WEBVTT 00:00.340 --> 00:02.618 look Keesler , I'm Colonel K for Hello , 00:02.618 --> 00:04.673 I'm brian Thompson . We're here with 00:04.673 --> 00:06.562 the weekly update because Colonel 00:06.562 --> 00:08.451 Hunter and Chief of Spars are out 00:08.451 --> 00:10.340 giving a great immersion to Major 00:10.340 --> 00:12.562 General Edmonson , the second Air Force 00:12.562 --> 00:12.540 Commander this morning . We'll start 00:12.540 --> 00:14.873 off this week with a quick covid update . 00:14.873 --> 00:16.818 The good news is both cases in the 00:16.818 --> 00:18.929 community and on the installation are 00:18.929 --> 00:21.096 at a slow decline . That's in part due 00:21.096 --> 00:23.151 to great vaccination rates . And for 00:23.151 --> 00:25.096 those of you that have not had the 00:25.096 --> 00:27.207 opportunity to take advantage of that 00:27.207 --> 00:29.207 yet are , Kessler Medical Center is 00:29.207 --> 00:31.373 still offering walk in vaccinations on 00:31.373 --> 00:33.596 three D . On Thursdays and Fridays from 00:33.596 --> 00:35.596 noon to three p.m. It's also a good 00:35.596 --> 00:37.484 reminder to continue your hygiene 00:37.484 --> 00:39.318 practices , washing hands , hand 00:39.318 --> 00:41.429 sanitizer and physical distancing and 00:41.429 --> 00:43.596 making sure we take care of each other 00:43.596 --> 00:45.596 as we continue to recover from this 00:45.596 --> 00:48.080 pandemic . Also this past weekend we 00:48.080 --> 00:50.610 had the 9 11 remembrance ceremonies as 00:50.610 --> 00:52.610 we remember the 20th anniversary of 00:52.610 --> 00:54.980 those tragic events . Big shout out to 00:54.980 --> 00:57.147 those from the four oh third wing with 00:57.147 --> 00:59.880 the five mile ruck March as well as 00:59.880 --> 01:01.991 from the three 33rd Training Squadron 01:01.991 --> 01:04.450 with their 24 hour vigil run walk vigil . 01:04.640 --> 01:06.920 Great way to to honor that that 01:06.920 --> 01:09.100 anniversary brian , what else do we 01:09.100 --> 01:11.156 have going on ? Well sir , we have a 01:11.156 --> 01:13.267 couple of events so one of them is uh 01:13.267 --> 01:15.489 for the professional development Center 01:15.489 --> 01:17.489 is helping out our veterans here on 01:17.489 --> 01:19.544 base giving them a little bit of the 01:19.544 --> 01:21.767 benefits that there are entitled to and 01:21.767 --> 01:23.822 helping them navigate through that . 01:23.822 --> 01:25.711 Sometimes that gets tough but the 01:25.711 --> 01:27.767 Professional Development Center here 01:27.767 --> 01:29.767 kessler is going to help them out , 01:29.767 --> 01:29.690 they're gonna do that on september 16th , 01:29.690 --> 01:31.912 it's going to be at 11 a.m. They can go 01:31.912 --> 01:34.120 out to the SharePoint site for the pdc 01:34.130 --> 01:36.352 and find out more information on how to 01:36.352 --> 01:38.700 register for that . Our H . R . Office 01:38.700 --> 01:40.922 of Human Resources office is also going 01:40.922 --> 01:43.089 to help out our federal employees with 01:43.089 --> 01:45.810 an employee and benefits uh seminar . 01:45.820 --> 01:47.931 This really helps them walk through a 01:47.931 --> 01:49.987 lot of uh the benefits that they are 01:49.987 --> 01:51.931 entitled to , especially after the 01:51.931 --> 01:53.876 retirement go through . So this is 01:53.876 --> 01:56.420 gonna be on september 21st and 22nd 01:56.430 --> 01:58.430 again , get with the Human resource 01:58.430 --> 02:01.890 office bill to sign up for that . All 02:01.890 --> 02:03.920 right , thanks brian also a couple 02:03.920 --> 02:06.031 other important events coming up this 02:06.031 --> 02:09.040 week . On friday we had as part of our 02:09.040 --> 02:11.262 suicide prevention awareness month , we 02:11.262 --> 02:13.373 have a Miss amy morgan coming to do a 02:13.373 --> 02:15.596 presentation at the be back ballroom on 02:15.596 --> 02:18.770 friday again from 9 to 11 a.m. And 02:18.770 --> 02:20.937 that's a great opportunity for some of 02:20.937 --> 02:23.103 our target audience which is our first 02:23.103 --> 02:25.381 responders , our resiliency , trainers , 02:25.381 --> 02:27.270 key spouses and some of our other 02:27.270 --> 02:29.437 helping agencies to get that important 02:29.437 --> 02:31.603 information as we continue to battle . 02:31.603 --> 02:33.659 Um This leads leading cause of death 02:33.659 --> 02:35.548 throughout the Air Force and team 02:35.548 --> 02:37.548 kessler will be raising awareness . 02:37.548 --> 02:37.340 Another events throughout the month of 02:37.340 --> 02:41.270 september also saturday , 02:41.280 --> 02:43.600 we celebrate an amazing date in our Air 02:43.600 --> 02:46.110 Forces are 74th birthday , So we'll be 02:46.110 --> 02:48.221 having the Air Force ball down at the 02:48.221 --> 02:50.830 Golden nugget on saturday evening . And 02:50.830 --> 02:52.997 so look forward to to seeing everybody 02:52.997 --> 02:54.941 there as we celebrate the National 02:54.941 --> 02:57.340 Security Act of 1947 and R 74th 02:57.340 --> 03:00.620 birthday . Also for those of you that 03:00.630 --> 03:02.463 you might have seen it . We have 03:02.463 --> 03:04.630 tropical storm Nicholas brewing out in 03:04.630 --> 03:06.463 the gulf . The good news is that 03:06.463 --> 03:08.519 doesn't look like it's going to have 03:08.519 --> 03:10.519 much effect on kessler other than a 03:10.519 --> 03:12.463 little amount of rain . But a huge 03:12.463 --> 03:14.019 shout out to R 53rd Weather 03:14.019 --> 03:16.130 Reconnaissance Squadron and our local 03:16.130 --> 03:16.090 weather team for making sure that they 03:16.090 --> 03:18.930 help us and keep us prepare informed on 03:18.930 --> 03:21.200 how we prepare for storm . Also , a 03:21.200 --> 03:23.530 great reminder for those of you that 03:23.530 --> 03:25.550 are in the Kessler community to be 03:25.550 --> 03:28.060 ready . Have your storm preparedness 03:28.060 --> 03:30.180 kit ready to go , so when the storm 03:30.180 --> 03:32.360 hits you and your family can be safe . 03:33.140 --> 03:35.196 All right , Team kessler , thank you 03:35.196 --> 03:37.251 for all you do each and every day to 03:37.251 --> 03:39.307 help us build airmen to send out for 03:39.307 --> 03:41.307 commitment commanders . Remember be 03:41.307 --> 03:44.060 focused , be driven be warriors . 03:48.640 --> 03:49.640 Yeah , 03:52.840 --> 03:56.160 mm mm hmm .