JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Information you may find useful for the upcoming UTA
477th Fighter Group Key Leader Topics, December 2016
►CURRENT ISSUES/Events
CSAF to JBER Airmen: ‘Alaska matters’
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein visits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 10, 2016. During his Pacific tour, Goldfein visited JBER and shared his priorities of revitalizing
squadrons, strengthening joint leaders and teams, and multi-domain command and control.
Meet the next Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
Chief Master Sergeant Kaleth Wright, the command chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa, has been selected to be the next chief master sergeant of the Air Force.
"Seventeen giants have come this way before us, and we understand how important it is and how difficult it will be to fill their shoes," Wright said. "But I can tell you, we'll be ready. We look forward to coming to a base near you."
History lesson on the Chief Master Sergeant rank:
- Chief Master Sergeants weren't a part of the Air Force's enlisted structure when the service was formed in 1947.
- After the Korean War, the Air Force realized the enlisted corps suffered from stagnation in rank. Master sergeant was the highest enlisted rank a person could achieve.
PACE releases new video highlighting Air Force maintainers
With more than 100,000 strong, the Total Force Airmen who “cross the red line” day-in and out, keep our Air Force flying. Their tireless dedication to service embodies the Core Value of Service Before Self. They are … aircraft maintainers.
Commander announces general officer nominations
The Chief of Air Force Reserve is pleased to announce the President has nominated to the Senate the following officers for a Reserve of the Air Force appointment in the grade indicated.
November is Warrior Care Month
The Air Force Wounded Warrior Program supports each wounded Airman to provide a thorough analysis of opportunities and benefits that are available to medically retired and separated combat veterans.
http://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Conditions-and-Treatments/Warrior-Care
This time in history:
Dec. 3, 1988 – After a one-year trial program, the Air Force decided to continue its policy of assigning mixed male/female crews to 24-hour missile duty.
Dec. 4, 1942 – Ninth Air Force sent 24 B-24s to attack ships at the Naples docks in the first U.S. Army Air Forces air strike against mainland Italy in World War II.
Dec. 5, 1974 – Sikorsky Aircraft delivered the last HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant helicopter to the Air Force.
Dec. 6, 2002 – The Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, had both the X-45A unmanned combat air vehicle and a Global Hawk airborne on test missions at the same time. This marked the first time that two unmanned aircraft from two different programs were airborne simultaneously.
Dec. 7, 1941 – The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and brought America into World War II. Two waves of Japanese fighters sank four U.S. battleships and damaged nine others. Overall, the surprise attack killed 2,390 personnel, including 193 Airmen at Hickam, Wheeler, and Bellows Fields, Hawaii. They also destroyed 64 Hawaiian Air Force planes. Six Army Air Force pilots shot down 10 enemy planes with 2nd Lt. George S. Welch garnering four kills.
Dec. 8, 1976 – The full-scale development version of the F-16A Fighting Falcon made its maiden flight at Fort Worth, Texas.
►MORE RESOURCES
• 477th Red Tail E-Review: http://www.477fg.afrc.af.mil/News/RedTailReview.aspx
• UTA Schedule: https://477fg.usaf.afpims.mil/Home.aspx
• Early Bird Brief: http://link.defensenews.com/
• 477 FG Phone Directory_1 Aug 2016 (CAC Enabled): https://jber.eim.elmendorf.af.mil/OtherUnits/477FG/477%20FG%20QUICK%20REFERENCE%20STAFF%20DIRECTORY/Forms/AllItems.aspx
• JBER Life Magazine; http://www.jberlife.com/
• Airman magazine: http://www.airmanonline.af.mil/
• Military OneSource/HomeFront: http://militaryonesource.mil/
• Air Reserve Personnel Center: http://www.arpc.afrc.af.mil/
• Air Force Association Scholarships: http://www.afa.org/AFA/InformationFor/Military/Scholarships