1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:07,862 Hello , everyone . This is Vice . I'm a 3 00:00:07,862 --> 00:00:09,751 McCallister deputy commandant for 4 00:00:09,751 --> 00:00:11,973 mission support . And I'm coming to you 5 00:00:11,973 --> 00:00:14,140 from training center , Petaluma . I've 6 00:00:14,140 --> 00:00:16,251 had the opportunity to spend the last 7 00:00:16,251 --> 00:00:18,473 few days meeting with some of the young 8 00:00:18,473 --> 00:00:20,473 folks that are going to be both the 9 00:00:20,473 --> 00:00:22,529 technical experts and leaders of the 10 00:00:22,529 --> 00:00:24,751 Coast Guard in the future . And I can't 11 00:00:24,751 --> 00:00:26,807 tell you how optimistic I am for the 12 00:00:26,807 --> 00:00:29,029 future of our service . Earlier today , 13 00:00:29,029 --> 00:00:31,196 you heard the common aunt at the state 14 00:00:31,196 --> 00:00:33,362 of the Coast Guard address . Uh , talk 15 00:00:33,362 --> 00:00:35,529 about the growing external demands for 16 00:00:35,529 --> 00:00:37,640 Coast Guard services around the globe 17 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:39,751 and about the need for us to focus on 18 00:00:39,751 --> 00:00:41,696 service readiness and your mission 19 00:00:41,696 --> 00:00:44,090 Support organization delivers mission 20 00:00:44,090 --> 00:00:47,000 readiness . Whether it's the response 21 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,070 to the coronavirus pandemic , all the 22 00:00:50,070 --> 00:00:53,060 testing , uh , the vaccinations , uh , 23 00:00:53,070 --> 00:00:55,790 whether it's moving to telehealth to 24 00:00:55,790 --> 00:00:57,901 provide services throughout the Coast 25 00:00:57,901 --> 00:01:00,450 Guard or whether it's adopting a 26 00:01:00,450 --> 00:01:02,617 different training approach , not only 27 00:01:02,617 --> 00:01:04,950 keeping training centers like this open , 28 00:01:04,950 --> 00:01:07,260 but shifting to blended and remote 29 00:01:07,260 --> 00:01:09,470 learning to keep training going where 30 00:01:09,470 --> 00:01:12,230 people need to get the training or 31 00:01:12,230 --> 00:01:14,440 whether it's keeping important 32 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,320 strategic personnel focussed 33 00:01:16,320 --> 00:01:18,042 initiatives like the diversity 34 00:01:18,042 --> 00:01:19,931 inclusion action plan going , I'm 35 00:01:19,931 --> 00:01:22,098 really excited about the new mentoring 36 00:01:22,098 --> 00:01:24,153 program that we're gonna be starting 37 00:01:24,153 --> 00:01:26,264 under the dye appear . Uh , in fact , 38 00:01:26,264 --> 00:01:29,500 this month , uh , we've also responded 39 00:01:29,500 --> 00:01:31,500 to one of the most active hurricane 40 00:01:31,500 --> 00:01:33,720 seasons on record , focusing not only 41 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:37,380 on restoring critical asset readiness 42 00:01:37,390 --> 00:01:39,740 but really focusing on supporting our 43 00:01:39,740 --> 00:01:41,629 people who were impacted by those 44 00:01:41,629 --> 00:01:43,740 storms . And it can't be proud of our 45 00:01:43,740 --> 00:01:46,530 team . Uh , we've also done some really 46 00:01:46,530 --> 00:01:48,840 unique things in terms of sustaining 47 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,850 our assets , whether it's best 48 00:01:51,850 --> 00:01:54,210 exemplified by the repairs done to the 49 00:01:54,210 --> 00:01:56,099 Coast Guard cutter Healy when she 50 00:01:56,099 --> 00:01:58,210 suffered a major engineering casualty 51 00:01:58,210 --> 00:02:00,266 after getting underway , getting her 52 00:02:00,266 --> 00:02:02,432 fixed and back in the water as quickly 53 00:02:02,432 --> 00:02:04,488 as possible . Or it's the conversion 54 00:02:04,488 --> 00:02:08,460 from our legacy 8 65 helicopters , 55 00:02:08,550 --> 00:02:11,480 which are hard to sustain to a fleet 56 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,360 that has more eight sixties , which are 57 00:02:14,370 --> 00:02:16,592 sustainable further into the future for 58 00:02:16,592 --> 00:02:18,481 us , or whether it's building new 59 00:02:18,481 --> 00:02:20,259 housing . I had the opportunity 60 00:02:20,259 --> 00:02:22,370 recently to , uh , to look at the new 61 00:02:22,370 --> 00:02:24,481 housing in Jones Port , Maine , and I 62 00:02:24,481 --> 00:02:26,703 got to tell you that some of the nicest 63 00:02:26,703 --> 00:02:28,870 housing , uh , I've seen of any of the 64 00:02:28,870 --> 00:02:30,926 military services . And then there's 65 00:02:30,926 --> 00:02:33,092 the technology revolution , uh , where 66 00:02:33,092 --> 00:02:35,203 we've moved applications to the cloud 67 00:02:35,203 --> 00:02:37,090 where we've taken advantage of 68 00:02:37,100 --> 00:02:39,850 resources to increase connectivity , 69 00:02:39,850 --> 00:02:42,017 whether it's putting mobile devices in 70 00:02:42,017 --> 00:02:44,183 the hands of people who work on the go 71 00:02:44,183 --> 00:02:46,406 like marine inspectors and recruiters , 72 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,250 or whether it's better connecting our 73 00:02:49,250 --> 00:02:51,640 major cutters while they're underway . 74 00:02:51,650 --> 00:02:54,180 I think we're in a whole new trajectory 75 00:02:54,190 --> 00:02:56,357 for the use of technology in the Coast 76 00:02:56,357 --> 00:02:58,301 Guard . And then there's our major 77 00:02:58,301 --> 00:03:00,079 acquisition programs , like the 78 00:03:00,079 --> 00:03:02,190 Waterways Commerce Cutter , where the 79 00:03:02,190 --> 00:03:04,412 request for proposal will be out on the 80 00:03:04,412 --> 00:03:06,634 street this spring . Uh , and that will 81 00:03:06,634 --> 00:03:08,690 help us replace assets that are more 82 00:03:08,690 --> 00:03:10,857 than 50 years old , uh , and will soon 83 00:03:10,857 --> 00:03:13,380 begin cutting steel on the first polar 84 00:03:13,380 --> 00:03:15,420 security cutter that this nation is 85 00:03:15,420 --> 00:03:17,600 built in more than 40 years . And I'm 86 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:19,267 really excited about that new 87 00:03:19,267 --> 00:03:21,740 capability as well . So obviously , I'm 88 00:03:21,740 --> 00:03:24,220 I'm really proud of the work that your 89 00:03:24,220 --> 00:03:26,442 mission support organization has done , 90 00:03:26,442 --> 00:03:28,720 uh , to enhance service readiness . Uh , 91 00:03:28,730 --> 00:03:31,430 but it's clear that we're really just 92 00:03:31,430 --> 00:03:33,652 started , and there's much more to do . 93 00:03:33,652 --> 00:03:36,160 And so I ask that you join me in a 94 00:03:36,170 --> 00:03:39,340 commitment or recommitment to enhance , 95 00:03:39,350 --> 00:03:41,290 continue to enhance our service 96 00:03:41,290 --> 00:03:44,530 readiness , continue to innovate and be 97 00:03:44,530 --> 00:03:46,840 responsive to changing Coast Guard 98 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,020 needs . And I look forward to making 99 00:03:49,020 --> 00:03:50,964 that journey with you . And I look 100 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:53,020 forward to working to make the Coast 101 00:03:53,020 --> 00:03:56,060 Guard stronger together and thank you 102 00:03:56,070 --> 00:03:57,080 and simple apparatus .