General Gillett presents State of ALC Published Oct. 29, 2010 By Brandice J. Armstrong Tinker Public Affairs TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Strategic Plan for the next five years has been announced. While the goals are unchanged from last year, new additions to the strategic plan are breakthrough performance areas. Designed by OC-ALC Commander Maj. Gen. David Gillett, who delivered the first "State of the ALC" address yesterday, BPAs are "concentrated continuous improvement efforts." Each of the four strategic goals has a corresponding breakthrough performance area. "The level of performance identified in each of these four areas is designed to expand our problem-solving skills in order to achieve the desired breakthroughs," the general wrote in the OC-ALC 2011 Strategic Plan. "The BPAs were selected to focus our efforts and resources on specific areas in our mission, resulting in significant performance improvements to meet customer demands. In order to achieve the center's BPA targets, we will have to work smarter, not harder." This year's strategic goals are: Meet Customer Weapon System Availability Requirements; Develop and Care for Our People to Enable Success; Improve Depot Maintenance Quality and Productivity to Maximize Opportunities; and Improve Mission Readiness and Support. The correlating BPAs include: Acquisition Performance, Employee Safety, Improved Depot Maintenance and Energy Conservation. "This strategic plan builds on a legacy of excellence, while looking toward the future," General Gillett wrote. "By utilizing the creativity of our people, working as a highly-integrated team, capitalizing on technical innovation and streamlining our processes, we will improve our support to our customers." Beginning Nov. 5, the Tinker Take Off will publish a series of articles detailing the goals and the correlating breakthrough performance areas.