General Guidance
The Blue Eagle Vision is...
Innovating today's mission for tomorrow's fight
These are the squadron office hours...
0900-1500 Monday through Friday
Normal duty hours are 0900-1500 Monday through Friday, including a 1-hour lunch break between the hours of 1100-1400, and up to 1-hour for physical training twice per week (in addition to section 1.15). All squadron members are required to be present for duty and in the appropriate uniform during these hours unless TDY, flying, in pre- or post-mission crew rest, on leave/pass, or participating in a previously authorized formal event/appointment approved by squadron or flight leadership. (See Appendix B for telework guidance and weekly battle rhythm). The Squadron Commander encourages a minimum of 12 hours between completing official duties and returning to work. Supervisors should prioritize duties for subordinates and encourage a healthy work-life balance to include time for fitness, professional development, and leave.
This flight is responsible for ensuring completion of administrative processes and requirements in a timely manner. They are also responsible for administration of personnel issues, the processing of evaluation reports, rosters, and recall procedures. In addition to the commander’s secretary, at least one representative from each section should be present during duty hours.
Commander’s Support Staff Flight
_____ is the primary scheduling tool for flying missions, both training and operational. Due to the nature and limitations of the system, squadron-level scheduling occurs on Puckboard, as well. Crewmembers will maintain accounts for both puckboard and _____.
GDSS2
Awards and Decorations
During the review/edit process, a decoration must not sit with an individual for more than _____ duty days without coordination or approval from the command section.
5
The Blue Eagle Mission is...
Linking the continents by extending the FORCE; air refueling…anytime, anywhere.
I can wear the KC-10 patch on this day...
Wear the 32 ARS Heritage Patch on Fridays, and the KC-10 Extender patch on the 10th of each month or at any KC-10 send-off ceremonies.
Boom operators are authorized to wear the boom operator patch on Fridays or during special events as determined by the Squadron Commander.
This flight is tasked with the responsibility of processing our inbound and outbound members. It is my expectation that all members feel welcomed and appreciated as they join the Blue Eagle family, as well as when they depart.
Integration Flight
To ensure members are maintaining proper accountability of their annual and semi-annual training, it is expected that each indivual maintains a copy of their __________________ on their person at all times.
Individual Training Summary (ITS)
This is the number of days prior to closeout that a supervisor has to submit a completed draft evaluation report to the executive officers.
30 Days Prior to Closeout
The Weekly Battle Rhythm can be found in this location.
The Squadron "Pin Board" on Mattermost.
The local travel area is the geographic area within which the member has the ability to be recalled to duty and arrive at their work center, or place of residence to enter crew rest, no later than______ hours from notification. Members travelling via air transportation, outside of cell phone reception, or OCONUS must be on leave. Members without a personal cellphone must provide a phone number at which they can be reached for recall or emergency purposes at each location of travel. Updates for the most recent guidance regarding the local travel area may be found on the squadron Pin Board on Matter Most.
10 Hours
This flight is tasked with the day-to-day management of squadron operations, which includes scheduling for training and missions, tracking ground duty, TDY, leave, and appointments, and effectively employing GDSS2, Puckboard, and Mattermost. This flight also serves as the main point of contact for outside agencies.
Operations Flight
Mission planning for local training sorties begins NLT _______on the day prior to the flight. For multi-day missions, planning begins NLT______ two days before the start of the mission. In both cases, all crewmembers will be present for mission planning unless excused by the Operations Officer or aircraft commander.
0900
Government Travel Cards (GTC)
For individual travel requirements, the member is responsible for submitting the travel authorization, ensuring it is approved prior to departure, and filing the voucher within ______ days upon return to home-station
5
Each shop/section will maintain a “Continuity Guide” located on________________. Flight/Section leadership is responsible for conducting and documenting process reviews and updates in accordance with the wing self-inspection schedule.
on each respective section’s SharePoint page or in physical binder form
All personnel are on a "regular pass" during these times...
Holidays, weekends, or compensation days off approved by a member’s respective Flight Chief or Flight Commander and annotated in GDSS2.
This flight ensures all members maintain a deployable level of readiness. It is the focal point for all deployments to include resolving issues, tracking deployments, and scheduling future deployments. The Flight Commander of Readiness, in coordination with the Chief Boom and Chief Engineer, builds the deployment schedule.
Readiness Flight
Crew members should accomplish their flight evaluations by the ______ month of their checkride window.
3rd
Quarterly Award nominations in narrative format will be due to the Awards and Decorations shop (CCA) NLT _____days prior to the Group due date
25
Individuals should conduct physical training _____ times per week for at least ____ minutes.
3-5 times per week for at least 60 minutes.
Pen pocket tab patches (pen tab patches) are authorized on the FDU and desert FDU (DFDU). Pen tab patches will be in good taste and honor the Air Force, the squadron, the KC-10 community, local community, or respective aircrew position. Patches will not include commercial entities or contain innuendos, nor may they be demeaning in nature. Specific examples of pen pocket patches deemed “safe to wear” include:
The “FORCE” patch, duty positions patches, and collegiate support patches.
This flight schedules and manages all in-unit upgrades and re-qualifications, in addition to tracking currencies and required proficiency items.
Training Flight
...Oh yeah, we also have a Tactics Flight.
This section is the lead for mission development. This includes generating external flying training opportunities and exercises, owning the mission planning process, and managing large formations and exercises.
All instructors and students should sign off events that were graded within the students grade sheets NLT ____ duty days following grade sheet completion.
3
"CC" = Commander
"DO" = __________
Operations officer