The following essay, written by one of our best and brightest, Senior Airman Steven Nehls from the 31st Fighter Wing, depicts how important each and every one of us are to the joint fight.
He competed for U.S. European Command Servicemember of the Year and I was particularly impressed with the quality of this essay and the wisdom of his words. I couldn’t be more proud of how well he represented his unit and our Air Force. His attitude toward teamwork and pride in serving with our sister services should be emulated by all … after all—it’s all about the team!
— Chief Master Sgt. Gary G. Coleman
U.S. Air Forces in Europe
Command Chief Master Sgt.
Editor’s note: Here is an excerpt from Airman Nehls’ essay. Next week, read an excerpt from the essay by Airman Matthew Dale, 3rd Air Force.
The Benefits of Our Military Moving Towards All Joint Operations
by Senior Airman Steven R. Nehls
31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,
Aviano Air Base, Italy
Andrew Carnegie once said, “Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”
I have been very fortunate thus far in my short military career to be a member of the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. I say this because there is no task given to us that we cannot accomplish, often against overwhelming odds we still stand up, complete the job and prepare for the next. It is an amazing sight to see aircraft that, by all reasonable expectations, would not fly if it weren’t for everyone’s efforts and contributions …
Everyday that I am at work, I am reminded of the benefits of teamwork.
It is much easier to accomplish the task when we all work together. The same can be said for the idea of Joint Operations.
In order for me and my fellow Air Force maintainers to fully concentrate on fixing our jets when deployed to hostile locations, we need the peace of mind that we are protected from our enemies.
Thanks to our sister services fighting out on the front line to keep us safe we can return the favor by supplying them with combat aircraft support at a moment’s notice.
When Army Soldiers are pinned down and need air support we can deliver it to them only because they’ve kept our airfield safe. When Marines need bombs with on point precision we can deliver because they gave us the time to load.
We are far beyond the benefits of moving toward Joint Operations, we are in the middle of it everyday …
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The following essay, written by one of our best and brightest, Senior Airman Steven Nehls from the 31st Fighter Wing, depicts how important each and every one of us are to the joint fight.
He competed for U.S. European Command Servicemember of the Year and I was particularly impressed with the quality of this essay and the wisdom of his words. I couldn’t be more proud of how well he represented his unit and our Air Force. His attitude toward teamwork and pride in serving with our sister services should be emulated by all … after all—it’s all about the team!
— Chief Master Sgt. Gary G. Coleman
U.S. Air Forces in Europe
Command Chief Master Sgt.
Editor’s note: Here is an excerpt from Airman Nehls’ essay. Next week, read an excerpt from the essay by Airman Matthew Dale, 3rd Air Force.
The Benefits of Our Military Moving Towards All Joint Operations
by Senior Airman Steven R. Nehls
31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,
Aviano Air Base, Italy
Andrew Carnegie once said, “Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.”
I have been very fortunate thus far in my short military career to be a member of the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. I say this because there is no task given to us that we cannot accomplish, often against overwhelming odds we still stand up, complete the job and prepare for the next. It is an amazing sight to see aircraft that, by all reasonable expectations, would not fly if it weren’t for everyone’s efforts and contributions …
Everyday that I am at work, I am reminded of the benefits of teamwork.
It is much easier to accomplish the task when we all work together. The same can be said for the idea of Joint Operations.
In order for me and my fellow Air Force maintainers to fully concentrate on fixing our jets when deployed to hostile locations, we need the peace of mind that we are protected from our enemies.
Thanks to our sister services fighting out on the front line to keep us safe we can return the favor by supplying them with combat aircraft support at a moment’s notice.
When Army Soldiers are pinned down and need air support we can deliver it to them only because they’ve kept our airfield safe. When Marines need bombs with on point precision we can deliver because they gave us the time to load.
We are far beyond the benefits of moving toward Joint Operations, we are in the middle of it everyday …