WEBVTT 00:02.107 --> 00:04.690 (upbeat music) 00:07.160 --> 00:09.970 - Hello, and welcome to the March UTA. 00:09.970 --> 00:11.860 A lot of things goin' on in the news these days. 00:11.860 --> 00:14.220 I just wanna get you guys up-to-date on what we're doin' 00:14.220 --> 00:15.997 here at the wing, talk a little bit 00:15.997 --> 00:19.910 about the COVID-19, or the Coronavirus. 00:19.910 --> 00:22.550 I'm sure you've seen all kinds of reports in the news, 00:22.550 --> 00:24.030 in the media. 00:24.030 --> 00:27.010 Just be aware that we are takin' all precautions 00:27.010 --> 00:29.970 as we possibly can, but when it comes down to it, 00:29.970 --> 00:34.230 please just exercise common sense, hygiene, 00:34.230 --> 00:38.770 and other prevention methods, such as washing your hands, 00:38.770 --> 00:41.480 not touching your face, avoiding contact 00:41.480 --> 00:43.150 with folks who are sick. 00:43.150 --> 00:46.060 If you're sick yourself, make sure you stay home 00:46.060 --> 00:47.810 and work through those skillsets 00:47.810 --> 00:50.020 as we do for the common flu. 00:50.020 --> 00:52.130 Right now, we're in a moderate flu season, 00:52.130 --> 00:55.570 with the Coronavirus, it pushes up a little bit higher. 00:55.570 --> 00:57.920 Our demographic is not the one 00:57.920 --> 01:01.610 that is most impacted by this, 01:01.610 --> 01:03.650 as far as having respiratory problems, 01:03.650 --> 01:08.280 or senior folks, but please be aware that it's out there. 01:08.280 --> 01:09.530 We're still doing the awards banquet, 01:09.530 --> 01:11.190 we're still doing the UTA. 01:11.190 --> 01:12.470 Just make good decisions, 01:12.470 --> 01:15.320 and please if you are sick, stay home. 01:15.320 --> 01:16.990 A lotta questions coming out 01:16.990 --> 01:19.200 about the United States Space Force. 01:19.200 --> 01:21.010 We talked about it last time a little bit, 01:21.010 --> 01:24.990 but still some questions persist as far as, 01:24.990 --> 01:28.250 well, what does that mean for the Space Force Reserve? 01:28.250 --> 01:30.900 I wanna echo the comments I made last time regarding this 01:30.900 --> 01:33.660 with General Morgan and General Scobee, 01:33.660 --> 01:35.158 wanting to be very deliberate 01:35.158 --> 01:39.120 with how the Space Force Reserve is stood up. 01:39.120 --> 01:41.850 So right now, we are still going to organize 01:41.850 --> 01:43.440 at the lowest level as squadrons 01:43.440 --> 01:46.660 and we're going to continue our TFI relationships 01:46.660 --> 01:49.230 with our mission partners in that way. 01:49.230 --> 01:54.230 Anything beyond that, it will be decided as we go. 01:54.820 --> 01:58.580 But even the structure of how the reg space 01:58.580 --> 02:00.430 is going to be organized, they are still going to have 02:00.430 --> 02:03.590 that squadron element to make sure that we present forces 02:03.590 --> 02:05.540 to support the mission. 02:05.540 --> 02:07.730 And like I mentioned earlier our awards banquet. 02:07.730 --> 02:09.120 Our awards banquet is this weekend, 02:09.120 --> 02:11.570 we're excited to recognize our strong performers 02:11.570 --> 02:14.380 from last year, and have the opportunity 02:14.380 --> 02:15.830 to celebrate with the men and women 02:15.830 --> 02:18.120 of the 310 Space Wing, tonight, 02:18.120 --> 02:20.440 or excuse me tomorrow night, well it's Friday 02:20.440 --> 02:22.070 when we're recording this, so whenever you watch it, 02:22.070 --> 02:25.520 Saturday night at the Marriott Colorado Tech Center. 02:25.520 --> 02:29.060 And I believe the social hour starts a 5:00. 02:29.060 --> 02:30.310 But check our Facebook feed 02:30.310 --> 02:32.690 to make sure we get the right times for that. 02:32.690 --> 02:35.560 And with me is our Command Chief, who absolutely loves 02:35.560 --> 02:37.160 doing these by the way. 02:37.160 --> 02:39.030 But we're gonna let her talk about a few things. 02:39.030 --> 02:40.740 And you know are you excited about the awards banquet 02:40.740 --> 02:41.573 this first one back? 02:41.573 --> 02:43.940 - I am super excited about the awards banquet. 02:43.940 --> 02:46.570 We heard earlier that it was over 300 people, 02:46.570 --> 02:48.300 or close to 300 people that are attending. 02:48.300 --> 02:51.360 So thank you all those that are gonna be there. 02:51.360 --> 02:55.240 I do wanna stress that if you're gonna drink, 02:55.240 --> 02:58.040 use our, the designated driver, 02:58.040 --> 03:00.150 or the Airmen Against Drunk Driving, 03:00.150 --> 03:02.250 so that way you can get hone safely 03:02.250 --> 03:03.410 and we don't have any incidents. 03:03.410 --> 03:05.930 And I think that Sergeant Brown in the Rising 6 03:05.930 --> 03:07.010 is the one that heads that up. 03:07.010 --> 03:09.823 So please contact her, she's in the 310th SFS. 03:11.150 --> 03:12.600 So yes excited to do that. 03:12.600 --> 03:15.370 And definitely I do wanna mention one more thing. 03:15.370 --> 03:18.980 For the EDEB, Enlisted Development Educational Board, 03:18.980 --> 03:22.950 that's a mouthful, if you are going to apply for schools 03:22.950 --> 03:24.030 on the enlisted side of the house, 03:24.030 --> 03:27.160 please make sure that you get your packages in, 03:27.160 --> 03:28.400 mid-April is when they're due. 03:28.400 --> 03:31.034 So the sooner you get 'em in the better, 03:31.034 --> 03:33.350 the more we can look at it and make up strong packages. 03:33.350 --> 03:34.380 - Awesome. 03:34.380 --> 03:36.150 All right, okay with that wash your hands 03:36.150 --> 03:37.290 and have a great UTA. 03:37.290 --> 03:38.990 Thanks for everything you guys do.