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Welcome to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Leadership Log podcast where you’ll hear directly from senior leaders across the center as they share their insights and perspectives on topical issues of interest to our entire work force.

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    Episode 102: AFLCMC engineers represent center

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 34:26


    Jackie Janning-Lask, AFLCMC Engineering Director and Karen Hudson, Chief of the Avionics Engineering Division, attended the 37th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards and STEM Conference in National Harbor, Maryland earlier this month. In addition to Hudson receiving the Black Engineer of the Year Outstanding Achievement Award, they both participated in a “A Day in the Life of an Air Force Engineer/Scientist” panel discussion.

    Episode 101: RSO seeks to scale innovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 31:05


    The Rapid Sustainment Office is charged with finding innovative solutions and looking for opportunities to apply them across the Air Force enterprise.

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    Episode 100: OPSEC evolves with the times

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 49:05


    While Operations Security is as old as warfare, the expansion of the virtual information space has presented new challenges.

    Episode 99: Civilian Development application window opens

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 11:51


    Dozens of professional development opportunities for civilian Airmen will open this week under the Air Force-wide Civilian Development program.

    Episode 98: Office helps others 'ACE' acquisitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 26:57


    There is an organization in AFLCMC whose primary purpose is to act as a force multiplier for the broader acquisition workforce. The Acquisition Center of Excellence, led by Melanie Marshall, is a group of multi-functional experts ready to offer on-demand assessment and advisement to groups facing challenges in the acquisition process.

    Episode 97: Give permission to feel over holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 35:32


    “Just because there's a song that says it's the most wonderful time of the year, give yourself permission to have whatever it is you're experiencing. It's going to come, and it's going to go, but trying to get rid of it might keep you stuck in it,” said Maj. Aaron Esche, clinical psychologist, at the Wright-Patterson Medical Center. He and Maj. Carlos Salazar, also with the Mental Health Clinic, talked about dealing with stress over the Holiday season on a recent episode of AFLCMC's Leadership Log podcast.

    Episode 96: Airman finds work, life balance essential

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 48:00


    “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” is an adage dating back more than 350 years. It hasn't lost any utility with age. Speaking on a recent episode of AFLCMC's Leadership Log podcast, Capt. Adam Brewer, AFLCMC Commanders Action Group, said he finds the balance between his varied personal and professional interests keeps him sharp.

    Episode 95: Parachute saves early test pilot

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 63:06


    Lt Jimmy Doolittle looked to the cool, fair skies over the city of Dayton, just across the river from where he stood on the periphery of McCook Field, home to the Air Service's Engineering Division and its cadre of expert test pilots. His keen eyes tracked a pair of airplanes flown by his comrades more than 2,000 feet overhead, heading southeast over downtown.

    Episode 94: Chief rates ‘caring' first

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 19:53


    “It's important that you care for the Airmen under your charge. Without that, in my opinion, everything else can be very futile. That needs to come first. You need to care about your folks,” said Chief Master Sgt. Rob Jones, Senior Enlisted Leader for the Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division.

    Episode 93: C-17 provides ‘maneuver' for the joint force

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 19:59


    For nearly three decades, the C-17 Globemaster III has provided the bulk of airlift for the Air Force. When something absolutely positively has to get there, the C-17 is the aircraft for the job. The prime example is its performance in the withdrawal from Afghanistan, Operation Allies Refuge, the largest non-combatant evacuation airlift in U.S. history. The C-17 was key in evacuating more than 124,000 people over 17 days at the end of August 2021.

    Episode 92: Engineering pioneer recounts early days of Air Force acquisitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 39:57


    An early member of the Aeronautical Systems Directorate, a predecessor organization of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, recently made the trek to Dayton, Ohio, site of the early days of his flight test career. Dr. William R. O'Brien, 91, traveled from his home in Maryland to visit a plaque installed in his honor by his family at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. While here, he sat for an episode of AFLCMC's Leadership Log podcast where he reflected on programs like Skybolt and NATO AWACS as well as his role in the development of “matrix management” system of providing technical expertise to program offices. It was a long and fruitful career that began in a moment of happenstance or perhaps serendipity.

    Episode 91: Innovative solution helps nursing mothers locate resources

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 26:49


    Megan Kane, a Mechanical Engineer with the Armament Directorate at Robins AFB, Georgia, led the effort to develop an app that locates suitable spaces for nursing mothers who need to pump breast milk on a regular basis. The creation of lactation spaces either from converting existing rooms or the installation of “pods,” is one of many programs led by the Women's Initiative Team which is part of the Department of the Air Force Barriers Analysis Working Group. Specifically, WIT is charged to identify barriers to women's service that influence and impact women's propensity to serve and advocate to eliminate those barriers through policy change.

    Episode 90: Warfighter problems find solutions in Innovation Match Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 28:32


    The Innovation Match Game takes problem statements identifying virtual training needs from Air Force organizations and then ‘matches' a solution from industry. It will be held at the Industry/Interservice Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, Florida the last week of November. The Simulators Division's Innovation Team is leading the effort. The deadline to submit an application to the Innovation Match Game is September 9. Requests for an application or any questions should be directed to AFLCMC.WNS.Sims_Innovate@us.af.mil.

    Episode 89: Honor Flight offers chance to serve

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 12:12


    The Honor Flight Network is an organization with chapters across the nation dedicated to celebrating America's veterans by escorting them to Washington DC to visit the nation's memorials. On Saturday, August 27, Honor Flight Dayton is asking for people to gather at the Dayton Airport to greet and cheer for more than 100 veterans returning that evening.

    Episode 88: Air Force Marathon returns in person for 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 11:14


    After two years as a virtual event, the Air Force Marathon will again be in person just in time to help celebrate the Air Force 75th anniversary.

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    Episode 87: GearFit shortens feedback loop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 18:12


    A new application called GearFit is giving Airmen a direct line to share feedback on fitment and utility of the gear they wear to perform their missions.

    Episode 86: Eagle to celebrate golden anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 36:03


    The F-15 Eagle is celebrating its 50th birthday this month with events planned across the country. The events all mark a half-century of undefeated air dominance operations for the fighter that has never been shot down in combat.

    Episode 85: Chaplains ready to serve

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 28:38


    They are a team assigned to AFLCMC for the sole purpose of supporting all Airmen deal with the burdens and stresses faced every day.

    Episode 84: Robins team keeps Reapers flying

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2022 19:22


    The Air Force can't fight and win, if it can't fly. Aircraft need constant maintenance. It isn't a fault with engineering and design, it's physics. Things just break. So if you plan to conduct global operations, you need to have a global supply infrastructure to support it.

    Episode 83: First Sergeant recalls the power of words

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 39:05


    “You'll be fine. I've seen worse.” Those were the words of a Walter Reed medical technician to Senior Master Sgt. Ben Seekell some 48 hours after a land mine in Afghanistan forced surgery to remove his lower left leg.

    Episode 82: Enlisted teams keep ammo flowing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 23:55


    A key element to the success of AFLCMC program offices is using teams of enlisted Airmen experts to use their specific career field knowledge and experience to guide programs. Specifically at Hill AFB in Utah, teams of enlisted Munitions Systems specialists are rotated from jobs in field units to guide the worldwide transfer and accounting of all Air Force munitions.

    Episode 81: 21 IS develops program to develop Airmen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 26:37


    The 21st Intelligence Squadron – the only active-duty Intel Squadron in AFMC – embarked last year in a very intentional effort to assess and fill the gaps in the professional development of their Airmen.

    Episode 80: PSM Forum sparks dialogue

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 18:02


    Registration is open now for the 2022 AFLCMC Product Support Manager Forum, which aims to generate conversations on improving Air Force readiness and operational effectiveness.

    Episode 79: DEAMS script averts legacy file failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 17:21


    When Microsoft announced earlier this year that legacy Microsoft Office files would block from operating on Air Force computers, many users took it in stride. However, members of the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System recognized the change could have a significant and potentially mission-stopping impact.

    Episode 78: Office keeps force armed and ready

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 17:19


    Nearly every Airman at some point and perhaps many points in their career will carry a rifle, pistol, revolver or some sort of small arms. It's one of the things that keeps our more than 300,000 Airmen members an “armed” force.

    Episode 77: RSO provides path to scale innovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 17:11


    The Rapid Sustainment Office was established just 4 years ago with the charge to create a pathway for innovative ideas to impact the sustainment enterprise and dramatically improve Air Force readiness. When Rodney Stevens came on board as Deputy Program Executive Officer some 6 months ago, he found an organization just hitting its stride.

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    Episode 76: B-1 flies into future

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 17:13


    The process to create a digital twin of B-1 tail #85-0092 is already showing promise to predict and control sustainment processes in a way that will keep this limited resource in the air.

    Episode 75: Leaders support people supporting mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 35:18


    In recognition of Women's History Month, three female Airmen serving as first sergeants gathered on AFLCMC's Leadership Log podcast to discuss their Air Force careers. Senior Master Sgt. Elise Redziniak, AFLCMC First Sergeant, Master Sgt. Celeste Suazo, HQ AFMC First Sergeant and Master Sgt. Kesha Harper, 88thMission Support Group First Sergeant, are all leaders serving at the pinnacle of their craft. As First Sergeants, they are focal points for all readiness, health, morale, welfare, and quality of life issues within their organizations.

    Episode 74: Managers deliver capability to international partners

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 27:03


    Embedded within the program offices are acquisition professionals, known as Security Assistance Program Managers, who work to ensure international partners receive the war winning capabilities they need, when they need it.

    Episode 73: Mentoring program finds matches

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 20:32


    It's the age old question from “Ghostbusters.” Who are ya gonna call? “For some, they find it very comforting they're not held accountable, the mentee, to find the perfect mentor,” said Scott Boyd, Deputy Program Executive Officer for Mobility Aircraft. “They're relying upon more senior leadership to help find a good match for them and we've had great success today with doing that for them. It's all about that first step, helping someone make that first connection.”

    Episode 72: Chief Venture Officer marries problems, solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 17:22


    In large organizations, problems and solutions can exist on the opposite sides of a cubical wall without any means to cross over. Emily Farley, Chief Venture Officer for the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance/Special Operations Forces Directorate, was brought on to find such instances and bring the two together.

    Episode 71: Harmony Council continues conversation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 49:13


    A new initiative in the F-16 Division co-located at Hill AFB, Utah and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, called the Harmony Council, was created to expand perspectives of members to see life experiences unlike their own. Col. Tim Bailey, F-16 Division chief, Vince Lewis, F-16 Deputy Program Manager for Nuclear Matters and Rosmarie Edwards, F-16 Avionics Engineer, all are involved with the Harmony Council and described their experiences during a recent episode of AFLCMC's Leadership Log podcast.

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    Episode 70: Telework policy clarifies rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 19:40


    As the COVID pandemic continues to rage, personnel in the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center can expect continued reliance on telework where mission execution allows. Sherri Artuso, AFLCMC Director of Personnel, Jennifer Bauer, Chief of Personnel Programs Division and Angie Benito, Personnel Program Division Telework lead, joined for an episode of AFLCMC's Leadership Log podcast to help foster better understanding of the center's telework policy.

    Episode 69: Office ensures safe cargo from point A to B

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 36:16


    You might say the Air Transportability Test Loading Activity, or ATTLA, is a small office with a global reach. The small group of nine located in the AFLCMC Engineering Directorate is responsible for what we call certifying unusual or problematic cargo. In short, nothing flies on Air Force aircraft unless this team has done an assessment and published detailed instructions loading, positioning, securing, etc.

    Episode 68: Air Force seeking tech talent at software hiring event

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 25:42


    AFLCMC is seeking top talent to fill critical roles across the AFLCMC software enterprise! Interested candidates are invited to participate in a Zoom Live Q&A with experts on Jan. 5 from 4:30 to 5:30 Eastern Time at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sdeCgrDIjGtZVlrmZDdB8zu_dNJqKvUaf?fbclid=IwAR39PkJFpXaF3fvkELGJBQiQ_huUdYM1peik2W28QPNiC3wtrNLX5C2e5cU

    Episode 67: Pegasus maintainers off to strong start

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 24:00


    The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Sustainment Team completed its first year of organic 1C-Checks at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma producing 23 of 23 aircraft ahead of Depot schedule. Col. Leigh Ottati, KC-46 Division Chief and Jody LeBlanc, Depot Activation and Sustainment team lead, joined for an episode of AFLCMC's Leadership Log podcast to share their experiences in launching this sustainment effort.

    Episode 65: Enlisted PME builds knowledge, professionalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 47:41


    Enlisted Professional Military Education courses use guided discussions to educate, develop and inspire enlisted leaders. The courses are designed to let students share experiences, ideas and work together to achieve various educational objectives, according to the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education. Recent graduates from the three primary courses, Airman Leadership School (E-4, E-5), NCO Academy (E-6) and Senior NCO Academy (E-7, E-8), joined for an episode of AFLCMC's Leadership Log podcast to share their PME experiences.

    Episode 64: RSO, Propulsion partnership yields results

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 24:57


    A partnership between AFLCMC's Propulsion Directorate and the Rapid Sustainment Office is realizing the promise of additive manufacturing by producing real engine parts for real jets.

    Episode 63: Commanders lead bases during pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 48:09


    Col. Pat Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and Wright-Patterson AFB Installation Commander and his counterpart at Hanscom AFB in Massachusetts, 66th Air Base Group Commander Col. Katrina Stephens, shared their experiences as Installation Commanders during a recent episode of AFLCMC's Leadership Log podcast.

    Episode 60: New AFSAC Director looks to ‘Unleash Talent' across the Security Cooperation Enterprise

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 21:05


    Returning to the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate a decade later, Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey admitted it felt a bit surreal walking back in the building and into the Boss's – now his – office. Cropsey served as the Materiel Leader in the Pacific/South East Asia/Americas Branch from August 2011 to July 2013. Last month, he returned as the AFSAC Director.

    Episode 66: Country managers provide targeted support

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 29:14


    The Air Force Security and Assistance Cooperation Directorate manages all foreign military sales for the Air Force. It uses Command Country Managers assigned to international partner nations to help them successfully interact with the US Government. Three command country managers recently had a discussion of their experiences on AFLCMC's Leadership Log podcast. They were: - John Harrington supporting Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Brunei, East Timor, Palau and Royal Marshall Islands; - Mary Koogler supporting Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Eastern Carribbean, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama and Uruguay; - 1st Lt Lucas Tung supporting Italy and Norway.

    Episode 50: Getting to know the BUFF

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 30:58


    Welcome back for another episode of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Leadership Log podcast. It's our 50th episode and we're going to mark this milestone by talking about one of the oldest platforms in the Air Force's inventory, the B-52 Stratofortress otherwise known as the BUFF. For more than 60 years the BUFF has been an icon of global reach and central to the Air Force's ability to project power anywhere, anytime. And that doesn't appear likely to change anytime soon. Col. Lou Ruscetta leads the AFLCMC B-52 System Program Office which is located at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. Ruscetta explains the BUFF's history since it was first acquired in 1947. The Big Ugly Fat Fella started flying in 1952 and the Air Force acquired the last airframe in 1962 and it has been a mainstay in the Air Force's bomber arsenal ever since. The BUFF is projected to be the Air Force's 1st-century platform with plans to fly it well into the 2050s. One of the reasons I became interested in joining the Air Force was hearing stories that my Uncle told about crewing BUFFs during Vietnam. We'd love to hear any of your experiences with the BUFF over the years. Thank you for coming along on this ride with us. We hope that you've enjoyed the first 50 episodes of the Leadership Log podcast. We're lining up some great topics to bring to you in future episodes so we really hope you'll stay with us. If you haven't already done so, then please consider subscribing to this series, and don't forget to follow and like us on our social media platforms. For more information on all things Air Force Life Cycle Management Center related please visit and bookmark our website at www.aflcmc.af.mil. If you have an idea for a future episode on a topic that would interest the Life Cycle Management Center family shoot us an email at aflcmc.pa.mediateam@us.af.mil. Until next time---stay strong, stay safe, and keep providing what warfighters need when they need it. For more information on all things related to AFLCMC visit our website at: https://www.aflcmc.af.mil. Follow and like us on our social media channels for the latest information and news from programs across the center. LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/aflcmcofficial Twitter: @AFLCMCofficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFLCMCofficial Instagram: @aflcmcofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpbkmBDlq05aBqPYvcze3A History Office Twitter: @airpowercradle

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    Episode 48: Meet the RSO's military deputy program executive officer Col. Nicole "RL" Ruff-Lehman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 14:06


    AFLCMC's Rapid Sustainment Office went from a mere concept to a full out sprint in just a few short years, and has been leading the way in solving enterprise-wide sustainment issues across the Air Force inventory. RSO's military deputy program executive officer Col. Nicole "RL" Ruff-Lehman, started her career working sustainment problems for the bomber fleet. Since that beginning, she has had a multitude of experiences making her uniquely qualified to help lead the RSO effort. Ruff-Lehman walks us through the RSO's "art of the possible" vision for the future of sustainment. She explains how her organization is helping to reduce costs and increase readiness across the enterprise, helping to ensure that the world's most advanced Air Force stays that way. If you haven't already done so, then please consider subscribing to this series and don't forget to follow and like us on our social media platforms. For more information on all things Air Force Life Cycle Management Center related please visit and bookmark our website at www.aflcmc.af.mil. If you have an idea for a future episode on a topic that would interest the Life Cycle Management Center family shoot us an email at aflcmc.pa.mediateam@us.af.mil. For more information on all things related to AFLCMC visit our website at: https://www.aflcmc.af.mil. Follow and like us on our social media channels for the latest information and news from programs across the center. LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/aflcmcofficial Twitter: @AFLCMCofficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFLCMCofficial Instagram: @aflcmcofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpbkmBDlq05aBqPYvcze3A History Office Twitter: @airpowercradle

    Episode 45_ Introducing the 3rd Annual AFLCMC Product Support Manager Forum

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 18:34


    Lansen Conley is the director of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Logistics Directorate. In this episode, he talks us through what to expect during the upcoming 3rd annual Product Support Manager, or PSM, Forum. The forum's theme this year is "Advancing Logistics, Digitizing Sustainment and Modernizing Product Support." Like last year, the three-day event will be on zoom .gov and runs from June 22nd to the 24th. The focus of this year's event is to foster communication and interaction across all Air Force PSMs, ensuring their individual and collective success. Day one will focus on a strategic outlook to logistics featuring a keynote address by the F-35 Program Executive Officer Lt. Gen. Eric Fick. Day two will take a look at product support as a whole and features a past forum favorite being a PEO panel discussion. And day three takes a look at the technical aspects of product support management and features a keynote address by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander Lt. Gen. Shaun Morris. Registration is now open, so don't wait to get scheduled. You can RSVP at https://einvitations.afit.edu/inv/anim.cfm?i=588308&k=07694A0A7B5F. Questions can be directed to Kristen Foran (kristen.foran@us.af.mil, Cell: 937-760-2190) and Jeffrey Blackburn (jeffrey.blackburn.1@us.af.mil, Cell: 937-572-5112). For more information on all things related to AFLCMC visit our website at: https://www.aflcmc.af.mil. Follow and like us on our social media channels for the latest information and news from programs across the center. LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/aflcmcofficial Twitter: @AFLCMCofficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFLCMCofficial Instagram: @aflcmcofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpbkmBDlq05aBqPYvcze3A History Office Twitter: @airpowercradle

    Episode 44: The Air Force Packaging Lab: working hard to build a better box

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 21:21


    At what is officially known as the Air Force Packaging, Technology, and Engineering Facility, but better known as the packaging lab, a team of 16 AFLCMC members made up of engineers, designers, crafts, and acquisition professionals, develop, investigate, test, and evaluate specialized materials, containers, and techniques in order to safely move and protect Air Force equipment wherever it's needed. This specialized team, led by Joel Sullivan, doesn't build wooden pallets or fiberboard boxes. They design and build specialized containers meant to protect whatever they put inside of it, in adverse movement and sustainment conditions, for a very long time. The packaging lab team considers what they do as an investment in the life span and sustainment of Air Force assets and work hard every day to realize overall cost savings for the programs they serve. For more information on all things related to AFLCMC visit our website at: https://www.aflcmc.af.mil. Follow and like us on our social media channels for the latest information and news from programs across the center. LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/aflcmcofficial Twitter: @AFLCMCofficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFLCMCofficial Instagram: @aflcmcofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpbkmBDlq05aBqPYvcze3A History Office Twitter: @airpowercradle

    Episode 42: meet AFLCMC's small business program office

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 28:10


    In this discussion, we talk with Luke Schultz who is AFLCMC's small business program office director. Schultz walks us through how his team of 14 small business professionals is working to support the warfighter by encouraging program offices to seek and consider small businesses when they are developing their acquisition strategies. Schultz brings a deep level of experience to the job from his years of work in contracting and cost analysis and is uniquely qualified to provide advice and counsel on both sides of the negotiating table, helping to secure opportunities for small business owners throughout the country. Schultz explains that his team runs a wide spectrum of engagement activities so all parties are aware of what the others can offer, such as mentoring small businesses on how to interpret contracting requirements, advising program offices when small businesses are available options, and learning from the Small Business Administration when companies are interested in Air Force partnerships. For more information on all things related to AFLCMC visit our website at: https://www.aflcmc.af.mil. Follow and like us on our social media channels for the latest information and news from programs across the center. LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/aflcmcofficial Twitter: @AFLCMCofficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFLCMCofficial Instagram: @aflcmcofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpbkmBDlq05aBqPYvcze3A History Office Twitter: @airpowercradle

    Episode 40: Digital Engineering

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 38:53


    In this discussion Lt. Col Jameson “HEAThER” Locklear and Mr. Joe Baker explain how the Air Force is incorporating digital engineering tools into how we are thinking about, designing and acquiring new weapon systems. Locklear is the deputy program manager for the eT-7A Redhawk program, and Baker is the director of engineering for the Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate. As Baker explains during the discussion, digital engineering isn't changing how engineers approach their job, but it is providing an array of new tools that will allow a much faster weapon system acquisition process. Using the growing set of digital engineering tools coming online will save time and a lot of money throughout the design, test and build phases of getting weapon systems out to our warfighters when they need them. For more information on all things related to AFLCMC visit our website at: https://www.aflcmc.af.mil. Follow and like us on our social media channels for the latest information and news from programs across the center. LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/aflcmcofficial Twitter: @AFLCMCofficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFLCMCofficial Instagram: @aflcmcofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpbkmBDlq05aBqPYvcze3A History Office Twitter: @airpowercradle

    Episode 39: A look at the AFLCMC / RSO's efforts in the Rapid Austere Focus Area

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 26:43


    In this discussion Cesar Vega-Flores walks us through the efforts being done in the AFLCMC Rapid Sustainment Office's Rapid Austere Focus Area. Vega-Flores is a member of the AFLCMC / RSO Innovation Integration Team. The goal of his team is to provide the warfighters working in austere locations with critically needed tools, while reducing the logistical footprint needed to deploy and employ those tool. It's a fascinating discussion about some of the out of box thinking and innovative work being done in the center. For more information on all things related to AFLCMC visit our website at: https://www.aflcmc.af.mil. Follow and like us on our social media channels for the latest information and news from programs across the center. LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/aflcmcofficial Twitter: @AFLCMCofficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFLCMCofficial Instagram: @aflcmcofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpbkmBDlq05aBqPYvcze3A History Office Twitter: @airpowercradle

    Episode 38: Agile Combat Support Directorate's Simulators Division

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 20:59


    Col. John Kurian is the senior material leader for AFLCMC's Agile Combat Support Directorate's Simulators Division. In this discussion he explains how his team of dedicated professionals work to provide state-of-the-art ground-based training systems to the warfighter. The sims portfolio of systems spans across 2,700 devices at 160 sites around the world. The sims team directly impacts the warfighter every day in nine different major commands, across 26 platform offices and with 20 foreign partners. For more information on all things related to AFLCMC visit our website at: https://www.aflcmc.af.mil. Follow and like us on our social media channels for the latest information and news from programs across the center. LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/aflcmcofficial Twitter: @AFLCMCofficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFLCMCofficial Instagram: @aflcmcofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpbkmBDlq05aBqPYvcze3A History Office Twitter: @airpowercradle

    Episode 37: AFSAC's FMS Construction division is working to build and sustain international partnerships

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 22:11


    The Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate's Foreign Military Sales Construction Division was recently elevated from a branch to a division, and Dr. Carlos Braziel is its first division chief. Braziel oversees a team of dedicated professionals who are currently working 29 different FMS cases involving 22 international partners in 14 different countries. In this episode we discuss the role that his division plays in building critical infrastructure for, and long enduring relationships with our international partners. For more information on all things related to AFLCMC visit our website at: https://www.aflcmc.af.mil. Follow and like us on our social media channels for the latest information and news from programs across the center. LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/aflcmcofficial Twitter: @AFLCMCofficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFLCMCofficial Instagram: @aflcmcofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpbkmBDlq05aBqPYvcze3A History Office Twitter: @airpowercradle

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    Episode 36: CDE the leadership perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 23:09


    “You've heard these words over and over from supervisors and mentors. There's only one person that can manage your career, and that's yourself.” The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Executive Director Kathy Watern said that quote as she explained the opportunities that the Civilian Educational Development, or CDE, portfolio of programs offers the federal civilian workforce. This is part three of our discussion about the opportunities being offered in CDE program. In this episode Ms. Watern met with senior leaders from across the center to talk about their personal experiences with CDE and the role the program plays within different career paths. If you are on the fence about applying for the CDE program then check out our two previous episodes on the topic. Episode 33 provides an introduction to the CDE program and episode 34 features a discussion with three CDE alumni where they highlight their unique experiences while participating in the programs. The once-a-year window to apply for the various programs in the CDE portfolio opened January 13 and closes on March 13. A full list of the centrally-managed, centrally-funded courses is available on MyPers and you can find a link to that information in the show notes. There are differences in the application process between courses. If you're interested in a course, you can get further information from Mike Mathes at michael.mathes.2@us.af.mil A full list of the centrally-managed, centrally-funded CDE courses is available on MyPers at https://mypers.af.mil/app/categories/c/549/p/2 For more information on all things related to AFLCMC visit our website at: https://www.aflcmc.af.mil. For the latest information and news from programs across the center please follow and like us on our social media channels: LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/aflcmcofficial Twitter: @AFLCMCofficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFLCMCofficial Instagram: @aflcmcofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpbkmBDlq05aBqPYvcze3A History Office Twitter: @airpowercradle

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