John F. Kennedy spoke these words at his inauguration in 1961. It was a rallying cry for the Cold War. A call to think beyond one’s self and strive to do more for the common good. Kennedy’s words still echo true.
The cover story in this issue of Quality magazine features Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., the manufacturer of the Apache and Blackhawk military helicopters. As I write this column in early March, we are poised on the brink of war—with Iraq and possibly with North Korea. By the time you read this, the war could have been won, still be in progress or averted altogether. If we do go to war, our soldiers can rely on the quality that goes into each helicopter Sikorsky builds.