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BULLSEYE Creech News 5September 11, 2015

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WSEP outstanding performers recognized

By Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen and beyond earning them the honor the while remaining safe and within enabled for a 100 percent hit rate with
of outstanding performers. tech data as verified by WSEP evalu- GBU-12 laser-guided bombs and an
432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing ators,” said Col. Matthew Finnegan, over 75 percent hit rate against chal-
During pre-load inspections, Staff 432nd Maintenance Group com- lenging moving targets with AGM-
Public Affairs Sgts. Charlie Loper and Charles mander. 114 Hellfire missiles.”
Deadrick identified unique discrep-
CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, ancies not normally seen by weapons For the aircrew, Capt. Angela, 42nd Combat Hammer in an annual
Nev. — During the recent air-ground or munitions personnel. The two Attack Squadron pilot, and Staff Sgt. exercise which tests maintenance
Weapons Systems Evaluation Pro- worked together to make the neces- Trevor, 42nd ATKS sensor opera- crews, pilots, sensor operators, and
gram, also known as Combat Ham- sary repairs in a short amount of tor, executed the mission seamlessly intelligence Airmen on operationally
mer, Aug. 3-7, four Airmen here time, still enabling on-time take-off earning them the honor of outstand- assessments evaluating the reliability,
distinguished themselves above their time allowing three of four bombs ing performers. maintainability, suitability, and ac-
peers in both maintenance and air- being deployed rather than only two. curacy of remotely piloted aircraft
crew operations. “Capt Angela and Staff Sgt. Trevor munitions.
“This is a great example of Airmen distinguished themselves with excep-
These four Airmen of the 432nd innovation, as this took some outside- tional mission planning and strike For more information on the
Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary the-box thinking to rapidly come up execution,” said Col. Julian Cheater, WSEP exercise please visit http://
Wing, Staff Sgt. Charlie Loper, Senior with the solution and quickly per- 432nd Operations Group command- w w w.c re e c h . a f . m i l /ne w s /s t or y.
Airman Charles Deadrick, Capt. An- form the necessary maintenance, all er. “Their hard work and dedication asp?id=123455565.
gela, and Staff Sgt. Trevor went above

New program aimed to improve MQ-1/9 community begins at ACC

By Shaun Eagan ficer in charge. “Airmen in this career as follows: Feedback
field are being exhausted with no end t$SFFDI"JS'PSDF#BTF
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Air Combat Command Public Affairs in sight; we want to fix this.” When the CPIP teams leave each
(Sept. 9-11) base, a CPIP contingent at ACC
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. — Approach t.BSDI"JS3FTFSWF#BTF
$BMJGPS- Headquarters will analyze the results
The initial stage of Air Combat Com- The program, comparable to Global and provide real-time feedback to the
mand’s new program, the Culture and Strike Command’s Force Improvement nia (Sept. 13) teams for improving the interview
Process Improvement Program, began Program, takes the same grass-roots t%BWJT.POUIBO"'#
"SJ[POB process. After completing the base
here, Aug. 21, and is designed to take approach, except it’s tailored toward visits, the CPIP team will determine
place across 12 Air Force active duty, the MQ-1/9 communities, according (Sept. 13) why certain indicators were reported
reserve and National Guard bases. to Jackson. CPIP presents a holistic t)PMMPNBO"'#
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approach to identifying where im-
The CPIP was established to target provements need to be made both in 15-16) The findings and recommended
and develop methods of improvement the work environments and overall t&MMJOHUPO'JFME+PJOU3FTFSWF#BTF
solutions will be developed by peer-
for concerns identified by Airmen and quality of life. selected MQ-1/9 members that are
family members in the MQ-1/9 career “A lot of assumptions were made Texas (Sept. 15) part of the CPIP team. The members
fields. over the years, and people don’t real- t8IJUFNBO"'#
.JTTPVSJ 4FQU will then present the CPIP’s recom-
ize how stressful and overworked the mendations for improvement to Gen.
The program, set to happen through- MQ-1/9 field is,” explained Jackson. 17) Hawk Carlisle, commander of ACC.
out the month of September, began by “We’re asking Airmen to do a lot when t$BOOPO"'#
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sending surveys to 3,366 officer and they’re either not trained properly “The past has shown the Air Force
enlisted Airmen to help identify con- or not ready for what’s being asked 18-19) tried to fix smaller aspects at the base
cerns and issues in the MQ-1/9 com- of them, which leaves the Airmen t#FSSZ'JFME"JS/BUJPOBM(VBSE level, but only so much money can
munity. Starting Sept. 8, two CPIP burned out.” be thrown at certain problems,” said
teams will travel to 12 bases to engage The approach towards the program Base, Tennessee (Sept. 19) Jackson. “This approach will allow us
with Airmen and their families and is to focus on fixing smaller problems t&MMTXPSUI"'#
4PVUI%BLPUB to view what’s happening in the MQ-
build upon the information discovered fast, and discovering any long-term 1/9 career field.
from the survey results. strategic goals to improve the more (Sept. 21)
complex, deep-seeded problems of the t4QSJOHGJFME.VOJDJQBM"JSQPSU
“These Airmen deserve an oppor-
“We’re seeing problems in the MQ- Airmen through the process. tunity to have personal and profes-
1/9 community at both the major com- “The idea is to present an opportu- Ohio (Sept. 21) sional development, lifestyles, work
mand and base levels that can be solved nity for Airmen to understand they’re t'BSHP"/(#BTF
/PSUI%BLPUB environments and other benefits just
quickly,” said Col. Troy Jackson, C2ISR being heard and to speak their mind,” like any other Airman,” Jackson con-
Operations division chief and CPIP of- Jackson said. “They need to know (Sept. 23) tinued. “There needs to be a constant
their leadership wants to hear their t)BODPDL'JFME"/(#BTF
/FX problem-solving goal.”
needs and appreciates what they do.”
How it’s getting done York (Sept. 23) The purpose of CPIP is to collect
Besides the CPIP teams reaching In addition to surveying and inter- as much honest feedback as possible.
out to Airmen, they’re also hoping to viewing Airmen and their families, Jackson explained that Airmen and
hear responses from family members. the CPIP team created a Facebook their families are being presented with
When the teams visit each of the 12 page and a blog in hopes of expand- the ability to be heard and tell the Air
scheduled bases, both Airmen and ing to a wider audience, according to Force both what’s bothering them and
family members will be allowed to Jackson. The Facebook page will stay any recommendations they may have
voice their opinions through ques- updated throughout the program and to improve issues.
tionnaires and interviews. provide an opportunity for 24-hour
The bases scheduled for visits are access to the CPIP team. The blog “Airmen need to provide us with
will also be available to provide pro- their unfiltered responses and opin-
gram updates and provide open and ions when we visit,” said Jackson.
anonymous responses. “Your responses are going to t he
“This isn’t about fixing chow halls, commander of ACC, so what you say
gyms, or the other base amenities that is what gets reported.”
have been looked at before,” explained
Jackson. “We want to provide the
MQ-1/9 community the same level of
holistic quality of life and professional
development as other weapon systems,
and this is a step towards it.”