Publisher's Synopsis
In August 1998, acting Secretary of the Air Force, F. Whitten Peters, and General Michael E. Ryan, then Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, announced their intent to move the Air Force into the twenty-first century as an expeditionary aerospace force. The vision of transforming the Air Force into a lean yet more capable expeditionary force translates into new challenges and opportunities for commanders at home and abroad.The Air Force relies on the ingenuity, innovation, and skill of a talented pool of war-fighting leaders: commissioned officers, noncommissioned officers, and airmen: to pioneer the Air Force transformation into an effective and powerful expeditionary force. The key to continued success is effective leadership throughout all ranks. Commanders, however, play a distinct leadership role in the transformation process: they are ultimately responsible and accountable.
