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Message from the Chief of the Air Staff
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| LGen Pennie is seen
inspecting a Quarter
Guard at Camp Mirage on
December 4, 2003 prior to
visiting Camp Julien on
December 5. In the past
10 months, LGen Pennie has
visited almost every Air Force
Wing as well as deployed units
in Bosnia-Herzegovina and
southwest Asia. |
On behalf of all members of the Air Force, both past and
present, greetings and welcome to the spring edition
of Crew Brief, one that truly showcases how far we have come in our 80
year history and where we are
going as an organization.
I am often asked to describe the state of affairs within our Air Force
community, both strategically and operationally.
As you know, and as I have stated on many occasions in this communiqué
and elsewhere, the Air Force is at a
critical time in its evolution, more fragile and precarious than ever
before. Yet with that fragility comes a sense of
determination to thrive and grow as an organization. With a Defence Review
on the horizon and potential changes
to the political landscape, the Air Force is busy solidifying its case
for transforming the Air Force from a primarily static,
platform-focused, post-Cold War Air Force to a 21st Century aerospace
force that is expeditionary, network-enabled
and results-focused.
What do we mean by results-focused operational capability? It means focusing
more on the security we provide
for Canadians and identifying how we can deliver that more effectively,
efficiently and with greater sustainability and
predictability. This does not necessarily mean doing more with less, quite
the opposite. It means focusing more on
the quality of our operational life and making the necessary internal
reallocations to make that happen. For example,
we know there is duplication of effort at certain levels. We know we could
prepare for deployments in a more
systemic, predictable fashion. All of these factors, and others too numerous
to mention here, point towards building
a stronger, more efficient better Air Force. Having said that, however,
I am aware that change fatigue is a very real
phenomenon and we are doing our best to position Air Force transformation
as just that, transformation not change.
I think our members, and Canadians in general, will welcome these enhancements.
Sic Itur Ad Astra
LGen K.C. Pennie
Chief of the Air Staff
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