CMSAF visits NASIC, Wright-Patt Published June 22, 2010 By James Lunsford NASIC Public Affairs WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Bustling conversation in the atrium of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center's conference facility was muted as doors to the atrium opened and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy entered the facility. The silence was broken by applause and cheers as the men and women of NASIC welcomed the Air Force's senior enlisted Airman to the intelligence center. Chief Roy visited NASIC as part of a tour here. He was in Ohio attending the Corona Top summit, a meeting of the Air Force's most senior leaders. He focused his visit on learning about the diverse missions across the base and engaged in conversations about the health and wellbeing of Wright-Patterson's enlisted force. His tour of the base started with a Bronze Star presentation to Staff Sgt. Gabriel J. Wasnuk, an explosive ordnance disposal craftsman who recently returned from Afghanistan, followed by discussions on force development with his fellow Airmen at the base theater. He then visited students at the Wright-Patterson Medical Center, learning about training innovations in the medical facility's advanced simulator lab. He also spent time with the 445th Airlift Wing, a reserve unit here, before visiting NASIC. During his NASIC tour, he learned about the role NASIC's enlisted force has in creating intelligence for warfighters and senior defense policy makers. He then shared insight on the important role this information plays in shaping U.S. defense policy. "I have watched [Chief of Staff of the Air Force] General Schwartz make decisions based on information you provide," Chief Roy told the Airmen who had gathered to hear him speak. His visit was an opportunity for NASIC Airmen to show cases the center's various missions. The chief spent time at demonstrations, learning about missions like foreign material exploitation, air defense analysis, imagery intelligence, fused intelligence analysis and deployment readiness. He even spent time talking with Soldiers and Sailors accomplishing joint intelligence missions at NASIC. Chief Roy said he was "simply amazed" at the variety of enlisted specialties found at NASIC. The center uses more than 20 different enlisted career fields to accomplish its missions that span the intelligence disciplines. Finishing his tour, the chief spoke of the pride and sense of mission he saw at NASIC, and thanked the enlisted force for its role in national defense. "Your hard work doesn't go unnoticed," the chief concluded. "Thank you for what you do."