WEBVTT 00:00.330 --> 00:02.497 Hey guys . Come on in . Welcome to the 00:02.497 --> 00:03.497 front office . 00:06.400 --> 00:08.567 How does it feel to be back in Altus ? 00:08.567 --> 00:10.789 It's great . We've been gone for a long 00:10.789 --> 00:12.956 time , but we finally come back home . 00:12.956 --> 00:15.067 Uh This community is awesome and it's 00:15.067 --> 00:17.178 great to be part of this family . And 00:17.178 --> 00:19.289 how are you like in your new office ? 00:19.289 --> 00:22.450 Come on in and I'll show you this is 00:22.459 --> 00:24.459 the office . Do you have any Baylor 00:24.459 --> 00:26.515 Merch hanging around here ? I have a 00:26.515 --> 00:28.809 little bit funny of you to ask . Got a 00:28.819 --> 00:31.569 2013 big 12 championship signed 00:31.579 --> 00:33.680 football from uh Baylor University . 00:35.520 --> 00:38.529 Got my diploma over here that hangs 00:38.540 --> 00:40.707 prominently here on the wall . But the 00:40.707 --> 00:42.762 most important thing I think is uh a 00:42.762 --> 00:44.707 piece of memorabilia that my great 00:44.707 --> 00:46.318 grandfather passed down four 00:46.318 --> 00:48.429 generations ago . Four generations of 00:48.429 --> 00:50.596 Baylor folks down to my grandparents , 00:50.596 --> 00:52.484 to my parents . And I've had this 00:52.484 --> 00:54.540 sitting in my office for the last 23 00:54.540 --> 00:54.169 years . Can you tell us a little bit 00:54.180 --> 00:56.236 about where you're from ? Sure . I'm 00:56.236 --> 00:58.236 from Marshall , Texas , which is uh 00:58.236 --> 01:00.347 similar in size to Altus . It's about 01:00.347 --> 01:02.569 2.5 hours east of Dallas . So , uh tall 01:02.569 --> 01:04.889 piny trees . Uh rolling Hills . 01:04.900 --> 01:07.389 Marshall , Texas . What's one word 01:07.400 --> 01:09.400 you'd use to describe your military 01:09.400 --> 01:12.860 career ? I'd say purposeful because if 01:12.870 --> 01:15.203 I look back over the last 23 years , uh , 01:15.203 --> 01:17.259 in hindsight , the assignments , the 01:17.259 --> 01:19.426 locations , the supervisors I've had , 01:19.426 --> 01:21.537 they all drive to here , uh , here at 01:21.537 --> 01:23.370 Altus Air Force Base is the wing 01:23.370 --> 01:25.592 commander . Hey , speaking of Altis , I 01:25.592 --> 01:27.703 love your triangle . Lie there . Oh , 01:27.703 --> 01:29.926 yeah . Try and go out . Let's go out in 01:29.926 --> 01:29.440 the foyer and we'll , I'll show you a 01:29.449 --> 01:30.449 different one . 01:35.260 --> 01:37.482 Here's another uh larger version that's 01:37.482 --> 01:39.649 prominently displayed below this great 01:39.649 --> 01:41.538 picture that displays some of the 01:41.538 --> 01:43.649 aircraft that have been here for over 01:43.649 --> 01:45.871 80 years at Altus Air Force Base . Oh , 01:45.871 --> 01:47.816 that's amazing . Can you tell us a 01:47.816 --> 01:49.816 little bit about your priorities as 01:49.816 --> 01:51.927 wing commander ? Sure . We talk about 01:51.927 --> 01:54.260 airmen mission and culture all the time . 01:54.260 --> 01:54.029 Um Airmen , we want to make sure that 01:54.040 --> 01:56.250 all airmen know that we are fighting 01:56.260 --> 01:59.510 hard to deliberately um develop them 01:59.519 --> 02:01.519 personally and professionally . Our 02:01.519 --> 02:03.575 mission goes from the infrastructure 02:03.575 --> 02:05.797 that we take care of to the aircraft on 02:05.797 --> 02:07.686 the flight line and everything in 02:07.686 --> 02:09.519 between projecting power for the 02:09.519 --> 02:11.686 mobility air forces and then culture . 02:11.686 --> 02:13.352 Um We want every airman to be 02:13.352 --> 02:15.575 appreciated , to feel like they want to 02:15.575 --> 02:17.575 be here and to , to be part of this 02:17.575 --> 02:19.686 family . Hey , boss , what do you got 02:19.686 --> 02:21.797 going over here ? How you doing ? How 02:21.797 --> 02:21.449 you just answered a couple of questions 02:21.460 --> 02:23.960 I'm doing really well . Would you guys 02:23.970 --> 02:26.081 mind if we did a couple of rapid fire 02:26.081 --> 02:28.248 questions . Yeah , sure . No problem . 02:28.248 --> 02:30.081 Awesome . Ready , ready Beach or 02:30.081 --> 02:32.248 Mountains Beach , mountains morning or 02:32.248 --> 02:35.509 night morning . Neither coffee or tea . 02:35.690 --> 02:39.550 Definitely call coffee C 17 KC 135 02:39.559 --> 02:43.369 or KC 46 . Chief . I gotta go . This is 02:43.380 --> 02:45.940 all you . Thanks , boss . No comment . 02:45.949 --> 02:48.171 Hey , Chief , can we get a peek in your 02:48.171 --> 02:50.060 office ? Absolutely . Follow me . 02:53.669 --> 02:55.836 Welcome in . This is it ? Oh , this is 02:55.836 --> 02:57.891 great . Can you tell us a little bit 02:57.891 --> 03:00.113 about where you're from ? Of course , I 03:00.113 --> 03:02.169 grew up in a rural Hamlet in upstate 03:02.169 --> 03:04.336 New York called Eldred in the Catskill 03:04.336 --> 03:06.558 Mountains . It's a beautiful place that 03:06.558 --> 03:08.613 I'm proud to call home . And how are 03:08.613 --> 03:10.836 you like an artist loving Alsa so far ? 03:10.836 --> 03:12.947 I got the pleasure of coming here for 03:12.947 --> 03:15.058 training over 20 years ago and to see 03:15.058 --> 03:14.970 some of the huge changes that have 03:14.979 --> 03:17.090 occurred , not only on base , but off 03:17.090 --> 03:19.380 base has been great . How's your first 03:19.389 --> 03:21.556 month as command Chief ? Ben , I'd say 03:21.556 --> 03:23.611 if I could sum up the first month in 03:23.611 --> 03:25.667 one word , it would be inspirational 03:25.667 --> 03:27.556 Colonel Marshall . And I have had 03:27.556 --> 03:29.556 incredible opportunities to get out 03:29.556 --> 03:29.440 there and meet airman . And when I say 03:29.449 --> 03:31.338 airman , I mean , big a airmen to 03:31.338 --> 03:33.449 include our civilian workforce to see 03:33.449 --> 03:35.616 what they do on a daily basis to train 03:35.616 --> 03:37.560 exceptional mobility airmen and is 03:37.560 --> 03:39.727 absolutely inspiring as a wing command 03:39.727 --> 03:41.949 team to see what kind of support do you 03:41.949 --> 03:44.060 hope to bring the airmen of Altus . I 03:44.060 --> 03:46.227 think when we talk , support , Colonel 03:46.227 --> 03:48.449 Marshall talked about it earlier . When 03:48.449 --> 03:48.080 we tie into our priorities of airmen 03:48.089 --> 03:50.089 mission and culture , we talk about 03:50.089 --> 03:52.311 personal and professional development . 03:52.311 --> 03:54.367 So we want to make sure that we take 03:54.367 --> 03:56.478 care of them while they're in uniform 03:56.478 --> 03:56.429 here within the confines of Altus Air 03:56.440 --> 03:58.551 Force Base . But we also want to make 03:58.551 --> 04:00.607 sure that we develop them personally 04:00.607 --> 04:02.829 and prepare them for their next roles , 04:02.829 --> 04:04.996 whether it's as civilians or continued 04:04.996 --> 04:07.273 service in our air force . Hey , chief , 04:07.273 --> 04:06.869 sorry to interrupt . But we're gonna be 04:06.880 --> 04:09.213 late if we don't go out now . Ok , boss . 04:09.213 --> 04:11.047 Let's head out . Follow us out . 04:15.199 --> 04:17.199 All right , boss . Ready to go take 04:17.199 --> 04:19.143 care of these airmen . I'm ready . 04:19.143 --> 04:18.769 Let's go . Let's do it 04:29.660 --> 04:31.493 back to your home , back to your 04:31.493 --> 04:33.604 hometown . Let's start that . I could 04:33.604 --> 04:35.716 just hear my wife telling me , like , 04:35.716 --> 04:37.827 stand up straight , but I screwed the 04:37.827 --> 04:40.160 whole thing up . Right . Oh , you , you , 04:45.690 --> 04:49.200 you follow out the eggs , you gonna 04:49.209 --> 04:51.431 take care of these airmen . Of course , 04:51.431 --> 04:52.750 as you know , I think , I think we .