WEBVTT 00:02.430 --> 00:04.969 Team . Berry Field National defense 00:04.980 --> 00:07.530 strategy called for a ready more agile 00:07.539 --> 00:10.329 force . We were to enhance how we train , 00:10.510 --> 00:13.420 how we deploy , how we fight . We would 00:13.430 --> 00:15.486 leverage strategic partnerships with 00:15.486 --> 00:17.597 each other , with other organizations 00:17.597 --> 00:20.040 and as important other nations . This 00:20.049 --> 00:22.170 was a heavy lift . Would we succeed ? 00:22.469 --> 00:24.636 Would we be crushed under the weight ? 00:24.799 --> 00:26.799 Let's go to the source . Let's hear 00:26.799 --> 00:29.100 directly from your group . This is your 00:29.110 --> 00:32.669 2023 year in review . OG personnel 00:32.680 --> 00:35.459 total 12 named exercises supporting 00:35.470 --> 00:38.099 customers from tier one special ops to 00:38.110 --> 00:41.000 dod partners and coalition allies . You 00:41.009 --> 00:43.490 of these exercises , Bakan and Whiskey 00:43.500 --> 00:47.020 Fury , Bakan featured the first ever MQ 00:47.029 --> 00:49.020 nine in this bilateral exercise 00:49.029 --> 00:51.779 bolstering us Philippine Armed Force 00:51.790 --> 00:54.659 relations in a highly contested a or 00:55.020 --> 00:58.139 another first years of hard work in 00:58.150 --> 01:00.930 preparation culminated as Whiskey Fury 01:00.939 --> 01:04.319 saw the first ever MQ nine land on 01:04.330 --> 01:06.750 Tennessee's soil history was made in 01:06.760 --> 01:08.593 the mid state . This aircraft is 01:08.593 --> 01:10.760 actually called an MQ nine . The first 01:10.760 --> 01:12.927 time one has ever touched down here in 01:12.927 --> 01:15.038 Tennessee . New technology will serve 01:15.038 --> 01:17.212 Tennesseean . Those pilots help more 01:17.222 --> 01:19.763 people here at home . These exercises 01:19.773 --> 01:21.829 showcased advancing satellite launch 01:21.829 --> 01:23.932 and recovery capabilities . This 01:23.943 --> 01:25.873 ability to land without bulky 01:25.883 --> 01:28.133 infrastructure and manning cements the 01:28.142 --> 01:30.013 value of the aircraft across the 01:30.023 --> 01:32.252 spectrum of military ops . Thus 01:32.263 --> 01:34.292 exemplifying the agile combat 01:34.303 --> 01:36.005 employment model requires for 01:36.015 --> 01:38.606 tomorrow's fight . Moving from exercise 01:38.615 --> 01:40.393 to the combat line . This group 01:40.393 --> 01:42.706 executed operations from three 01:42.716 --> 01:44.827 different launch and recovery sites . 01:45.255 --> 01:47.536 They did this in support of operations 01:47.545 --> 01:50.115 across two co coms spanning 11 01:50.125 --> 01:52.545 countries and reached nearly 7000 01:52.555 --> 01:56.045 flight hours in over 300 combat sorties . 01:56.760 --> 01:59.309 The ops group breaks new ground and 01:59.319 --> 02:03.099 gets it done . Always sharpening 02:03.110 --> 02:05.239 skills targeting , received in depth 02:05.250 --> 02:07.919 tactical instruction from IR experts . 02:08.110 --> 02:10.630 The outcome next level training in the 02:10.639 --> 02:13.250 respective specialties and more , they 02:13.259 --> 02:15.426 integrate with active duty component , 02:15.426 --> 02:17.537 air forces and joint partners to test 02:17.537 --> 02:19.481 headquarters , command and control 02:19.481 --> 02:21.592 initiatives . These dynamic exercises 02:21.592 --> 02:23.481 culminated in decreased sensor to 02:23.481 --> 02:25.839 shooter timelines . While TDY to Muniz , 02:25.850 --> 02:28.072 Puerto Rico , they stood in the gap for 02:28.072 --> 02:30.294 a low man com squadron . They tackled a 02:30.294 --> 02:32.239 backlog of maintenance inspections 02:32.239 --> 02:34.294 while swiftly imaging 20 laptops for 02:34.294 --> 02:36.406 deployment to personnel around base . 02:36.406 --> 02:38.406 Would this training and practice be 02:38.406 --> 02:40.572 applicable to Federated support in the 02:40.572 --> 02:42.739 real world ? No doubt they did this by 02:42.739 --> 02:44.906 stacking targeting requirements to the 02:44.906 --> 02:47.365 tune of 13,000 MP A days valued at over 02:47.375 --> 02:50.875 $3 million . The result nearly 4000 02:50.884 --> 02:53.051 advanced target development products . 02:53.051 --> 02:55.485 67 terminal area models for the Jaz , 02:55.604 --> 02:57.625 86 intermediate target development 02:57.634 --> 03:00.354 products and more intel professionals , 03:00.365 --> 03:04.350 the quiet guardians of the unseen . The 03:04.360 --> 03:06.610 cyber group placed a laser focus on 03:06.619 --> 03:09.869 training they hosted a Cyber ISR skills 03:09.880 --> 03:12.740 validation exercise for eight squadrons 03:12.750 --> 03:15.770 across six states . The first exercise 03:15.779 --> 03:18.190 of its kind , the group nailed mission 03:18.199 --> 03:20.779 essential tasking for the A NG Cyber 03:20.789 --> 03:23.779 ISR enterprise at the Indo Paycom 03:23.789 --> 03:26.013 Exercise Pacific century . They 03:26.022 --> 03:28.003 demonstrated the A N G's agility 03:28.013 --> 03:30.143 providing surge augmentation for 03:30.152 --> 03:32.712 contingency . Next . The group 03:32.723 --> 03:35.162 underwent the 16th Air Forces service , 03:35.173 --> 03:37.242 cryptologic component inspection . 03:37.513 --> 03:39.863 Would they succeed ? Of course , they 03:39.873 --> 03:42.003 were lauded as a superior performing 03:42.013 --> 03:44.143 group and labeled as the best the 03:44.152 --> 03:46.503 inspection team had seen today . Could 03:46.513 --> 03:48.975 they do more ? I tackle nation building . 03:49.026 --> 03:51.137 These airmen joined the women's peace 03:51.137 --> 03:53.359 and security initiative complete with a 03:53.359 --> 03:55.686 summit in Sofia Bulgaria . This 03:55.695 --> 03:58.386 initiative dismantles gender barriers 03:58.395 --> 04:00.546 while employing information warfare 04:00.555 --> 04:02.985 knowledge with the Bulgarians . Next , 04:02.996 --> 04:05.107 they submitted an engagement strategy 04:05.107 --> 04:07.163 for the state partnership programs , 04:07.163 --> 04:09.274 all domain awareness line of effort . 04:09.690 --> 04:12.630 This helped the SPP director and us 04:12.639 --> 04:15.119 Naval Forces , Europe further solidify 04:15.130 --> 04:17.950 critical state partner relationships . 04:18.260 --> 04:20.709 The result these airmen are leading the 04:20.720 --> 04:23.070 way in the Air Force's key weapons 04:23.079 --> 04:27.000 system intelligence to start the 04:27.010 --> 04:29.066 year medical sent members to Qatar . 04:29.066 --> 04:31.121 They came back highly decorated with 04:31.121 --> 04:33.121 awards normally reserved for active 04:33.121 --> 04:35.121 duty . Additionally , they repaired 04:35.121 --> 04:37.066 medical equipment , saving the Air 04:37.066 --> 04:39.529 Force over $130,000 in repair costs 04:39.549 --> 04:41.799 ensuring this vital mission and more 04:41.809 --> 04:43.809 nation building amongst our women . 04:43.839 --> 04:45.950 This group cemented their own medical 04:45.950 --> 04:48.061 training while sharing knowledge with 04:48.061 --> 04:50.117 their Bulgarian counterparts as they 04:50.117 --> 04:52.339 prepare for NATO certification . Next , 04:52.339 --> 04:54.339 our group stands above all others , 04:54.339 --> 04:56.339 ranking number one in the state and 04:56.339 --> 04:58.395 consistently ranking in the top five 04:58.395 --> 05:00.339 nationally for medical readiness . 05:00.339 --> 05:02.395 Finally , when the dod mandated life 05:02.395 --> 05:04.283 saving T triple C training , your 05:04.283 --> 05:06.450 medical team outperformed the entire A 05:06.450 --> 05:08.579 NG and active duty Air Force ranking 05:08.589 --> 05:11.739 number one at over 98% compliance . 05:13.040 --> 05:15.850 The MS G provided unprecedented support 05:15.859 --> 05:18.081 amongst all of their squadrons as their 05:18.081 --> 05:20.149 contracting office has risen to the 05:20.160 --> 05:22.100 number one ranking for O and M 05:22.109 --> 05:23.980 obligation . Their performance 05:23.989 --> 05:27.000 surpasses that of all other wings and 05:27.010 --> 05:29.232 more . Their command support staff sent 05:29.232 --> 05:31.500 personnel teams to Japan in a joint 05:31.510 --> 05:33.677 training effort . They supported seven 05:33.677 --> 05:36.980 named operations processing 386 members 05:36.989 --> 05:39.670 and over 50 ID cards and additionally 05:39.679 --> 05:42.606 processed over 300 pieces of mail with 05:42.617 --> 05:44.673 their mini squadrons . Follow suit . 05:44.916 --> 05:47.636 Their engineers gave superior response 05:47.647 --> 05:50.546 to an unprecedented deep freeze . They 05:50.557 --> 05:52.666 isolated burst pipes and exceeded 05:52.677 --> 05:56.316 $290,000 in repairs to mission critical 05:56.326 --> 05:59.027 cyber equipment and infrastructure even 05:59.036 --> 06:01.203 more . Having completed deployment for 06:01.203 --> 06:03.816 training in Japan and rotations across 06:03.826 --> 06:07.407 two continents and six A . The ce is 06:07.933 --> 06:10.593 ready com deployed it specialists 06:10.604 --> 06:13.174 across two A s orchestrating a 06:13.183 --> 06:15.753 comprehensive upgrade of the base voice 06:15.764 --> 06:17.894 switching system . They seamlessly 06:17.903 --> 06:21.723 deployed nearly 500 vo IP phones and 06:21.734 --> 06:24.003 nine network devices exceeding 06:24.084 --> 06:27.713 $350,000 . This transformation 06:27.723 --> 06:29.713 modernized our technology . The 06:29.723 --> 06:33.454 services flight served over 2600 meals , 06:33.683 --> 06:37.591 administered 600 pt assessments . A 52 06:37.881 --> 06:40.890 trained 80 fitness monitors and lodged 06:40.920 --> 06:44.230 1500 members . The personnel flight 06:44.240 --> 06:47.980 processed over 400 title 10 MP A tour 06:48.020 --> 06:51.610 orders and space education executed 06:51.621 --> 06:55.561 500 TLN S totaling nearly 39,000 06:55.571 --> 06:59.471 days . $1.4 million in DTs funds 06:59.520 --> 07:02.200 and 4.6 million in formal school 07:02.210 --> 07:05.029 training . Members of LRS fruitfully 07:05.040 --> 07:07.089 trained alongside our sister units 07:07.100 --> 07:10.679 completing 482 core tasks and skill 07:10.690 --> 07:13.040 level upgrading members while fostering 07:13.049 --> 07:15.105 working relationships and bolstering 07:15.105 --> 07:16.882 unit morale . Even more members 07:16.882 --> 07:18.799 successfully met sync com command 07:18.809 --> 07:21.070 intent , deploying in support of named 07:21.079 --> 07:24.649 operations . SFS personnel successfully 07:24.660 --> 07:27.359 secured MQ nine assets for the historic 07:27.369 --> 07:29.839 Whiskey Fury Exercise . They fortified 07:29.850 --> 07:32.380 base security . Having trained 24 new 07:32.390 --> 07:34.940 augments and with deployment for 07:34.950 --> 07:37.260 training to Alaska , your defenders 07:37.269 --> 07:40.929 stand tall and formidable as ever wing 07:40.940 --> 07:42.996 staff , they lead from the front and 07:42.996 --> 07:45.200 have limitless talent . But could they 07:45.209 --> 07:47.487 keep pace with the groups ? They serve ? 07:47.487 --> 07:50.470 Finance makes it rain . They had one of 07:50.480 --> 07:53.399 the best execution rates in the A NG at 07:53.410 --> 07:56.140 99.99% of our 07:56.149 --> 07:59.769 $23 million budget . They accurately 07:59.779 --> 08:03.149 processed over 33,000 mil and travel 08:03.160 --> 08:05.640 pay transactions . And our so team 08:05.649 --> 08:08.790 comprised of chaps , the DPH , the Sark 08:08.799 --> 08:11.190 Family Readiness conflict resolution 08:11.200 --> 08:13.570 and yellow ribbon . Your mission is 08:13.579 --> 08:15.920 perhaps greatest of them all . You 08:15.929 --> 08:18.470 provided exemplary care for our members 08:18.480 --> 08:21.010 and their families . P A was extremely 08:21.019 --> 08:23.390 active traveling across the world and 08:23.399 --> 08:27.250 producing over 150 video photo and news 08:27.260 --> 08:30.239 products for global use . They also 08:30.250 --> 08:32.570 made history orchestrating a record 08:32.580 --> 08:35.359 number of media outlets covering the MQ 08:35.369 --> 08:38.400 nine's historic first time landing in 08:38.409 --> 08:41.210 Tennessee . The jag office continued to 08:41.219 --> 08:42.997 give wise legal counsel to wing 08:42.997 --> 08:45.150 leadership and they resumed their 08:45.159 --> 08:47.440 status of discipline briefings for the 08:47.450 --> 08:49.679 first time since the end of the COVID 08:49.690 --> 08:52.830 pandemic . The office continued to set 08:52.840 --> 08:56.250 records with the di survey having 66% 08:56.260 --> 08:58.809 of the wing take part one of the top 08:58.820 --> 09:01.289 rates in the Air National Guard . The 09:01.299 --> 09:04.200 118 th Wing IG team completed four 09:04.210 --> 09:06.520 mission assurance exercises , two 09:06.530 --> 09:08.840 vertical inspections , two horizontal 09:08.849 --> 09:12.409 inspections and hosted 19 states during 09:12.419 --> 09:15.260 the N GB IG . Advanced course . The 09:15.270 --> 09:17.150 tension in the wing command post 09:17.159 --> 09:19.770 operated as the eyes and ears of the 09:19.780 --> 09:21.789 wing leadership , ensuring accurate 09:21.799 --> 09:23.799 information reached decision makers 09:23.799 --> 09:26.099 providing absolute command and control . 09:27.719 --> 09:29.830 The wing safety office was especially 09:29.830 --> 09:32.330 busy this year . Their N GB continual 09:32.340 --> 09:35.390 evaluation inspection found zero 09:35.530 --> 09:38.570 discrepancies . Proud airman of the 09:38.580 --> 09:42.299 118 swing . You are more ready , more 09:42.309 --> 09:44.659 agile you will defend , deter and 09:44.669 --> 09:47.250 dominate . You are the military power 09:47.260 --> 09:49.093 required by your country and the 09:49.099 --> 09:51.710 citizens of Tennessee . Can we reach 09:51.719 --> 09:53.886 greater heights in the years to come ? 09:53.886 --> 09:55.539 We can and we will .