WEBVTT 00:03.630 --> 00:06.079 Hi . Hello . Happy new year . Welcome 00:06.090 --> 00:09.020 back . It is a new fiscal year . It is 00:09.029 --> 00:11.279 a new fiscal year fy 25 . This year is 00:11.289 --> 00:13.400 gonna look different than last year , 00:13.400 --> 00:15.345 which look different than the year 00:15.345 --> 00:17.511 before that . So , we have a couple of 00:17.511 --> 00:19.678 three day drills throughout the year . 00:19.678 --> 00:18.889 We have more , three day drills this 00:18.899 --> 00:21.370 year . Two RD , two RD , two RD this 00:21.379 --> 00:23.909 time . So , uh , yeah , it's gonna be a 00:23.920 --> 00:26.530 good one , new set of a days . Uh , 00:26.540 --> 00:29.270 it's just a , it's a new year . It's 00:29.280 --> 00:31.391 new . Do you have any resolutions for 00:31.391 --> 00:34.759 the new fiscal year ? Mm . 00:35.349 --> 00:39.229 No , I do . I do . It's 00:39.729 --> 00:41.951 so put out the podcast a couple of days 00:41.951 --> 00:44.229 earlier . The , oh , that's a good one . 00:44.229 --> 00:46.451 I like that because I think more people 00:46.451 --> 00:48.618 could plug in and get more information 00:48.618 --> 00:50.840 on their way to drill . Yeah , it gives 00:50.840 --> 00:52.951 them more time . Yeah , I like that . 00:52.951 --> 00:55.118 Let's do it . We're doing it right now 00:55.118 --> 00:57.285 right now . So our air refueling group 00:57.285 --> 00:59.173 had been relocated to a couple of 00:59.173 --> 01:01.229 different spots around the state and 01:01.229 --> 01:03.285 because of our runway repair , we've 01:03.285 --> 01:05.507 been unable to land large aircraft . So 01:05.507 --> 01:07.673 it's been quite quiet . Right . It has 01:07.673 --> 01:09.785 been so quiet . I wonder if the birds 01:09.785 --> 01:11.896 are taking over . Our former wildlife 01:11.896 --> 01:14.319 biologist Megan told me that the birds 01:14.330 --> 01:17.279 like to land on the runway because they 01:17.290 --> 01:20.050 think it's the water . So , because 01:20.059 --> 01:22.529 it's , it's smooth , it's a solid color 01:23.059 --> 01:26.410 and they will like , uh , yeah . 01:27.540 --> 01:29.790 Yeah , it's weird , huge undertaking 01:29.879 --> 01:32.150 with the resurfacing of our runway . 01:32.160 --> 01:34.104 It's gonna keep us good for , uh , 01:34.104 --> 01:36.327 several years down the road . I was out 01:36.327 --> 01:39.410 there while our dirt boys from sea were 01:39.419 --> 01:42.489 doing some repairs to the apron over by 01:42.500 --> 01:45.419 the A 10 sun shades and I got to speak 01:45.430 --> 01:47.486 with some of them and watched , uh , 01:47.486 --> 01:49.486 Senior Mon mcdonnell and mcclare as 01:49.486 --> 01:51.263 well as tech sergeant hicks and 01:51.263 --> 01:53.486 Sergeant Hendershot working some of the 01:53.486 --> 01:55.708 heavy equipment to pull up the pavement 01:55.708 --> 01:57.874 and I felt like a little kid because I 01:57.874 --> 01:59.819 got to stand there and watch heavy 01:59.819 --> 02:01.874 machinery , tearing up cement and it 02:01.874 --> 02:04.097 was the coolest thing . And they taught 02:04.097 --> 02:06.152 me about what some of that equipment 02:06.152 --> 02:08.374 actually was because I just , I thought 02:08.374 --> 02:10.708 everything was a bulldozer . I was like , 02:10.708 --> 02:12.763 that's not a mini bulldozer . It was 02:12.763 --> 02:14.930 like , it's a good steer and they were 02:14.930 --> 02:16.819 recognized by big Air Force Civil 02:16.819 --> 02:18.930 engineering . They were pretty cool . 02:18.930 --> 02:21.041 So even though , uh , 23 major things 02:21.041 --> 02:23.319 going on on the MGFE side of the house , 02:23.319 --> 02:25.500 uh , on the support side has been 02:25.509 --> 02:27.565 extremely busy over the summer . Our 02:27.565 --> 02:29.509 civil engineers again , they did a 02:29.509 --> 02:31.600 deployment for training ad ft to 02:31.610 --> 02:33.943 Ramstein in Germany to do some training . 02:34.330 --> 02:36.660 Our med group was a big part of 02:36.669 --> 02:38.725 northern strike , uh , work in their 02:38.725 --> 02:40.770 CCT and PS mission . The security 02:40.779 --> 02:42.600 forces did a , just did a field 02:42.610 --> 02:44.779 training exercise last month here on 02:44.789 --> 02:46.900 the base . I didn't know you could do 02:46.900 --> 02:48.956 field training here on base . It's a 02:48.956 --> 02:51.011 big base . Yeah , we have woods here 02:51.380 --> 02:53.710 and the bugs . Sure know it because I 02:53.720 --> 02:56.490 got eaten alive at that one . And , uh , 02:56.500 --> 02:58.556 logistics right in a squadron , they 02:58.556 --> 03:00.611 facilitated everyone getting out the 03:00.611 --> 03:02.833 door , you know , for the deployments . 03:02.833 --> 03:05.000 Those are some of the larger exercises 03:05.000 --> 03:07.111 our team took part in over the summer 03:07.111 --> 03:09.250 and we actually did a whole issue of 03:09.259 --> 03:11.250 the most recent Selfridge flyer 03:11.259 --> 03:13.809 dedicated to all the summer missions . 03:14.149 --> 03:16.371 Um , so if you want to learn more about 03:16.371 --> 03:18.371 that , the Selfridge flyer goes out 03:18.371 --> 03:20.538 every odd month , which is a weird way 03:20.538 --> 03:22.789 to say it . But November , September 03:22.800 --> 03:25.970 March , um , the last Sunday of every 03:25.979 --> 03:28.146 ad month , it actually goes out in the 03:28.146 --> 03:30.630 Macomb daily . So it goes out to 55,000 03:30.639 --> 03:33.100 subscribers on their newstands . It 03:33.110 --> 03:35.279 goes on their website , it goes on our 03:35.289 --> 03:37.309 website and then we have about 4000 03:37.320 --> 03:39.789 copies here on base at various 03:39.800 --> 03:41.856 locations . So the content we put in 03:41.856 --> 03:43.967 there is I mortal . It's a big deal . 03:44.339 --> 03:46.450 Yeah , it's a real newspaper , a real 03:46.450 --> 03:48.860 live newspaper . We have a lot of 03:48.869 --> 03:50.702 different channels as we already 03:50.702 --> 03:52.869 discussed where we have a lot of other 03:52.869 --> 03:54.591 information , I'd say the most 03:54.591 --> 03:57.580 important resource though that we have 03:57.589 --> 04:00.339 is our link tree . So here's our QR 04:00.350 --> 04:03.509 code and this actually is the 04:03.520 --> 04:06.929 repository where you can find the links 04:06.940 --> 04:09.162 to all of our social media , all of our 04:09.162 --> 04:11.384 digital media , even the Selfridge Fire 04:11.384 --> 04:13.384 E edition . Let's make , let's make 04:13.384 --> 04:17.000 that bigger . There we go . So take a 04:17.010 --> 04:19.500 shot of that . The link tree also has 04:19.510 --> 04:22.170 links to download the app for Apple and 04:22.179 --> 04:25.489 Android . And I think that right now 04:25.500 --> 04:27.730 more people outside the community that 04:27.739 --> 04:30.100 are not part of 1 27th wing have the 04:30.109 --> 04:32.809 app . So we really want more people to 04:32.894 --> 04:34.783 use it as a resource because like 04:34.783 --> 04:37.005 surgeon Zuman said , we use it the push 04:37.005 --> 04:39.385 notifications to send you important 04:39.394 --> 04:42.174 updates . Um And there's a link to all 04:42.184 --> 04:44.255 the drill calendar , all the events 04:44.265 --> 04:46.265 that are going on base . Um There's 04:46.265 --> 04:49.144 resources for FSS the lunch menu . 04:49.515 --> 04:51.182 There's a lot of different PT 04:51.182 --> 04:53.348 calculator , yeah , PT calculator . So 04:53.348 --> 04:55.348 we try to make that a really useful 04:55.348 --> 04:57.630 tool for everybody . So for sure . Um 04:57.640 --> 04:59.640 And there's also you created that . 04:59.679 --> 05:03.200 Yeah , that was good job . The link 05:03.209 --> 05:06.489 tree also has a link to the 833 work 05:06.500 --> 05:08.670 request form , which is what we use to 05:08.850 --> 05:11.017 make sure that we're covering what the 05:11.017 --> 05:13.220 customers need um to get us out for 05:13.230 --> 05:15.679 ceremonies , to get us to take video of 05:15.690 --> 05:17.634 different things that are going on 05:17.634 --> 05:19.690 around . Award packages require biop 05:19.690 --> 05:21.746 photos . So that's the easiest way I 05:21.746 --> 05:23.968 would say to go on and get scheduled to 05:23.968 --> 05:26.134 come in for a bio photo . Yep . So the 05:26.134 --> 05:28.660 833 form is there , there's also links 05:28.670 --> 05:30.910 to get to the content that we produce . 05:32.019 --> 05:35.209 So uh you know , as we all know , we 05:35.220 --> 05:37.220 are out at these events , the major 05:37.220 --> 05:39.442 events that happen around the base . If 05:39.442 --> 05:41.553 you get on to our Divis page , if you 05:41.553 --> 05:43.498 get on to some of our social media 05:43.498 --> 05:45.553 pages , you can see uh the content , 05:45.553 --> 05:47.609 the photos and videos that we're out 05:47.609 --> 05:49.887 capturing , you know , at these things . 05:49.887 --> 05:52.109 We're in this transition right now . We 05:52.109 --> 05:54.380 just said goodbye to summer . We're uh 05:54.510 --> 05:56.399 we've memorialized all the summer 05:56.399 --> 05:58.343 training missions in the Selfridge 05:58.343 --> 06:00.820 flyer and it has been a couple of 06:00.829 --> 06:03.051 months . We're all back to school , new 06:03.051 --> 06:06.049 season , new fiscal year . Are there 06:06.059 --> 06:08.281 any other changes that have taken place 06:08.281 --> 06:10.503 in the last couple of months ? Well , I 06:10.503 --> 06:13.769 know that our exchange is taking on a 06:13.779 --> 06:15.890 new look , offering a few new options 06:15.890 --> 06:18.001 for us . Yeah , you may have seen the 06:18.001 --> 06:20.112 all users come out that there's a new 06:20.112 --> 06:22.470 diner opening up . And before that , I 06:22.480 --> 06:24.591 probably seen the signs when you come 06:24.591 --> 06:28.230 on the base of a new pizza joint . So 06:28.239 --> 06:31.670 we have two new eating options at , at 06:31.679 --> 06:33.690 the basic , at the BX . 06:35.589 --> 06:37.589 I know one is Hunt Brothers and the 06:37.589 --> 06:40.649 other one's pops place . So I 06:41.200 --> 06:44.329 got to be honest , I've never found 06:44.339 --> 06:46.617 Hunt Brothers . I've had Hunt Brothers . 06:46.619 --> 06:48.619 I picked it up and it's been in the 06:48.619 --> 06:50.786 break room . Yeah , it's pizza . We've 06:50.786 --> 06:53.008 had it here . Yeah , it's really good . 06:53.008 --> 06:55.230 But I haven't actually seen it myself . 06:55.230 --> 06:57.519 So , so I thought that Pop's place , 06:57.529 --> 06:59.609 which used to be Spiro's , I thought 06:59.619 --> 07:01.841 Hunts Brothers was there , but it's not 07:01.841 --> 07:04.008 there . That's not there . Not there . 07:04.260 --> 07:06.799 Where is Hans Brothers ? I have no idea . 07:07.760 --> 07:10.350 New Year , new things to do . 07:11.290 --> 07:13.457 New goals . You wanna take this on the 07:13.457 --> 07:15.890 road ? Let's go find Hans Brothers . 07:15.899 --> 07:18.010 Pizza . Let me get the camera . We're 07:18.010 --> 07:19.899 gonna , we're gonna , we're gonna 07:19.899 --> 07:21.955 settle this right here and right now 07:21.955 --> 07:21.670 we're gonna find it . I am really 07:21.679 --> 07:25.399 hungry . All right . So field trip . 07:25.450 --> 07:27.970 Yeah , for the road to drill . I cannot 07:27.980 --> 07:30.036 think of anything except pizza right 07:30.036 --> 07:32.258 now . All right . I am what we're going 07:32.258 --> 07:34.258 to find Hunt Brothers . We're gonna 07:34.258 --> 07:37.109 locate Popi's Place . Everybody's going 07:37.119 --> 07:39.063 to have more options . Pop , Pop's 07:39.063 --> 07:41.341 Place . Is it , what is it called ? No , 07:41.341 --> 07:43.380 Pop's place . I wonder what kind of 07:43.390 --> 07:45.390 fare Pop's place will have ? Do you 07:45.399 --> 07:47.732 think it'll be like Spiro's ? I hope so . 07:49.500 --> 07:52.899 I miss Spiro's breakfast burritos . I , 07:53.100 --> 07:56.649 I miss the chicken , honey . Those are 07:57.160 --> 07:59.179 really good . And the , yeah , the 07:59.190 --> 08:01.134 breakfast burritos were on point . 08:03.489 --> 08:07.029 So we located Pop's Place coming soon . 08:08.429 --> 08:10.485 Yeah , they're going to have a grand 08:10.485 --> 08:12.596 opening of a drill . Say that again , 08:12.596 --> 08:14.707 they're going to have a grand opening 08:14.707 --> 08:16.762 over drill on Saturday . So let's go 08:16.762 --> 08:18.873 find hunts brothers because they have 08:18.873 --> 08:21.040 been open . Yeah , I heard it might be 08:21.040 --> 08:24.649 over by the Express side . So this is 08:24.660 --> 08:27.529 the exchange proper . We walked in the 08:27.540 --> 08:29.429 main entrance and now this is the 08:29.429 --> 08:31.318 Express . We are walking into the 08:31.318 --> 08:33.207 Express adventure , the adventure 08:33.207 --> 08:35.690 section , the adventure section . Yes . 08:35.820 --> 08:38.130 Smell pizza . We're getting close . 08:38.260 --> 08:40.049 Pizza is hitting me . 08:42.710 --> 08:46.440 Oh . check it out . 08:47.719 --> 08:51.419 00 , this is great . 08:51.919 --> 08:54.030 I'm so excited about this right now . 08:54.539 --> 08:57.880 This is awesome . It's a whole 08:57.890 --> 09:00.057 thing . So it looks like you can order 09:00.549 --> 09:03.359 a size to be freshly made . Right . 09:05.450 --> 09:07.450 So , they , so they have fresh made 09:07.450 --> 09:10.520 pizza . That's great . This is really 09:10.530 --> 09:13.289 awesome . All right . So we're going to 09:13.299 --> 09:16.510 go eat this pizza and we will see you 09:16.520 --> 09:19.020 out there . Have a great , have a great 09:19.030 --> 09:19.390 drill .