The Insitu Group,
RAF Lakenheath, England, UK: The author Eric Hoffer once wrote, “In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” What an elegant way to tell us that people who embrace change will continue to move forward while those who don't will get left behind.
And no where is change more prolific than in the U.S. Air Force.
“We need to become a lighter, leaner and more lethal fighting force capable of taking the fight to the enemy quickly and decisively.”
Want proof? Just look at the last 15 years:
In 1992, the Air Force underwent a massive reorganization that divided up the country's strategic bomber and tanker force and placed them into the newly formed Air Combat and Air Mobility Commands.
For some Strategic Air Command-trained warriors of the time, the change was a devastating blow, which culminated in a large number of impromptu retirements. But the Air Force saw the change through and as a result, our combat power flourished.
The Air Force reorganized again in 2002 – this time by combining supply and transportation squadrons with logistics plans to form the new logistics readiness squadron; by putting all maintainers in a separate maintenance group and by standing up a new mission support group.
Once more, hordes of non-believers chanted their mantras of doom
