AFMC commander sets tone for Wingman Stand Down 2010 Published May 14, 2010 By Kim Dawley Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Materiel Command commander, set the tone for the command's observance of the Air Force-directed Wingman Stand Down by holding a Commander's Call May 7. The general's focus was on the AFMC mission, but he kept safety and the wingman concept at the forefront by emphasizing them as crucial to that mission. "In terms of how I organize my leadership priorities, the first one is to safely and professionally execute the mission," General Hoffman said. While AFMC's mission includes research, acquisition, testing and sustainment, the general noted that it's not good enough to just do the mission. It must be done safely so it can be done again tomorrow. "Safety has to be embedded in what we do -- in peacetime, in wartime, all the time," he said. General Hoffman said his second priority is to "protect, conserve and consume resources as if they were your own," noting that part of personal and professional well-being comes from living responsibly and within established means. "After all, the budgets aren't getting any bigger," he said. The last priority he shared was to "positively motivate yourself and others to continued service in the Air Force." According to the general, that includes being safe, looking forward to going to work and creating a climate that makes others look forward to going to work as well. "Work is always work," he said, "but the attitude you have is the variable, and it's free. Thinking positively doesn't cost anything." General Hoffman ended his Commander's Call with a reminder to apply safety to all we do and take care of one another, saying that being a good wingman is everyone's responsibility.