WEBVTT 00:08.710 --> 00:11.000 Of the 102nd . It is my privilege to 00:11.010 --> 00:13.420 deliver this month's command message as 00:13.430 --> 00:15.486 we enjoy the spring weather and look 00:15.486 --> 00:17.597 forward to summer thoughts might turn 00:17.597 --> 00:19.708 to the Red Sox and the possibility of 00:19.708 --> 00:21.430 another World Series victory . 00:21.430 --> 00:23.263 Personally , I'm already looking 00:23.263 --> 00:25.374 forward to football season . I wonder 00:25.374 --> 00:27.541 if coach Bill Belichick can once again 00:27.541 --> 00:29.763 lead the new England Patriots deep into 00:29.763 --> 00:31.930 the playoffs this year . I really like 00:31.930 --> 00:34.097 how coach answers questions during the 00:34.097 --> 00:36.208 post game press conferences , whether 00:36.208 --> 00:38.208 the Pats had a huge victory or were 00:38.208 --> 00:40.041 soundly defeated . He is already 00:40.041 --> 00:42.152 preparing for next week's game . When 00:42.152 --> 00:44.208 press to respond about the game that 00:44.208 --> 00:46.374 just finished , you might hear him say 00:46.374 --> 00:48.541 something like we are on to Buffalo or 00:48.541 --> 00:50.263 whatever team they face next , 00:50.263 --> 00:52.541 regardless of whether they won or lost . 00:52.541 --> 00:54.597 Coach Belichick knows that there are 00:54.597 --> 00:56.486 things the team needs to focus on 00:56.486 --> 00:58.708 during the week to improve . But at the 00:58.708 --> 01:00.930 same time , he is still looking forward 01:00.930 --> 01:03.097 towards the future and understands the 01:03.097 --> 01:03.060 challenges and opportunities that lie 01:03.069 --> 01:05.269 ahead . This is where I see the wing 01:05.279 --> 01:07.330 right now based on the Inspector 01:07.339 --> 01:09.561 General review at the end of April , we 01:09.561 --> 01:11.561 know we need to improve some of our 01:11.561 --> 01:13.728 internal processes and procedures . We 01:13.728 --> 01:15.839 have already started to implement the 01:15.839 --> 01:18.006 corrective actions that are required . 01:18.006 --> 01:20.117 And while we need to focus on quickly 01:20.117 --> 01:22.117 completing this important task , we 01:22.117 --> 01:24.172 can't lose sight of what's ahead for 01:24.172 --> 01:26.395 the one second . Following this drill , 01:26.395 --> 01:28.450 we will start the first phase of our 01:28.450 --> 01:30.561 large scale readiness exercise . It's 01:30.561 --> 01:30.279 been a very long time since we 01:30.290 --> 01:32.559 practiced how to deploy a large number 01:32.569 --> 01:34.625 of our Amor and equipment to support 01:34.625 --> 01:36.791 contingency operations . By the end of 01:36.791 --> 01:38.736 our annual training , we will have 01:38.736 --> 01:40.791 successfully exercised and evaluated 01:40.791 --> 01:43.013 both our personnel and cargo deployment 01:43.013 --> 01:45.209 functions . Looking a little further 01:45.220 --> 01:47.387 ahead . Airman across the wing will be 01:47.387 --> 01:49.830 very engaged over the summer . The 12 01:49.940 --> 01:52.107 ISR group is preparing to resume their 01:52.107 --> 01:54.218 mission after accomplishing the tasks 01:54.218 --> 01:56.329 identified by the inspector general . 01:56.329 --> 01:58.384 The 22 ISR group is finally in their 01:58.384 --> 02:00.559 new facility and both intel squadrons 02:00.569 --> 02:02.930 are now fully operational this summer . 02:02.940 --> 02:04.829 They will be the lead for the Air 02:04.829 --> 02:06.884 National Guard sign community skills 02:06.884 --> 02:09.107 validation exercise . And at the end of 02:09.107 --> 02:10.829 the summer , the medical group 02:10.829 --> 02:12.551 detachment has their eval this 02:12.551 --> 02:14.718 important exercise will validate their 02:14.718 --> 02:16.718 ability to provide homeland support 02:16.718 --> 02:18.829 whenever needed . The mission support 02:18.829 --> 02:20.884 group is very busy preparing for our 02:20.884 --> 02:22.940 largest mobility exercise that we've 02:22.940 --> 02:25.107 undertaken in nearly two decades while 02:25.107 --> 02:27.329 they continue to support the tenants on 02:27.329 --> 02:29.496 JCC and events across the commonwealth 02:29.496 --> 02:31.329 with deployed communications and 02:31.329 --> 02:34.110 security forces . And finally , the 253 02:34.389 --> 02:36.500 EIG continues to support requirements 02:36.500 --> 02:38.910 across us . Safe and half Africa and 02:38.919 --> 02:40.808 are drafting the strategy for air 02:40.808 --> 02:43.919 national guard com in the Arctic . I 02:43.929 --> 02:46.151 would also like to personally thank our 02:46.151 --> 02:48.373 recruiters as the wings and strength is 02:48.373 --> 02:50.485 now over 92% and please remember that 02:50.485 --> 02:52.485 we are all recruiters and there are 02:52.485 --> 02:54.596 several opportunities over the summer 02:54.596 --> 02:56.873 to help out with the recruiting events . 02:56.873 --> 02:56.809 Looking forward to the August drill , 02:56.820 --> 02:58.987 we are planning to have our family day 02:58.987 --> 03:01.042 at the Barnes Fairgrounds once again 03:01.042 --> 03:03.153 and this event will be a great way to 03:03.153 --> 03:05.098 say , thank you to the friends and 03:05.098 --> 03:04.869 family that have supported us during a 03:04.880 --> 03:07.320 very difficult time . And this fall , 03:07.330 --> 03:09.720 we will welcome the AC C team to 03:09.729 --> 03:11.896 evaluate the second phase of our large 03:11.896 --> 03:13.951 scale exercise . Most of the mission 03:13.951 --> 03:15.729 support group functions will be 03:15.729 --> 03:17.951 simulating deployed operations and both 03:17.951 --> 03:20.118 is groups will stand up their employed 03:20.118 --> 03:22.173 in place mission sets here at home . 03:22.173 --> 03:24.285 This will validate the wing's ability 03:24.285 --> 03:26.451 to support both our home and away game 03:26.451 --> 03:28.562 at the same time . So while there are 03:28.562 --> 03:30.785 many challenges and opportunities ahead 03:30.785 --> 03:33.007 for the wing , I'm confident that every 03:33.007 --> 03:35.062 airman is ready to work together and 03:35.062 --> 03:37.173 make sure that we all succeed . Thank 03:37.173 --> 03:36.449 you .