Global wing organization bridge course to stand up in June Published May 28, 2008 By Staff Sgt. Travis Edwards Nellis AFB Public Affairs NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The U.S. Air Force Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School and the U.S. Air Force Weapons School here teamed up to produce a two-day course on "Mission Generation" for the organizations moving toward the new global wing organizational construct, with classes scheduled to begin mid-June. The finalization process included Air Force Director of Maintenance, Maj. Gen. Robert McMahon, who was there to ensure the class created assists in a smooth transition to the global wing organization. This organizational concept will restructure current flying and maintenance squadrons into one consolidated squadron, where both functions will work and deploy as one unit. "This will create fully capable mission ready Airmen," said General McMahon. "By putting these two specialties together as one, we create a relationship of trust between the maintenance field and flyers before they move out on deployments." He added this concept will increase the combat effectiveness of both groups because each specialty will have a better understanding of the other. "We need to arm our operators and logistics leaders with an understanding and appreciation of mission generation tactics, techniques and procedures that will prepare them for the new challenges they will face," said Lt. Gen. Kevin Sullivan, Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff of Installations. He added the Airmen need to be prepared to operate in a truly integrated flying squadron. In March, General McMahon, with marching orders from Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. T. Michael Moseley, requested wing-level organizations to come up with a two-day course using local AMMOS and USAFWS graduates to instruct a bridge course. "This is a tremendously important effort," said General McMahon. "We want to get it right the first time." The course will focus on mission generation aspects like aircraft fleet health, scheduling and mission production. "The two-day course will create an excellent opportunity for operators and maintainers to strengthen their lines of communication and promote common understanding of the overall mission," said Lt. Col. Jeff Decker, the AMMOS commandant. The end result, he said, was a smooth transition to the global wing structure, ensuring the specialists don't go into the change cold.
