• Graduation ceremony honors ALS Class 22-E at Wright-Patt

    Senior Airman Gwendolyn Sounders, 88th Surgical Operations Squadron leads her class into their Airman Leadership School graduation June 16, 2022, in the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Club and Banquet Center. ALS is required for staff sergeant selects and open to eligible civilians as Airmen learn

  • Common operating picture yields results

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- At the 2019 Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Gen. David Goldfein detailed a deliberate path to reshape the force for multi-domain operations.The former Air Force chief of staff realized this path incorporates strong efforts toward

  • Zero Talent Skills

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Several years ago I had a short but interesting conversation at my group commander’s change-of-command and retirement ceremony. As with all ceremonies, this one took an entire team of Airmen to plan and execute the events. After the ceremony, one of the

  • Professional development session grooms more than the body and craft

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The 88th Air Base Wing hosted professional development training sessions last Thursday and Friday highlighting how to command your mindset with emphasis on leadership, human performance, and high-performance mindset training.Dr. Jannell MacAulay, a combat

  • Holding others accountable at each and every level

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh -- What is accountability? Accountability is a three-step process in which you set expectations, ensure those expectations are met, and if not, take corrective actions to ensure they are met in the future.As we kick off a new year and focus on ways to improve

  • Make each day your masterpiece

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh. -- As a sports fan, I was born a few years too late to personally see the success and dominance of the UCLA men’s basketball team from 1963 to 1975. Over a 12-year period, the Bruins won 10 national championships, dominating the sport.The UCLA teams of this era

  • Personnel learn to ‘Shift’ at Leadercast

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — For the first time, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base hosted a broadcast of Leadercast, the largest one-day leadership conference in the world, to strengthen and unite teams on base.The Nov. 30 event featured speakers from three-time Emmy-nominated actor Rainn

  • ASPIRE program primes future FSS ambassadors

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Five 88th Force Support Squadron civilian employees have wrapped up the 12-week ASPIRE program, which exposed them to the FSS portfolio, preparing each participant for future leadership roles.Part of an Air Force Materiel Command initiative, the ASPIRE

  • Simple, powerful principles lead to authentic leadership

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Many years ago, I came across an article on leadership and, as all of us have experienced at some point, words suddenly jump off the page with a particularly strong meaning.They usually come right at a time in our lives when we need to hear them the most.

  • ‘Get it Wright’ through motivation, attitude and aptitude

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- So, how do you do it? It’s funny how many times I hear that statement, both professionally and personally.Teammates, I will tell you: You never do it alone. That’s for sure.But more importantly, how do you do it? Think about that statement, reflect on it and