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EFFOrT, from Page 2
be significantly increased. You will be responsible for ensuring organizational requirements are met, and to lead, guide and equip your Airmen to get the mission done effectively and efficiently. In this role, it is important to ensure you are present, avail- able and consistent for your subordinates and unit. Make great effort to have boots on the ground and go and see what your Airmen are doing. By doing so, you will gain knowledge to create an environ- ment where their efforts and their well-being will flourish. Be deliberate in looking for opportunities for growth for your Airmen through specialized training, advanced leadership courses, professional development classes and mentoring sessions. By providing focused effort in talent management, you will find that your Airmen and unit will be well equipped to handle any task. Be transparent, consistent, fair with your decisions and communi- cate openly and trust will be earned.
Be accountable to and for your Airmen. They need to know they can come to you with issues and that you have their best interest in mind. While I have listed many expected performance values of the senior NCO, the effort exerted within this role will make the difference in doing a good job or excelling at it.
Going the extra mile may translate into a job well done, a promotion, knowledge gained, a new opportunity or even a life saved. I have given you plenty of ideas where you can focus your efforts. Be cognizant of the fact that you are in the driver’s seat. Take action. Give your best effort. Be the exception.
F35-a, from Page 1
“The B61 series weapons are tacti- cal gravity nuclear weapons that can be used on Dual Capable Aircraft like the F-15E and F-16C/D,” said Lt. Col Daniel Jackson, division chief, Headquarters ACC Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration. “Having a 5th Generation DCA fighter aircraft with this capability brings an entirely new strategic-level capability that strengthens our na- tion’s nuclear deterrence mission.”
The nuclear certification is bro- ken into two phases: nuclear design certification and nuclear operational certification. This test is considered the graduation flight test exercise for the F-35A nuclear design certification and concludes on-aircraft testing for the initial nuclear certification effort. The test data received from this event is currently under analysis and review by the Department of Defense and Department of Energy to ensure the F-35A and B61-12 JTAs performed correctly throughout all phases of the operation.
“The B-2 bomber was the promi- nent nuclear capable stealth air- craft,” said Jackson. “Adding ‘nucle- ar capable’ to a 5th-Gen fighter that already brings several conventional-
Air Force photographs by Airman 1st Class Zachary Rufus
Airman 1st Class Javier Farcia-Bustos marshals an F-35A Lightning II as it taxis to complete the final test exercise of the nuclear design certification process at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Sept. 21, 2021. This event included the first release of the most representative B61-12 test asset from an operationally representative F-35A, resulting in the B61-12 becoming the first F-35 weapon to complete development and intrgration during the aircraft’s modernization phase.
level capabilities to the table adds strategic-level implication to this jet.”
No date has been released for full F-35A nuclear certification in sup- port of real-world operations. The successful completion of this test covers a critical part of the nuclear certification process and ensures the F-35A will remain on track for future timelines.
Not all aircraft will become nu-
clear-capable upon full certification in support of real-world operations. Only those units with a nuclear mis- sion will be given the hardware and manpower necessary to configure and maintain nuclear capable F-35s.
The test event was led by a col- laborative effort between the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, F-35 Joint Program Office, Sandia National Labs and several HQ ACC staff directorates.
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