2. Overview A Bit About Your Instructor Review of Course Syllabus Course Materials Distribution How AS4100 is Organized EXTENDED BREAK – GROUP EXERCISE Out-brief GROUP EXERCISE Final Mandate – Achieve Course Objectives! 2
3. A Bit About Your Instructor Married to wife Lori for 16 years Great gal! She is 21… with 19 years of experience Degree in PR from UCM, currently a personal trainer/instructor at Wilson’s She is from Ashland, MO We have lots of family in the area 3 sons, all are full of energy! Sean is 12 - ALIAS “Seaney-Boy” Jake is 7 - ALIAS’s “Jakey-Poo” or “Jake the Snake” Sam is 5 - ALIAS’s “Sammy-Doodle” or “Doodle” Rest of my family is in Boston That’s “Wicked Faah Away from Heyah, but closer to Fenway Pahk” My home life: Aerobics, sports (Red Sox), school, movies, fishing, general craziness
4. Things Important to Me Family and Faith Core Values YOU!!! And your families!!! Customs and Courtesies Continuous Improvement Debriefing and Lessons Learned Wingman Mindset! Attitude is “almost” Everything! “Enthusiasm” is not “Ability” Hard work can breach almost any gap
5. Things About Me High Expectations…for myself and You! Don’t mind making a mistake…once! Easy Going…approachable (you let me know) Work hard – Play hard, but not STUPID! Can Compartmentalize Thrive on Feedback…in both directions! I am a HUGE Boston Red Sox Fanatic!
6. Duty History ASSIGNMENT HISTORY October 1990 - August 1994, Instructor/Evaluator/Training and Evaluation Flight Lead/Missile Combat Crew Commander (Minuteman II Weapon System), 508thStrategic Missile Squadron, Whiteman AFB, MO. ICBM Ops Duty September 1994 – February 1998, Chief of DSCS III Operations / Satellite Crew Commander (Defense Satellite Communications System Satellites), 3rdSpace Operations Squadron, SchrieverAFB, CO. Satellite Ops Duty March 1998 - May 2000, Chief, Space and Missile Officer Assignments, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO. Personnel and Exec Duty June 2000 - July 2001, Commander, Operations Support Flight (Solid State Phased Array Radar System), 13th Space Warning Squadron, Clear AFS, AK. Warning/Surveillance Ops Duty
7. Duty History ASSIGNMENT HISTORY - continued July 2001 - June 2003, Chief, Attaché Affairs Branch, Foreign Liaison Division, Headquarters United States Air Force, The Pentagon, VA. Air Staff Duty June 2003 - June 2004, Student, Command and General Staff Officer Course, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS. Student Status June 2004 - April 2007, Instructor/Chief, Joint Space Operations, Department of Joint, Interagency and Multinational Operations, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS. Joint Instructor Duty April 2007 – June 2009, Director of Operations and Deputy Installation Commander, 10th Space Warning Squadron (Perimeter Acquisition Radar and Attack Characterization System), Cavalier AFS, ND. Operations Officer / Deputy Base Commander Duty
11. Please fill out AF Form IMT 1297: keep 1/2The Flyby The U.S. Constitution Etiquette and Decorum Guide Air and Space Studies 400 Coursebook Distributed Learning CDs 9
12. How AS4100 is Organized Reference Attachment 1 to Syllabus Compare to Lesson Outline at front of Air and Space Studies 400 Coursebook 10
13. A Sample of CourseTopics U.S. Constitution National Security Process USAF organization Total Force Sister Services Regional Studies Military Justice System 11
16. Final Mandate – Achieve Course Objectives Know basic National Security Process Know Air & Space functions & competencies Understand roles of the military in society Understand current professional issues Comprehend commander responsibilities Apply listening, speaking and writing skills Prepare for a smooth transition to military life 14
17. Next Class Review the U.S. Constitution Read Lesson “The role of the President, the Executive Branch, Congress, and Civilian control of the Military” Check BlackBoard Course Postings Weekly 15
18. Summary A Bit About Your Instructor Review of Course Syllabus Course Materials Distribution How AS4100 is Organized EXTENDED BREAK – GROUP EXERCISE Out-brief GROUP EXERCISE Final Mandate – Achieve Course Objectives! 16
