1 00:00:01,143 --> 00:00:03,670 (soft flowing music) 2 00:00:03,670 --> 00:00:05,780 - It's gonna sound corny, but honestly, 3 00:00:05,780 --> 00:00:08,560 my Airmen inspire me every day, they really do. 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:10,840 We as LROs have to know so much, 5 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:12,520 and our motto is jack of all trades, 6 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:14,360 master of none because truly we have to know 7 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:16,268 more than we could ever possibly know, 8 00:00:16,268 --> 00:00:19,480 and the depth of knowledge 9 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,300 that the Airmen have blows me away. 10 00:00:22,300 --> 00:00:24,460 So, I learn more from them 11 00:00:24,460 --> 00:00:26,860 than they will ever possibly learn from me, 12 00:00:26,860 --> 00:00:28,640 and I think that that is a gift, 13 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:31,240 and again, what makes being a commander so much fun. 14 00:00:34,830 --> 00:00:36,270 I think one of the greatest things 15 00:00:36,270 --> 00:00:37,730 about being a logistician is 16 00:00:37,730 --> 00:00:41,400 that we touch absolutely everything on the base, 17 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:44,530 especially in regards to the 455th mission. 18 00:00:44,530 --> 00:00:46,500 The mission couldn't happen without us. 19 00:00:46,500 --> 00:00:49,623 It absolutely couldn't, because we touch every piece of it. 20 00:00:52,030 --> 00:00:55,460 We make sure that there are vehicles for the various units, 21 00:00:55,460 --> 00:00:57,670 we make sure that the aircraft have fuel, 22 00:00:57,670 --> 00:01:00,690 we make sure that if you are deploying in 23 00:01:00,690 --> 00:01:03,030 or redeploying out we are taking care 24 00:01:03,030 --> 00:01:05,983 of all of those transportational requirements. 25 00:01:05,983 --> 00:01:08,420 If you are somebody that fixes jets, 26 00:01:08,420 --> 00:01:10,220 we are the people that receive your parts 27 00:01:10,220 --> 00:01:13,460 and process those parts and get 'em out to ya. 28 00:01:13,460 --> 00:01:15,420 So we touch literally everything 29 00:01:15,420 --> 00:01:17,833 that happens within the 455th. 30 00:01:21,950 --> 00:01:23,710 So we are primarily contractors, 31 00:01:23,710 --> 00:01:25,480 and we absolutely consider them a part 32 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,560 of the LRS family, we don't delineate 33 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:30,300 between active duty and contract, 34 00:01:30,300 --> 00:01:31,760 they are a part of the family. 35 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:35,270 And I am very grateful for their service 36 00:01:35,270 --> 00:01:37,710 and we have some of the best contractors 37 00:01:37,710 --> 00:01:39,820 on this base, I mean they work, 38 00:01:39,820 --> 00:01:43,251 harder and longer than probably most 39 00:01:43,251 --> 00:01:45,340 other contractors on this base 40 00:01:45,340 --> 00:01:46,680 and they get things done. 41 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,600 And when I ask for something, it gets done, 42 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,160 so quickly that I don't even have to think about it, 43 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,110 so I'm very grateful for the contractors that we have here. 44 00:02:00,430 --> 00:02:02,160 I've always said, deploying is fun because 45 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:03,420 you get to do your job for real, 46 00:02:03,420 --> 00:02:04,730 and we do, and we get to see 47 00:02:04,730 --> 00:02:06,330 the mission happen every day 48 00:02:06,330 --> 00:02:08,300 and that's very exciting for us, 49 00:02:08,300 --> 00:02:11,250 because it's not conceptual, it's actual. 50 00:02:11,250 --> 00:02:13,480 When we get to come in with fresh eyes 51 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,350 and look at the way that logistics 52 00:02:15,350 --> 00:02:18,160 is being done here and make it a little better. 53 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,220 And my two big things here is 54 00:02:20,220 --> 00:02:22,090 making the mission better, 55 00:02:22,090 --> 00:02:24,725 whether it's policies and practices 56 00:02:24,725 --> 00:02:27,550 or quality of life for the airmen 57 00:02:27,550 --> 00:02:29,600 that come through and customer service, 58 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,700 'cause we are 100% customer service, 59 00:02:31,700 --> 00:02:33,430 logisticians have no internal mission 60 00:02:33,430 --> 00:02:34,960 other than taking care of the customers. 61 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,090 So we strive for the best customer 62 00:02:37,090 --> 00:02:39,317 service here in Bagram. 63 00:02:44,550 --> 00:02:46,890 Oh, this is the best job in the world. 64 00:02:46,890 --> 00:02:49,230 I mean, they tell you that coming into command, 65 00:02:49,230 --> 00:02:51,400 but it absolutely is the best job in the world. 66 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,450 I mean to get, to come from essentially staff, 67 00:02:54,450 --> 00:02:55,930 to getting to be with the airmen again, 68 00:02:55,930 --> 00:02:57,880 and getting to see their different personalities 69 00:02:57,880 --> 00:02:59,260 and I'm on my second rotation now 70 00:02:59,260 --> 00:03:00,578 so it's a whole different group, 71 00:03:00,578 --> 00:03:01,697 a whole different dynamic, 72 00:03:01,697 --> 00:03:03,140 whole new personalities, 73 00:03:03,140 --> 00:03:05,180 and to get to see them come here, 74 00:03:05,180 --> 00:03:08,210 learn the job and find new ways 75 00:03:08,210 --> 00:03:10,280 and better ways to do things 76 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,960 and grow is the best job in the world. 77 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,080 It absolutely is, I would do it 78 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:16,653 a million times if they'd let me.