Attention all airmen , the message
could not be clearer if we do not
change the way we lead today , we will
lose tomorrow's war . Tomorrow's airman
can expect to operate in contested and
degraded environments and at a much
higher temple than our current force
has ever experienced to meet this
challenge . We must operate with
maximum flexibility , creativity and
capacity . We must build trust , shared ,
awareness and empower initiative . We
will embrace mission command
from its inception . The Air Force has
excelled at keeping pace with rapid
changes . Now , more than ever , we
must accelerate change and prepare for
the future because failure is not an
option . Command is the Air Force's
philosophy of leadership in the star .
The blue field symbolizes the
attributes of the mish command culture .
The five points of the star identify
the principles and encompass the
actions and daily practices of mish
command leadership . Together the
embodiment of the mission command
culture . The practice of its
principles and guidance provided by
commander's intent enables the
centralized command , distributed
control and decentralized execution
framework that allows the Air force to
fly fight and win now and into the
future .
To adopt mission command . We must
first build in our culture , the
attributes is supported . These are the
five CS of a mic command culture . We
will build character . A mission
command culture is built on a
foundation of mutual respect and trust
by airmen of good character . We will
champion competence , tactically ,
technically , intellectually and
cognitively competent commanders ,
subordinates and teams are foundational
to a mission command culture . We will
maximize capability . Organizations
should align themselves to reflect
mission command principles , streamline
processes and increase autonomy while
avoiding unnecessary complexity ,
bureaucracies and micro management , we
will foster cohesion , team , unity and
camaraderie are built by individual
relationships . Celebrate the unit's
collective identity . Capacity is the
measurement of our readiness to execute
mission command . Build the mission
command attributes to transform our
culture . While the attributes describe
the qualities necessary to build a
culture of mission command , the
principles of mission command dictates
the actions necessary to apply the
mission command philosophy , provide
clear commander's intent , give teams
the what the why the left and right
boundaries and the desired instinct and
then let them execute , create shared
understanding , share unit knowledge ,
unit capabilities and challenges the
team is facing to increase the team's
situational awareness and decision
making ability , use mission type
orders when appropriate focus on the
team's purpose and your intent and
empower subordinates to take the
initiative and accomplish the mission ,
build teams through mutual trust ,
trust can only be earned , build trust
through shared experiences , exercise
discipline , initiative be proactive
when the situation unexpectedly changes
take charge , be flexible , operate
within your commander's intent and get
the job done except prudent risk .
There is no such thing as a zero risk .
Air force commanders should analyze
risk in collaboration with their
supporters to balance tension between
protecting the force and completing the
mission . When I think about our
doctrine , when I think about mission
command , it's about our arm , it's
about providing intent , trust and
empowerment to execute what the nation
has asked us to do . We will not be
able to execute the air force future
operating concept without mission
command . It takes practice and
intentional development was brief
Michigan man . You must train Mr
Command , you must exercise Michigan
man . You must debrief Michigan Man .
Michigan man is essential . The wedding .