U.S. Naval air training and operational excellence

摘要

As a patient of Dr. Coselli's, I underwent a lower aortic graft procedure in September of 2012 to correct an aneurysm. As a result, I understand and appreciate the sacrifices and commitment that cardiovascular surgery requires to study, to become certified, and then to practice your art and science. I have experienced firsthand how that sacrifice, commitment, and tremendous skill make huge differences in people's lives. Dr. Coselli and his incredible team not only prolonged my life but they restored my quality of life. That is as good as it gets, and I do not know of any other profession that has the life-changing impact that you all do, each and every day.Today, I am going to talk about another profession that has a mission, provides a service, and has specific skill-set requirements that are acquired via sacrifice, commitment, and hard work. This profession helps enable the freedom we all enjoy and is our Navy-specifically, its aviation component called Naval Aviation-and the men and women who make it work (Fig. 1). I'm also going to relate some similarities between Naval Aviation and what you all do, and to highlight a few practices that have dramatically improved mission execution and safety performance.