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OC-ALC senior leaders have big plans

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  • By Melanie Gaines
  • Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Commanders Action Group
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE --  The OC-ALC Strategic Plan, which was created with the input of all the wings and directorates, lays out a vision for the future of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center and defines clear goals and objectives to achieve that vision. 
   Maj. Gen. Loren M. Reno, OC-ALC commander, and senior leaders signed the OC-ALC Strategic Plan April 8, which represents the fulfillment of a process that began five and a half months ago. 
   The plan follows the strategic imperative introduced in May when General Reno, the newly appointed OC-ALC commander, committed the center to "doing the right work better." 
   In order to fulfill that promise, senior leaders met several times during the following months to establish key elements of the Strategic Plan. These meetings, facilitated by the office of Plans and Programs, were comprised of wing commanders, directors of staff and home offices and other key personnel. They discussed in detail the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that would affect the OC-ALC in the years to come. They also established goals that were SMART -- Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound. The purpose of these goals is to ensure the Strategic Plan will not be just words on a page, but will outline steps to ensure their successful implementation. 
   General Reno also wanted everyone to take ownership of these goals. "I want a flight plan we can all follow," he said. "I want this to be like the Declaration of Independence for the center. That's why all the directorates had input in the process and why the executive director, director of staff, wing commanders and union presidents all signed the final plan." 
   The center's Strategic Plan is broken down into four core categories -- mission, vision, strategic imperative and strategic goals. The mission, as stated in the Strategic Plan, is to "sustain war-winning aerospace capabilities." The vision of the center is to "be the world's logistics provider of choice." The strategic imperative is "doing the right work better." These three principles form the backbone of the Strategic Plan and provide the motivation behind the center's strategic goals. 
   The strategic goals represent the roadmap the OC-ALC will follow to make sure it fulfills its vision, mission and strategic imperative. They are: 
   - Secure the Right Workload 
   - Lean/Transform the Center 
   - Lead Aircraft Availability Improvement Program Achievement 
   - Improve ALC Operations through the Defense Logistics Agency and the Air Force    Global Logistics Support Center 
   - Develop People...Better.
   The Strategic Plan also outlines a process to make certain its goals are being met and the plan itself is updated as required to adjust to changing circumstances. Regular reviews are scheduled to take place to measure and score the center's progress and to analyze and make changes, as necessary. 
   "We don't want this to be a static document," said Wade Wolfe, chief of the Center Transformation and Quality Office, Plans and Programs. "We want this to be a living, breathing process that can help us achieve our objectives." 
   The center's Strategic Plan is the result of months of combined effort and is meant to lead the center forward into the future. 
   "The Strategic Plan would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of all the people who participated in its creation." said General Reno. "If we are going to achieve the goals that have been laid out, it is going to take the whole center, working as a team."