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Show B November 24, 2004 Enthusiasm: MXG spouses' group sells Single most important ingredient to an organization holiday tree ornaments Commentary by Lt. Col. John Schaeufele 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England — The single most important ingredient to any successful organization or operation is pure enthusiasm that comes from within the people of winning teams. Some refer to it as passion, while others call it attitude. But it all starts with one person within a group who believes in a goal and a vision. That person's contagious spirit sparks a reaction within the organization and soon everyone believes. Then great achievement and success are inevitable. I sometimes refer to a simple formula for success that I've used for many years. "Time, plus tools, plus training, plus attitude equal success." I attribute this formula to retired Gen. Wilbur L. "Bill" Creech. The point I see in this formula is the Air Force owes its people time, tools and training. Yet everything leadership does to ensure success is fruitless unless we are passionate about what we're doing and have that winning mental attitude so vital to success. Passion is about beliefs. It is manifested within our minds and given action by our bodies to be carried out in our spirits that attract others to our feelings, ideas and values. So how do we spark the passion within ourselves and those with whom we associate? We start by getting to know ourselves and those closest to us. Have you ever watched as a team of star athletes fails to win because they didn't perform well together? The reason is that while each athlete knew his or her personal strengths, they failed to understand how a unit performing together is greater than the individual strengths of its members. Supervisors should know what they are good at and what they are not good at. They also need to constantly assess their teammates to focus on the strengths and encourage a winning attitude. By doing so, they uncover the passion within the team. Remember. enthusiasm1 is contagious, and having an attitude of "one wins, we all win" will produce organizations that per- form greater than single units or individuals. Unleashing passion brings success. Also true is that excessive criticism demoralizes a team. Child physiologists teach that children become what we tell them they are. Encouragement and praise raise self esteem; focusing on individuals' weaknesses lowers it, The lesson here is "don't spend time focusing on your faults or the faults of others." Recognize strengths and encourage them. A great team is a unit where members know the weakness of their mates but provide support and encouragement that build up every member and raise the overall level of team performance. Our Air Force leaders, as in every successful organization, are looking for ways to gain a decisive advantage and give us the time, tools and training necessary to gain success in battle today and in our vast future. It is up to each of us to find within ourselves and our teammates the passion, that positive winning attitude. That will guarantee success. , (Courtesy of Air Force Print .News) The 388th Maintenance Group Officer Spouses have wooden Christmas ornaments for sale. There are six different designs. AH the ornaments have a flat bottom so they can be placed on a shelf or be hung on a tree. On the bottom of each ornament there is an American flag carved into it. There is also an F-16 hanging on the ornament with a patch above the jet. The patch can be one of the four maintenance squadron, the 388th Fighter Wing patch or an eagle. The cost for one ornament is $8, two is $15 or six for $40. To purchase an ornament or gather more information call Mrs. Lisa Judge at 475-5096, Mrs. Parese Blake at 732-9425 or Mrs. Ruth Schmidt at 777-0166. COMACC Continued from page A Then we went from non-stealthy to stealthy, and from non-precise our 'stuff' better," the general said. "We've made lots of changes to not to waste a dime. There are just too few dimes to go around." With the general's retirement, the flight lead for that stewardship to precise. So, we have been transforming our capabilities since we our airframes. Just in the last three years, we've introduced two new advanced targeting pods. We have introduced the 500-pound JDAM passes on to his successor. General Hornburg said the new comstarted." The general said his preferred term for transformation is "vec- [Joint Direct Attack Munition], which helps greatly in limiting col- mander will come in with his own ideas on how to do things. lateral damage. We've modernized and put new systems and data "I'm glad for the command that I'm leaving at the time I am," he tored evolution." "We have to have a vector," he said. "We need to know where links onto many of the F-15s that we have. We just continue to mod- said. "I think it is time foria new guy to come in here with fresj" we're going, and rather than transform, I think we need to evolve. ernize. As we deploy the next A-10s over the next AEF cycle, they ideas. Change is good for an organization. Whatever he does, he'? will have a precision engagement capability." got my full support, as I had the support of my predecessors." You need to know where you're going to go, you have to know where you are, you have to have a notion of where you want to be, (Courtesy of Air Combat Command News Service. "Our capability and our effects-based look at what we do have and then the plan is how we're going to get there." just really grown. I think it's going to just To spur vectored evolution within ACC, the general established get better in the next three years. Every year, we're going to have better capability." focus areas shortly after taking command. The general said he Those new capabilities include the F/Awanted the command to focus on 22 and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The mission areas rather than profirst operational Raptor arrives here in the grams. spring, and the F-35 is slated for delivery to When I took command in the weeks following September the Air Force in 2008. Additionally, another part of 11th, our nation was engaged in the first battles of the Global "We absolutely need (the F-35)," evolution results from new situations creating new requirements, General Hornburg said. "But with every War on Terrorism. Over the past three years, ACC has played and those requirements inspiring program change, I have to look at spending an integral role in three major military operations, at home and innovation, he said. Old systems some of that money to modernize other airoverseas; from the mountains of Afghanistan, to the sands of planes like F-15Es or F-16s. Specifically are being used in new ways Iraq, to the skies above our nation's capital. everyday. for STOVL [short takeoff and vertical landWhat you have accomplished is nothing short of outstanding. ing], you'd have to look at keeping the A"We always have an opera10s around a little bit longer if we're not tional baseline understanding of After 36 years in the Air Force, I have learned there is one going to get the STOVL variant. So every Gen Hal. Hornburg how things will be used, but unquestionable truth ... it all comes down to people. Take care things are being used in different ways because they're in the hands time there's a fundamental programmatic of yourselves, take care of your families and take care of each shift, it causes me to rethink what our legaof innovative Airmen," General Homburg said. other. In the months and years ahead, you will be called again cy fleet ought to look like. "One great example is going back to the early days of to pitch into the fight... stay ready. Remember being an Airman Afghanistan when we were resupplying our Airmen on the ground. "In general, the less new 'stuff' we have, Two of the things we had to push out of the back of C-130s to our the more old 'stuff' we have to modernize means being well rounded. You must have not only physical ground tactical air controllers we never had to think of before were and keep," he said. "To me, that means and mental strength, but spiritual health as well. My challenge hay for their horses and saddle liniment because our Airmen were we're going to need to recapitalize and to you is to keep these three parts of life in balance. on horseback on wooden saddles. We didn't know how to do it, so modernize our legacy fleet. We make the I have had the privilege of serving with the best of America's we said if we do so and so, we'll be able to get this done. The adapt- argument we don't need as many airplanes sons and daughters. I have no doubt the men and women of ability and ingenuity of the young American is phenomenal. We've tomorrow as we do today because those airgot great people with great heads on their shoulders." planes will have greater capability. But ACC will give the same outstanding support to the next ' That adaptability comes from what the general said is ACC's there is a floor beyond which we can't go or Commander of Air Combat Command. Thank you for your serbiggest contribution to the global war on terrorism — its Airmen. that capability will be diminished." vice to our country and for your families' support during this "Trained and ready Airmen bring the capability of their systems No matter what the make up the future critical time in our nation's history Cynthia and I are so proud as well," he said. "Having trained people rather than just sending airpower fleet, General Hornburg said cost to have been a part of the Air Combat Command family and rookies has been a fundamental positive impact." will drive the Air Force to make difficult "What we've done as a command has been different than in years choices between weapons systems. we wish you and your families the very best. gone by, but I think keeping people at the forefront has been some"These are issues that will always cause thing we've needed to do," he added, "People fundamentally under- pressures on the defense budget," he said. stand that people are the most important asset in the Air Force. We "Defense doesn't come cheap and have got to continue to work in a very tangible, visible manner to America's going to get what it pays for, so make sure our Airmen know how much they're appreciated." the debate has to be how much do we need. Every waking day, we are as good stewards General Hornburg's focus on people ensured vector evolution O* AN A5R AND SPACfi V of the American taxpayers' dollar as we also included the equipment they use. "We're able to fight better because we can command and control possibly can be and do our very, very best General Hal Hornburg bids farewell to Air Force, Air Combat Command Published for People Like... Airman 1st Class Jamar Hugie Unit: 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 421 st Aircraft Maintenance Unit Job: Weapons load crew member Time In Service: One year Most recent accomplishment: Learning the basics of the career field Goals: Attain CCAF as well as a four year degree If I could change one thing at Hill AFB what would it be: Have more opportunities to learn the other functions on base such as base gatherings Fighter Editorial Stnff Col. Charlie Lyon , Commander Capt. Monica Bland Chief, Public Affairs Staff Sgt. 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