Maj. Conrad F. D’Cruz
Asst. Public Affairs Officer
North Carolina Wing
September 22, 2009
North Carolina – Twenty-two staff members from the North Carolina Wing gathered at the National Guard Training Center located at the Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Center, for a three day senior leadership training and planning meeting from September 18-20, 2009. The primary goal of the meeting was to conduct strategic planning sessions for future wing encampments.
North Carolina Wing Commander, Col Roy Douglass kicked off the meeting with a lessons-learned session which consisted of a review of the staff After Action Reports from the 2009 encampment. North Carolina Wing Vice Commander, Lt. Col. Paul Meade served as the meeting facilitator. Also present at the meeting was NC Wing Chief of Staff, Major John Kay and several other senior staff members. Capt. Brinkley Church (USAFR) and TSgt Randy Dean (USAFR) represented the Air Force at the meeting.
After focusing on the positive feedback, successes and accomplishments of the 2009 encampment, the group participated in a brainstorming session to identify areas for improvement in the pre-encampment planning and the post encampment review. The staff members then participated in two breakout sessions to further explore some of the areas identified for improvement. Col. Douglass commissioned a task force consisting of seven members to review all the feedback from the meeting and create the draft of the wing encampment supplement which will be presented at the NC Wing Commander’s call in November.
After the encampment planning session concluded, 1st Lt Jim Thomasson, North Carolina Wing Director of Professional Development presented the plans for the Unit Commanders Course to be held in October. The feedback from the assembled staff members will be incorporated to provide dynamic scenario based training at the UCC.
The meeting was organized by Lt Col Lucy Davis, Director of the Civil Air Patrol Division of NC Crime Control and Public Safety with support from North Carolina Wing Administrator 1Lt Kathy Gaddy.
Reflecting on the effectiveness of the meeting, Col. Douglass said, “Our weekend was extremely productive, and as always, the superb talent that our members bring to these sessions is very much appreciated. I sincerely commend all personnel at the session for their individual and collective contributions, and especially to Lt Col Meade for keeping us on track to our ultimate objective of the session. We should have a very useable “roadmap to success” when the supplement is finalized. Thanks again to Lt Col Davis for making our training session possible and to Ms Gaddy for her invaluable assistance in the admin and logistics of the session, and thanks to all who traveled safely from far and near to assist in enhancing our cadet program as well as the overall professionalism of our membership.”
North Carolina Wing Civil Air Patrol held a Senior Leadership Training and Planning meeting at the National Guard Training Center located at the Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Center. The three day session began on Friday September 18 and concluded on Sunday September 20, 2009.
The primary goal of the meeting was to conduct strategic planning sessions for future wing encampments.
NC Wing Commander, Col. Roy Douglass kicks off the Senior Leadership Training and Planning meeting.
NC Wing Vice Commander, Lt Col Paul Meade served as the meeting facilitator.
Twenty-two staff members from the North Carolina Wing were present at the after action meeting.
Capt Brinkley Church (USAFR) and TSgt Randy Dean (USAFR) represented the Air Force.
NC Wing Director of Professional Development, 1st Lt. Jim Thomasson, puts a plug in for the Middle East Region Staff College to be held in June 2010.
NC Wing Commander Col Roy Douglass and NC Wing Director of Professional Development 1st Lt. Jim Thomasson, pose with visitors from Brooklyn, New York.Cadet Airman John Glynn (2nd from right) of the Floyd Bennett Composite Squadron (NERNY 373) was visiting Ft. Fisher with his family and was very excited to meet the NC Wing Commander.
Also pictured are the rest of the cadet's family. Mrs. Mary Glynn (2nd left), Thomas Glynn (1st right) and Brendon Glynn (3rd right)
The NC Wing staff took up residence in the Hercules Hall on the campus of the Ft. Fisher Air Force Recreation Center from September 18-20, 2009.
