oss mission brief (6 apr 12)
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97TH OPERATIONS SUPPORT SQUADRONBest in the West…OSS!!!
“Forging Combat Mobility Forces . . . Deploying Airman Warriors!”
97 OSSUnit Mission Brief
“The pOSSe”
Lt Col Steve K. Johnson97 OSS/CC
Current a/o 6 Apr 12
“Forging Combat Mobility Forces . . . Deploying Airman Warriors!”
Vision, Mission, Goals Mission
Deliver outstanding operational support to Altus AFB and the local community while deploying combat-ready airmen
Vision Provide the world's best training and environment for combat and
mobility warriors Goals
Continuously improve student and instructor training Increase deployment readiness Cultivate leadership and technical
skills at all levels Ensure flight and ground safety Enhance base and community relations Enrich quality of life
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Ft Riley, KS
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97 OSS Leadership
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Operations Officer Lt Col Max Bremer
CommanderLt Col Steve Johnson
First Sergeant MSgt Jason Buckley
SuperintendentSMSgt Jeff Wilson
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Key Personnel
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CommanderLt Col Steve Johnson
Director of OperationsLt Col Max
BremerADO
Maj Matt Niendorf
Airspace Manager
Mr Doug Winters
Aircrew Flight Equipment FlightCapt Drew Patrick
Current Ops Flight
Capt Carson Dodds
Weather FlightCapt James
Roberts
Tactics FlightCapt Joe Schwab
Airfield Ops Flight
Maj Mike Horowitz
First SergeantMSgt Jason
Buckley
SuperintendentSMSgt Jeff
Wilson
Commander’s Secretary
Mr Brian Willis
Admin AssistantVacant
Unit Pgm CoordMs Ruby Gaston
ADOCapt Jonathan
Birnbaum
ADOVacant
Ft Sill, OK
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Unit Strength
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Authorized(Off/Enl/Civ/Total)
Assigned(Off/Enl/Civ/Total)
CC Staff 2 / 1 / 2 / 5 5 / 2 / 4 / 11
OSA/OSAA 2 / 11 / 4 / 17 4 / 12 / 3 / 19
OSAR/OSAT 0 / 44 / 7 / 51 0 / 65 / 11 / 76
OSK/OSKA 2 / 5 / 1 / 9 2 / 5 / 0 / 7
OSL 1 / 28 / 6 / 35 1 / 31 / 7 / 39
OSO/OSOF/OSOS 6 / 8 / 1 / 15 3 / 6/ 1 / 10
OSW 1 / 8 / 0 / 9 1 / 7 / 0 / 8
Totals 14 / 105 / 21 / 141 16 / 128 / 26 / 170
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OSS Facility Consolidation
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Bldg 87Current OpsRelocate to
Bldg 225
Bldg 164Cmd SectionRelocate to
Bldg 225
Bldg 72Tactics (OSK)
Relocate to Bldg 225
Bldg 225Cmd SectionCurrent Ops
Aircrew Flt EquipHARM
Survival/Fabrication
Bldg 185Afld OpsAfld MgtWeather
Bldg 444Survival/Fabrication
To Bldg 225 Spring ’12Demo Date Unknown
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Consolidate From 10
Facilities… Down to 5!!!
Bldg 530New RAPCON
Ribbon Cutting: Apr ’11Transition of Ops: Nov’11 – Mar ‘12
Bldg 525Tower
Bldg 88Tower SimRelocate to
new RAPCON
Bldg 415Old RAPCON
Demo Date Unkn
Bldg 424Tactics - JAI
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Mission Accomplishment
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Combat Tactics Aircrew Flight Equipment
Weather
Wing Current Operations
Airfield Operations
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Airfield Ops Flight (OSA)
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Key personnel Flight Commander – Maj “TZ” Horowitz RAPCON – CMSgt Daniel “LE” Olson Tower Chief – SMSgt Tom “TH” Hensley Airfield Manager – Mr. Tony Bunch
Highlights 13th busiest AF airfield with 144,000
flight operations annually Constant airfield construction/repairs
and projects $5.4M taxiway C repairs in FY09 $20.3M general taxiway repairs in FY10 $12M more in FY11
New RAPCON building and digital airport surveillance radar (DASR) Paramount support to restore power to 13 mission critical facilities during
historic “100 yr” ice-storm Facilitated launch of 6x C-17s/64 pax in support of Haiti ops w/in 36 hrs
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Airfield Construction Projects
Phase 4 Mar – Apr 11
Mill/Overlay 17L/35RMay – Sep 11
Phase 3Nov – Dec 10
Phase 5Mar – Aug 11
Phase 7AMay – Aug 11
Phase 7BMay – Aug 11
Phase 6Aug – Dec 10
Phase 7CMay – Aug 11 Phase 7D
May – Aug 11
Embedded ALZ LightingJun – Sep 11
Phase 1May – Aug 10
Phase 2B Jan – Mar 11
Twy C WideningMay – Aug 10
CompletedProject
Ongoing Project
Future ProjectLegend:
Concrete ALZFY14????
Phase 2B Aug – Oct 10 Spots 1 - 8
May-Aug 11
Phase 2CMay – Aug 10
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Combat Tactics Flight (OSK)
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Key personnel Flight Commander – Capt Joe Schwab Flight Chief – TSgt Doug Campbell
Highlights Drop Zone operations Joint Airdrop Inspections (JAI) Cutting Edge of Mobility Tactics
Tactics training for over 275 permanent party crewmembers and nearly
360 KC-135 initial qualification students per year Leads Altus AFB participation in Mobility Air Force Exercises: 10A (72 total
aircraft); Altus provided 7x C-17s and 8x KC-135s; largest AETC effort ever assembled to support MAFEX
Initiated Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) training at Altus; negotiated LOA w/Fort Sill, syllabus issues w/AMC/A3D; world-class advanced airdrop training for 160 C-17 airdrop students per year
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Aircrew Flt Equip Flight (OSL)
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Key personnel Flight Commander – Capt Drew Patrick Flight Chief – MSgt Chris Baumgardner
Highlights Manages 9,000+ pieces of equipment
(worth $4M) for 3,000+ users Zero cancelled sorties due to OSL despite 76% manning Perfect CSAF-directed Survival Equip/Life Support merger; 27 cross-
trained on 246 core tasks 3-months ahead of time Instructed an unprecedented 5.8K mission ready events to TDY and
pipeline students/instructors; largest training effort in OSS history Formalized Cargo chute repair MOA w/ LRS
Saved 150 hrs & $1.76M replacement costs/yr Consolidate Life Support and Life Support function in Bldg 225
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Current Ops Flight (OSO)
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Key personnel Flight Commander – Capt Carson Dodds Flight Chiefs – MSgt David Dean
Highlights: Heart of $404M, 21,182-hour flying program:
Coordinate airshows & off-station missions with HHQs Maintain flight management data products; led Wg’s KC-X
Strategic Basing Effort to gather Air Refueling historical data 275 permanent party & 1,985 air mobility students per year
Coordinate/update/publish the Wing Ops Plan & local sups
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Weather Flight (OSW)
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Key personnel Flight Commander – Capt “James” Roberts Flight Chief Weather Operations –
MSgt “James” Howard Highlights
Resource protection for $5.6B inaviation assets & 4,600 personnel
Mission Execution Forecasts for 6K missions per year
Integrated staff weather briefings Upgraded weather weapons system; Joint Environmental Toolkit (JET) AF 1st!!! Detailed study lead to Wg awarded PT test wind waiver
Feb ‘11 “Blizzard”
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Innovation: Best Practices
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12 Air Force Best Practices (note – Intel was in OSS until Jun ‘09) Aircrew Intel Training Digital ISOPREPs Intel Flying Program Flying Hours Checkbook Scheduling Sharepoint Post-Mission Reporting Smooth Flow Scheduling Sharepoint MEF tool Airfield Construction “Wargaming” FTU Tactics Counsel JPADS Training Syllabus Space-A Travel Coordination
6 More Pending Approval!!! Joint CBRNE/ACDE Training Route Study Checklists MACA Visit Process Quality Force Review Plans Tracking Spreadsheet Weather Metrics Tracking
HIMARS Testing
MAFEX 10A
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Support Organizations Morale Committee
Fundraisers: Sell Your Talents, Kiwanis Flags, Car Wash, etc. Events: Holiday Party, Thanksgiving Lunch, Combat Dining Out,
Summer Picnic Spouses Group
Fundraisers: CC Calls, ASC Bazaar, Thrift Shop Facebook page: 97 OSS Spouses – Altus AFB Email Address: [email protected] Meals for Families: Newborns, Illness, etc Blankets for Newborns: “pOSSe Baby” Children’s Christmas Party
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Combat Dining Out – May 11
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Community Involvement
Committed to people in our Air Force, Altus, and the nation National holiday flag posting for Kiwanis Club Dedicated Service in home building with Habitat for Humanity Leaders in Airmen Against Drunk Driving program (July), Civil Air Patrol Strong dedication and leadership in multiple faith communities Wing Coordinator for “Pilot for a Day”
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We Are Proud Of…
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12x 2011 annual Wing & AETC award wins & counting… 97 AMW Jr CGO AETC Top Operations Squadron AETC Weather Airman AETC Weather CGO AETC Productivity Excellence AETC Airfield Operations Flight Complex AETC Airfield Management Craftsman AETC Outstanding Weather Organization AETC Airfield Management Training Achievement Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 988 Airman AETC Outstanding Aircrew Flight Equipment Officer AETC Outstanding Aircrew Flight Equipment Large Program
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97 OSS “The pOSSe”
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Best in the West!!!