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CREECH IDS, from page 12________
ship,” said Chief Master Sgt. Paul Pohnert,
799th Air Base Group chief enlisted man-
ager. “At the (command action information
board), which is a meeting where wing
leadership comes to discuss some of the
things that are affecting the Airmen, these
concerns are either brought to higher head-
quarters or are directed back to the IDS to
handle things at the local level with fact
finding and taking care initiatives.”
The IDS meets monthly to assess any
trends affecting Creech Air Force Base
Airmen. Once a trend is identified, the ap-
propriate plan of action is implemented to
solve the problem.
“We’ve identified some issues so far and
are working diligently to take action,” said
Jenna Lightfoot, 99th Air Base Wing com-
munity support coordinator. “Ultimately,
we need the Airmen and non-commis-
sioned officers at the meeting so we know
what is really going on, otherwise it’s just
people sitting in a meeting trying to figure
out what it is they really need.”
Pohnert added that the IDS is meant to
take what Airmen are struggling with, com-
municate with members about the issues,
utilize whatever resources it can, and better
the quality of life for the Airmen.
Topics of concern brought up to the IDS
are talked through by all the combined
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agencies, and if the solution is possible one U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen
agency will take the lead to ensure the solu-
tion is implemented. Tech. Sgt. Noah Stamps, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing command chief
assistant addresses Airmen concerns during an integrated delivery system meeting
“We will take any suggestions but ulti- Oct. 26 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. The IDS is a cross-functional organization
mately it depends what the issue is and if consisting of key helping agencies on base such as public affairs, first sergeants council,
it’s in our scope of control,” Lightfoot said. chaplain corps, key spouses, Creech human performance team, Airman’s council and
“Some complaints we won’t be able to take other organizations coming together to help address Airman’s concerns and build
care of, such as how long the drive is (to and resiliency. The IDS meets monthly to assess trends affecting Creech AFB Airmen.
from Creech AFB to Las Vegas). The ones that
are just out of our control will, in general, be
elevated higher than the installation level.”
The IDS is a mandatory service for all
bases; however, because installation control
of Creech AFB is assigned to the 99th ABW
commander at Nellis AFB, the IDS was a
consolidated program for both bases for
almost three years.
Since Creech AFB poses its own set of
unique challenges and has continued to
grow in personnel assigned, the program
was split in July 2015 to allow adequate at-
tention for Creech AFB-specific issues.
“The things people at Creech experience
can be completely different than what Nel-
lis does and for that voice to be heard we
thought it was necessary to reenergize the
IDS at Creech,” Pohnert said.
The next meeting will be held Nov. 23 at
the Airman and Family Readiness Center
from 11:00 a.m. to noon. For more informa-
tion or to submit a suggestions or concern,
please attend the meeting or contact Jenna
Lightfoot at jenna.lightfoot@us.af.mil.
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