WEBVTT 00:00.702 --> 00:02.952 (swishing) 00:07.040 --> 00:11.410 - Hello, 310th Space Wing and welcome to the January UTA. 00:11.410 --> 00:13.820 We're excited to have everybody back from the holidays. 00:13.820 --> 00:16.700 As you see, next to me I have the brand new 00:16.700 --> 00:20.150 310th ops group commander, Colonel Kent Leonard, 00:20.150 --> 00:21.670 - Hello. - also known as Skynard. 00:21.670 --> 00:26.170 So welcome, change of command is at 10:00 tomorrow. 00:26.170 --> 00:28.550 We'll see most of you guys there. 00:28.550 --> 00:30.260 I have a few comments, then I'm gonna turn it over 00:30.260 --> 00:33.080 to Skynard for his remarks, 00:33.080 --> 00:35.750 and then we'll let you get back to your business. 00:35.750 --> 00:38.140 First couple things we wanna look at is we have 00:38.140 --> 00:40.400 a UEI coming up in two months. 00:40.400 --> 00:42.440 I've been working closely with the IG staff, 00:42.440 --> 00:44.040 they will be coming to the units, 00:44.040 --> 00:45.530 working with you guys directly, 00:45.530 --> 00:47.673 helping you clean up some of the programs, 00:48.590 --> 00:51.590 close out some of the write-ups from a couple years ago, 00:51.590 --> 00:55.470 and really get us ready for the inspectors coming in March. 00:55.470 --> 00:58.240 The next thing is next UTA February 00:58.240 --> 01:02.310 is the 310th Space Wing awards banquet. 01:02.310 --> 01:04.120 That will be held at the Marriott 01:04.120 --> 01:07.180 over at Colorado Springs Corporate Center. 01:07.180 --> 01:09.490 Please get with your folks in your squadrons 01:09.490 --> 01:10.690 and you should have a representative 01:10.690 --> 01:13.420 who will be selling tickets, and get ready for that event, 01:13.420 --> 01:15.310 it should be a really good time. 01:15.310 --> 01:17.010 We're still working on the keynote speaker, 01:17.010 --> 01:18.320 there's a couple good names out there, 01:18.320 --> 01:20.650 so more to follow on that. 01:20.650 --> 01:23.410 Finally, we just got through the holidays 01:23.410 --> 01:27.320 and wanna have a quick word with you regarding resiliency. 01:27.320 --> 01:30.380 I will do my first commander's call next UTA 01:30.380 --> 01:33.060 for the front range organizations. 01:33.060 --> 01:35.130 I'll be headin' out to 9 COS 01:35.130 --> 01:37.620 during the April UTA to talk to them. 01:37.620 --> 01:39.490 So, I just wanted to let you guys know, 01:39.490 --> 01:42.980 the big holiday push, everybody gets around family, 01:42.980 --> 01:45.480 they have all their support networks engaged, 01:45.480 --> 01:48.430 we get to January and then all that's gone, 01:48.430 --> 01:50.710 and then we're hitting a very busy quarter. 01:50.710 --> 01:54.964 So please, my encouragement to you is be present. 01:54.964 --> 01:57.700 Be present for your family, be present for your wingmen, 01:57.700 --> 02:00.180 your battle buddies, there are folks out there 02:00.180 --> 02:02.550 who are going through stuff right now. 02:02.550 --> 02:04.840 Be cognizant of that, be aware. 02:04.840 --> 02:07.100 And if you have any kind of concerns, 02:07.100 --> 02:11.743 you see changes in behavior, talk to them, question 'em, 02:12.684 --> 02:16.334 have a non-dismissive conversation. 02:16.334 --> 02:18.720 With a dismissive conversation, when you ask somebody 02:18.720 --> 02:19.910 how they're doin', they say fine, 02:19.910 --> 02:21.940 and the conversation's over. 02:21.940 --> 02:25.160 So really kinda dig into that, chat 'em up a little bit, 02:25.160 --> 02:27.270 find out what's goin' on in their lives. 02:27.270 --> 02:29.410 Okay, that's all I have, I'm gonna turn it over 02:29.410 --> 02:31.900 to Skynard, see if he's got some comments 02:31.900 --> 02:33.580 and some words of wisdom for y'all. 02:33.580 --> 02:34.770 - Well thank you, sir. 02:34.770 --> 02:37.400 I'd just like to say, on behalf of my lovely wife, 02:37.400 --> 02:40.870 Leslie, and my daughters, Ruby and Astrid, 02:40.870 --> 02:43.460 that we're very excited to be part of the 02:43.460 --> 02:47.060 family of professionals that is the 310th Space Wing again. 02:47.060 --> 02:48.870 It's kind of like a homecoming for us, 02:48.870 --> 02:51.890 and we've been waiting for the opportunity 02:51.890 --> 02:54.290 to come back here to Colorado to serve 02:54.290 --> 02:58.480 with the outstanding men and women of the 310th Space Wing. 02:58.480 --> 03:01.840 And I look forward to leading the 310th Operations Group 03:01.840 --> 03:04.530 to be the best operations group in the Air Force. 03:04.530 --> 03:07.000 So, once again, thank you so much for the warm welcome 03:07.000 --> 03:08.710 that I've received so far and I look forward 03:08.710 --> 03:12.120 to getting to rejoin with old friends 03:12.120 --> 03:15.140 and meet new friends to work with here 03:15.140 --> 03:17.370 at Schriever Air Force Base. 03:17.370 --> 03:19.310 - Awesome, thanks, welcome. 03:19.310 --> 03:21.120 We'll get an opportunity to welcome your family tomorrow. 03:21.120 --> 03:22.160 It's good to shake your hand. 03:22.160 --> 03:22.993 - Thank you. 03:22.993 --> 03:25.930 - And one last thing before we go on, 03:25.930 --> 03:27.460 have a fantastic UTA. 03:27.460 --> 03:31.250 I do wanna thank the public affairs staff who put this on, 03:31.250 --> 03:33.920 this is not an easy thing, they do it seamlessly, 03:33.920 --> 03:35.940 and they make me look as good as possible, 03:35.940 --> 03:39.360 which is a lot for them, God bless. 03:39.360 --> 03:41.220 That being said, have a good UTA 03:41.220 --> 03:42.890 and we'll see a lot of you guys tomorrow 03:42.890 --> 03:44.140 at the change of command. 03:45.582 --> 03:46.415 (beeping) 03:46.415 --> 03:49.147 Yeah, they're always wrong, just pretend like that. 03:49.147 --> 03:49.980 (beeping) 03:49.980 --> 03:51.890 Unless you can do what the folks did at Multimedia 03:51.890 --> 03:54.776 and Photoshop all that stuff. 03:54.776 --> 03:55.609 (beeping) 03:55.609 --> 03:57.230 - [Cameraman] And we don't have too much reflection 03:57.230 --> 03:58.407 off of the-- 03:58.407 --> 03:59.240 - The nuggets. 03:59.240 --> 04:01.258 - [Cameraman] Okay, I'm just gonna go with that too. 04:01.258 --> 04:02.290 (beeping) - We're on the fourth wall. 04:02.290 --> 04:03.647 - Yes sir. - Got it. 04:03.647 --> 04:04.480 (beeping) Good job. 04:04.480 --> 04:05.960 - Thanks. - Good job. 04:05.960 --> 04:09.333 You have a better presence than Gravitas and I do, so.