“When You Get a Job to Do, Do It” The Airpower Leadership of Lt Gen William H. Tunner

By Lt Col David S. Hanson, USAF

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Title:	“When You Get a Job to Do, Do It” The Airpower Leadership of Lt Gen William H. Tunner
Author:	Lt Col David S. Hanson, USAF
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, History of America, Military
Collections:	Authors Community, Sociology
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Publisher:	Air University Press

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Citation APA MLA Chicago Col David S. Hanson, Usa, B. L. (n.d.). “When You Get a Job to Do, Do It” The Airpower Leadership of Lt Gen William H. Tunner. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

Table of Contents
DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii ABOUT THE AUTHOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix 1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 2 EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES . . . . . . . . . .13 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 4 LEADERSHIP ACTIONS: THE HUMP AIRLIFT OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 5 LEADERSHIP ACTIONS: THE BERLIN AIRLIFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 6 SUMMARY AND CRITIQUE . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Illustrations Figure Page 1 Air Force Leadership Framework (Proposed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 Ferrying Command Control, Installation, and Transfer Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 3 Hump airlift operating bases and air routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 4 Brigadier General Tunner–Commander, Airlift Task Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 5 C-54 aircraft lined up for unloading . . . . .46 Figure Page 6 Berlin airlift operating bases and airroute structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 7 C-54 aircraft being loaded . . . . . . . . . . . 48 8 C-54 aircraft being loaded . . . . . . . . . . . 49 9 C-54 engine maintenance . . . . . . . . . . .53 10 Air Force Leadership Framework (Proposed) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Table 1 Ferrying Division pilot qualification classes and requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 2 Hump airlift production-line maintenance sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 3 Increased tonnage and reduced accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36