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Vol. 65 No. 41
October 16, 2015

2015 CFC drive underway at Nellis AFB

By Senior Airman Mikaley Kline

99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — The 2015 Combined U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mikaley Kline
Federal Campaign kicked off here Sept. 1 and is scheduled to
wrap up Dec. 15. Master Sgt. Curtis Kelley, 99th Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Operations superintendent, receives
Combined Federal Campaign giving guides from 1st Lt. Benjamin Brabec, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron
The CFC is an annual workplace charity campaign that engineering operations chief, at the 99th LRS Vehicle Operations compound on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct.
helps support eligible non-profit organizations that provide 14. The CFC kicked off Sept. 1 and is scheduled to wrap up Dec. 15. Rather than focusing on a set monetary
benefits throughout the world. installation goal, the installation CFC representatives set a 100-percent contact goal to help raise awareness.

“The CFC is an entity that combines all of the approved
charities under one umbrella so that all federal employees,
military and civilian, can donate to any type of organization
that appeals to them,” said 1st Lt. Benjamin Brabec, 99th Civil
Engineer Squadron engineering operations chief. “The orga-
nizations are sorted into categories such as people, animals,
and many more.”

The CFC is one of the world’s largest and most successful
annual workplace charity campaigns.

“The CFC is our once-a-year volunteer opportunity to person-
ally choose those charities which we feel offers the most benefit
to our service, communities, and families,” said Col. Richard
Boutwell, 99th Air Base Wing commander. “As military and
civilian members we are afforded a rare opportunity to take the
lead in showing the world that charity begins at home.”

Having campaigns like the CFC give individuals the chance
to help make a difference in the lives of others.

“The CFC is important because it allows people to make a
difference outside their work area and the base. It allows people
to make a difference in the community and even across the
world,” said Brabec. “There are charities that you may not have

____________________________ See CFC, on page 3

‘Painting’ with MICT

By Lt. Col. Scott Crabtree the Management Internal Control Tool- with AFIS, which asserts that mission Continuity books were built, hallways
set, also known as MICT? Oops. Trick readiness equals inspection readiness. were swept, and grass was even painted
57th Wing Inspector General question. The last thing you want to do green to convey the illusion of a well-
is prepare for “the inspection.” In the “old” days, wing preparation tended operation. Don’t let MICT be the
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — for major command inspectors was char- new “painted grass.”
What are you doing to get ready for the With MICT at the forefront of the new acterized by a lot of busywork to make
Air Combat Command Inspector Gen- Air Force Inspection System, or AFIS, it things look nice for the inspectors. Just You are “painting grass” if you click
eral inspection in November? would be easy to pour a bunch of effort about everyone considers this “legacy”
into it, but that would not be consistent mindset a huge waste of time. ___________ See MICT, on page 3
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