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Happy New Year 127th wing and welcome

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to the first drill weekend of 2026 .

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The start of a new year is always a

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chance to reset , refocus , and

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recommit , not just to the mission but

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to your career , your readiness , and

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your personal goals . In that spirit ,

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I'm coming . To you from the future

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home of the program integration office

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at Building 129 the Union Hall , I

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would like to thank AFGE for sharing

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their space and look forward to the

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collaboration and transparency that the

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mission next will require . Thank you ,

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Mr . Nobles , for your support . We

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look forward to the future . Thank you .

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Today I'm joined by our Wing First

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Sergeant to talk about how we will

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reset in 2026 with a focus on fitness

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and force readiness . Good day , 127th

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Wing . I'm Senior Master Sergeant

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Joshua Johnson . Last September , the

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Air Force released a memo for all

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personnel informing us of those

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upcoming changes to physical fitness

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tests . These updates are designed to

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ensure we remain healthy , ready force

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prepared for today's mission and the

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demands of the future fight . There are

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some changes I want to cover . Testing

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is paused until March 1st , when the

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revised AFMA 36-2905 will be available .

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We will have an increase to a two-mile

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run . And the timeline is intentional ,

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so we want to train smart , focus on

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long-term health , and support each

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other through these changes . Be ready

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for the height and waist measurements

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and do what you need today to test .

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Another important update that I'm

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excited to talk about is that we have

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officially closed the Dox . Thank you

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everyone who took the time to

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participate . We take your feedback

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seriously . Read every comment , and

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over the next several weeks we will

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review the results and share what we

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have heard , along with the actions

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that we'll take to strengthen our .

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Culture and improve the wing . We will

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continue to focus on improving

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communications around the wing . What

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matters most is the official method for

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communicating . Join us on the 127th

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wing channel on your desktop or your

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smartphone . As of December 31 , there

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are only 375 members in the wing town

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hall channel . So I hope to see you

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there next month . That's right , Senor

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Johnson . Remember that communication

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is a two-way street . If you hear

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something in this video that you want

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to know more about or you need help

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understanding better , ask somebody in

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your chain of command . To further

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support alignment across the wing ,

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we'll be launching quarterly leadership

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meetings known as G series . These

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meetings are going to synchronize all

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commanders and senior enlisted leaders

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with wing leadership to ensure

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alignment with command intent , and my

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goal is that these will strengthen

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communication and focus on developing

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our next generation of leaders . To

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start the year strong on readiness ,

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we're getting ahead of the curve with

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the required training , specifically

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our annual briefing requirements . We

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can complete 9 of our TFAT training

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requirements . We need maximum

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participation to clear the way for

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readiness items , and the schedule has

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been sent out in an email . And how to

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document the participation will be

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communicated to leadership . So thank

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you for getting after this because this

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matters as much as PME and other career

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development training . Speaking of

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career development , there are a few

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opportunities I want to make sure

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everyone is aware of , starting with

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the Air Force coaching program . Every

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airman , no matter what your AFSC is ,

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can sign up for an Air Force coach

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through the DAFF website . Additionally ,

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the Michigan National Guard Joint

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Junior Enlisted Conference kicks off

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March 13 through 15 for all E-6s in

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Alpena . Being ready now for the next

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opportunity is so important . It's our

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job to make sure that we're

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individually ready as well as bringing

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along our wingmen . Thank you so much

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for joining me today , Shirt . I

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appreciate it . My pleasure . As we

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look ahead , our conversion process and

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mission next planning are continuing at

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full speed . Later this month , we host

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our 2nd site activation Task Force , or

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the CAAF . Last June , we had more than

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100 experts from across multiple

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agencies come to Selfridge and begin

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planning for converting our flight line

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in our facilities to support the KC-46

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and the F-15EX . The next CAAF builds

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on that work assessing facilities , the

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logistics , and the support systems to

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ensure that we have a smooth and

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effective transition . When I refer to

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mission Next as a command priority ,

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I'm talking about the future of the

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127th wing . While we currently have a

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dedicated project integration team

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working on the conversion process full

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time , as the time continues to go on ,

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everyone here will play more and more

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of a role in that process . Next month

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I'll give you an update from how that

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CATAF went and talk with PIO members to

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help give everyone a better perspective

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on where we are , but you don't have to

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wait . If you're a subject matter

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expert , I expect you to be

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contributing to this conversion process

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and the mission next . We need subject

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matter experts in all areas to get

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involved so that we can ensure the

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planning accounts for every aspect of

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our mission . Talk to your leadership

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about getting more integrated and bring

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your expert knowledge to the table .

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Recognizing our top performing airmen

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and civilians is one of the greatest

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privileges of being in command . Our

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2025 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

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represent the very best of the 127th

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Wing in excellence in performance ,

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leadership , and service . Thank you to

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the commanders , the supervisors , and

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the families who helped develop and

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nominate these airmen . I encourage

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everyone to continue recognizing

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excellence at every level . It matters

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more than you know . Speaking of

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recognition , this weekend we

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officially send off Colonel Spija as he

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retires on January 10th . Colonel Spija ,

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thank you for your leadership ,

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dedication , and lasting impact on this

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wing . Your legacy will continue well

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beyond your final formation . At the

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same time , I want to welcome

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Lieutenant Colonel Brian Amara , who

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assumed the wing deputy commander

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position on December 13th . With more

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than 25 years of distinguished service ,

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exceptional leadership , and deep

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institutional knowledge , I have full

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confidence in Lieutenant Colonel

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Omara's ability to advance our wing's

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priorities . Congratulations ,

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Lieutenant Colonel Omara . We're

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excited to have you on the team and

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look forward to what's ahead . I'm

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confident in this wing and excited for

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the year ahead , and I'm incredibly

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proud to serve alongside of you and a

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special shout out to our deployers who

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have been serving for a long time over

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these holidays , especially into the

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new year . Steady as she goes , forge a

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legacy and focus on the future , the

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127th wing stands ready .