The 606th Air Control Unit (606 ACS) was not the perfect model of Air Force diversity, but it did provide and or support many diversity initiatives and opportunities. The unit would host diversity events that complemented wing events throughout the year to promote awareness of the contributions of African-American, Hispanic, Asian-Pacific, and Native American cultures. All of these smaller diversity events culminated in a massive annual diversity day event hosted by the wing, which the unit (CC) always authorized as an alternative duty location. The 606 ACS was also an excellent model of organizational/structural diversity with Airmen from 23 diverse Air Force specialties who work within three directorates: Maintenance, Mission Support, and Operations. In-garrison and deployed immersion/shadow programs promoted awareness of the contributions of all three directorates. These programs provided unit members with a
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The 606 ACS participated in quarterly training events with our host nation Bundeswehr (unified armed forces of Germany) counterparts. During these events we would spend time building relationships, discussing cultural differences and similarities, and formulating ideas on how to better train with each other. Additionally, our down range operations team included members of the UK Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). We would dedicate at least two weeks’ time to training and fellowship in an attempt to truly understand each other on a professional and personal level while also learning about the country we would conduct operations in. The demographic, organizational, and global diversity initiatives were excellent, however, the unit failed at promoting cognitive/behavioral diversity and in-turn stifled an inclusive
The 606 ACS participated in quarterly training events with our host nation Bundeswehr (unified armed forces of Germany) counterparts. During these events we would spend time building relationships, discussing cultural differences and similarities, and formulating ideas on how to better train with each other. Additionally, our down range operations team included members of the UK Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). We would dedicate at least two weeks’ time to training and fellowship in an attempt to truly understand each other on a professional and personal level while also learning about the country we would conduct operations in. The demographic, organizational, and global diversity initiatives were excellent, however, the unit failed at promoting cognitive/behavioral diversity and in-turn stifled an inclusive