WEBVTT 00:08.390 --> 00:10.330 - Let me start with the most important thing 00:10.330 --> 00:13.330 I'm going to say today, thank you. 00:13.330 --> 00:16.276 You could be doing anything you want with your talents 00:16.276 --> 00:18.227 and you chose to be here, 00:18.227 --> 00:21.160 part of the world's most dominant air force 00:21.160 --> 00:25.070 and a part of our Air Force Materiel Command family. 00:25.070 --> 00:27.190 Thank you for what you do, 00:27.190 --> 00:29.180 thank you of you service, 00:29.180 --> 00:32.340 thank you for your dedication and your commitment. 00:32.340 --> 00:33.730 I'm General Arnie Bunch, 00:33.730 --> 00:36.560 the commander of Air Force Materiel Command. 00:36.560 --> 00:39.950 It's my privilege to welcome you to the command. 00:39.950 --> 00:42.420 I am thrilled to serve alongside you 00:42.420 --> 00:44.392 and work for you as we execute 00:44.392 --> 00:47.580 our nation's most critical missions. 00:47.580 --> 00:49.080 You are now part of a team, 00:49.080 --> 00:53.200 85,000 strong spread across six centers, 00:53.200 --> 00:57.750 eight installations, and countless other operating locations 00:57.750 --> 01:00.393 who have worked together to build and sustain 01:00.393 --> 01:04.040 the world's most powerful Air Force. 01:04.040 --> 01:06.412 As your commander, I serve you. 01:06.412 --> 01:11.412 I'm a firm believer in servant leadership, I work for you. 01:12.290 --> 01:15.680 I am responsible for the overall organization. 01:15.680 --> 01:19.260 I am also responsible for taking care of you. 01:19.260 --> 01:22.032 I am responsible for ensuring you are successful 01:22.032 --> 01:26.550 by creating the right environment for you to thrive. 01:26.550 --> 01:29.820 I remove obstacles and get you the right resources 01:29.820 --> 01:31.734 so you can execute the mission 01:31.734 --> 01:34.223 and secure our nation's future. 01:35.220 --> 01:37.810 AFMC is the most important command 01:37.810 --> 01:40.150 in the United States Air Force 01:40.150 --> 01:42.580 to achieve the National Defense Strategy 01:42.580 --> 01:45.270 and drive to the Air Force we need. 01:45.270 --> 01:48.160 Our mission is broad and touches every 01:48.160 --> 01:50.600 aspect of the United States Air Force. 01:50.600 --> 01:54.200 We create, we prototype, and experiment. 01:54.200 --> 01:57.351 We field, we acquire, we test, 01:57.351 --> 02:00.300 we sustain and maintain, 02:00.300 --> 02:02.460 we advance technology, 02:02.460 --> 02:05.383 we ensure our nation has a nuclear deterrent. 02:06.250 --> 02:09.170 We provide installation and mission support 02:09.170 --> 02:10.970 to the entire Air Force 02:10.970 --> 02:13.190 ensuring the Air Force's ability 02:13.190 --> 02:16.300 to project power across the globe. 02:16.300 --> 02:21.300 The Air Force can only succeed if we, AFMC, succeed. 02:21.466 --> 02:24.950 As an AFMC airmen, whether military or civilian, 02:24.950 --> 02:27.610 I need you to understand the importance 02:27.610 --> 02:30.363 of what you will do each and every day. 02:31.330 --> 02:33.110 We are a diverse workforce 02:33.110 --> 02:36.160 and our work impacts the entire Air Force. 02:36.160 --> 02:40.700 You are critical to our ability to achieve success. 02:40.700 --> 02:43.460 We must work together with a sense 02:43.460 --> 02:48.460 of urgency to succeed as one AFMC team. 02:48.650 --> 02:53.120 You are the most valuable resource in the entire enterprise 02:53.120 --> 02:55.240 and the key to our future. 02:55.240 --> 02:57.990 It's not the facilities or technologies, 02:57.990 --> 03:00.670 it's the people, the airmen. 03:00.670 --> 03:04.470 Our team has always been committed to this mission 03:04.470 --> 03:07.060 to ensure America's sons and daughters 03:07.060 --> 03:09.922 have what they need to win our nation's wars 03:09.922 --> 03:13.822 and ensure our nation's security today 03:13.822 --> 03:16.463 and for our children's children. 03:17.320 --> 03:21.230 We do our wartime mission every day. 03:21.230 --> 03:24.930 Together we power the world's greatest Air Force. 03:24.930 --> 03:28.798 Again, I am thrilled to be working for and with you 03:28.798 --> 03:32.040 and I look forward to seeing you around the command. 03:32.040 --> 03:33.983 Thank you for joining our team.