United States Army Air Forces

located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, is an operational reserve wing operating under the West Virginia Air National Guard. Employing nearly 1000 military personnel, to include approximately 400 full-time technicians it is one of the largest employers in the local area. Operating the C-17 Globemaster, the wing is responsible for providing…

1. It is my distinguished pleasure to recommend CPT Shepherd for consideration into the Congressional Fellowship program. He carries himself with professionalism and has demonstrated the necessary core competencies and leadership skills to be successful in the Congressional Fellowship Program. 2. As the commanding officer for 4th Brigade Support Battalion 1st SBCT 4th ID in Fort Carson, Colorado I have had the benefit of working with CPT Shepherd. CPT Shepherd is sought out for is ability to…

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telling myself that I would be a terrible parent leaving him at such a young age. I still know for a fact that doing this to my son was not the right decision. When he is sick and vulnerable and needs me I can’t be there I and I have to put the Air Force first. This goes against what I was brought up to believe in. I know that being with my son, providing for him, is what I need to do; not just to help relieve my depression but for my son. Ever since I found out that I was pregnant I began to…

as discipline, loyalty, allegiance, subordination, obedience, and setting the example that are present in the capstone documents of the Armed Forces have been always present in the Italian military tradition. Those values have characterized the military people raising them to a higher standard within the society in consideration of their role of Armed Forces which the national security rely upon. Of course, the military, like the society itself, have evolved through the years with the opening…

POSITION PAPER ON AIR FORCE’S CURRENT PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM 1. The Air Force’s current physical fitness program will produce adequately physically fit Airmen. The current physical fitness program fosters the challenges of a mile and a half run, pushups, sit-ups and a waist measurement. According to gender and age, the scores generated in each category in the graded events are added up to meet a passing Air Force standard. It is a commander’s intent that every Airman be held responsible for…

Discussion Board Forum 4 Original Post Organizational Structure All work force professions face different types of business issues at some point. Faulty organizational structure can become a huge issue to experience since it can cause many other smaller problems within an organization. According to Bellini, Pereira and Becker (2016) “Organizational structure may be seen as ‘an arrangement of roles used in organizations to focus power, responsibility and accountability’ (Brophy et al., 2005, p.…

Before I came to Kisling Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (NCOA), I thought of myself as a good leader with certain traits and aspects. I believe that if I take care of my airmen, that they’ll take care of me by completing work orders, squadron objectives, or any future events without question. It wasn’t until I attended NCOA, that I was able to put concept names to the leadership traits that I had. For example, I would put aside my self-interest for the good of the work center because I…

The X-15 was the brainchild of NASA (recently NACA), US Air Force, US Navy, and North American Aviation Inc. For nearly a decade (June 8, 1959 - October 24, 1968) the X-15 flew 199 times supplying countless reports of data for aerodynamics, high altitude (exit and reentry of atmosphere), hypersonic speeds, and physiological effects on pilot. During this time the X-15 set the altitude record of 354,200 feet and top speed record of Mach 6.7 (4,520 miles per hour). Because of the massive speeds…

From the U.S. Air Force to Customs and Border Patrol to NASA, the possibilities for this platform are far-reaching and they are still developing to this day. As we progress into the future I am confident the MQ-9 Reaper will not only further solidify and justify its position…