DOCSLIB.ORG

A Case Study of Air Officers Commanding

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
A Case Study of Air Officers Commanding DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE LEADER DEVELOPERS: A CASE STUDY OF AIR OFFICERS COMMANDING By HANS J. LARSEN B.S., United States Air Force Academy, 1999 M.A., University of Nebraska, 2000 M.A., University of Colorado, 2012 A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Leadership, Research, and Foundations 2019 ii ©2019 HANS JOSEPH LARSEN ALL RIGHTS RESERVED iii This dissertation for Doctor of Philosophy Degree by Hans J. Larsen Has been approved for the Department of Leadership, Research, and Foundations By _________________________________ Dr. Andrea Bingham, Chair _________________________________ Dr. Patricia Witkowsky _________________________________ Dr. Phillip Morris _________________________________ Dr. Joseph Wehrman _________________________________ Dr. Joseph Sanders __________________ Date iv Larsen, Hans J. (PhD, Educational Leadership, Research, and Policy) Developing Effective Leader Developers: A Case Study of Air Officers Commanding Dissertation directed by Assistant Professor Andrea Bingham This dissertation is a qualitative case study that examined how the United States Air Force Academy’s (USAFA) Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Master’s Program prepares officers to be leader developers. AOCs are sent through a one-year education and training program called the AOC Master’s Program. Interviews, document reviews, and observations were conducted with AOCs while currently at USAFA, both within the program and in command, to determine what dispositions, behaviors, and skills make for an effective leader developer and how the program prepares them for this role. Findings from the research revealed the importance of possessing the proper disposition toward development, engaging in sensemaking, modeling, and psychological safety in fulfilling the role of a leader developer. In addition, findings demonstrated that while room exists for improvement, the AOC Master’s Program and its emphasis on developmental counseling with leadership studies proved valuable in preparing officers for their leader developer role. These findings benefit USAFA in continuing to improve in developing leaders of character while also providing insights to the larger leader and leadership development community regarding this little studied role of leader developer. Keywords: Leader developer, leader development, leadership development, United States Air Force Academy, Air Officer Commanding v DEDICATION I dedicate this dissertation to my late father, Dr. Samuel H. Larsen. He will forever be my main inspiration behind this dissertation and the quintessential leader developer in my experience. “…though he died, he still speaks.” vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It is impossible to fully acknowledge all those who helped me with this project, from demonstrating what a leader developer is, to discussions about this unique role, to participating actively in my conducting and writing this dissertation. However, I will make special mention of a few. First of all, I want to thank my committee for their incredible support and guidance, and especially for that of my chairperson, Dr. Andrea Bingham, who helped me refine this project through countless hours over the course of three years. Next, I want to thank all the AOCs who participated in the research by sharing their experiences as leader developers—thank you for allowing me to learn from you and to share that learning with others. I also want to thank the leadership of the Air Force Academy’s Center for Character and Leadership Development for sponsoring me for this PhD. I want to acknowledge, too, the numerous professors, mentors, peers, colleagues, friends, and family members that have influenced this work, especially my late father, Dr. Samuel H. Larsen. In addition, I want to thank my wife, Angela, and my children, Colby, Bradley, Andrew, and Allyson, for putting up with hearing about this project over and over again these past three years—your patience, support, and love towards me are meaningful beyond words. And finally, I am grateful to the God of Migdol, who with a strong hand delivers again and again. vii TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………1 Context…………………………………………………………………………….2 The Center for Character and Leadership Development’s (CCLD) Leader of Character Framework (LCF)………………………….3 The Leader Developer……………………………………………………..5 USAFA’s Leader Developers and Their Preparation……………..………8 Problem Statement……………………………………………………………….12 Purpose Statement………………………………………………………………..12 Research Questions………………………………………………………………13 Research Significance……………………………………………………………14 CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW………………………………………………...16 Leadership Theories……………………………………………………………...17 Transformational Leadership…………………...………………………..18 Authentic Leadership…………………………………………………….22 Servant Leadership……………………………………………………….24 Counseling Theories……………………………………….….……..…………..34 Person-Centered Theory and Psychological Safety……………………..35 Behavior Theory and Modeling………………………………………….36 Cognitive Behavioral Theory (CBT) and Sensemaking…………………38 Conceptual Framework…………………………………………………………..41 Sensemaking……………………………………………………………..46 Modeling…………………………………………………………………47 viii Psychological Safety……………………………………………………..48 CHAPTER 3. METHODOLOGY……………………………………………………….50 Research Site and Participants…………………………………………………...53 Data Collection………………………………………………………..….….…..57 Interviews………………………………………………………………..57 Observations……………………………………………………………..58 Document Reviews………………………………………………………59 Data Analysis…………………………………………………………………….59 General Data Analysis Plan……………………………………………...60 Coding……………………………………………………………………62 Trustworthiness and Limitations…………………………………………………63 CHAPTER 4. FINDINGS……….……………………………………………………….66 Themes…………………………………………………………………………...66 Themes 1-4: The Effective Leader Developer……………………………….…..69 Theme 1—Disposition of a Leader Developer…………………………..69 Theme 2—Sensemaking……..…………………………………………..79 Theme 3—Modeling…………………..…………………………………86 Theme 4—Psychological Safety….…………………………………..….90 Themes 5-7: AOC Master’s Program—Preparing Leader Developers..….….….99 Theme 5—Extremely Valuable Program…….………………………….99 Theme 6—Counseling Classes are Vital……………………………….104 Theme 7—Small Changes Needed…..…………………………………111 Research Question 1: What it means to be an Effective Leader Developer……118 ix Research Questions 2-3: How to Prepare Leader Developers………………….123 CHAPTER 5. CONCLUSION….…………………………………………..….…..…..127 Discussion…………………………………………………………………..…..127 The Effective Leader Developer….…………………………………….131 Developing Effective Leader Developers…………….………………...140 Implications and Recommendations……………………..……………………..145 Implications for Policy………………………………………………….146 Implications for Practice………………………………………………..148 Recommendations for Future Research…………………………….…..155 Conclusion……………………………………………..……………………….158 REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………160 APPENDICES………………………………………………………………………….176 A. Interview Protocol……………………………………………………….....177 B. Observation Protocol……………………………………………………….179 C. Document Protocol…………………………………………………………180 D. Original AOC Master’s Pilot Program Documents………………………...181 E. AOC Job Analysis………………………………………………………….191 F. IRB Approval…….…………………………………………………………210 x FIGURES Figure 1. A framework for developing leaders of character………………….……………….4 2. Mission of USAFA as different from normal organizations……….……………….7 3. Diagram of transformational leadership……………………………….…………..21 4. Diagram of authentic leadership theory……………………………………………23 5. Study rationale and design…………………………………………………………44 6. A conceptual framework for the leader developer at USAFA…………….……….45 7. Demographics of participants………………………………………………….…..56 8. Word cloud of initial codes………………………………………………………...67 9. Word cloud of major codes……………………………………………………..….67 10. Frequency of code occurrence for long term view in development………………..74 11. Frequency of code occurrence for emotional and relational growth……………...110 12. Frequency of code occurrence for college teaching course……………………….115 13. Study design with findings………………………………………………………..130 14. The effective leader developer……………………………………………………132 15. AOCs’ unique role…………………………………………………………….…..135 16. AOCs as USAFA’s weapons officers……………………………………………..136 17. Developing leader developers……………………………………………………..141 xi TABLES Table 1. Developing Effective Leader Developers Themes…………….……………….…..68 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION No matter how defined and examined, leadership matters (Child, 1997; Cycyota, Ferrante, Green, Heppard, & Karolick, 2011; Hambrick, 2007; Hogan & Kaiser, 2005). Leadership occurs within complex and varied contexts involving many factors within dynamic and interconnected systems (Luthans & Avolio, 2003; Marion & Uhl-Bien, 2001; Richardson, 2008). Capitalizing on leadership experiences, leaders learn and develop the most when supported with coaching, mentoring, and action learning (Day, 2000). However, an apparent gap remains in published research about what it takes to be an effective leader developer, one whose primary role is focused on the development of someone else as a leader. This study aims to examine the role of leader developer and help shed light on what makes one effective and how best to prepare a person for such a role—specifically those leader developers at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). As Marion and Uhl-Bien (2001, p. 414) point out, “leaders are one element of an interactive network that is far
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Sir Frank Cooper on Air Force Policy in the 1950S & 1960S
    The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors concerned and are not necessarily those held by the Royal Air Force Historical Society Copyright © Royal Air Force Historical Society, 1993 All rights reserved. 1 Copyright © 1993 by Royal Air Force Historical Society First published in the UK in 1993 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing. Printed by Hastings Printing Company Limited Royal Air Force Historical Society 2 THE PROCEEDINGS OFTHE ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Issue No 11 President: Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC Committee Chairman: Air Marshal Sir Frederick B Sowrey KCB CBE AFC General Secretary: Group Captain J C Ainsworth CEng MRAeS Membership Secretary: Commander P O Montgomery VRD RNR Treasurer: D Goch Esq FCCA Programme Air Vice-Marshal G P Black CB OBE AFC Sub-Committee: Air Vice-Marshal F D G Clark CBE BA Air Commodore J G Greenhill FBIM T C G James CMG MA *Group Captain I Madelin Air Commodore H A Probert MBE MA Group Captain A R Thompson MBE MPhil BA FBIM MIPM Members: A S Bennell Esq MA BLitt *Dr M A Fopp MA PhD FMA FBIM A E Richardson *Group Captain N E Taylor BSc D H Wood Comp RAeS * Ex-officio The General Secretary Regrettably our General Secretary of five years standing, Mr B R Jutsum, has found it necessary to resign from the post and the committee.
    [Show full text]
  • Realignment and Indian Air Power Doctrine
    Realignment and Indian Airpower Doctrine Challenges in an Evolving Strategic Context Dr. Christina Goulter Prof. Harsh Pant Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed or implied in the Journal are those of the authors and should not be construed as carrying the official sanction of the Department of Defense, Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Air University, or other agencies or departments of the US government. This article may be reproduced in whole or in part without permission. If it is reproduced, the Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs requests a courtesy line. ith a shift in the balance of power in the Far East, as well as multiple chal- Wlenges in the wider international security environment, several nations in the Indo-Pacific region have undergone significant changes in their defense pos- tures. This is particularly the case with India, which has gone from a regional, largely Pakistan-focused, perspective to one involving global influence and power projection. This has presented ramifications for all the Indian armed services, but especially the Indian Air Force (IAF). Over the last decade, the IAF has been trans- forming itself from a principally army-support instrument to a broad spectrum air force, and this prompted a radical revision of Indian aipower doctrine in 2012. It is akin to Western airpower thought, but much of the latest doctrine is indigenous and demonstrates some unique conceptual work, not least in the way maritime air- power is used to protect Indian territories in the Indian Ocean and safeguard sea lines of communication. Because of this, it is starting to have traction in Anglo- American defense circles.1 The current Indian emphases on strategic reach and con- ventional deterrence have been prompted by other events as well, not least the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan, which demonstrated that India lacked a balanced defense apparatus.
    [Show full text]
  • Current Affairs Questions and Answers for February 2010: 1. Which Bollywood Film Is Set to Become the First Indian Film to Hit T
    ho”. With this latest honour the Mozart of Madras joins Current Affairs Questions and Answers for other Indian music greats like Pandit Ravi Shankar, February 2010: Zakir Hussain, Vikku Vinayak and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt who have won a Grammy in the past. 1. Which bollywood film is set to become the first A. R. Rahman also won Two Academy Awards, four Indian film to hit the Egyptian theaters after a gap of National Film Awards, thirteen Filmfare Awards, a 15 years? BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe. Answer: “My Name is Khan”. 9. Which bank became the first Indian bank to break 2. Who becomes the 3rd South African after Andrew into the world’s Top 50 list, according to the Brand Hudson and Jacques Rudoph to score a century on Finance Global Banking 500, an annual international Test debut? ranking by UK-based Brand Finance Plc, this year? Answer: Alviro Petersen Answer: The State Bank of India (SBI). 3. Which Northeastern state of India now has four HSBC retain its top slot for the third year and there are ‘Chief Ministers’, apparently to douse a simmering 20 Indian banks in the Brand Finance® Global Banking discontent within the main party in the coalition? 500. Answer: Meghalaya 10. Which country won the African Cup of Nations Veteran Congress leader D D Lapang had assumed soccer tournament for the third consecutive time office as chief minister on May 13, 2009. He is the chief with a 1-0 victory over Ghana in the final in Luanda, minister with statutory authority vested in him.
    [Show full text]
  • VOLUME 13 NUMBER 2 DECEMBER 2014 a Professional Journal of National Defence College
    VOLUME 13 NUMBER 2 DECEMBER 2014 A Professional Journal of National Defence College Volume 13 Number 2 December 2014 National Defence College Bangladesh EDITORIAL BOARD Chief Patron Lieutenant General Mollah Fazle Akbar, ndc, psc Editor-in-Chief Rear Admiral Muhammad Anwarul Islam, NGP, ndc, afwc, psc Editor Colonel Md Mahbub-ul Alam, afwc, psc Associate Editors Group Captain Javed Tanveer Khan, afwc, psc, GD(P) Lieutenant Colonel ANM Foyezur Rahman, psc, Engrs Assistant Editors Senior Assistant Secretary Rajib Ahmed Civilian Staff Officer Third Grade Md Nazrul Islam DISCLAIMER The analysis, opinions and conclusions expressed or implied in this Journal are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the NDC, Bangladesh Armed Forces or any other agencies of Bangladesh Government. Statement, fact or opinion appearing in NDC Journal are solely those of the authors and do not imply endorsement by the editors or publisher. INITIAL SUBMISSION Initial Submission of manuscripts and editorial correspondence should be sent to the National Defence College, Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh. Tel: 88 02 9003087, Fax: 88 02 8034715, E mail : [email protected]. Authors should consult the notes for contributions at the back of the Journal before submitting their final draft. The editors cannot accept responsibility for any damage to or loss of manuscripts. ISSN: 1683-8475 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electrical,
    [Show full text]
  • Royal Air Force Historical Society
    ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL 49 2 The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the contributors concerned and are not necessarily those held by the Royal Air Force Historical Society. First published in the UK in 2010 by the Royal Air Force Historical Society All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing. ISSN 1361 4231 Printed by Windrush Group Windrush House Avenue Two Station Lane Witney OX28 4XW 3 ROYAL AIR FORCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY President Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham GCB CBE DFC AFC Vice8President Air 2arshal Sir Frederick Sowrey KC3 C3E AFC Committee Chairman Air 7ice82arshal N 3 3aldwin C3 C3E 7ice8Chairman -roup Captain 9 D Heron O3E Secretary -roup Captain K 9 Dearman FRAeS 2embership Secretary Dr 9ack Dunham PhD CPsychol A2RAeS Treasurer 9 3oyes TD CA 2embers Air Commodore - R Pitchfork 23E 3A FRAes ,in Commander C Cummin s :9 S Cox Esq 3A 2A :A72 P Dye O3E 3Sc(En ) CEn AC-I 2RAeS :-roup Captain 2 I Hart 2A 2A 2Phil RAF :,in Commander C Hunter 22DS RAF Editor & Publications ,in Commander C - 9efford 23E 3A 2ana er :Ex Officio 4 CONTENTS THE PRE8,AR DE7E.OP2ENT OF DO2INION AIR 7 FORCES by Sebastian Cox ANS,ERIN- THE @O.D COUNTRABSB CA.. by , Cdr 11 Colin Cummin s ‘REPEAT, PLEASE!’ PO.ES AND CCECHOS.O7AKS IN 35 THE 3ATT.E OF 3RITAIN by Peter Devitt A..IES AT ,ARE THE RAF AND THE ,ESTERN 51 EUROPEAN AIR FORCES, 1940845 by Stuart Hadaway 2ORNIN- G&A 76 INTERNATIONA.
    [Show full text]
  • Air Force Academy Heritage
    Air Force Academy Heritage Air Force Academy Heritage $29.95 Air Force Academy Military/History A Heritage HTHE EARLY YEARS AirAir ForceForce AcademyAcademy AA HeritageHeritage The Air Force Academy under construction in the late 1950s (left) and a view of the Academy today (right). THE EARLY YEARS The Academy, with its 18,500 acres, is one of the largest collegiate campuses in the world. HH he need for an air academy began with the first powered flight. About the Author Orville Wright and his brother, Wilbur, launched the age of flight TTon December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. But it wasn’t George V. until April 1, 1954, when President Eisenhower signed the Academy Bill, Fagan that the Air Force Academy became a reality. Brigadier General Brigadier General George V. Fagan tells the story of the history of the USAF (Ret.) Air Force Academy and how it went from just an idea in World War I to Temple University BS 1940, MA 1941 the military educational institution of today. General Fagan is well qualified University of to write such a book, as he was one of the original professors and director of Pennsylvania the Academy Libraries. PhD 1954 The evolution and development of the Air Force Academy over its Serving with distinction as a member of the first fifty-year period has been remarkable. It has become a unique national original cadre, permanent professor of the institution. The true value of an educational institution is reflected in the Academy’s Department of History, and as quality of its graduates.
    [Show full text]
  • Supplement to the London Gazette, 2Nd July 1968 7355
    SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 2ND JULY 1968 7355 Flight Lieutenant to Squadron Leader (Supple- Squadron Leader to> Wing Commander: mentary List) : 1st Jul. 1968 1st Jul. 1968 N. D. JOHNSTONE, D.Phys.Ed. (2446131). R. L. PERRY (46403). D. G. RUMBLES (56881). Flight Lieutenant to Squadron Leader : W. W. BEATTIE (59045). W. J. LOGAN, B.A. (147102). 1st Jul. 1968 C. L. ADAMS (591931). W. B. WHITE, D.Phys.Ed. (504883). E. A. BRACE, M.B.E. (188033). J. REYNOLDS, D.Phys.Ed. (2766332). T. J. PALMER (91320). A. C. HOULSTON (936051). PRINCESS MARY'S ROYAL AIR FORCE NURSING SERVICE ROYAL AIR FORCE REGIMENT Wing Officer to Group Officer: Squadron Leader to Wing Commander: 1st Jul. 1968 1st Jul. 1968 A. S. MCDONALD, A.R.R.C., S.R.N. (405584). W. M. C. SKINNER, M.B.E. (59949). Flight Lieutenant to Squadron Leader: Squadron Officer to Wing Officer: 1st Jul. 1968 1st Jul. 1968 B. C. S. JONES (592621). J. M. PAYNE, A.R.R.C. (406385). B. L. PEXTON (2726794). B. M. DUCAT-AMOS (406358). MEDICAL BRANCH ROYAL AIR FORCE Air Marshal Sir Lewis HODGES, K.C.B., C.B.E., Group Captain to Air Commodore : D.S.O., D.F.C., is appointed Air Officer Command- 1st Jul. 1968 ing-in-Chief, Air Support Command. 1st July R. MORTIMER, M.B., B.S., F.C.Parth., D.C.P., 1968. D.T.M. & H. Air Vice-Marshal G. R. MAGILL, C.B., C.B.E., Wing Commander to Group Captain: D.F.C. is appointed Air Officer Commanding, No.
    [Show full text]
  • Managing China with Military Power.Pdf
    DRAGON ON OUR DOORSTEP ALEPH BOOK COMPANY An independent publishing firm promoted by Rupa Publications India Published in India in 2017 by Aleph Book Company 7/16 Ansari Road, Daryaganj New Delhi 110 002 Copyright © Pravin Sawhney and Ghazala Wahab 2017 All rights reserved. The authors have asserted their moral rights. The views and opinions expressed in this book are the authors’ own and the facts are as reported by them, which have been verified to the extent possible, and the publishers are not in any way liable for the same. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in a retrieval system, in any form or by any means, without permission in writing from Aleph Book Company. ISBN: 978-93-82277-26-2 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published. For India, the land of our birth, our pride and hope CONTENTS Prologue Introduction: How We Got Here SECTION I Dragon On Our Doorstep 1. The Chinese Threat 2. Line of Constraint 3. Nightmare on the Line of Actual Control SECTION II China’s Grand Strategy 4. Cold Start to a Hot War 5. War is Not an Option 6. China’s Grand Strategy SECTION III The Choices Before India 7. The Choices Before India SECTION IV Kashmir 8.
    [Show full text]
  • “A Very Swift Death to the Enemy”: the RCAF's Number 1 Fighter
    THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE JOURNAL VOL. 4 | NO. 2 SPRING 2015 “A Very Swift death DND to the Enemy:” The RCAF’s Number One Fighter Squadron and the Battle of Britain By Dr. Richard Mayne, CD heir motto called for “a very swift death to the enemy,” and it was one that Number 1 (No. 1) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), practised frequently during the Battle of Britain. A total of 27 RCAF pilots flew with this squadron during the 53 days it was operational over the skies of southern England in 1940.1 During that time, No. 1 pilots filed reports claiming 30 enemy aircraft destroyed, 8 probably T destroyed, and 35 damaged as they fought to stem the tide of Luftwaffe bombers and fighters seeking to force the United Kingdom (UK) into submission between 10 July and 31 October 1940.2 By denying the Luftwaffe air superiority—and thereby preventing an invasion of Great Britain (Operation SEALION)—all the Allied forces involved in the battle won a hard-fought defensive stand which finally stymied a German onslaught that had just ploughed over Western Europe. But for a young Canadian Air Force, which only 16 years earlier had marked its birth as a professional organization, the blood spilt during the Battle of Britain was significant, as it marked the RCAF’s first real steps toward maturity.3 Important for other reasons as well, this article will not only outline the contribution that No. 1 Squadron made 75 years ago but also will explain why the commemoration of their actions is significant for both Canada as well as today’s RCAF.
    [Show full text]
  • Senior Royal Air Force Appointments
    1 Updated August 2021: IV: SENIOR ROYAL AIR FORCE APPOINTMENTS CONTENTS: (a) AIR MINISTRY/MINISTRY OF DEFENCE: page 2 (b) HOME COMMANDS: page 43 (c) OVERSEAS COMMANDS: page 75 (d) GROUPS: page 96 (e) TRAINING AND EDUCATION: page 113 2 (a): AIR MINISTRY/MINISTRY OF DEFENCE INDEX: Air Member for Personnel/Deputy Commander, Personnel/ Capability, Air Command: page 5 Air Member for Research and Development: page 8 Air Member for Supply and Organization: page 7 Air Member for Technical Services: page 8 Air Member for Training: page 8 Air Secretary: page 13 Deputy Air Secretary: page 14 Air Staff, Briefing, Director: page 17 Air Staff Duties, Director: page 18 Air Staff Plans, Director: page 16 Air Tactics, Director: page 19 Assistant Chief of the Air Staff- Intelligence: page 13 Operational Requirements: page 12 Operations: page 11 Policy: page 10 Training: page 12 Chief of the Air Staff: page 4 Deep Target Attack Capability, Head: page 21 Defence Policy(R.A.F.): page 18 Deputy Chief of the Air Staff: page 9 Finance and Military Capability, Director (see Air Staff (Plans) Flight Safety, Director: page 30 Flying Training/Training, Director: page 28 Forward Policy, Director: page 17 Ground Training, Director: page 31 Inspector-General: page 15 Intelligence, Air Commodore: page 24 Manning- Director-General/Director: pages 37/38 Movements, Director: page 42 Navigation/Navigation and Control, Director: page 29 Operational Requirements- Director(1): page 25 Director(2): page 26 Director(3): page 26 3 Operational Training- Director: page 29 Assistant
    [Show full text]
  • Register of Graduates & Former Cadets Glossary of Abbreviations
    Register of Graduates & Former Cadets Glossary of Abbreviations & Codes Indicates a direct ancestor or a direct descendent, or both, of another graduate * Indicates a Distinguished Cadet (order of merit) A–age/aged ABMC–American Battle Monuments Commission A–Appointed Abn–Airborne A–Armored AC–Army Air Corps A–Army AcadAffrs–Academic Affairs A–Assistant ACC–Army Communications Command A–Attaché Acct–Account/Accounting AA–Additional Appointee ACDA–Arms Control & Disarmament Agency AA–Anti-Aircraft (Artillery) ACDC–Army Combat Developments Command AA–Army Attaché ACE–Analysis and Control Element A&A–Astronomy & Astrophysics ACEMLF–Allied Command Europe Mobile Land Force AAA–Anti-Aircraft Artillery ACERT–Army Computer Emergency Response Team AAC–Anti-Aircraft Command ACJCS–Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff AAC–Army Acquisition Corps ACLC–Aviation Center Logistics Command AAC&GMC–Anti-Aircraft and Guided Missile Center ACM–Afghanistan Campaign Medal AAC&GMS–Anti-Aircraft and Guided Missile School AcqPolDiv–Acquisition Policy Division AACS–Airways and Air Communications Service ACR–Armored Cavalry Regiment AAD–Air Assault Division AC/RC–Active Component/Reserve Component AADAC–Army Air Defense Artillery Center ACS–Air Commando Squadron AADC–Army Armament Development Center ACS–Assistant Chief of Staff AADC–Army Armament Development Command ACSAC–Assistant Chief of Staff for Automation & AAE–Aeronautical & Astronautics Engineer Communications AAF–Army Air Forces ACSC–Air Command & Staff College AAF–Army Airfield ACSCCIM–Assistant
    [Show full text]
  • United Kingdom Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2004
    Cover_05 18/10/05 9:59 pm Page 1 Ministry of Defence – Annual Report and Accounts 2004-2005 Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts Published by TSO (The Stationery Office) and available from: Online www.tso.co.uk/bookshop Mail,Telephone, Fax & E-mail TSO PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN Telephone orders/General enquiries 0870 600 5522 Fax orders 0870 600 5533 Order through the Parliamentary Hotline Lo-call 0845 7 023474 E-mail [email protected] Textphone 0870 240 3701 TSO Shops 123 Kingsway, London WC2B 6PQ 020 7242 6393 Fax 020 7242 6394 68-69 Bull Street, Birmingham B4 6AD 0121 236 9696 Fax 0121 236 9699 9-21 Princess Street, Manchester M60 8AS 0161 834 7201 Fax 0161 833 0634 16 Arthur Street, Belfast BT1 4GD 028 9023 8451 Fax 028 9023 5401 18-19 High Street, Cardiff CF10 1PT 029 2039 5548 Fax 029 2038 4347 71 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9AZ 0870 606 5566 Fax 0870 606 5588 The Parliamentary Bookshop 12 Bridge Street, Parliament Square, 2004 - 2005 London SW1A 2JX Telephone orders/General enquiries 020 7219 3890 Fax orders 020 7219 3866 TSO Accredited Agents (see Yellow Pages) and through good booksellers // p g Presented pursuant to the GRA Act 2000 c.20, s.6 Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts including the Annual Performance Report and Consolidated Departmental Resource Accounts 2004-05 (For the year ended 31 March 2005) Laid in accordance with the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 28 October 2005 London: The Stationery Office 28 October 2005 HC 464 £32.75 // p g // p g Contents Foreword 5 Preface 7 Introduction 9 SECTION 1: SECTION 2: ANNUAL Performance Report Departmental Summary of Progress against Spending Review 2002 Resource Accounts Public Service Agreement Objectives and Targets.
    [Show full text]