New Comptroller commander's vision Published June 25, 2007 By Maj. Tabetha Clark 39th Comptroller Squadron INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- 1) What do you expect of the Airmen under your command? · Embody Core Values · Communicate · Perform · Professionalism · Have Fun · Their best -- believe, encourage, share, and trust 2) What is your vision for your squadron and where do you want the unit to go in the future? My vision for the squadron is to continue to be a World-Class Financial Support Team. Provide outstanding financial services, management and analysis, meeting and exceeding the Higher Headquarters metrics and employing the best use of resources to enable our leadership to achieve mission effectiveness. Grow tomorrow's Airmen today by fostering leadership, professional development, creativity, initiative and embodying the core values. 3) Who are your favorite leaders and role models? My favorite leaders and role models are God and my mom. However, I admire and respect leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Colin Powell. Likewise, the senior officers that have helped me throughout my career are also my role models. 4) What does it mean to you to be a squadron commander? To say it simply, it means a great deal to me and my family. This is a milestone moment in my career, one I have worked long and hard for. To lead the great men and women of the 39th Comptroller Squadron is an awesome opportunity. It is one I count as both an honor and a privilege. Being a squadron commander affords me a greater opportunity to accomplish the mission and to invest in people ... can't beat that. 5) How do you view the mission of your unit? Our mission is to provide forward operating base financial decision support and services while developing our Airmen. Pro-active approach. Provide decision support by not only offering a purely fiscal point of view, but by also identifying non-financial impacts of selecting alternatives and providing a well supported recommendation. Challenging members of the unit to engaged and be empowered to employ critical thinking skills -- "thinking outside the box," being creative and open with their ideas. During a time of downsizing and transformation, we have to be able to develop more ways to improve processes and determine the best use of the wing's resources. It's a win-win ... growth for our Airmen, while enabling our leaders to make informed decisions to better use resources and accomplish the mission effectively. 6) When you hold your first commander's meeting or commander's call what is the first thing you are going to tell your Airmen? I held my first commander's call May 31. The first things I told them were what I believe, what I expect of them, and what they can expect of me. 7) How have your deployment experiences shaped you as a leader? What are the most important lessons that deployments have taught you? My deployment experience has shaped me as a leader in the respect that I foster an even greater care for people, while accomplishing the mission. The most important lessons I learned were how vital teambuilding is as well as having great working relationships with sister services and units, how to be more flexible and how to work successfully under increased stress. 8) What are your thoughts about Incirlik and living in Turkey? In my short time here, I think Incirlik is a close-knit base with caring people willing to lend a hand. Turkey is steeped in culture and history and I look forward to enjoying my two years and seeing what Turkey has to offer.