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Show 0 Hllllf ?b June Commentary urgency, plans Steps stress exceptional teamwork. Involve all 75th Air Base Wing Commander 'What's your secret to a great summer cookout? Materiel Command Inspector General will drop the warning order starting the inspection we've all been preparing for. Part of that preparation has been to watch other units and "borrow" their good ideas. This article is one of the good ideas that came across my desk. Not sure where it originally came from, but it's definitely worth your time to read and understand. The inspector general is at my door, now what? The plans arc in place, the practice exercises are over, and the Operational Readiness Inspection team is on the base. You Col. Seb know you can handle anything thrown at you and accomplish your mission. But doesn't a unit accomplish the mission? What does the IG use to distinguish between a satisfactory unit and an excellent or outstanding unit? The IG is looking for many things. First and foremost, they are looking for effective mission accomplishment. (Was there a working plan in place and was it effectively and efficiently executed to fulfill mission requirements?) The discriminators that will set your unit apart are the actions and reactions of your team as they accomplish the mission. Highly successful units are those that: Display a Sense of Urgency No one doubts that when a real contingency occurs, everyone will put forth his or her best effort. You must capture that driven sense of purpose and apply it to the scenario. Maintain Realism Know the exercise contingency and how your scenario fits in. Consider all aspects and implications of your scenario. (The IG may eventually limit your actions to a specific area, but the initial considerations will be noted.) Make use of your intelligence resources. Simulate as little as possible, and when you do, coordinate simulations with the IG. When working with the IG as a simulated external agency, treat them like the real thing. Communicate Keep lines of communication open with the senior leadership within your organization and with the IG. Without effective communications, you will not excel during the exercise. A word of caution - Be careful when communicating with the IG. The IG team may be simulating several external agencies, so be sure to talk to the right person. Exhibit Teamwork The most successful organi- "isat-isfactor- troller, safety, etc.) as early as possible in the scenario. If you can get the external members of your team to participate, this is where it pays off. Don't Assume This one is closely tied to realism and communication. As in real life, you will rarely be given all the information you need to accomplish your mission. When you need an external agency to do something, ask for an IG simulation, or if they are participating, get them involved. There usually isn't time during an OKI to recover from an incorrect assumption. Romano Complete the Job This does not mean that you must complete the scenario taskings. Scenarios are often designed so that completion would take longer than the time available. What it does mean is that you must follow through on the actions you have time to complete. Finish the paperwork; get all signatures; cut orders if they are needed. A missing signature could turn an otherwise outstanding effort into a finding. Remain Flexible Roadblocks have been known to happen in past ORIs. Key personnel get "injured" and can't report for duty. Resources become unavailable. Be prepared and have contingency plans in place. Document Actions The IG team conducting an ORI is usually fairly small and cannot directly observe all the actions taken by your team. Have your team keep "who, is fine) of key communicawhat, when" and decisions made during the ORI. tions, meetings, The IG will use these logs to fill in gaps in their observations and without them anything not observed effectively doesn't occur. The Envelope Please The final determination of an ORI score is subjective. Mobility is a dynamic process with many opportunities for innovation, so there is no single"right answer" for all scenarios. For this reason, there is no formula equating certain actions to a specific rating. IG team members will weigh the suitability of your planning, the performance of your unit, and their own past experience when determining a rating. If you are truly prepared for a contingency situation and you demonstrate the characteristics described above, you will be successful in the ORI. More importantly, you will be ready to accomplish one of your missions. (hand-writte- 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Everyone talks about having integrity, after all, it's one of our Core mouth. Not only did the officer allow this TDY-classma- of mine at the table, including a major and a chief master sergeant. expect a lot from senior NCOs and officers - and to see both ignore such a blatant disregard for rules disgusts me. Maybe these are the people who keep the saying "what goes TDY, stays TDY" alive. There I was at a training course at Maxwell AFB, Ala., when I joined some of my classmates at the bar attached to our hotel that Wednesday night. Values - but that doesn't mean that everyone who wears 1 a uniform has it. one-wee- k I was mortified after watching the shot incident 1 kept thinking someone higher ranking would say some-- thing. No one did. As the shots continued, the crowd dwindled. I talked to the airman briefly, in Staff Sgt. Jennifer Gregoire officer inappropriately, I reached my breaking point and out of my mouth came: "If you've found what you're looking for suggest the two of you retire for -- pri- vate, when the lieutenant colonel excused himself from the table. I then asked her how much alcohol she had to drink, if she was aware of what she was doing - and how it looked. I then asked her if she knew where I was going with this conversation - she said "yes." Apparently, she didn't. When the lieutenant colonel returned she did another shot off of him and I realized I hadn't been blunt enough. When the airman began touching the t Rich Atkins Tech support Precision Strike Office "Two words: marinated meat. We find that it adds flavor and makes the meat very tender." n Col. Pete Ryner MKth Maintenance ,' i ftl - ' tf f4 sU 1 the evening." I asked the senior airman, "Are you still thinking about reenlisting? If you are, I suggest you reconsider." "I'm reconsidering it now," she said. "Good, because I don't want you in my Air Force, and Sir, with all due respect, that goes for you too." The airman left the table. The lieutenant colonel said he was sorry he offended me, but since I said something to him and the airman, he told me I had better say something V by Ojjilcn I'lililishinj! Corp., h private firm in no way conncitcil whh the I'.S. Air Force, unilcr exclusive written contract with Hill AI H This commercial enterprise Air I'oa c newspaper is an miihoricil publication for members of Hu I'lilitislu-i- l k i Weather Might commander Operation Support Squadron "Check the weather to make sure it doesn't rain on the barbeque. Have an indoor alternate for big parties." reen-liste- d -- Capt. Steve n;."3t .Inn Electronic warfare system engineer Space and CHI System Directorate "Don't skimp on the meat. it Get a good cut of beef is worth it." Angie Young -- wears a uniform has it. I reported the incident to my instructor and the course director, prompting an investigation. No matter what the outcome, I'm glad I had the guts to do what was right. If that makes me the TDY police, so be it. Courtesy of Pacific Air Forces News Service. mi Ix-h- Family member "Have lots of ice on hand so you don't have to leave sion. Everyone talks about having integrity, after all, it's one of our Core Values but that doesn't mean everyone who your own party to get some." 71 Global Power and Reach for America. not necessarily the official views of, or cinlorscil by. the I'.S. 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Tom Holts to the chief and the staff sergeant who were also at our table. I was stunned. Instead of admitting what he did was wrong, he tried to deflect the situation to people who had been talking during the evening - nothing more. The lack of integrity of everyone involved made me question why I for another four years just two weeks prior. Why was a staff sergeant with seven years of service - in the midst of officers and senior NCOs enforcing standards? Why would I or should I respect anyone who ignores inappropriate behavior contradictory to our Uniform Code of Military Justice? I wonder how the "bystanders" would have felt if the Air Force Chief of Staff or the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force walked in and corrected the behavior for them? I hate when my intelligence and my authority as an NCO are insulted. If you don't like being corrected by a subordinate or dealing with the consequences of your actions - you should-ni- t be doing it in the first place. And, if you don't have the guts or pride in the Air Force values to correct people, you should consider another profes- "Air Force people building the world's most respected Air and Space Force Quality Systems for America 's Air Force "Pmmmt" Group commander "Invite good friends over. That is the key. It's the com pany not the food, but the food is good too." TDY, yeah right by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Gregolre shot. After the shot, she promptly sucked the lime from the officer's Michi le Covcll Family member "Delegate your side dishes to guests to keep the cost down." real-worl- d What goes TDY stays EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska I am not the TDY police. Or I wasn't until January when I witnessed a senior airman lick a lieutenant colonel's neck as she prepared to down a tequila nec- essary functions (contracting, comp- from now, the Air Force to happen, so did every 0u 3 zations in the past have all exhibited by Col. 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