McPeak on MISTY Pilot Experience During Vietnam War, Leadership Lessons Learned

Gen. Tony McPeak, USAF Ret., 14th US Air Force chief of staff and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discusses his experience as a MISTY Fast Forward Air Controller during the Vietnam War and leadership lessons learned in Part 2 of his Sept. 18, 2017, interview at AFA's 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show. The event was held in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report's coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.

[@markmartin6856]

Thank you, sir. You nailed it. Former CE troop 1076-1980.

[@WarrensAdventures]

Read the book Bury Us Upside Down: The Misty Pilots and the Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail by Rick Newman and Don Shepard, a great read and some more reading on the bravery of these Misty pilots.

[@greasyflight6609]

I have it...it was an incredible read

[@taylorhobbs1339]

What a brave individual.

[@BlackWarriorLures]

Wow! That was inspiring.

[@user-ct7eb9vd6n]

you are a great man sir do happy and healthy sir...^^

[@elpatudo3670]

Helluva skillset, Misty AND Thunderbird Commander/Survivor!
Some "staff weenie" in Saigon telling 'em to bomb coordinates on a map not a real confirmed target. What could go wrong ?

[@oStealthKiller]

The idea of communist cadres and hybrid topdownupdown communication structures are the key to group leadership. The middle/outer party needs to understands the highest level of command’s wishes (or be influenced to think in a way that achieves those aims) and that requires the mid level to understand it fully. High command leadership within group command is a whole different animal, but that makes sense as it is, say 200 people, instead of 1,000,000.

[@Bbendfender]

McPeak is one brave and outstanding pilot.