Partnerships have been a mainstay of American society since the birth of our nation. Our founding fathers formed one of the greatest partnerships of all time when they came together to forge the Declaration of Independence and later, the Constitution.
Partnerships are also vital to our military history.
The Allies of World War II and the more recent Persian Gulf War pooled resources to further a common goal. And today, our national defense strategy is based on a military doctrine that calls for all the Armed Services to work together as partners for the strongest defense possible. Air Force Materiel Command and the American Federation of Government Employees Council 214, AFL-CIO, which is the union representing the vast majority of AFMC s civilian employees, share that objective, too. We have formed a partnership that is enabling the people of our command to better carry out our mission. The partnership is based on a simple, but important vision labor and management working together, creating and sustaining an environment to take care of our people so they can take care of the mission.