Brig. Gen. Michael Drowley takes command of 57th Wing

Brig.

Gen.

Michael Drowley is taking over as commander of the 57th Wing at Nellis Air Force Base.

WHO'S TAKING OVER THECOMMAND.....OF THE -57-TH WING OF NELLISAIR FORCE BASE.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR.....ROSS DIMATTEI GOT TO SPEAKWITH....BRIGADIER GENERAL....MICHAEL DROWLEY ...ROSS JOINS US LIVE...IN STUDIO...WITH HIS PLANS....TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS....AT NELLIS.ROSS...IT'S A TALL ENOUGH TASK --HAVING TO LEAD THOUSANDS OF MENAND WOMEN WHO WORK AT NELLISAIRFORCE BASE.IT'S EVEN HARDER TO DO THAT JOBIN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC.GENERAL DROWLEY SAYS HE KNOWSIT WON'T BE EASY -- BUT HE'SBEEN TRAINING FOR THIS MOMENTHIS WHOLE LIFE.I DON'T TAKE MYSELF VERYSERIOUSLY, BUT I TAKE THERESPONSIBILITY OF WING COMMANDVERY SERIOUSLY MEET THE MANTASKED WITH TRAINING SOME OFTHE BEST AIR FORCE FIGHTERPILOTS IN THE WORLD.BRIGADIER GENERAL MICHAELDROWLEY TAKES OVER AS COMMANDEROF THE 57TH WING AT NELLIS AIRFORCE BASE -- AN ACHIEVEMENT HECAN'T QUITE PUT INTO WORDS.THIS IS THE CROWN JEWEL OF THEAIR FORCE.I'M THE RECIPIENT OF GREATLEADER SHIP, GREAT COACHING,GREAT MENTORSHIP AND ASUPPORTIVE FAMILY.AND THAT'S REALLY THE WAY MYFAMILY AND I LOOK AT THIS ISBECAME PRETTY POPULAR DURINGHIS TWO YEARS AT NELLIS.BUT GENERAL DROWLEY SAYS HEDOESN'T PLAN TO MAKE DRASTICCHANGES.COMPETITION, THAT REALLYDEMANDS FROM US HIGH ENDREADINESS.WHEN WE LOOK AT THINGS THAT WEDO, WHETHER IT'S RED FLAG,GREEN FLAG, STATES AIR FORCEWEAPONS SCHOOL.IT IS ENSURING THESE PREPAREOUR AIRMANFOR THAT STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTGENERAL DROWLEY WILL HAVE HISHANDS FULL -- BALANCING HOW TOGET PEAK PERFORMANCE FROM HISPILOTS -- WHILE KEEPING THEAIRMEN SAFE FROM CONTRACTINGCOVID-19.THE TEAM HAS REALLY FOUNDINNOVATIVE WAYS TO COMETOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WECAN BRIEF, DEBRIEF, EXECUTE OURMISSIONS, AND STILL DO GOODTHINGS LIKE PHYSICALDISTANCING, MAKING SURE THATWE'RE WEARING OUR MASKS, ANDMITIGATE THE VIRUS WHEREVER WECANNOW, WE ARE IN THE PHASE OF HOWCAN WE CONTINUE DOING THEMISSION, BUT DO IT SMARTLY ANDINSURING THAT WE'RE NOTACCEPTING AS MUCH RISK DOINGTHAT THIS IS GENERAL DROWLEY'STO THE CITY AND COUNTRY THAT'SALREADY GIVEN HIM SO MUCH.LAS VEGAS IS A GREAT COMMUNITYAND THEY'RE VERY ACCEPTING OFTHE MILITARY AND MAKING SURETHAT WE GET WHAT WE NEED.AS AN AIRMAN, WE COULDN'T DOTHE MISSION THAT WE DO WITHOUTLAS VEGAS' SUPPORT.AND SO, THAT'S EXTREMELYAND LAS VEGAS FAR MORE THAN IBRIGADIER GENERAL DROWLEY ISALREADY FEELING AT HOME HERE INLAS VEGAS.HIS THREE KIDS ATTEND SCHOOLHERE IN THE VALLEY -- ANDHIS WIFE IS AN ORTHODONTIST INTHE AREA.HE SAYS ONE OF HIS TOPPRIORITIES IS MAKING SURE HISAIRMEN FEEL AS WELCOME IN LASAFTER SEEING -11- STRAIGHTDAYS....