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174 th FW Recruiter SetsAir National Guard Benchmark1 st Lt. Anthony L. Bucci, 174 FW, Public Affairs OfficerA n Air National Guard Recruiter from the 174th Fighter Wingcreated a new continuity guide that has been adopted by theAir Force Education Training Command for future training of allAir National Guard recruiters.MSgt. Brad Addison of the 174 th FW recruiting office condenseda continuity guide for utilizing the Air Force Recruiting InformationSupport System from 134 pages to 18 pages including screencaptures to better illustrate the procedures required to navigatethrough this new system.MSgt. Addison has been in the 174 th FW for over 10 years, thelast five in the recruiting office. Hestarted his career in personnel beforemaking the switch to recruiting in1999. He was born and raised inSyracuse and was recently namedthe “Flying Unit Recruiter of theYear” for Region 5, which is madeup of New York, New Jersey andthe New England States.“I am not at all surprised by MSgt.Addison’s creation of a continuityguide for the AFRISS program. Asthe resident expert for Region 5 conductingtraining and attending workshopshe has been the go to guy forsimplifying and enhancing this program.MSgt. Addison is an exceptionalemployee with a strong commitmentto his work, I am confidentthat he can do anything he sets hismind to!” said Col. Harvey Vanwie174 th FW Mission Support GroupCommander."In addition to MSgt. Addison's directimpact on recruiting to ourANG units in Central New York, hehas also had a direct impact on allANG recruiting offices through hisefforts at AFRISS training, the developmentof the AFRISS trainingguide, and in training the ANG Recruiting Instructors. The activeduty Recruiting school has recognized his skills and has requestedthat he advise them on developing similar tools for active dutyrecruiters and Military Support Flight. MSgt. Addison is knownnationally for his support to ANG recruiting efforts" said Maj.Barbara Hisel 174 th FW Director of Personnel.The Air National Guard had been using a tailored version of theAFRISS system for approximately three years, and this continuityguide was designed to aid in manipulating the system. The systemallows recruiters to track every detail about a potential recruitfrom the beginning to the end of the process, while retaining flexibilityin allowing current data to be available at the fingertips ofthe recruiter. This continuity guide was newly created for the AirNational Guard with a one-year probationary period, after whichthe guide would become mandatory.MSgt. Addison was given the new continuity guide to serve as atest person for the Air National Guard, an additional task forwhich he volunteered. “It took me a good four months to learnthis continuity guide inside and out. I wanted to feel comfortableoperating AFRISS without using the guide”, said Addison. However,when MSgt. Addison was done assimilating this informationhe knew there had to be a more effective way of explaining thecontinuity guide so as to better utilizethe AFRISS program.When the continuity guide proved tobe cumbersome and not as userfriendlyas it could be, MSgt. Addisondecided to do something about it.“I just decided there had to be aneasier way to do it”, said Addison.One of his first thoughts was to includevisual cues within the continuityguide so the person using it couldsee what it was supposed to look like.However, he did not want to increasethe size of the continuity guide in facthe wanted to create an abridged version.After he determined what it was hewas looking to accomplish, he realizedhe would need someone to helphim with the editing, layout andeventual testing of the continuityguide’s effectiveness. MSgt. Addisonasked MSgt. Gregory Giamas 174 thFW Personnel Systems Manager forhelp in revising this continuity guideso as to ensure it flowed properly andwas user-friendly. MSgt. Addisonhad noticed various continuity guidesthat MSgt. Giamas created for variousfunctions within personnel usingthe Military Personnel Data Systems, which were helpful andvisually pleasing.MSgt. Giamas has been a member of the 174 th FW since 1994after spending 10 years on active duty in the U.S. Air Force. Duringhis career he has acquired a wealth of knowledge to includeadministration functions, computer skills, and a talent for layoutdesigns. “Since being in personnel I have always tried to create aproduct that is simple enough for anyone to follow regardless oftheir proficiency with the process. My focus when creating thesecontinuity guides is the traditional guardsman who is only hereone weekend a month”, said Giamas.8 1-800-883-4484
MSgt. Addisson began collecting all of the necessary informationto include screen snapshots with explanations for creating thiscontinuity guide. He then forwarded the material to MSgt. Giamaswho began to lay it out in MILPDS, with the whole process onlytaking a few weeks.“Working with MSgt. Addison was a smoothcollaborative effort, he is a total professionalwho is very dedicated to his profession andthe Air National Guard”, said Giamas.Even though MSgt. Giamas was not a recruiterhe would serve as the tester for thecontinuity guide’s readability and ease inmanipulating the AFRISS program. MSgt.Addison’s desired goal was to create a continuityguide that could be used by any recruiterregardless of their familiarity with theAFRISS program. This is exactly the reasonwhy he wanted MSgt. Giamas to test the continuityguide.“If someone who was not a recruiter and had never been exposedto the AFRISS program could navigate through this system withonly the help of the continuity guide I created then I knew itwould be an effective tool”, said Addison. However, it was morethan an effective tool for using AFRISS. It changed the way potentialrecruiters were taught at the Air National Guard RecruiterCourse located at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.“We built the ANG Recruiter’s course around the continuity guidemodified by MSgt. Addison, in addition to givingeach graduating recruiter a copy to takeback to their unit”, said MSgt. Mynor CastilloANG Recruiter Course Instructor. I have seenmany continuity guides that were developed toassist in using the AFRISS program, but nonewere as user-friendly and concise as MSgt. Addison’sversion, said Castillo. “For him to taketime out of his schedule and go above and beyondhis job description is a testament to hisdedication to the recruiting field and the AirNational Guard”, said Castillo.“When I heard about MSgt. Addison’s impacton the AFRISS system I was impressed but notsurprised. MSgt. Addison is an outstandingrecruiter; he won the 2004 ‘Flying Unit Recruiterof the Year’ award. He is a very knowledgeable professional.This attribute is visible through his demonstrated actionsand exceptional military bearing. He is the epitome of an Air Forcerecruiter”, said MSgt. Danielle Brentson 174 th Mission SupportGroup First Sergeant.IAircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS)By MSgt. Joe Healey, 174FW, Crew Chiefam MSgt. Joe Healey, I am a full time technician and workon the flight line as a dedicated crew chief. I am the AircraftMaintenance (AMXS) First Sergeant. My Air Force career startedin Nov. 1963. I joined the 174th Fighter Wing in May of 1987.The Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) is primarilycomprised of 150 individuals spread through three differentelements (Avionics, Weapons, and Flight line). These elements’mission in life is to train our assigned personnel and generate/regenerate, employ, turn and repair our assigned aircraft. TheAircraft Maintenance Flight Chief is Chief Mike Will. TheProduction Supervisor is MSgt. Jeff Drake, through our expeditor.MSgt. Ed Begel and our Element Supervisors, make all thishappen. Each element contributes in different ways along each ofthose processes. I will quickly touch on each of these elements.SMSgt. Curtis Metzger is in charge of the Avionics Element.This element is responsible to ensure the aircrafts’ communication/navigation,instrument/ flight controls, offensive and defensivesystems among others, are all serviceable and in workingorder for the pilots to use during their sorties. This element is constantlyupgrading various systems throughout the aircraft throughsoftware and hardware upgrades and the use of a good deal of testequipment. If you think it sounds like a lot, you are right. Thesepeople are the technical gurus of AMXS and deal with the mosttroubleshooting and repair of the aircraft systems and wiring.The Weapons Element is supervised andrun by SMSgt. John Fortino. To the nakedeye, these are the people who put thebombs and missiles on the aircraft so thepilots can do their job. They are responsibleto maintain the items on the aircraft(launchers & pylons) that suspend thebombs and missiles, and troubleshoot theaircraft when there are problems with the stores management system(SMS). Behind the scenes is where a good deal of this elementswork takes place. Training is really the name of the gamewhen it comes to this element. In fact, there is an entire chapter inANGI 21-101 dedicated to their responsibilities and training requirements.Last, but certainly not least are the Flightline Elements. That isplural, because we have two elements; we refer to them as "A" &"B" Flight Elements. SMSgt. Martin Brady and SMSgt. DarrylNielsen manage these. These elements contain the aircraft dedicatedcrew chiefs. Dedicated meaning that each crew chief is responsiblefor one particular aircraft. They are the people whocheck the entire aircraft over prior to, during and after every singlesortie. These people are the epitome of the "jack of all trades"phase. They are ultimately responsible for clearing that particularaircraft for flight everyday and are charged with an enormousamount of responsibility.174th Fighter Wing9
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