{"id":163469,"date":"2024-04-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=163469"},"modified":"2024-04-30T16:41:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T16:41:37","slug":"air-guard-leaders-host-2024-wing-leader-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=163469","title":{"rendered":"Air Guard leaders host 2024 Wing Leader Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HENDERSON, Nev. (AFNS) — \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lt. Gen. Michael Loh<\/strong><\/a>, Air National Guard<\/strong><\/a> director, and Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams<\/strong><\/a>, Air National Guard command chief, hosted ANG senior leaders and commanders from around the nation for the Wing Leader Conference in Henderson, April 24-25.<\/p>\n

Wing Leader Conference is an annual event bringing together leaders assigned to each of the 90 wings across 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia to collaborate ideas and provide input on critical matters affecting the future of the ANG amidst an era of Great Power Competition<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI continue, as all of you need to continue to talk about, the value proposition of your Air National Guard. It isn\u2019t just about costs. It\u2019s everything we bring to the fight. It\u2019s everything we bring to our communities. It\u2019s everything your Airmen do to come together to build a diverse, more experienced, more powerful institution.\u201d Air National Guard Director Lt. Gen. Michael Loh<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This year\u2019s conference, themed \u201cA Time of Consequence \u2014 Building Forces Ready for Great Power Competition,\u201d emphasized that to maintain ready forces capable of meeting today\u2019s pacing challenges, ANG leaders must implement change to effectively deter conflict and win should deterrence fail.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re gonna win because of the teammates we have and we\u2019re gonna win because of the professionals that exist in all the ranks and I don\u2019t lose a bit of sleep over that,\u201d said Gen. Mike Minihan<\/strong><\/a>, commander of Air Mobility Command<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s no Air Mobility Command without the Air National Guard. That will always be and I\u2019m grateful for that partnership.\u201d
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The conference allowed senior leaders to evaluate readiness through the lens of GPC and how to better support and serve the National Guard<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s 108,300 Airmen.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on the threats we have today, we have no other choice we must change,\u201d Williams explained. \u201cWe are charting a path that requires a change that we need. But the key will be will we be committed to those changes.\u201d<\/p>\n

While conference topics included implementing major changes centered on developing people, generating readiness, projecting power, and developing integrated capabilities, conversations boiled down to one thing \u2014 the need to move forward with a sense of urgency to ensure the force is ready for GPC.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe threat is real, and the time is now we are at a reckoning point to ensure that we either maintain or re-establish ourselves as the best air force in the world,\u201d said Maj. Gen. Mark Piper<\/strong><\/a>, National Guard Bureau senior leader management director. \u201cYou want the personification of \u2018adapt or die territory.\u2019 This is it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Piper explained that the change required to confront this strategic environment will require ruthless prioritization and hard decisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany different things can put doubt in our minds,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThat doubt can be a lack of resources, lack of people, or lack of time, but only the strong will make a decision regardless of the obstacles and challenges. This is the mindset we need to have for what\u2019s ahead because there are Airmen waiting to follow your direction behind you.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the ANG\u2019s senior leaders from across the nation, the event invited their spouses to provide feedback on the issues ANG families face and how they can help Airmen re-optimize for GPC.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpouses contribute significantly to our ability to maintain a joint force that is resilient, sustainable, agile and responsive,\u201d said Brig. Gen. Troy Havener, Nevada National Guard assistant adjutant general – air, during a discussion on the role spouses will play in GPC. \u201cThat\u2019s essential if we\u2019re to exceed in competition so that we don\u2019t have to go into crisis or conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n

Loh added that military spouses play a key role in maintaining force readiness because they understand the most how to take care of their service members. Their invaluable input is essential in ensuring the ANG remains ready today and stronger tomorrow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank you all, especially the spouses, for traveling out here,\u201d said Dianne Loh. \u201cI can\u2019t thank you enough from the bottom of our hearts for everything you\u2019re doing to support our Air National Guard. So, as we\u2019re in that sunset, we know you guys are the sunrise. So please, please continue all your hard work and your success and thank you for doing what you guys do and making the Air Guard the best out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Lt. Gen. Loh approaches the end of his tenure as director, he expressed his gratitude to those who empower the ANG.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I get off the stage as your thirteenth ANG director, I want to say thank you,\u201d Loh said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a privilege of a lifetime, but it is all about the families allowing us to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lt. Gen. Loh said the ANG will maintain the speed and agility required to meet the challenges of this era by achieving a more competitive posture focused on generating readiness, projecting power, and developing people and integrated capabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we\u2019re in sync, we\u2019re very, very powerful,\u201d Loh said. \u201cIt goes back to the value proposition. So, continue to engage and let\u2019s continue to work together to make a stronger Air Force and a much stronger Air National Guard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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