Reflections on One Year in Command
Air Force Materiel Command
Powering the World's Greatest Air Force...We develop, deliver, support and sustain war-winning capabilities.
A note from Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, AFMC Commander
I just crossed one year as your commander, and how the time has flown.?Over the past year, Chief Flosi and I completed visits with our headquarters (HQ) two-letter organizations, our six centers, our AFMC-owned installations, and many of our other operating locations.?While I wish I could say I personally met all 89,000 of you, I very much enjoyed interacting with and learning about what many of you do for our nation, Air Force, and AFMC.?Your patriotism, intellect, and passion for the mission are our secret weapons!?Somehow, my admiration and respect for you, for our ‘One AFMC Team,’ and even for our historic patch is deeper today than one year ago.
When I took command, my overarching goal was to bolster our ability to work as one integrated AFMC Team, regardless of functional affiliation, geographic location, center, or HQ two-letter.?To get after that, we spent multiple months developing a simple, actionable, and measurable AFMC Strategic Plan centered around four lines of effort.?Since publishing our AFMC Strategic Plan in January 2023, we’ve been heartily developing and executing initiatives that align to it.?While there are several dozen command-wide initiatives I’m closely tracking at my level, it’s been equally awesome to learn about the initiatives **you and your teams** are crafting and executing at your level!?Keep it up…and keep telling me about them when I visit.?If you haven’t yet, I encourage you to take a few minutes to review the AFMC Strategic Plan I sent out in a previous Commander’s Log, and then draft and execute meaningful initiatives within the scope of your work center.
As I thought about what to include in this ‘Reflections’ note, I first set out to highlight a set of specific and visible accomplishments that made the news.?However, I quickly realized there’s no way to do justice to the comprehensive and fantastic work you all have done.
Instead, let me share select items we worked, and continue to work, that emanate from our AFMC Strategic Plan and are applicable to most of us:
In addition to those cross-cutting MAJCOM items, every Center has also continued to deliver on center-specific duties, programs, projects, and support commitments…wow!
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It’s indeed been a busy and remarkable year, one in which we celebrated the 30-year anniversary of AFMC, as well as the 100-year anniversary of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.?In closing, Dede and I are humbled to be part of this high performing team.?Don’t ever forget AFMC is indispensable to the near- and long-term security of our nation; every corner of our Air Force is counting on us.?I’m excited to meet and learn from more of you during my second year.?**Thank you** for your service and all you do to support our troops and the security of our great Nation.?Together we are one AFMC…powering the world’s greatest Air Force!
With great respect,
Duke
DUKE Z. RICHARDSON
General, USAF
Commander, Air Force Materiel Command
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Retired!
1 年Thanks General, you are the leader we need!! I've been in the AFMC since it started. ??
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1 年Superb and humble leader. Blessings