{"id":939,"date":"2012-04-08T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-08T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/col-mark-a-ruse-and-moody-afb-ori-lcc-2012-03-27.html"},"modified":"2012-04-08T14:15:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-08T18:15:00","slug":"col-mark-a-ruse-and-moody-afb-ori-lcc-2012-03-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/col-mark-a-ruse-and-moody-afb-ori-lcc-2012-03-27.html","title":{"rendered":"Col. Mark A. Ruse and Moody AFB ORI @ LCC 2012 03 27"},"content":{"rendered":"Commissioner Richard Raines noticed Col. Mark A. Ruse of Moody Air Force Base\nin the audience and mentioned the\noperational readiness inspection (ORI) then in progress at Moody.\nIn case anybody doesn&#8217;t know this, Moody AFB is by far the largest employer\nin Lowndes County.\n<p>\nThe Col. said a few words, but it&#8217;s hard to tell what they were, since\nthere&#8217;s no mic on the audience.\n<p>\nA student group also said a few words, but it&#8217;s hard to tell what they\nwere, for the same reason.\n<p>\nMaybe Commissioners could ask people to come to the podium to speak,\nor deploy a mic that works for the audience.\n<p>\nAccording to\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moody.af.mil\/library\/biographies\/bio.asp?id=13081\">\nhis biography at Moody:<\/a>\n<blockquote>\nCol. Mark A. Ruse is commander of the 23rd Mission Support Group at\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lzUbd-Ydb_M&#038;list=PLE3934FF08848AB83&#038;index=13&#038;feature=plpp_video\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5447\/6910699924_42e6c05e73_o.png\"><\/a>\nMoody Air Force Base, Ga. He leads a group of more than 1,450\nmilitary and civilian members providing support and services to a\npopulation of 28,000 active duty, retired military and family\nmembers. His group maintains an installation with more than 830\nbuildings and more than 17,500 acres, including an adjacent bombing\nor strafing range. He is responsible for ensuring the readiness of\nsupport forces to mobilize and deploy to build, secure, and sustain\nair base operations at austere bare base locations anywhere in the\nworld.\n<p>\nThe 23rd Mission Support Group also retains responsibility for civil\nengineering, environmental compliance, disaster preparedness\nresponse, fire protection, security forces, airfield navigational\nsystems, communications-computer systems, contracting,\ntransportation, supply, food service, housing, recreation, family\nand community support programs, personnel, manpower, education and\ntraining.\n<\/blockquote>\nHe has a degree in civil engineering.\n<p>\nAlso according to Moody (which apparently believes in transparency),\n3 April 2012,\n\n<!--more-->\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moody.af.mil\/news\/story.asp?id=123296581\">\nMOODY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES INSPECTION<\/a>\n<blockquote>\nMoody Air Force Base completed its phase II operational readiness\ninspection (ORI) on April 1 at 12:10 a.m., meeting the demanding\nstandards of Air Combat Command and earning a grade of satisfactory,\nwhich indicates performance or operations meet mission requirements.\n<p>\nThe Air Combat Command Inspector General Team was here March 28\nthrough April 3 to evaluate the 23d Wing&#8217;s operational readiness or\nability to conduct combat operations in wartime.\n<p>\nOne hundred thirty inspectors thoroughly and impartially assessed\nthe readiness, discipline and efficiency in which the wing can\nrespond, employ forces, provide mission support, and survive and\noperate in a combat environment. This in depth, rigorous, and\ninvasive inspection ensures the wing is ready to provide support\nanywhere and at anytime in a safe, secure and effective manner.\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lzUbd-Ydb_M&#038;list=PLE3934FF08848AB83&#038;index=13&#038;feature=plpp_video\">\nthe video:<\/a>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lzUbd-Ydb_M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<br>\n<small>\nCol. Mark A. Ruse and Moody AFB ORI\n<br>\nRegular Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),\n<br>\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 27 March 2012.\n<br>\nVideo by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE).\n<\/small>\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Commissioner Richard Raines noticed Col. Mark A. 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