Photo By Master Sgt. Matthew Mccoy | Lt. Col. Brock Sissel assumed command of the 184th Civil Engineer Squadron on Feb. 8....... read more read more
WICHITA, Kan. - A change of leadership in any organization is always accompanied by a period of transition. The Airmen of the 184th Civil Engineer Squadron are adjusting to a new commander and chief master sergeant. Lt. Col. Brock Sissel and Chief Master Sgt. Eric Montgomery were placed in the positions at approximately the same time, but neither are strangers to the squadron.
“I have grown up in the squadron from 2003 till now,” said Sissel, “only left for a year to be the LRS (Logistics Readiness Squadron) commander, but I am back.”
Montgomery came to the 184th Intelligence from the 190th Air Refueling Wing, but has been in the career field for over 20 years. With his experience, he is ready to share his knowledge and help prepare the CE Airman for success in their mission.
“This is the opportunity that I have wanted my whole life, and I know that I will succeed,” said Montgomery. “My short-term goal is getting everyone trained. We have 40 people in 5-level upgrade training. We have a very young squadron, but that allows Lt. Col. Sissel and me the chance to mold that squadron and get them trained so we are an effective wartime tasking team.”
With recent retirements and additions to the squadron, training is a top priority for the command team.
“There are a lot of new faces that I don’t specifically know,” said Sissel. “So getting out to these regional training sites and the DFTs (deployments for training) and seeing them operate gives me an idea of who I am going to have as future leaders in the squadron.”
Newly-promoted Staff Sgt. Grant Simpson, an HVAC technician, is looking forward to seeing the changes that the leadership wants to do.
“I love the direction that we are headed,” said Simpson. “I think that our chief is all about the troops and he has definitely been a great improvement for our squadron. Same with Lt. Col. Sissel. I knew him as a major and he was definitely the right fit as a commander of this squadron.”
| Date Taken: | 07.17.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 07.18.2015 10:30 |
| Story ID: | 170437 |
| Location: | WICHITA, KS, US |
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