Trust, COVID, and the General Who Cried ‘Wolf’

Trust, COVID, and the General Who Cried ‘Wolf’
Blindfolded Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets work their way through a simulated minefield as their battle buddies on the sideline guide them with vocal commands as part of a trust-building challenge, on March 27, 2015. DoD photo by Sgt. Ken Scar
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Once upon a time, there was an Air Force general in the Pentagon who was in charge of all the F-16s in the Air Force, and he found out about a very dangerous problem that the aircraft had developed. He brought in experts from Lockheed Martin and the Depot and they met to determine the severity of the problem and what the best solutions were.

Dave Chamberlin served 38 years in the USAF and Air National Guard as an aircraft crew chief, where he retired as a CMSgt. He has held a wide variety of technical, instructor, consultant, and leadership positions in his more than 40 years of civilian and military aviation experience. Dave holds an Airframe and Powerplant license from the FAA, as well as a master's degree in aeronautical science. He currently runs his own consulting and training company and has written for numerous trade publications. His true passion is exploring and writing about issues facing the military, and in particular, aircraft maintenance personnel.
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