Tyndall welcomes 19th Air Force commander

  • Published
  • By Staff Sgt. Stacey Haga
  • 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  Maj. Gen. Irving Halter, 19th Air Force commander, and his wife, Judy Halter, were greeted by Team Tyndall here while on their orientation visit Nov. 14-17.

While here, General Halter visited the 2nd Fighter Squadron, 43rd FS and 325th Air Control Squadron, among other facilities. Mrs. Halter visited the 325th Medical Group, Child Development Center, Youth Center, Natural Resources and the Combat Arms Training Range.

After visiting Sheppard AFB, General Halter chose to visit Tyndall, because it is one of the largest bases in his command and has an advanced training program. General Halter described Tyndall's training mission as one of the most advanced with the F-22 training program and Air Battle Manager training. He commended Tyndall on keeping a
strong training program while supporting the Global War on Terror.

"I have an appreciation of both the personal and professional sacrifices people make to be deployed," said General Halter. "Over the course of a year, this base has more than 400 people deploy down range and that is a concurrent responsibility along with training
to send people to the fight."

General Halter and his wife have experienced deployments, and they want to make deployments as easy as possible on families.

"We know what it is like to be separated and off on long deployments. We certainly look for signs that families are being well taken care of and that they are prepared for these deployments," he said. "Deployments are not going to go away. This is something we will do for awhile."

In regards to deployments and all aspects of military life, General Halter offered advice to young Airmen.

"Focus on the big things and your job. The best thing you can do is come to work ready to do your job," said General Halter. "Have a good attitude and work as hard as you can. If you do, whether you stay for a short time or a lifetime, you are going to do well because the Air Force rewards people who work hard and do good work."

General Halter also said it was great visiting Tyndall.

"General Wolters and his team are doing a great job," said General Halter. "You can tell everyone here has a good attitude and are working together."