Brown Outlines Leadership Style, Expectations as New Chief of Staff
Aug. 13, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
As Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. took over as the service’s top uniformed leader, he directed his inner circle to address urgent issues with, at times, imperfect information and to provide direct, unvarnished advice to move the service forward.
The guidance to the Air Staff, issued Aug. 6, provides a glimpse of the direct leadership style of the 22nd Chief of Staff as the service prepares for a high-end fight, with specific mentions of the growing threat from China and the “generational†opportunity to restructure that comes along with the creation of the Space Force.
“We must make enterprise-wide and clear-eyed judgments about our strategic future as an Air Force and how we enable all Airmen to reach their full potential, quickly adapt to changes in the geopolitical environment, and succeed in a high-end fight,†Brown wrote. “The future will pose far more challenging scenarios than those to which we have become accustomed. We must change now—so that we are prepared when the nation next calls upon our Airmen to fly, fight, and win.â€
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