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People at Davis-Monthan
Active-duty military Reserve/Air National Guard Dependents
Appropriated funds civilians
5,743 Non-appropriated funds civilians 287 1,804 On-site contract civilians 290 3,700 Other civilians (DMAG, base
1,383 exchange, private businesses) 728
Annual payroll
Active-duty
Reserve/ANG
Appropriated funds civilians Non-appropriated
$327.3 million $76.7 million $85.4 million $89.8 million
355th Fighter Wing
Mission: Deploy, employ, support and sustain attack airpower in sup- port of combatant commanders anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice; train the finest attack pilots for the Combat Air Forces; provide every member of Team D-M with responsive, tailored, mission-focused base support.
Vision: A premier fighter wing comprised of resilient Airmen,
armed with precise tools and training; powered by a culture of leader- ship and innovation; prepared to provide responsive combat airpower, which exceeds combatant command expectations for excellence.
Leadership
Wing commander: Col. Scott Campbell
Vice commander: Col. Chad Balettie
Command chief: Chief Master Sgt. Shanece Johnson
355th FW Inspector General
Mission: Responsible to the commander for the quality, credibil- ity, and effectiveness of the inquiries, complaints, and fraud, waste, and abuse programs at Davis-Monthan. The IG office investigates complaint allegations and makes recommendations for resolution. It coordinates with higher headquarters IG offices, secretary of the Air Force, legislative liaison, and Air Combat Command staff di- rectorates to respond to high-level inquiries. It manages, monitors, and reports on the actions of audit, inspection, and investigation regarding Defense Hotline disclosures and acts as the wing liaison for all congressional inquiries.
355th FW Equal Opportunity
Mission: To improve mission effectiveness by promoting an en- vironment free from personal, social or institutional barriers that prevent Air Force members from rising to the highest level of re- sponsibility possible based on their individual merit, fitness and ca- pability. EO ensures mission effectiveness by evaluating personnel programs, policies and procedures to ascertain if there are barriers that limit or restrict equitable employment opportunities for open competition in the workplace.
355th FW Plans, Programs and Inspections
Mission: Establishes wing objectives and directs planning, execution and reporting of operational readiness exercises, unit compliance evalua- tions and on and off base emergency management exercises. Develops, co- ordinates, publishes, and maintains all wing contingency, special, exercise and war operational plans. Coordinates site activation task forces, base support for visiting units, base realignment and closure issues, national
airborne operations center reception and support and is the wing focal point for TBMCS issues and training. XP also manages the wing operation security program and the air expeditionary force reporting tool.
355th FW Command Post
Mission: The CP is the 24/7 operations center; the commander’s eyes and ears to the entire installation. The emergency actions cell monitors emergency response activity, base law enforcement, and responds to emergency action messages and readiness condition changes from high- er headquarters. CP processes quick reaction checklists for local emer- gencies, command and control requirements, and conducts operational reporting. During higher states of readiness and in times of emergency, the command post is combined with the 355th FW battle staff and its support battle staff, fully activating D-M’s crisis response and manage- ment capability. It is CP’s duty to keep leaders up-to-date on information necessary to conduct the wing’s mission.
355th FW Public Affairs
Mission: To support the wing mission by providing trusted counsel to leaders, informing Airmen and the community, engage- ment through media, and to support the joint fight with a full spec- trum of PA capabilities.
355th FW Legal
Mission: Provides legal assistance to eligible personnel and legal counsel to commanders on all matters affecting the installation and the mission, including such wide-ranging areas as military jus- tice, administrative actions, ethics, operations law, environmental law, claims, contracts, civil law and labor law.
355th Comptroller Squadron
Mission: Deliver sound financial decision- support to Team D-M by providing precise financial services and effective mission re- source allocation.
Description: The 355th CPTS is responsible
for preparing, defending and executing the
Desert Lighting Team’s $100 million annual budget. The comptroller is the wing’s chief financial officer and principle financial advisor to the wing’s senior leadership. The 355th Comptroller Squadron man- ages timely and accurate pay and travel services to more than 33,000 military, civilian and retired customers annually. The squadron di- rects the administrative duties for 18 wing staff agencies.
Slogan: Desert Lighting ... Strikes!
355th Operations Group
Mission: Conduct initial qualification
training to produce combat-ready forces
qualified as A-10C pilots for theater com-
manders worldwide as directed by Air
Combat Command. Train and equip a 21
PAA A-10C squadron that provides close-
air support, forward air control-airborne, and combat search and rescue to theater commanders worldwide as directed by ACC.
Description: There are four squadrons and almost 300 person- nel employing 55 A-10C aircraft and an AN/TPS-75 radar system. It provides war-fighters with forces for close-air support, forward air control, and combat search and rescue. It also manages base opera- tions and conducts all formal course directed aircraft initial qualifi- cation and requalification training.
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