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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      (center) Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass poses for a photo with several 301st Fighter Wing Security Forces Airmen after an All-Call event at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 6, 2021. Chief Bass serves as the personal adviser to the Chief of Staff and the Secretary of the Air Force on all issues regarding the welfare, readiness, morale, and proper utilization and progress of more than 600,000 Total Force Airmen. She is the 19th chief master sergeant appointed to the highest noncommissioned officer position. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Gross)Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass poses for a photo with 301st Fighter Wing security forces Airmen after an all-call at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 6, 2021. Bass serves as the personal adviser to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. and Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall on all issues regarding the welfare, readiness, morale and proper utilization and progress of more than 600,000 Total Force Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Gross)
                
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        (left) Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass speaks with Reserve Citizen Airmen from Tenth Air Force and the 301st Fighter Wing during the All-Call event at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 6, 2021. Chief Bass provides direction for the enlisted force and represents their interests, as appropriate, to the American public and to those in all levels of government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Gross)Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass speaks with Reserve Airmen from 10th Air Force and the 301st Fighter Wing during an all-call at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 6, 2021. Bass provides direction for the enlisted force and represents their interests, as appropriate, to the American public and to those in all levels of government. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Gross)
                
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CMSAF visits 301st FW, inspires Reserve AirmenPublished Nov. 8, 2021
                    
                    By Capt. Jessica Gross
                    
                    
                    301st Fighter Wing Public Affairs
            **NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE FORT WORTH, Texas (AFNS) --****Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass** spoke at an all-call with members of the **301st Fighter Wing**, Nov. 6. She and Chief Master Sgt. Mike Perry, Air Force first sergeant special duty manager, took the time to speak with and interact with the Reserve Airmen.
“We embody one team, one fight ... our active duty, Reserve, Guard, and civilian teammates are critical to our mission,” Bass said. “... but in the **Air Force Reserve** and **Air National Guard**, these citizen Airmen are already multi-capable because of their civilian lives and they have the community connection which active-duty may not have ... to be successful as a force we need to be good at multiple things.”
Bass spoke on a variety of subjects including the reason why people who serve in the U.S. Air Force make it a great organization, ways to make an impact at the unit level and how foundationally important treating each other well is to healthy culture creation.
“The most important thing I will take away (from this call) is we’ve got to take care of our personnel. We’ve got to take care of our people. That’s the number one thing,” said Senior Master Sgt. Tiffany Dearman, 301st FW Maintenance Squadron munitions flight chief. “(As supervisors) ensure we are checking on (our people) and that they are okay. Then ... we have to make sure they are trained and we’re doing all we can to make sure they are ready.”
Bass also spoke to the pivotal role Reserve Airmen play in the total force concept, their vital contribution towards the overall Air Force mission and why Airmen must always maintain readiness in order to respond to any global threat.
“My major takeaway was our need to advance and continue to stay ahead of any (potential world military) near-peers who themselves are advancing,” said Senior Master Sgt. Tucker Sanftner, 24th Fighter Squadron senior enlisted leader. “Our Airmen need to understand who is sitting across the (world) table from us and understand the tools, procedures and skills available to us (to better help us combat) any adversary on any domain, be it cyber, informational or physical ... the need for readiness is real. I told my Airmen you will not get a better strategic enlisted view than from literally the highest enlisted person on the strategic Air Force level. Having Chief Bass here was phenomenal.”
After an initial address, Bass opened up the floor for a Q&A session and invited everyone to be candid with her. Before the event’s end, Bass took a moment to recognize Senior Master Sgt. Nate McReynolds, 301st FW Yellow Ribbon Program Office event manager/301st FW Medical Squadron surgical services non-commissioned officer in charge, and Staff Sgt. Johnnie Day, 301st FW Logistics Readiness Squadron, as superior performers.
“Our Reservists amaze me every day,” Bass said as she recognized the superior performers. “You all make a difference.”
Perry echoed the sentiments as he shared what he hopes the 301 FW warriors would walk away with along with what the visiting chiefs will take with them.
“Our nation began as a community and was defended by citizens. Today, our nation continues to be a community and is defended by (Reserve) Citizen Airmen like we have here. What our Airmen bring to the fight is crucial, critical and there is no way we can continue to be the greatest nation without our Reservists,” Perry concluded. “When you visit a fighter wing, you know you’re going to feel freedom. When you put the 301st in front of that, visit the different units here and experience the culture, you immediately see and feel freedom and that sense of pride in how (this wing) fights.”AFWN 



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