Lessons on History and ChangeIntroduction In this week's assignment I will begin by sharing a personal experience of mine related to the change management process. So let's look at the lessons outlined in our text that were presented in my story and some that were absent. Finally I will discuss the lessons learned during the change process and whether these lessons can be used for future change management projects. The Story of Change The first part of this week's assignment is to share a personal experience related to the change management process. Before sharing my personal experience what is organizational change. A simple definition of organizational change is that it is a process in which a large company or organization changes its working methods or objectives, for example to develop and address new situations or markets (Cambridge Dictionary, 2013). Change is not always as simple as it seems from the previous definition. Indeed, it has been said “the world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress” (Kettering, 2013). Now let me tell you my story and some general background information to help the reader understand the story better. I am a member of the United States Air Force serving at Moody AFB GA and have been in service for over 23 years. In my current organization I am considered part of the management team. The organization I belong to is the 71st Rescue Squadron, and our primary mission is to support peacetime and combat rescue operations (e.g., rescuing distressed boaters or downed pilots). The unit is currently equipped with ten HC-130P aircraft produced in the 1960s and has a crew of seven (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, flight engineer, radio operator and two Loadmasters). With this mission and equipment the squadron has a total of 115 people in the organization (HC-130P/N