Goodfellow chooses to ACT

U.S. Air Force Col. Andres Nazario, 17th Training Wing commander, Col. James Finlayson, 17th TRW vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Casy Boomershine, 17th TRW command chief, introduce themselves at the first commander’s all call of 2021, at the Event Center on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 15, 2021. Nazario, Finlayson, and Boomershine introduced Goodfellow’s new focus Accelerate, Challenge, and Thrive, ACT. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Seraiah Wolf)

Goodfellow chooses to ACT

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Casy Boomershine, 17th Training Wing command Chief, addresses members of the 17th TRW over a video call and in person during the wing’s first commander’s call of 2021, at the Event Center on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 15, 2021. Boomershine discussed the Challenge aspect of the new focus Accelerate, Challenge and Thrive. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Seraiah Wolf)

Goodfellow chooses to ACT

U.S. Air Force Col. James Finlayson, 17th Training Wing vice commander, addresses audience members over a virtual video call and in person at the first commander’s call of 2021, at the Event Center on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 15, 2021. Finlayson spoke about the Accelerate portion of the new focus Accelerate, Challenge and Thrive. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Seraiah Wolf)

Goodfellow chooses to ACT

Goodfellow Air Force Base leadership appear on a zoom call during the first commander’s all call of 2021, at the Event Center on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Jan 15, 2021. The audience attended both in person and virtually to adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ethan Sherwood)

Goodfellow chooses to ACT

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Patricia Anderson, and Tech. Sgt. Mike Lowry, 315th Training Squadron instructors, welcome the audience to the first commander’s all call of 2021, at the Event Center on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 15, 2021. Anderson and Lowry entertained the audience as they arrived before leadership arrived. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ethan Sherwood)

Goodfellow chooses to ACT

Published Jan. 15, 2021
By Staff Sgt. Seraiah Wolf
17th Training Wing Public Affairs

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --

Goodfellow leaders held the first commander’s all call at the Event Center here, Jan. 15.

Throughout the year 2020, Goodfellow members proved that COVID-19 was not going to stop them. Quite the opposite, throughout all of the challenges, we continued to thrive. Because of this, Goodfellow members are asked to reflect on everything that makes them unique. These are what make us the base we are. We Are Goodfellow.

“The efforts we advance today are laying the foundation for the future,” said Col. James Finlayson, 17th Training Wing vice commander. “Let’s not stop here. We’ve set a high bar and now is our time to set the bar even higher as we move into 2021.”

During the commander’s call, a new Goodfellow initiative was started, ACT. Just as COVID-19 accelerated training and Quality of Life initiatives, we are reminded to Accelerate by scaling and normalizing changes we saw during COVID-19 to sustain these changes.

Challenge, the second letter in the new acronym, stands for Challenging existing conditions and Challenging yourself.

“I challenge you to challenge the current environment, and challenge yourself,” said Chief Master Sgt. Casy Boomershine, 17th TRW command chief. “I know what the 17th Training Wing is capable of, you inspire me to be better every single day.”

The last letter doesn’t just have one meaning; it has four. Team, we have proven that having diversity in all dimensions is our strength. Transform, a growth mindset builds resiliency, especially in times of uncertainty. Tireless, the only reason that Goodfellow has come so far is the endurance of our Airmen. Finally, nothing accomplished on the base was done by a single individual; the final T stands for Together, because together #WeAreGoodfellow.

“I am Goodfellow,” said Col. Andres Nazario, 17th TRW commander. “YOU are Goodfellow! Hold your heads high and know that you represent something bigger than yourself!”