The White Falcon - 01.02.1980, Side 1

Annual JO - Auto inspection starts Monday
The annual Icelandic mandatory
Inspection of JO tagged motor vehic-
les will be held from 1:15 to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, start-
ing Monday through March 20.
Inspection will be held at build-
ing T-507, the Navy Exchange Car
Wash. It is important that person-
nel arrive for inspection on time,
on the dates specified because of
the number of vehicles to be proces-
sed. Straggler days are intended
for personnel who are unable to use
primary days because of TAD require-
ments, flights, emergency leave,
etc.
To get to the car wash you pro-
ceed from NEX Service Station down
Transportation fence on your right
at all times to Bldg. T-507.
The following requirements must
be met in order for your car to be
inspected. The vehicle must be
ready for inspection, it must have
a valid headlight inspection sticker
and have vehicle registration (both
Icelandic and military) and insur-
ance papers with you.
All vehicles must be equipped
with tires of the size specified by
the vehicle manufacturer. Oversized
tires will not be acceptable.
Remember the new 1980 insurance
begins March 1. Those persons whose
vehicles are inspected after March 1
will be required to show proof of
purchase of 1980 insurance (receipt
at least). Although not absolutely
necessary it is recommended that
those persons whose vehicles are in-
spected before March 1 also have
their 1980 policies.
See inspection
schedule on page 2
Volume 23, Number 5 February 1,1980
Air Force Chief of Staff outlines new program
HQ TAC—Air Force Chief of Staff
General Lew Allen Jr. has adopted
the term "Buck Stop" to identify a
new Air Force program that decen-
tralize decision levels throughout
the force. Many of the USAF's major
commands already have aggressive
programs designed to accomplish the
same results. They will all now
function under this common name.
Although not specificially named,
Tactical Air Command (TAC), has had
such an ongoing decentralization
program for the past 18 months and
it already has produced the same
type of results as called for in the
new Air Force-wide program.
General W.L. Creech, TAC comman-
der, vigorously supports the Air
Force Buck Stop Program and looks at
Major General John L. Piotrowski, Deputy Commander for Air Defense, Tac-
tical Air Command, was the featured speaker at AFI's Dining In held last
Saturday. The General was here for an orientation of AFI units in Ice-
land. Story on Gen. Piotrowski's visit appears on page three. (Photo by
J03 David Guise)
it as an extension of the TAC pro-
gram.
"In this age of mass communica-
tion, decision making authority
gravitates upward," said General
Creech, "we must continue to look
for ways to get it back down to the
lowest feasible level. I stress
this should not only apply to dele-
gating authority from senior to sub-
ordinate headquarters," he noted,
"but also within a wing, squadron
or shop." He added, "Supervisors
all levels must look for reason-
able ways to delegate more authority
downward—including officers to NCOs
and NCOs to airmen."
General Creech also said, "We
have a good start on this program
in TAC. I have stressed the decen-
tralization concept ever since I as-
sumed command of TAC and it has been
a central theme covered with TAC
wing commanders in all my meetings
with them." He also noted that
"while we have made much progress in
this area there is more that can. be
done."
Further, General Creech said that
"I must also point out that taking
on additional authority at lower
levels must, of necessity, be acom-
panied by an assumption of respon-
sibility to exercise that new
authority with appropriate care and
good judgement. It is quite clear
that a responsible application of
authority will lower levels begets
more authority—whereas its irres-
ponsible application leads to less
authority. "My working assumption,"
See new program - page 3