Lt. Gen. Clark Visits RAF Fairford

By Senior Airman Chase Sousa, 501st Combat Support Wing / Published June 18, 2018

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force Commander, speaks to deployed Airmen at RAF Fairford, June 7, 2018. Clark gave a speech about how every Airmen plays a vital role in creating a successful mission from paperwork to bombs on target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chase Sousa)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force Commander, tightens a stabilizing fin to a training bomb at RAF Fairford, June 7, 2018. Clark demonstrated that even turning a wrench is a vital step in getting bombs on targets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chase Sousa)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force Commander, speaks to deployed Airmen at RAF Fairford, June 7, 2018. Clark shared an anecdote about how a king lost his kingdom due to a poorly made horseshoe to show Airmen that even the most mundane small jobs have a real and necessary role in air power. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chase Sousa)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force Commander, speaks to deployed pilots at RAF Fairford, June 7, 2018. Clark toured the installation to see on going operations and to show his gratitude to the deployed Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chase Sousa)

RAF FAIRFORD, United Kingdom -- Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, 3rd Air Force Commander, visited the 501st Combat Support Wing to see deployed operations at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, June 7, 2018.

3 B-1B Lancers assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron were deployed in support of Exercise Baltic Operations.

Clark toured the base and spoke with deployed Airmen about their mission, jobs and to answer any questions or concerns they had.

Clark also shared the proverb ‘For Want Of A Nail’.

“For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message was lost. For want of a message the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail,” said Clark. “So even if you’re sitting here just tightening a bolt for the 100th time thinking it doesn't matter and it’s good enough, know that without that bolt on correctly it could be the difference between a successful mission and failure.”