TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. —
With a promise to commit his full energies to sustaining an surroundings the place all Airmen, whether or not civilian or army, can attain their full potential, Lt. Gen. Stacey T. Hawkins assumed command of the Air Power Sustainment Heart Aug. 15 throughout a ceremony in Bldg. 3001 at Tinker Air Power Base, Okla.
“I’m so excited to be on this position,” Hawkins stated. “I’m humbled, grateful, and blessed by this chance.”
Hawkins, who was promoted to lieutenant basic in a ceremony instantly previous the change of command, is uniquely certified to steer AFSC, in response to Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander of Air Power Materiel Command and presiding official for each ceremonies.
“4 grasp’s levels, 4 occasions deployed, three main command [logistics leadership positions] … he’s labored on the flightline, he’s labored within the again store … fighters, bombers, airlifters, tankers, munitions. It’s overwhelming,” Richardson stated. “He’s three-star prepared.”
Hawkins can also be a grasp at working towards enterprise options, Richardson stated, and can assist speed up the change that the chief of workers of the Air Power is in search of all through the service.
“The mission of the Air Power Sustainment Heart is admittedly important to our nation,” Richardson stated. “Most folk don’t know that, however this place generates airpower.”
Greater than 40,000 Airmen work inside AFSC at three air logistics complexes, three air base wings and two provide chain wings positioned throughout the nation.
“You’re inheriting an exceptional workforce,” Richardson advised Hawkins. “These are outstanding professionals. We frequently view them as artisans and magicians due to the situation of the airplanes that they’re requested to work on. Lead and maintain them.”
Hawkins vowed to “work relentlessly with our AFSC management teammates horizontally and vertically to repeatedly enhance our manufacturing machine course of, bolster our important nuclear deterrent mission, maintain the subsequent era of weapon methods and protect our legacy weapon methods, that are all important to preserving America’s stature.”
Teamwork, accountability, respect, transparency, credibility, and engagement will all be hallmarks of the AFSC group, he stated, because the workforce continues to construct on the success of Artwork of the Doable and the mission tradition.
“At this consequential time in historical past, I really feel ready greater than I ever have been to serve on this rank and to imagine the position that I’m going to humbly step into as we speak.”
Hawkins takes the reins from Lt. Gen. Tom D. Miller, who’s shifting to the Pentagon because the deputy chief of workers for logistics, engineering and pressure safety, Headquarters U.S. Air Power.
