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Show 12 June 25, 1992 Hilltop Times is Deponoir, BMeoifiier Hfoes Fore eepeifpy by Donald B. Rice Secretary of the Air Force n the first of June, your Air Force firmly planted one foot in the 21st century. On that date, Air Mobility Command and Air Combat Command came into being, succeeding Tactical Air Command, Military Airlift Command and Strategic Air Command, and ending the artificial division of airmen and airpower into separate communities. The way we had been organized resembled , a football team a good team made up of but one that only really got good athletes together on game day. In the Gulf, Saddam gave us five months y of training camp and workouts before kickoff. We may not get that next time. Putting barriers between airmen makes no more sense than putting them between quarterback and wide receivers, or between offensive linemen and running backs. Now we're moving all our players for combat clout into one new command Air Combat Command. We're training them together every day, some in wings that mix different types of aircraft. We're moving our players for mobility tankers and airlifters into the new Air Mobility Command. They'll also practice each day under a single commander, so when we need to deploy with a clenched fist or a helping hand, they're ready with unified two-a-da- airpower. All of this reshaping has been guided by a broad strategic ng planning framework we call Global Reach Global Power, our vision of what airpower can bring to the nation's defense. The reshaping also reflects aggressive moves to incorporate the principles of modern management into every aspect of how we do business. The old commands TAC, SAC and MAC trained right for their time, and definitely won their big game the Cold War. All that blocking and tackling paid off. Now it's a different world with different rules. More change is under way. On Wednesday, we will complete the merger of two other old commands by activating Air Force e Material Command the manager of current and future weapons systems. We've also restructured numbered air forces, eliminated air divisions and given our wings and squadrons an entirely new look. Quality has become a watchword throughout the Air Force as we push power down to the cradle-to-grav- who do pros the day-to-da- y This is not marginal stuff. Government Executive Magazine said "the of the Air Force dwarfs any restructuring that occurred during the last decade of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and downsizings in the private sector." Air Force Materiel Command alone, if listed in the Fortune 500, would rank in the top five. Change, of course, is unsettling. For some, emotionally, changing the commands is like moving the Dodgers out of Brooklyn. For others, it must seem like we're trying to break up the Super Bowl champs. But most see this for what it is making the world's best air force even better. As one veteran put it, "I'm seeing 25 years of my life flash by, but in my heart, I know it's the right thing." A can-d- o attitude reflects the thinking of most of the Air Force women and men I've met. They know they're part of history. All of this reshaping has been guided by a broad strategic planning framework we call Global Reach Global Power, our vision of what airpower can bring to the nation's defense. The reshaping also reflects aggressive moves to incorporate the principles of modern management into every aspect of how we do business. The outcome is a leaner, meaner Air Force one that is more efficient in peacetime and more lethal in war. With our global power, friends know that they are not alone. With our global reach, potential adversaries understand that distance does not mean work. AMERICAN POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION X . SANCTIONED E V E N T Testing and Tuning 12:00 NOON Friday, June 26th 1992 FREE Admission, Concessions OPEN Racer's Breakfast 7:00 AM, Saturday and Sunday Elks Saturday; June 27, 1992 - Family Day Children under 12 FREE with Adult Admission Ten Classes 6th A NNUAL Idaho Re GATE 1 Burley, Idaho June 27 & 28, 1992 Golf Course Marina of APBA Inboard Racing Excitement - Rocky Mountain Puller's Association Tractor Pull 8:00 PM Saturday, June 27, 1 992 Cassia County Fair . Grounds Burley, Idaho Free RV & Tent Grass Camping '77 1 it f at the Cassia County Fairgrounds Spend the Weekend! Advance Tickets Available Mr. Gas BUNGEE JUMPING Burley, Idaho 1992 APBA Western Divisional Paid For By The Idaho Travel Council Inboard Championship Series -- -" rmiM iitMi nf |