 Hi, I'm Chief Master Sergeant Heather Richens, 419th Fighter Wing Command Chief. I'm a citizen airman, which is what a lot of our reservists are. Born and raised in the 419th, started in medical. So I was a 4AO Health Services Management, was in the medical squadron for 21 years, then I moved over to Mission Support Group. I was the group superintendent there for five years. Here I am now as the Command Chief. On the civilian side, I'm a Human Resources Director for a global health care company focused on kidney dialysis, which is medical manufacturing. HR is very similar to what I do in the Air Force as a Chief, now as a Command Chief. A huge majority of us are traditional reservists and have that civilian experience, which is a lot that we bring to the fight. And we're able to implement that experience in conjunction with our military jobs, which I think is really important. I want to be able to speak to the airman. I work a lot with Chiefs, you know, colonels, everyone very high ranking, but I want to be me and I want to be relatable so that the airman feel like I can be approached. So my priorities are first, people and culture. If you don't have a good culture, you really don't have anything. People need to want to come to work and feel like they matter and feel like they're part of a team. So that's something that I believe that I need to focus on is the Command Chief. Second is mission readiness. We have to be 100% mission ready at all times. We need to be able to answer the nation's call whenever we get it. And then third, professional development. We're all leaders, regardless of our rank. We need to make sure we're developing our pipeline behind us. The 419th is my family, no question. I'm in a leadership position, but I'm wearing this uniform for you, for our airman. That's 100% what it's about. I'm going to show up to work and I'm working for you. I need to know what it is that you need. Tell me what you need. And I'm going to do whatever I can to break down barriers, break down walls to make sure that you are successful.