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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning (right), listens to a brief by Senior Airman Anthony Black during a visit Aug. 15, 2013, to F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Black talked to Fanning about explosive and mechanical means of forcing entry into spaces while other members of his team briefed the secretary on weapons and tactics. The TRF’s mission is to protect or if need be, recapture the 90th Missile Wings nuclear assets. Black is a 90th Security Group Tactical Response Force breacher.130815-F-JW079-088
                        
                        
                        Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning (right), listens to a brief by Senior Airman Anthony Black during a visit Aug. 15, 2013, to F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Black talked to Fanning about explosive and mechanical means of forcing entry into spaces while other members of his team briefed the secretary on weapons and tactics. The TRF’s mission is to protect or if need be, recapture the 90th Missile Wings nuclear assets. Black is a 90th Security Group Tactical Response Force breacher.
                
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        Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning (third from right) watches Tech. Sgt. Bobby DeLeon demonstrate the 90th Security Group Tactical Response Force team’s capability during a visit to the 90th Missile Wing’s training launch facility August 15, 2013, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base. Fanning visited the base as part of a familiarization tour around Air Force installations.130815-F-JW079-074
                        
                        
                        Tech. Sgt. Bobby DeLeon (left) and other Airmen demonstrate the 90th Security Group Tactical Response Force team’s capability during a visit by Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning (third from right) to the 90th Missile Wing’s training launch facility August 15, 2013, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base. Fanning visited the base as part of a familiarization tour around Air Force installations.
                
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        Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning, visits with Senior Airmen David Chupak and Christopher Baskerville during breakfast with Airman Leadership School students August 16, 2013, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Fanning visited the base in an effort to familarize himself with the variety of missions conducted throughout the Air Force after assuming his duties as secretary.130816-F-JW079-042
                        
                        
                        Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning, visits with Senior Airmen David Chupak and Christopher Baskerville during breakfast with Airman Leadership School students August 16, 2013, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Fanning visited the base in an effort to familarize himself with the variety of missions conducted throughout the Air Force after assuming his duties as secretary.
                
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        Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning, speaks with 90th Missile Wing missile combat crews during a visit August 16, 2013 at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Fanning visited with the 90th Operations Group Airmen following their mass brief before they headed out to the missile field. The emblem on the wall is a replica of the missile operator badge worn by the missile crews.130816-F-JW079-096
                        
                        
                        Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning, speaks with 90th Missile Wing missile combat crews during a visit August 16, 2013 at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Fanning visited with the 90th Operations Group Airmen following their mass brief before they headed out to the missile field. The emblem on the wall is a replica of the missile operator badge worn by the missile crews.
                
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        Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning boards an UH-1N Huey helicopter of the 37th Helicopter Squadron during a visit Aug. 16, 2013, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Fanning flew out to the 90th Missile Wing’s Missile Alert Facility Alpha-1 near Egbert, Wyo, to visit Airmen who work in the remote duty locations. Fanning was accompanied on the flight by Col. Tracey Hayes, the 90th MW commander.130816-F-JW079-122
                        
                        
                        Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning boards a UH-1N Huey helicopter of the 37th Helicopter Squadron during a visit Aug. 16, 2013, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Fanning flew out to the 90th Missile Wing’s Missile Alert Facility Alpha-1 near Egbert, Wyo, to visit Airmen who work in the remote duty locations. Fanning was accompanied on the flight by Col. Tracey Hayes, the 90th MW commander.
                
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Acting SecAF tours missile field, talks to Airmen about budgets, sexual assaultPublished Aug. 17, 2013
                    
                    By 1st Lt. Eydie Sakura
                    
                    
                    90th Missile Wing Public Affairs
            **F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. (AFNS) --**Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning explainined the impacts of sequestration, furloughs and budget restraints, as well as the concerns of sexual assaults in the military, during his visit with Airmen here Aug. 15-16.
Fanning said his decision to visit the 90th Missile Wing was part of an Air Force familiarization trip after stepping in as the acting secretary. 
"I'm thrilled to be a part of the Air Force and I'm inspired and impressed by what I'm seeing," Fanning said. "I'm seeing the ability of the (total-force Airmen) staying focused on the mission every day, even with all the uncertainties of what's happening in Washington (D.C.)."
He continued by saying the Air Force is a critical service that's only going to be more so in the next 10 to 20 years.
"The Air Force is everywhere and that includes a lot of places the world cannot see," he said. "They don't see the (intercontinental ballistic missiles), satellites, or what's going in cyberspace. It's a fascinating story the more I learn it all."
He said it was important to realize the Air Force and the Department of Defense were being viewed through a critical lens due to the issue of sexual assault. 
"We've got to show that we're making progress," he said. "We've got to get at this; every Airman needs to feel safe, secure and part of the team, and a part of the mission. That's readiness. That's capability. That's mission."
The mission of the 90th MW and 20th Air Force were showcased to Fanning during his stay here. He visited a missile alert facility and launch control center, where he experienced firsthand the mission of Airmen who deploy daily to the Warren missile field.
He saw the above-ground working and living conditions of the crews, as well as the control center situated below the ground. The secretary also met with Airmen from across the base to include Airman Leadership School and the First-Term Airmen Center. 
Fanning ended his two-day visit with an all-call and said that with all the restlessness and uncertainties of sequestration, he does see a silver lining and has a new appreciation for the total-force Airmen.
"If there was any confusion before about the role our civilian workforce plays, that question is gone now," Fanning said. "The absence of the civilian workforce was felt, as they are integrated into everything."Eric Fanning 



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