“The IDS helping agencies help our population. So by identifying these issues or concerns, we can promote a healthier quality of life for the base community,” Devitt said. “For instance, if you are active-duty military, you may have different issues than DoD civilians have. This is our opportunity to highlight how we can make changes for the better for the people we serve.”
Each installation IDS team is required to hold Caring for People forums to identify quality-of-life issues for targeted populations and forward their top three identified issues. The Feb. 15 results will be sent to Col. Bradley McDonald, 88 ABW commander. McDonald will then submit the information to Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command. The AFMC IDS team in turn selects the top quality-of-life issues to send to Air Force.
Those results, as well as those from the most recent Air Force Community Assessment Survey, will be combined into one product and made public.
To attend, simply show up at the appropriate time slot:
• 10 to 11 a.m.: Key spouses
• 11 a.m. to noon: First sergeants
• Noon to 1 p.m.: Single Airmen
• 1 to 2 p.m.: DoD civilians
• 2 to 3 p.m.: Active-duty military
• 3 to 4 p.m.: Retirees
“We want everybody who has information to please come,” Devitt said. “The more information we have, the better we can serve our population.”
For more information, contact Jan Devitt at Mary.Devitt@us.af.mil.
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