Hotaling named next Air National Guard Command Chief

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Interesting as the new ANG Boss was CMSgt Hotaling's Boss at 1st AF.
Pays to be a winner.
Click on the link to see his official mug shot.

http://www.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123331778

1/8/2013 - TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling from the Continental U.S. NORAD Region-1st Air Force here was named as the Air National Guard's next command chief today.

As ANG command chief, Hotaling will serve as the senior advisor to Lt. Gen. Sid Clarke, the incoming director of the Air National Guard, on matters concerning the readiness, morale, welfare, proper use and progress of more than 90,000 enlisted Airmen.

Hotaling succeeds Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy, who retired in September after serving almost four years as the Air National Guard's command chief.

"This is a bittersweet moment for my family and I," said Hotaling. "On one hand I am excited to be moving on to bigger challenges serving our Air National Guard, but on the other I will miss the camaraderie and friendships I have established during my short time here at First Air Force."

Hotaling will be the Air Guard's 11th command chief. Prior to July 1998, the title was "senior enlisted advisor."

Hotaling currently serves as command chief for the Continental U.S. NORAD Region-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern). He previously spent nearly 24 years in various Air Force Special Tactics and leadership positions. He also serves as a member of the Air Guard's Enlisted Field Advisory Council and the Combat Control Association.

Hotaling is a native of North Carolina where he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1987 and joined the Oregon Air National Guard in 2003.

 

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Some of my co-workers either worked with or under Hotaling, I'll have to ask the specifics (they were Oregon Ar Guard), but they don't care for the guy. One said Oregon was happy to be rid of him.

 

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Some of my co-workers either worked with or under Hotaling, I'll have to ask the specifics (they were Oregon Ar Guard), but they don't care for the guy. One said Oregon was happy to be rid of him.

125 STS had issues, at least one Sr NCO plead guilty to avoid the Federal Penal System.

Be interesting to get specifics.

 

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125 STS had issues, at least one Sr NCO plead guilty to avoid the Federal Penal System.

Be interesting to get specifics.

ORANG had another case, a LtCol I think, who went to jail...I can't recall if he was with the 125th or not. I know he commanded an ATC Squadron or maybe it was one of the Air Control Squadrons, I'll have to ask.

 

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The guy I'm thinking of is COL Mike Labounty. He was part of (depending on who you talk to was one of the guys pushing) the formation of the 125th STS. Prior commander of OR's ATC squadron and supposedly commanded the 125th for a short time during the formation or whatever. Regardless, Labounty's doing several years at the Extended Stay Leavenworth for larceny among other charges.

Hotaling was described in...less than favorable terms by several NCO's in the ATC squadron. Hotaling was attached to them for recurrency training as an air traffic controller after he returned from Afghanistan in 2002. Very competent at the technical aspects of his job, but I'll just say he wasn't liked at all and wrap it up there.

 

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The guy I'm thinking of is COL Mike Labounty. He was part of (depending on who you talk to was one of the guys pushing) the formation of the 125th STS. Prior commander of OR's ATC squadron and supposedly commanded the 125th for a short time during the formation or whatever. Regardless, Labounty's doing several years at the Extended Stay Leavenworth for larceny among other charges.

Hotaling was described in...less than favorable terms by several NCO's in the ATC squadron. Hotaling was attached to them for recurrency training as an air traffic controller after he returned from Afghanistan in 2002. Very competent at the technical aspects of his job, but I'll just say he wasn't liked at all and wrap it up there.

Not surprising as he was stuck with non-deploying fobbits.

 

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Not surprising as he was stuck with non-deploying fobbits.

The ATC guys? Half of them were in Kandahar at the time; the rest were just returning or about to leave. Fobbits, yes. Non-deploying, no.

 

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The ATC guys? Half of them were in Kandahar at the time; the rest were just returning or about to leave. Fobbits, yes. Non-deploying, no.

OK.
I still would not be surprised if he engaged in some "dick measuring", or he could be a Politician and they are correct in their assessment.