WEBVTT 00:07.239 --> 00:10.380 And execution . First out of 00:11.409 --> 00:13.409 hand off the two , he's got a first 00:13.409 --> 00:16.930 down a number of years ago . I was 00:16.940 --> 00:18.940 fortunate enough to uh coach middle 00:18.940 --> 00:21.162 school ball and it was then as a leader 00:21.162 --> 00:23.273 that I realized the parallels that we 00:23.273 --> 00:26.010 have between the military and sports 00:26.020 --> 00:28.187 and in particular football gets to the 00:28.187 --> 00:30.353 outside finds a priest cuts it back up 00:30.353 --> 00:32.520 on the point . It requires effort , it 00:32.520 --> 00:34.409 requires dedication , it requires 00:34.409 --> 00:36.576 knowledge . It's not simply just going 00:36.576 --> 00:38.687 out there and grabbing a football and 00:38.687 --> 00:40.909 trying to score a touchdown . It is the 00:40.909 --> 00:43.076 synchronization of effort of 11 people 00:43.076 --> 00:45.187 on the field with different roles and 00:45.187 --> 00:47.242 responsibilities , different sizes , 00:47.242 --> 00:48.853 different shapes , different 00:48.853 --> 00:50.742 capabilities and leveraging their 00:50.742 --> 00:53.360 strengths to ensure that we have a good 00:53.369 --> 00:55.480 game plan and we're able to execute a 00:55.480 --> 00:57.750 good game plan . It is as much mental 00:57.759 --> 01:01.729 as it is physical looking at that . 01:01.740 --> 01:04.480 I recognize that that is our logistics 01:04.489 --> 01:06.889 swatter , our civil engineering squad , 01:07.019 --> 01:09.241 our security forces , our maintenance , 01:09.241 --> 01:11.769 our operations that to be able to 01:11.779 --> 01:13.779 proverbially move the ball down the 01:13.779 --> 01:16.610 field , we have to be leveraging the 01:16.620 --> 01:18.676 strengths of each ensuring they know 01:18.680 --> 01:20.180 where they fit in role and 01:20.180 --> 01:22.569 responsibility on each play . So we 01:22.580 --> 01:24.747 don't fumble the football . An example 01:24.747 --> 01:26.802 of that would be our logistics squad 01:26.849 --> 01:29.660 ensuring that we have the parts on time 01:29.669 --> 01:31.891 to feed maintenance so they can fix the 01:31.891 --> 01:34.058 jet to ensure it's ready to go to drop 01:34.058 --> 01:35.959 that bomb on target on time . 01:38.550 --> 01:40.717 You just can't go out there and ensure 01:40.717 --> 01:42.550 that everyone knows what they're 01:42.550 --> 01:44.550 supposed to be doing . You actually 01:44.550 --> 01:46.772 have to plan for it , you have to train 01:46.772 --> 01:48.883 for it . And the ideal is to where we 01:48.883 --> 01:51.050 can get on the field as a win . And we 01:51.050 --> 01:53.272 look at the picture that we're seeing , 01:53.272 --> 01:55.383 we can look at the enemy and we don't 01:55.383 --> 01:57.383 even have to say anything . We just 01:57.383 --> 01:56.989 know what we're supposed to be doing . 01:57.330 --> 01:59.330 That is truly a hallmark of a great 01:59.330 --> 02:01.219 football team and that is truly a 02:01.219 --> 02:04.040 hallmark of a great man . The Air Force 02:04.050 --> 02:06.529 needs two . Now he runs now he's sacked 02:06.540 --> 02:08.690 and he goes down whether it's winning 02:08.699 --> 02:10.639 the Super Bowl or deterring your 02:10.649 --> 02:12.649 enemies . There's something that is 02:12.649 --> 02:15.770 shared uh by the team and each team 02:15.779 --> 02:18.210 member has a role and responsibility in 02:18.220 --> 02:21.529 achieving that for us ready now 02:21.750 --> 02:24.740 is exactly that , that you are ready to 02:24.750 --> 02:27.009 play ball at any given point in time . 02:27.220 --> 02:29.220 So what does that mean ? Is all the 02:29.220 --> 02:31.331 basics , the basics have to be done . 02:31.331 --> 02:32.998 We have to ensure that we are 02:32.998 --> 02:35.109 physically fit , that we're medically 02:35.109 --> 02:38.259 fit and that our training is such that 02:38.270 --> 02:40.460 we are two steps ahead of the enemy at 02:40.470 --> 02:41.803 any given point in time 02:43.929 --> 02:46.190 to ensure that families are included , 02:46.199 --> 02:48.310 that families are aware of what we're 02:48.310 --> 02:51.119 trying to put forward and ensuring that 02:51.130 --> 02:53.186 they are a part of that because they 02:53.186 --> 02:55.241 truly are . We are a team . We are a 02:55.241 --> 02:57.241 family and we got to make sure that 02:57.241 --> 02:59.750 families recognize the seriousness of 02:59.759 --> 03:02.259 what their airmen are having to do and 03:02.270 --> 03:04.669 that they are supportive 100% through 03:05.000 --> 03:06.556 peace of mind for when they 03:10.190 --> 03:12.580 like any good football team , you never 03:12.589 --> 03:14.811 stay static , you're continually trying 03:14.811 --> 03:17.033 to evolve . And as we're looking at the 03:17.033 --> 03:19.089 great power competition , we need to 03:19.089 --> 03:21.311 evolve to something that will match and 03:21.311 --> 03:23.033 exceed the capabilities of our 03:23.033 --> 03:26.309 adversaries . We need to train better 03:26.320 --> 03:28.542 as a team and we need to make sure that 03:28.542 --> 03:31.350 our training ensures that we don't have 03:31.360 --> 03:33.410 any missed tackles , um that we are 03:33.419 --> 03:34.975 continuing to move the ball 03:34.975 --> 03:37.030 progressively forward and that we're 03:37.030 --> 03:39.252 scoring those touchdowns together , not 03:39.252 --> 03:41.309 in silos , but as a cohesive unit .