1. The status of the Alabama Wing
Colonel Brett Lewis
Alabama Wing Commander

2. Overview
Why are we here?
How we are doing?
Where we are going?

3. Why Are We Here? Vision For The Alabama Wing Mission Statement
Let’s Enjoy Our Service

4. Establish Alabama Wing as the Premier Innovative Leader in our Nation
Strategic Vision

5. Mission Statement Alabamians Serving America through Volunteerism…
Serving our communities
Promoting Aviation and Aerospace Education
Building America’s Youth

6. How Are We Doing? Goals & Objectives Review CC Dashboard Update
Highlight Reel AE
Cadets
Operations

7. Alabama Wing Goals and Objectives
1. Maintain & Improve our excellent Safety Program
2. Earn an “OUTSTANDING” rating on our Compliance Inspection
3. Implement the Wing’s Strategic Plan
Integrate our Mission Statement, Goals and Objectives
Improve Member Retention Wing-Wide through White Teams
Improve Marketing and Public Affairs Efforts
Improve Squadron Programs through Wing Mentorship
Build squadron commanders through leadership education and mentorship
4. Improve our Finance Procedures
Successful audit and reach the low risk category (Blue) on CC Dashboard 

8. Alabama Wing Goals and Objectives
5. Aggressively Support a Recruiting and Retention Program
Develop a new professional development processing plan
Level I to Level II improvement
Initiate Cadet recruiting drives at schools across Alabama
Improve recognition of members across the Wing
(Awards & Decorations tracking)
6. Improve Aircraft Mission Readiness
Better integrate operations/maintenance
Improve our aircraft utilization rate
Improve our proficiency flying rate, especially our B-12 to C-17 ratio
Develop maintenance tracking of mission ready aircraft

9. Alabama Wing Goals and Objectives
7. Improve quality of crew mission readiness
Increase quantity of Mission Pilots, Mission Observers, Mission Scanners and Counter Drug qualified pilots
Continue our strong Stan/Eval program
8.  Improve Cadet Program by setting specific goals for Cadet Program Achievements
Focusing on winning a specific cadet competition (go for a championship)
Improve cadet program metrics within the Wing
Number of milestone awards (Mitchell, Earhart etc.)
Cadet Encampment participation
Reduce Time to Curry Achievement
Cadet orientation flights – attain above 80% (green) on Commanders Dashboard
9. Improve Operations and Aerospace Education team concept
Become #1 Nation in “AE” – Teacher Orientation Program (TOP) Flights
Improve internal AE (sessions at Wing Conference, etc.)
Improve the Presence of CAP in School through ACE and AEM Programs

10. Alabama Wing Goals and Objectives
10. Better integrate the Cadets into our SAR activity
Use excellent WESS training to improve overall Emergency Service effectiveness
Build teamwork with Cadets and Seniors
Use cadet/senior shadow program at SAREX’s
11. Improve the appearance and professionalism of facilities Wing wide
Secure improved facilities at Maxwell AFB for our Wing Headquarters
Secure hangars/covered shelters for all our Wing aircraft
Clean, organize, and improve Wing Headquarters as a showplace for the Wing
Promote and attend “open house” and facilities improvements at the squadron level
Develop a Wing recognition program for facilities improvement

11. Dashboard Review Membership as of 12 Mar 2015 Overall Cadets Seniors
836
291
545
Retention compared to this time last year
Blue>101%, Green %
Yellow 97-99%, Red <97%
91.67%
88.45%
93.48%
Membership as of
19 Mar 2016
Overall
Cadets
Seniors
836
291
545
Retention compared to this time last year
Blue>101%, Green %
Yellow 97-99%, Red <97%
91.67%
88.45%
93.48%

12. Short Term Retention as of Retention compared to this time
Dashboard Review
Short Term Retention as of
19 Mar 2017
Retention compared to this time
last quarter
Blue>101%, Green %
Yellow 97-99%, Red <97%
Overall
Cadets
Seniors
97%
92.38%
99.64%

13. Dashboard Review Professional Dev. Professional Dev. 12 Mar 2016
90.09%
Comparison of members holding level 1 – 5 versus total number of members
Blue>50%, Green 40-50%,
Yellow 30-40%, Red <30%
Level 1
517
Level 2
205
Level 3
136
Level 4 62
Level 5 26
Professional Dev.
19 Mar 2017
91.01%
Comparison of members holding level 1 – 5 versus total number of members
Blue>50%, Green 40-50%,
Yellow 30-40%, Red <30%
Level 1
276
Level 2 73
Level 3 75
Level 4 35
Level 5 37

14. Dashboard Review Cadet Achievements 12 Mar 2016 73.20%
Total number of awards compared to total number of cadets
Blue >10%, Green 5-10%, Yellow >0-5%, Red 0%
Wright Brothers
120
Mitchell 56
Earhart 22
Eaker 10
Spaatz 5
Cadet Achievements
19 Mar 2017
67.96%
Total number of awards compared to total number of cadets
Blue >10%, Green 5-10%, Yellow >0-5%, Red 0%
Wright Brothers
113
Mitchell 48
Earhart 21
Eaker 6
Spaatz 5

15. Dashboard Review Cadet Program Metrics 19 Mar 2017
Green > 50% Red %
Training Leaders of Cadets
Senior Rated CP Officers
New Cadet Orientation Flights within 180 Days of Joining
New Curry Completion within 8 Weeks of Joining
CAPR Requirement Met
50.0 %
N/A
Strategic Plan Goal Met %
53.00 %
51.72 %
44.00 %

16. Dashboard Review - Operations
Aircraft Utilization
12 Mar 2016
51.00%
Compared to 16.6 hours / month / aircraft
Green >90%, Yellow 85-89%, Red <85%
Current FY Rank
23/52
Avg. Hrs. Per Aircraft
42.32
FY Hrs. To Date
592.6
Aircraft Utilization
19 Mar 2017
63.73%
Compared to 16.6 hours / month / aircraft
Green >90%, Yellow 85-89%, Red <85%
Current FY Rank
10/52
Avg. Hrs. Per Aircraft
52.90
FY Hrs. To Date
746.7
Mission Pilots Per Aircraft
12 Mar 2016
3.79
Green >5, Yellow 4-4.9, Red <4
MP/MO/MS
53/145/171
Ground Team Leaders 30
Mission Chaplains 5
Mission Pilots Per Aircraft
19 Mar 2017
3.50
Green >5, Yellow 4-4.9, Red <4
MP/MO/MS
49/129/142
Ground Team Leaders 26
Mission Chaplains 5

17. Dashboard Review - Operations
Cadet Orientation Rides
12 Mar 2014
76.63%
Cadets with at least One Orientation ride to
total number of Cadets
Green >80%, Yellow 51-79%, Red <50%
Cadet Orientation Rides
14 Mar 2014
70.14%
Cadets with at least One Orientation ride to
total number of Cadets
Green >80%, Yellow 51-79%, Red <50%
Proficiency Flying (Wing Level)
12 Mar 2013
80.82%
Refers to B-12 to C-17 Mission Ratio
Green > 90%, Yellow 70-89%, Red <70%
C-17 Mission Hours
116.8
B-12 Mission Hours
94.4
Proficiency Flying (Wing Level)
19 Mar 2014
66.92%
Refers to B-12 to C-17 Mission Ratio
Green > 90%, Yellow 70-89%, Red <70%
C-12 Mission Hours
146.3
B-12 Mission Hours
97.9

18. Dashboard Review - Operations
Mission Check Pilots
per Aircraft
1.21
Green > Red < 1
VFR Pilots
per Aircraft
4.93
Green > Yellow 4 – Red < 4
Instructor Pilots
per Aircraft
1.29
Green > Red < 1
Check Pilots
Per Aircraft 1
Green > Red < 1

19. Dashboard Review Aerospace Education 12 Mar 2013 Aerospace Education
49.57%
Yeager Awards compared to total # of Seniors
Blue >12%, Green 10-12%, Yellow 5-10%, Red <5%
Aerospace Education
19 Mar 2014
53.21%
Yeager Awards compared to total # of Seniors
Blue >12%, Green 10-12%, Yellow 5-10%, Red <5%
Logistics – Vehicle Reports
12 Mar 2013
100.00%
Percentage of vehicles that reported usage
Blue >100%, Green 90-99%, Yellow 80-89%, Red <80%
Logistics – Vehicle Reports
19 Mar 2014
100.00%
Percentage of vehicles that reported usage
Blue >100%, Green 90-99%, Yellow 80-89%, Red <80%
Finance – Risk Assessment
12 Mar 2013
Successful
Blue–Low, Green-Successful,
Yellow-High, Red-Very High
Finance – Risk Assessment
19 Mar 2014
High
Blue–Low, Green-Successful,
Yellow-High, Red-Very High

20. Dashboard Review – Inspector General
Open Assessments
None
SUI Uploads
100 %
Green < 36 months Yellow 36 – 38 months Red > 39 months

21. Highlight Reel Aerospace Education Cadet Program
Operations / Community Service

22. Aerospace Excellence and Aerospace Connections in Education
ALWG AE Staff is planning an initiative to visit multiple school within the wing to increase AEM membership and stimulate schools to use the AEX Program in either the AEX or ACE Program.

23. Teacher Orientation Program Flights Out of the classroom and into the skies!

24. Cadet Program
Current Initiatives
Future Challenges

25. Current Initiatives Cadet Program
Cadet Advisory Council
Color Guard and Drill Academies
Professional Development Weekend
Color Guard Competition (October 2015)
2016 Encampment- MS sponsored
Cadet Academic & Flight Scholarships
Cadet Honor Society
Recruiting/Retention Initiatives

26. Cadet Program Future Challenges
Standardizing Training within the Squadrons
Senior-Cadet Mentorship
Increasing Membership by 10%
Increasing Retention by 10%
Attain Goal of 100% Orientation Rides by all New Cadets within 90 days of joining CAP
Cadets Earn Arnold by Week 10 of Joining CAP
Minimum of 50 Alabama Wing Basic Cadets attend 2015 Summer Encampment

27. Operation Highlights Safety – Outstanding! (2,195 Hours Flown Last FY)
Glider Program Back in Action (55 sorties so far this year – On track to exceed 250 sorties FY 2014)
MP, MO, MS – Improvement
108 Processing Improvement (None > 45 Days)

28. Operation Highlights Continued Live NCPS & Outstanding DOV Program
Conducted IFR Training School with over 40 Attendees
Outstanding WESS Program (Ground and Aircrew Program both Strong)

29. 100% Mission Success Emergency Services
Missing Persons Search – Shelby County and Shelby County Sheriff Recognition
5 SAR Missions (4 Finds) and 1 actual aircraft find this FY 2014
Successful Air Force Operations Evaluation

30. Achievements & Community Support
Buddy and Drown Proofing Class
Ironman Competition – Demonstrates Leadership Region Wide
Numerous Color Guard Support
Top Flights Continued Excellence
Cadet “O” Ride Support – 570 Cadets Flown

31. Achievements & Community Support
Bessemer Composite Squadron built and displayed a working model of a hovercraft
Cullman Composite Squadron provided support for the University of Nebraska’s entry in the NASA Student Launch
Wreaths Across America – Superb Support
Alabama Wing received the Governor’s Commendation for Outstanding Community Service for 2013

32. And Did It With EXCELLENCE!
Bottom Line
You Answered The Call…
And Did It With EXCELLENCE!

33. Where Are We Going Next? What Is On Our Plate?
New Facility for Wing HQ

34. What Is On Our Plate? 2014 Compliance Inspection (3-7 Apr)
PD Weekend (25-26 Apr)
Check Pilot School (16-17 May)
Summer Encampment (21-28 June)
Incident Commander Course
Numerous SAREX’s & Summer Activities

35. New Facility for Wing Headquarters
Working with Maxwell AFB CE and National Headquarters

36. Alabama Wing Motto The Alabama Wing Professional Volunteers…
Serving with Pride and Excellence