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LEADERSHIP, from page 5 ______
accept anything less that excellence in
everything that we do.”
Ditore said he wants members to
think about how they would treat their
mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers,
and make that the standard for how their
conduct here.
“We have an amazing esprit de corps
and camaraderie here and we should
continue to build those professional rela-
tionships,” he said. “That is what I believe “I would expect our Airmen to take care
leadership and teamwork is all about. It
is about professional relationships where
you get to know and learn from not only
your Airmen but also your teammates
and partners.”
Additionally, Cunningham empha-
sized how vital it is that all Airmen be
good wingmen. He said it is crucial to
get to know one another to make sure
people know they have support and a
source for strength when they are going
through hard times.
“We are a family and we don’t want to
lose any member of the family,” he said.
“So being great wingmen, having those
professional relationships, and being able
to ask the difficult questions like, ‘You
were looking a little bit down yesterday,
what is going on at home?’ It is a sign of
strength to ask for help. We do it in our
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families, and it is important to do it as a of course comes with challenges but it is
team here. Encourage each other to ask
for help. We have such great resources
and great folks that are doing great work
with our human performance team on
that front.”
Ditore said it is important to realize
that nearly everyone on base at one point
or another has gone through a challeng-
ing time or struggled with an issue.
“We need to remember that we will get
through difficult times together,” he said. in the Air Force signed up to be part of
of the family at home as well. We can’t
get so focused on what we have going on
here, which is awesome and amazing,
that we forget to take care of the family
at home too. I can tell you that we feel
the same, we would not be where we
are today without our significant other,
spouses, and families at home, and I
know the rest of the base is the same,
they are vital to what we do.”
When it comes to the mission, Cun-
ningham said he can’t imagine a more
amazing mission for a wing to have.
Someone once told him “I love the fact
that when I come through the front gates
that I feel the mission.”
“It is really powerful with what we
do here,” Cunningham said. “I love that
about this wing and the fact that we are
doing the mission every single day, which
pretty special.”
Ditore said one of his favorite things is three or four doors with cockpits behind
when he can get out during the day and
walk around to see the amazing things
Airmen are doing on a daily basis.
“I often say what a privilege it is to
wear this uniform and serve, and how
less than one percent of our nation can
say that and do so,” Ditore said. “But
when you think about it every person
something big and great and have an
impact on the world. And when you walk
around this base, I challenge anyone to
tell me another installation or Air Force
base where Airmen are making a bigger
global impact or that have more global
reach on a daily basis. We came up here
on July Fourth and got to see our folks
in action and the incredible things they
do. So it doesn’t matter what time of the
year, or what day it is, we are making an
impact all over the world.”
Cunningham said the way the RPA
enterprise employs airpower in today’s
fight and the difference the base is mak-
ing is remarkable. He continued to say
while we are making difference today, the
future of the platform and its untapped
potential is incredible.
“Honestly we have a lot of great, inno-
vative folks in this wing who are thinking
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about those opportunities, and that is
also an amazing part of this mission,” he
said. “I can walk down a hallway and see
them. The airpower that is levied forth
from that single spot is just so powerful
to me.”
Ditore said he finds the diversity
and flexibility of the mission capability
inspiring.
“You can use it for intelligence, sur-
veillance and reconnaissance, or going
kinetic,” he said. “You can see how our
whole country is using it. Whether it is to
help firefighters or to provide ISR to the
mission, the variance is incredible. We
have just barely cracked the surface on
the capabilities that this platform brings.”
With the daily contributions of the
RPA community, and the growth of the
platform and mission, Cunningham said
it is important to share the story of the
432nd WG and its Airmen.
“What this platform means for the
future of our Air Force is really limitless,”
Cunningham said. “I think you will find
this is certainly one of the reasons why
telling our story and being advocates is
a part of our priority for the wing. The
senior leaders of tomorrow’s Air Force
will have RPA experience because it is
such a powerful thing that we contribute
to the fight.”