolute   01:45.520 --> 01:51.200 must here at CECOM creating a safe environment and  establishing trust are the single most important   01:51.200 --> 01:57.680 elements of building an effective army team we can  build trust and awareness by increasing visibility   01:57.680 --> 02:04.640 of our teammates operations that may be outside of  our immediate lanes our guide daily is to operate   02:04.640 --> 02:12.480 in a values-based environment along with the soul  of CECOM. CECOM has a huge team approximately  02:12.480 --> 02:19.120 9,000 soldiers civilians and contractors working  together medical logistics maintainers hardware   02:19.120 --> 02:25.280 experts software developers network engineers  human resource managers are just to name a few   02:25.840 --> 02:32.400 huge amount of diverse expertise spread across 33  locations and 11 countries this video will show   02:32.400 --> 02:38.560 that expertise in action you may learn about CECOM efforts you didn't even know about people are the   02:38.560 --> 02:44.000 Army's number one priority and it's important to  highlight their accomplishments and instill pride   02:44.000 --> 02:50.640 in the organization my hashtag #cecomproud given  the many challenges ahead CECOM will need to lean   02:50.640 --> 02:56.560 on the unique skills experiences and perspective  of each and every team member to achieve our   02:56.560 --> 03:02.480 critical mission we must be innovative and how we  operate to evolve and to assist the Army with its   03:02.480 --> 03:08.400 modernization training and readiness priorities  I can't wait to see what the MSCs are up to and   03:08.400 --> 03:13.920 the unique things that they are doing to support  our soldiers each and every day people first CECOM 03:13.920 --> 03:19.600 proud army strong my name is Brigadier General  Michael Laylor and i'm the commander of the Army   03:19.600 --> 03:23.360 Medical Logistics Command headquartered here at  Fort Detrick Maryland. Hello my name is Colonel   03:23.360 --> 03:28.400 Timothy D Walsh i'm the deputy commanding officer  for AMLC as we joined the CECOM team i wanted to   03:28.400 --> 03:32.880 just provide some information some background on  what the Army Medical Logistics Command is what   03:32.880 --> 03:38.160 we're made up of and what we do we're located in  roughly 13 areas from across the globe literally   03:38.160 --> 03:43.600 every time zone and support the entire joint  force from our headquarters here at Fort Detrick   03:43.600 --> 03:49.280 Maryland our headquarters is lean about 80 people  with a lean G staff and some special staff and we   03:49.280 --> 03:53.040 make a difference every day in terms of getting  the right direction out to our subordinate units   03:53.040 --> 03:57.840 our subordinate units are relatively small about  200 to 300 people and when you add this all up   03:57.840 --> 04:02.160 we're less than a thousand people every day making  a difference includes medical maintenance support   04:02.160 --> 04:07.440 includes material management support includes  pre-positioned stocks and it includes vaccine   04:07.440 --> 04:11.120 distribution what you'll find in the medical  logistics community much like every others is a   04:11.760 --> 04:16.400 you know a team of talented professionals many  have been doing this for decades very committed   04:16.400 --> 04:20.640 to the soldiers and the readiness that that  we generate in support of the battlefield   04:20.640 --> 04:26.640 bottom line is Army Medical Logistics Command support our nation and our warfighters to ensure   04:26.640 --> 04:30.800 that we have what we need whether that's  combat operations humanitarian assistance   04:30.800 --> 04:35.760 disaster relief and everything in between our team  is continues to remain steady in its approach to   04:35.760 --> 04:40.400 the COVID-19 response we know this is a campaign  right now and we'll eventually get through it but   04:40.400 --> 04:44.560 we have been right at the forefront tip of the  spear in terms of driving that army's response   04:44.560 --> 04:49.040 and making sure that the army has what it needs  moving from the strategic level to the tactical   04:49.040 --> 04:53.680 point of needs for the soldier and the families  we're here focused and ready to support you we're   04:53.680 --> 04:59.040 happy to be part of the Communications-Electronics  Command team we just want to say thank you for the   04:59.040 --> 05:02.400 for the warm welcome we've received from  across all staff and all the commands   05:02.400 --> 05:06.320 we're proud to join the team we look forward  to making a difference in all the years to come   05:06.320 --> 05:10.240 we have found a home and then we're  very happy to be on this team and very   05:10.240 --> 05:14.480 much looking forward to the days ahead and what  we all accomplish together we appreciate that   05:14.480 --> 05:17.280 we will prepare deploy sustain and  we'll be ready to support the fight   05:18.640 --> 05:24.800 welcome to Tobyhanna Army Depot here we provide  full life cycle support repair and overhaul   05:25.360 --> 05:31.200 for C5ISR weapon systems across the DOD team  Tobyhanna is made up of a highly skilled   05:31.200 --> 05:35.760 workforce of nearly 4,000 people spanning  the globe in support of warfighter readiness   05:36.480 --> 05:41.760 together team Tobyhanna takes great pride in  being part of something much larger than ourselves   05:43.600 --> 05:50.960 the road map for Tobyhanna's future is our  strategic plan Toby 2028 which allows us to invest   05:50.960 --> 05:55.760 in our people the most important way we're doing  that is through modernization of our production   05:55.760 --> 06:01.360 facilities we currently have almost 200 million in  construction projects planned for the coming years   06:02.240 --> 06:08.000 these projects include renovations in building  3-1 additional work on electronics enclosure and   06:08.000 --> 06:14.160 renovation of building 1c for a new technical  library location in addition we are ready to   06:14.160 --> 06:19.520 commence renovations of building 1e the support  operations division which will lead to a safer   06:19.520 --> 06:24.800 work environment for our industrial team members  these modernization efforts will significantly   06:24.800 --> 06:30.880 improve the depot overall and align with  another Toby 28 objective C5ISR which   06:30.880 --> 06:36.240 helps us to ensure our nation's war fighters are  equipped for battle most recently the satellite   06:36.240 --> 06:41.360 transportable terminal team hosted a first  ever side-by-side repair training with soldiers   06:41.360 --> 06:46.480 from the 392nd expeditionary signal battalion  during the training the soldiers restored their   06:46.480 --> 06:52.240 asset to fully mission capable status through  instruction from the depot's electronics personnel   06:52.240 --> 06:56.560 this collaborative partnership enabled our  team to expand their instructional skills   06:57.120 --> 07:01.920 better understand their customer requirements  and provided enhanced skills to the warfighters   07:01.920 --> 07:06.160 we continue to pursue opportunities like  this that allow us to shape the future   07:06.160 --> 07:11.440 through innovation and new capabilities after many  months of research and development our net warrior   07:11.440 --> 07:16.640 team recently began producing a flat cable that is  more durable in the field and more comfortable for   07:16.640 --> 07:21.920 soldiers to wear as part of this effort the devil  obtained new state-of-the-art machines that will   07:21.920 --> 07:27.440 enable us to produce this cable and others for  the warfighter these new machines have already   07:27.440 --> 07:32.080 generated interest from other customers who  want Tobyhanna supporting them in the future   07:32.640 --> 07:38.160 despite the challenges of 2020 I am proud of what  team Tobyhanna has accomplished this past year   07:38.800 --> 07:43.840 thanks in no small part to our aggressive  strategic planning efforts under Toby 2028   07:44.400 --> 07:49.840 check out our facebook instagram and linkedin  pages for the latest news as we continue   07:49.840 --> 07:57.840 to be the DOD's worldwide C5ISR readiness  provider today tomorrow and into the future 08:02.080 --> 08:08.960 hi I'm Jennifer Zbozny director of the CECOM Software Engineering Center we do post-production   08:08.960 --> 08:15.760 software support for our C5ISR systems what is  that first and foremost we do a lot of cyber   08:15.760 --> 08:21.680 hardening so our systems are always going to  be vulnerable new vulnerabilities pop up all   08:21.680 --> 08:26.400 the time the bad guy can always figure out new  ways to get in we close those vulnerabilities   08:26.400 --> 08:31.120 and that's a very regular event for us and we  provide updates very frequently to the field   08:31.120 --> 08:36.080 so that they can remain cyber hearted and that  keeps the bad guy from being able to hack in   08:36.640 --> 08:43.600 compromise our soldiers and their mission we  update software to add new requirements as needed   08:43.600 --> 08:51.120 from soldiers and also from our one of the things  that i've really worked on since i took over SEC  08:51.120 --> 08:57.360 about three years ago is modernizing how we  do what we do it was a very manual process   08:57.360 --> 09:03.280 really everything was done manually we have  introduced a tremendous amount of automation   09:03.280 --> 09:11.200 to the process which has allowed us to save  time and money we've taken that time and money   09:11.200 --> 09:17.760 and invested in other things number one we are  providing now the capability for soldiers to   09:17.760 --> 09:23.280 electronically download their software updates  that might not seem like a big deal because you   09:23.280 --> 09:27.680 do that on your iphone every day when you  download a new app our soldiers haven't had   09:27.680 --> 09:35.200 that what our soldiers have had is sending out  we send out cds to every unit globally monthly   09:35.200 --> 09:40.640 with their new software update 30 September we  have a software repository that's going live   09:41.680 --> 09:46.640 and it has all of the software updates for all  these systems and soldiers are able to just go   09:46.640 --> 09:52.560 pull down what they need it has tools that provide  them the insight into how many versions behind are   09:52.560 --> 09:57.760 they so that they can catch up and then they  can keep up with that monthly so that is that   09:57.760 --> 10:04.640 is a huge deal we've also taken that automation  that we've instead we've instituted and and we've   10:04.640 --> 10:11.840 adopted DevSecOps which is a really a new way kind  of a new software development process that allows   10:11.840 --> 10:19.520 us to provide much more rapid capability finally  we're investing in our people so we have been we   10:19.520 --> 10:26.000 have a pretty robust talent management program  that we use to reskill enough skill folks we've   10:26.000 --> 10:31.840 reskilled and upskilled about 200 people over the  last two years and we're ramping that up in fy21   10:32.720 --> 10:39.200 it allows us to give people new you know new  programming language knowledge and move them from   10:39.200 --> 10:47.200 program to program as needed and really allows us  to keep our our workforce motivated and fill the   10:47.200 --> 10:52.640 positions that we have internally the team that  i would like to recognize this time around is   10:52.640 --> 10:58.080 our planning and execution branch they are not a  technical team so a lot of the stuff i just talked   10:58.080 --> 11:04.320 about is all technical this group is our money  group but without them we would not be able to   11:04.960 --> 11:11.360 do all the things that i just talked  about so the last 90 days have been uh   11:11.360 --> 11:17.120 extremely busy for the team so it's end of fiscal  year so that means we got to spend all of our   11:17.120 --> 11:22.000 money over 100 million dollars worth of agreements  have to get coordinated internally signed by   11:22.000 --> 11:28.480 the customers and they run all of that they've  really been running at work speed for months now   11:29.120 --> 11:34.240 and i really really thank them for all that they  do every day and especially during this this last   11:34.240 --> 11:41.200 quarter of the year we could not do what we do  without you guys thank you greetings team CECOM  11:41.200 --> 11:47.520 from the great place Fort Hood Texas I am  Col. Gwen Devera-Waden director of the Central   11:47.520 --> 11:55.360 Technical Support Facility or in short CTSF the  CTSF is the U.S. Army's only strategic facility   11:55.360 --> 12:00.560 responsible for performing interoperability  testing and configuration management   12:00.560 --> 12:08.240 for all tactical level C5ISR systems applications  and hardware prior to release to the field   12:09.360 --> 12:15.760 the CTSF campus is also home to more than 300  personnel representing product and program   12:15.760 --> 12:20.800 managers from various program executive  offices who support the execution of the   12:20.800 --> 12:27.200 CTSF missions with the combined resources and  collaborative opportunities available at Fort Hood   12:27.760 --> 12:33.760 the CECOM CTSF continues to be an integral  part of achieving interoperability for our army   12:34.400 --> 12:40.720 hi my name is Renee Cooper senior test officer at  the central technical support facility in addition   12:40.720 --> 12:47.280 to AIC testing the CTSF test floor architecture  provides the army a tactical system of systems   12:47.280 --> 12:53.440 environment to achieve multiple objectives for  multiple stakeholders hi I'm Larry Kosey and   12:53.440 --> 12:58.480 deputy director for the central technical support  facility at fort of texas as you've seen during   12:58.480 --> 13:03.920 our presentation we ensure tactical software is  interoperable prior to fielding furthermore the   13:03.920 --> 13:08.640 testing we conduct provides a greater degree  of confidence to the army joint and coalition   13:08.640 --> 13:14.000 forces that its mission command systems  will enable decisive battlefield operations   13:15.040 --> 13:20.800 additionally as the army's interoperability  testing facility our elite and dedicated workforce   13:20.800 --> 13:27.040 coordinates with army program executive officers  and program managers to overcome interoperability   13:27.040 --> 13:32.880 challenges associated with modernizing our  army's networks and bridging tomorrow's   13:32.880 --> 13:38.800 technology to provide premier warfighting  capabilities winning matters army strong 13:41.360 --> 13:45.680 good morning Colonel Ortiz here command  Sergeant Major McCoy the Information   13:45.680 --> 13:52.320 Systems Engineering Command is the army's only  command control computers communications cyber   13:52.320 --> 13:57.840 intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance  or C5ISR systems engineering signal brigade   13:58.640 --> 14:03.680 while we maintain a global presence ISEC is  headquarters here at historic Fort Huachucca home   14:03.680 --> 14:09.360 of the buffalo soldiers with over 400 engineers  in our command today we highlight our computer   14:09.360 --> 14:16.000 hardware enterprise software and solutions team  excellence in engineering information for decision   14:16.000 --> 14:21.120 hello i'm Steve Austin I lead a team of  engineers that provide technical support   14:21.120 --> 14:26.480 to the computer hardware and enterprise  software solutions program for the army the   14:26.480 --> 14:32.880 army CHESS program is responsible for acquiring  and maintaining contracts with regards to software   14:32.880 --> 14:40.480 IT hardware and services to support the army  the DOD and other federal agencies we provide   14:40.480 --> 14:46.640 technical support with regards to all facets  of maintaining existing contracts held by CHESS  14:46.640 --> 14:52.960 as well as acquiring new replacement contracts  by CHESS one of my team members is Mr. Rodney Hom  14:53.760 --> 15:00.560 good morning i'm Rodney Hom i'm an electrical  engineer with ISEC my role in supporting the   15:00.560 --> 15:08.960 project lead CHESS has been to assure technical  compliance on all products that CHESS supports   15:09.520 --> 15:16.960 those are the hardware software and services  contract through our efforts in maintaining that   15:16.960 --> 15:24.560 policy compliance it facilitates the  highest cyber security posture for IT  15:24.560 --> 15:30.400 utilization ISEC has been supporting  the army CHESS program for over 20 years 15:32.480 --> 15:38.640 we the ILSC proudly support the american people  and United States Army wherever they are called   15:39.280 --> 15:45.280 we build and sustain professional diverse and  committed individuals working towards our common   15:45.280 --> 15:52.000 goals to support C5ISR mission requirements and  leave a culture of trust loyalty and consistency   15:52.880 --> 15:59.440 this is the ILSC cultural mission statement we  utilized the ILSC board of directors last month   15:59.440 --> 16:05.680 to discuss our larger purpose and develop the soul  of the ILSC our next steps are to integrate this   16:05.680 --> 16:12.400 guiding principle into our human capital plan  we truly believe that each employee plays an   16:12.400 --> 16:18.560 important role in the success of our organization  you bring expertise different backgrounds and   16:18.560 --> 16:26.080 skills that enhance our capabilities and provide  the best support possible to our soldiers there is   16:26.080 --> 16:33.200 a quote from Theodore Roosevelt that i have shared  with some of you far and away the best prize that   16:33.200 --> 16:40.320 life offers is the chance to work hard at work  worth doing i cannot think of a more important   16:40.320 --> 16:46.160 job than supporting and keeping our soldiers out  of harm's way they are doing everything they can   16:46.160 --> 16:52.400 to protect us so we must continue to work hard  every day to support them the best way we can   16:53.280 --> 17:03.840 our soul will guide us through our  actions today and into the future 17:10.240 --> 17:10.740 you