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Page 2 The Saber Herald October 24, 2008 Top Saber Performer Name: Airman 1st Class Shawn M. Creedon Unit: 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron/81st Aircraft Maintenance Unit Duty title: Assistant dedicated crew chief Hometown: St. Charles, Mo. Years in service: Two and a half Why joined: I have always wanted to serve my country. I also wanted to travel and continue my education. Family: Mother, Darla, and grandmother, Phyllis Hobbies: Playing soccer on the base team and in my local town, as well as travelling throughout Europe Favorite aspect of job: Knowing that the work we do on the fl ightline makes a difference Most memorable Air Force experience: The friends I have made and the people I have met have made my time in the Air Force memorable. Commentary Followership is the key to leadership by Maj. Robert Sheehan 606 Air Control Squadron/chief, Combat Readiness We begin our careers learning that leadership is the bedrock foundation to build upon. Whether it’s basic military training or a commissioning source, leadership stands out as the fundamental difference that makes our military life unique from most other professions in the world. Regardless of our rank, we are told the military needs leaders, and therefore by virtue of our rank and position, we are leaders. From day one, the leader is established and the chain of command is explained. Everyone has their role, from the most junior enlisted member to the commanding offi cer. I fi nd it interesting that one leadership lesson must be learned over and over again – the key to good leadership is the loyal and sincere art of followership. I am convinced that followership is the key to leadership. It starts with the youngest peer groups in our junior enlisted ranks, noncommissioned offi cer corps and company grade offi - cers. We all know the rules, the standards and what is expected of us. Although we try to police ourselves at our own level, and the lower the better, how often must your supervisor step in to remind you of what you need to do? Our goal should be to make our supervisors’ and bosses’ lives easier by doing what is expected of us every day. When the orders come down the chain, regardless of what form they are in, we all know what to do; be good followers. Even supervisors are accountable to someone above them. Accountability is key to followership, and trust is key to the supervisor’s relationship with their subordinates. If we do not support the boss, the success of the mission is directly affected. We can make the day more complicated than it needs to be. We waste time trying to get the job done with less than 100 percent effort. Or worse yet, we may degrade the mission. I believe everyone reading this has been there – convinced the boss didn’t understand mission priorities or realize there was a better way to accomplish a task. You can inject any circumstance into this type of situation. The boss has issued a task; hopefully, they have given direction and made this expectation, standard and suspense clear. The reason you need to do something when asked is not important. If you have not been a supervisor yet, learning why that is lies ahead of you. For those who are fi rst-time supervisors, I believe you have already experienced this, and I hope you have asked yourself how good of a follower you were in your early days and have now become. So, how does this relate? It is a leadership challenge to switch Editorial Staff Published by AdvantiPro GmbH, a private fi rm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive written contract with the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB. This civilian enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publication for mem- Content Managers: Senior Master Sgt. Valerie Weaver Staff Sgt. Tammie Moore Staff Sgt. Andrea Knudson bers of the U.S. military services. Contents of The Saber Herald are not necessarily the offi cial views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense or the Department of the Air Force. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including Editor: AdvantiPro GmbH Nicole Pothier inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Defense, the Department of the Air Force or the publisher AdvantiPro GmbH of the products or services offered. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made avail- Display Ads: Susanne Daugill able for purchase, use, or patronage without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affi liation or any other non-merit factor of the purchaser, Classifi eds: user or patron. Susann Ferrari Editorial content is edited, prepared and provided by the Public Affairs offi ce of the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB. Quality Control: Adam Barclay All photographs are U.S. Air Force photographs, unless otherwise indicated. Col. Tip Wight “Followers need to know and understand their bosses’ priorities so they can be effective leaders and accomplish the mission at hand.„ roles from leader to follower many times a day, from helping out your fellow Airmen by pointing out the obvious safety violation, to setting the example by making sure the jet is ready to launch to complete a combat sortie. It is making sure the simple tasks in front of you are taken care of so we can all put our time and energy into the effort required to manage and execute major tasks. It’s your responsibility as a follower to support the boss and not be the distraction that makes their job tougher or complicates the environment we all work in. We all have a boss. When we all work on becoming a better follower, we acquire the ability to complete a task or conquer challenges more effectively. Followers need to know and understand their bosses’ priorities so they can be effective leaders and accomplish the mission at hand. At the same time, we enable our leaders to focus on more important details and other tasks coming down the chain. We will all be more effective if everyone remembers that before a good leader, you must be a great follower. Accessing Direct Line The Direct Line program is a way to get answers to questions you still have after using your chain of command. Direct Lines of general interest will be published in The Saber Herald and may be edited or paraphrased for brevity or clarity. Submit your Direct Line via: • DirectLine@spangdahlem.af.mil • Mailed to 52nd FW/PA, Unit 3680 Box 220, APO AE 09126 • To PA in building 23 • Concerns may also be sent via fax to 452-5254 Anonymous inputs are accepted. To receive a personal response, you must include your name and phone number. Call The Saber Herald at 452-5244 for more information.
October 24, 2008 CFC, from Page 1 and Youth Programs are one way that you can donate to your overseas military community. The CFC-O developed FSYP knowing that contributors may want to be able to improve the quality of life in their local communities. From the 2007 campaign, more than $714,000 was returned to FSYP. One really exciting benefit of this program is 100 percent of FSYP donations go back into overseas installations. No overhead costs are deducted. If you wish to contribute directly to this program, designate your donation amount in the FSYP block on the pledge form. Remember that FSYP dollars can be put to use in any quality of life program the 52nd Fighter Wing commander deems appropriate, according to Air Force regulations. Providing softballs for youths, funding language classes for spouses and providing art supplies for the local child development center are just a few examples of how FSYP makes a difference in your community. The CFC is the most cost-effective means of giving to the charity of your choice. The CFC-O goal is 100 percent opportunity to give. Many people think they have to give a lot of money to make a difference, but a little can go a very long way to improve someone’s quality of life. No cash or check donation is too small; you can give as little as $1 per pay period. The CFC-O offers contributors three easy ways to make a donation: the traditional paper pledge card, the online pledge assistant and credit card giving. If a contributor chooses the online pledge assistant, they can use a computer to create an electronic pledge card. This is not a fully automated pledge, so it is still necessary to print the completed pledge card and turn it in to your representative or unit coordinator for processing. If the pledge is a payroll allotment, turn in two copies of the pledge form and keep the third. The copy of the pledge for the finance office will also need your original signature. For a cash or check contribution, turn in the audit copy of the form as well. Credit card giving is a fully automated pledge method; people using this method will not need to turn any paper in. Credit card giving allows you to choose a one-time donation or a monthly allotment which, like a payroll allotment, will begin in January and be taken in 12 monthly installments until December 2009. The Saber Herald Page 3 You can choose which day of the month you would like the payment to be made. Credit card giving is subject to a limit of 2 percent of the contributor’s base salary. German employees are not able to donate via payroll deductions. They are, however, able to make online credit card or cash donations. If you want to use either the online pledge assistant or credit card giving, log on to the CFC-O Web site at www.cfcoverseas.org. From the homepage, these programs can be accessed by clicking on the “for contributors” tab. The CFC-O is proud to announce the prize giveaway for the fall 2008 campaign. The first prize is a brand new 2009 Ford Focus donated by Exchange New Car Sales. The second and third prizes are a $5,000 and a $1,000 U.S. savings bond donated by GEICO. To enter the drawing for one of the prizes, complete a pledge card and turn it in to a campaign volunteer. Only one entry per person is allowed. The winners will be drawn randomly and notified in April 2009. The sweepstakes are only open to military or government civilian identification card holders stationed overseas. You must be 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry with a valid driver’s license Quick Facts • Spangdahlem’s CFC-O campaign lasts until Dec. 3. • No cash or check donation is too small; you can give as little as $1 per pay period. • To use the online pledge assistant or to give by credit card, visit www.cfcoverseas.org. • For information on the CFC at Spangdahlem, contact project officer Senior Master Sgt. Darrell Hixon at 452-5796/7 or via e-mail at darrell.hixon@ spangdahlem.af.mil. and exchange privileges. For more information about the CFC, contact either Spangdahlem’s CFC-O Project Officer, Senior Master Sgt. Darrell Hixon, at 452- 6796/7 or via e-mail at darrell. hixon@spangdahlem.af.mil, your unit representative or visit www. opm.gov/cfc/. Colonel presents Civilian Length of Service Awards by staff reports 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs 52nd Operations Support Squadron Gregory Lia, 20 years 52nd Communications Squadron Carmen Jutz, 20 years Harald Mann, 20 years 52nd Force Support Squadron Conrad Townsend, 20 years Ralf Heine, 25 years Joseph Richie Jr., 30 years Claudie Wright, 30 years Annerose Zacchetti, 40 years Defense Commissary Agency Alfred Hormesch, 20 years Werner Steffen, 25 years Manfred Stockemer, 30 years 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron Roland Monschauer, 20 years Markus Rech, 20 years Elisabeth Hubo, 25 years Thomas Locker, 25 years Walter Müller, 25 years Klaus Otten, 25 years Peter Thiel, 25 years William D. Lynch, 30 years Werner Marx, 30 years Gabriele Poss, 30 years Willi Sonnen, 30 years Wilhelm Herrig, 35 years Günter Leers, 35 years Ludwig Lehnertz, 35 years Dieter Neises, 35 years Helga Bialluch, 40 years 52nd Fighter Wing Bernhard Schäfer, 20 years 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Anita Roettgen-Hamm, 25 years Harald Thull, 25 years Winfried Wiesen, 30 years U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathanael Callon Recipients of the Civilian Length of Service Award stand with Col. Lee Wight, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, after the Civilian Length of Service ceremony Oct. 14. The recipients were awarded for their outstanding service to Spangdahlem Air Base. Hans-Josef Krischel, 30 years Josef Metzen, 35 years Bernhard Klassen, 35 years Britta Martinez, 35 years Wilfried Dahm, 40 years 52nd Security Forces Squadron Gabriele Bennett, 25 years 52nd Comptroller Squadron Derek Johnston, 25 years Ursula Tolbert, 25 years 470th Air Base Squadron Helga Schäfers, 30 years
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