10/31/2017 - Present:
Selected as the current FedEx CMO Office Manager (August 2018). I have the priviledge to train, guide, coach, mentor, and lead a team of high performing personnel as we evolve into our new organizational structure as a functionally aligned office with the regulatory oversight in Air Carrier Safety Assurance. Our team is constantly sharpening our skillsets, toolsets, and mindsets to meet our evolving future and the challenges it brings.
I had the priviledge to serve as the Acting Office Manager for the FedEx CMO. In this role I have direct oversight of 73 full-time employees located in 4 different location ranging from Riverside and Los Angeles, CA; Anchorage, AK; Indianapolis, IN. This is my second tour in this role and I have enjoyed the time spent to dae.
Other Comments:
Was on a detail in support of the FFS - Air Carrier (Cargo Group) - working together to help develop our path for shaping the future Flight Standards by providing direct input, through our four Senior Leadership Sponsors, to the Flight Standard Support Team . Would return to my Position of Record as the Assistant Office Manager, FedEx Certificate Management Office after this detail is complete.
Description The Red Flag exercises, held periodically at Nellis Air Force Base since 1975, are very realistic aerial war games. The purpose is to give pilots from the U.S., NATO and other allied countries an opportunity to practice and refine their skills for real combat situations. This includes the use of "enemy" hardware and live ammunition for bombing exercises within the Nellis complex. The exercises with flares and all kinds of aircraft can make a spectacular show, especially at night. There are usually two sorties per day, Monday thru Friday: One sortie during daytime and one in the evening or at night.
There are two teams, the good guys (Blue Team) and the aggressors (Red Team). The Red Team consists of Nellis AFB-based pilots specifically trained for the rule of adversary, or aggressor, flying F-15 and F-16 aircraft. During the Cold War they sometimes used actual Russian aircraft, and to this day they use call signs such as MiG and Flanker. The Blue Team consists of the various guest "players" in their respective aircraft. For most Red Flag exercises the Blue Team includes the roles of Escort, Interdiction, SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defense), Airlift, Command & Control, Refueling and Search & Rescue.
The Red Team sets up on the south-west side of the Nellis Ranges, in the Tolicha Peak area between Tonopah and Beatty. The Blue Team sets up in the east, over Delamar Lake east of Alamo, which the pilots call Texas Lake because of its shape. The objective for the Blue Team is to neutralize simulated Red Team air defense systems and to hit and destroy targets in 70's Ranges, south and east of the Tonopah Test Range. Both teams usually meet in the airspace west and north-west of Rachel, where they engage in very realistic dogfights. Railroad Valley, and especially the old Cedar Pipeline Ranch is an excellent place to watch the air show.
There is also an excellent viewing spot close to Rachel, just north of Coyote Summit. By the trash barrels on Hwy. 375 near Coyote Summit take the dirt road that leads south from the highway, and follow it up the hill about 300 yards off the highway. From there you have an excellent view of the planes of the Blue Team coming low through Coyote Summit, as they move in for the attack from Texas Lake. Many of our Red Flag photos were taken there.
Other good places to see the Blue Team include the Powerlines Overlook in the mountains behind the Black Mailbox and the Pahroc Summit Pass, which the pilots call Student Gap.
Typically the first two of four annual Flag exercises are U.S. only, while the others include coalition forces. The list of foreign countries that have participated in the past includes: Argentinia, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, NATO, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom and Venezuela. The exercises usually last two, sometimes three weeks.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1982
To Month/Year
December / 1982
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember First Red Flag exercise and was also one of the most demanding exercises. Lot of work and lots of fun! Our group was the Demon Squadron out of Myrtle Beach AFB, SC. We also worked and supported the F-4 group out of Homestead AFB when they needed an extra hand! These guys were great and really enjoyed our time together.
Memories Day 1 - F-18 on final and we had a flash flooding event. As he touched down there was a Mirco-Burse that actually pushed the aircraft between the runways. We were shut down for about two hours untilk thie aircraft was recovered.
