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CSAF, from 6 and diverse family.
He said it is the people who unite us together and
their lives to their nation.
Welsh impressed this concept upon the members of make doing the impossible a daily reality. Welsh chal-
lenged every Airman in the room to examine not only
the 501st CSW who were present during his round- what they do and how they do it, but, most impor-
table discussions and all calls. tantly, why they do it.

First Lt. Sara Esau, the 422nd Air Base Group ex- With a look of dedication and seriousness in his
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the Air Force people. explained why he wears the uniform.

“Caring for your people is so important,” she said. “I don’t just like being in the Air Force ... I love
“If a four-star general can take the time out of his being in the Air Force,” he said.
schedule to get to know and genuinely care about
his people, there’s no reason we can’t at a supervi- Welsh’s devotion to never dis-
sor level.”
appointing his team led him to
Welsh’s devotion to never disappointing his team
led him to emphasize his “Three C’s”: common emphasize his “Three C’s”: com-
sense, communicate better and care more. He encour-
aged Airmen to use their common sense to step up, mon sense, communicate better
step in and forge new and innovative paths toward
making the Air Force even stronger. and care more. He encouraged

He also said communication is essential and Air- Airmen to use their common
men at all levels must do a better job of engaging
with one another. sense to step up, step in and

“Our Airmen are on Facebook, Twitter and Insta- forge new and innovative paths
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ways to leverage these platforms so our messages are toward making the Air Force
received and understood.”
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say anything, he would know there was something
wrong. He questioned why the same expectation
does not exist when it comes to supervisors and their
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for one another, like brothers and sisters of a large