WEBVTT 00:03.670 --> 00:06.081 - Yeah this is exciting times for us. 00:06.081 --> 00:08.743 This is our second I-WEPTEC as General Ruckbower just-- 00:08.743 --> 00:12.270 ^- [James Truitt] Exciting times says the AFI MSC Commander, 00:12.270 --> 00:14.624 ^Major General Brad Spacy, as he kicks off 00:14.624 --> 00:17.309 ^the capstone event for this year's Installation and 00:17.309 --> 00:20.596 Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference. 00:20.596 --> 00:23.648 Exciting because the event has the innovative potential, 00:23.648 --> 00:26.375 to impact the agility, and lethality 00:26.375 --> 00:28.452 of today's and tomorrow's Airmen. 00:28.452 --> 00:30.956 ^- I-WEPTEC is the forum that allows for innovative, 00:30.956 --> 00:33.404 ^and creative solutions to be explored, 00:33.404 --> 00:35.227 and recommendations made to our most 00:35.227 --> 00:36.915 senior Air Force leaders on today's 00:36.915 --> 00:39.231 hardest agile combat support challenges. 00:39.231 --> 00:41.065 - [James Truitt] The presentations culminate 00:41.065 --> 00:42.701 more than five months of work. 00:42.701 --> 00:44.915 Mission area working groups teamed up in January. 00:44.915 --> 00:47.551 And, today, they're presenting their recommendations. 00:47.551 --> 00:48.884 ^- Then we can take those away. 00:48.884 --> 00:51.422 ^Maybe the whole recommendation, maybe parts of it, 00:51.422 --> 00:53.034 ^and develop policy and strategy to 00:53.034 --> 00:55.200 ^get after these hard questions. 00:55.200 --> 00:57.387 - [James Truitt] This year four teams focused 00:57.387 --> 00:58.422 on problem sets related to, 00:58.422 --> 01:00.525 infrastructure investment, resilient, 01:00.525 --> 01:02.894 and agile support operations in a combat environment, 01:02.894 --> 01:06.166 and how to develop multifunction combat Airmen. 01:06.166 --> 01:07.558 ^- These come directly from the enterprise. 01:07.558 --> 01:11.212 ^These are directly from those individuals who had an idea. 01:11.212 --> 01:13.820 ^Those individuals who saw a tactical level problem. 01:13.820 --> 01:16.130 And, we're taking that input, and we're working on it, 01:16.130 --> 01:17.912 so that we can get it back to the field, 01:17.912 --> 01:19.338 and improve their situation. 01:19.338 --> 01:21.620 ^- In the end this allows us as an Air Force 01:21.620 --> 01:25.338 ^to have an integrated, consolidated, master strategy, 01:25.338 --> 01:27.458 ^so to speak for our installations. 01:27.458 --> 01:29.432 And, ultimately that's better for our Air Force. 01:29.432 --> 01:30.771 It's a better use of our funds, 01:30.771 --> 01:33.013 and allows us to essentially cost effectively, 01:33.013 --> 01:35.044 modernize our infrastructure, 01:35.044 --> 01:36.747 and our installations going forward. 01:36.747 --> 01:38.344 - [James Truitt] For the Air Force Installation 01:38.344 --> 01:42.094 and Mission Support Center, I'm James Truitt.