Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Wilbur | PEARL HARBOR (Sept. 30, 2015) Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet,...... read more read more
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By Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Brian Wilbur, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs
PEARL HARBOR, Haw. - Adm. Scott H. Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) spoke at the Surface Navy Association (SNA) Pearl Harbor chapter’s professional development event held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Officer Club, Sept. 30.
The purpose of the event was to bring Sailors together and provide them with an opportunity to hear from Adm. Swift and have discussions on professional matters affecting the local surface warfare community and the Pacific Fleet.
“We are very pleased that Adm. Swift has taken the time out of his busy schedule to speak to the Chapter,” said SNA Pearl Harbor chapter president Cmdr. Timothy Wilke. “It is always incredibly beneficial when we can interact and communicate with our most senior leaders as it provides us an insight on leadership and some understanding and knowledge as to why we are doing what we are doing as a force; insight that is not always readily apparent from message traffic.”
SNA serves as the professional association for surface warfare past, present and future. Its mission is stated as the promotion of greater coordination and communication among those in the military, business and academic communities who share a common interest in Naval Surface Warfare and to support the activities of the Surface Naval Forces.
Swift spoke about leadership, necessary risk and diversity and how they relate to problem solving in the Navy.
“The only way to harvest the diversity of ideas, the diversity of thought is through inclusive leadership,” said Swift. “Creating an environment where people can share their ideas without being criticized is extremely important.”
Swift also spoke about how each individual Sailor is important to the mission.
“A great point I took away from Adm. Swift’s talk was that Sailors are first and mission is always,” said Operations Specialist 1st Class Alvin Balthazar. “As long as we support the guys on deckplates, the mission can continue moving the Navy in a forward direction.”
| Date Taken: | 10.01.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 10.01.2015 00:27 |
| Story ID: | 177699 |
| Location: | PEARL HARBOR, HI, US |
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