I've spent quite some time with the 898th Munitions Squadron in the aftermath of its inspection results and subsequent decertification. What follows is my way to think about readiness and to put these events in perspective. They apply to any mission area.
For most of you this is new ground -- the inspections, the root cause analysis, the decertification -- all of it. Some of you have lived this before, and the experience has defined for you what integrity, service and excellence mean in practical terms.
