Here's how you know
 **Official websites use .mil** .mil
 **Secure .mil websites use HTTPS** lock () https://


Skip to main content (Press Enter).
 Toggle navigation
            
            
            
            
            National Guard
                        Always Ready Always There
                    National Guard
            
            Search National Guard:
                        Search
                    Search
                        Search National Guard:
                            Search
    Home

    News
    
        Guard News

    Overseas Operations

    State Partnership Program

    News Features

    RSS Feeds

    Press Releases

    Transcripts

    Features
    
        Features by Year

    Posture Statement

    State Partnership Program

    Special Features

    About the Guard
    
        How We Began

    Air National Guard

    Army National Guard    
    
        DEERS Soldier Journey

    Leader Development Program

    History and Heritage

    I am the Guard

    NGB Official March

    Leadership
    
        CNGB

    VCNGB

    SEA

    DANG

    DARNG

    Joint Staff    
    
        J-1

    J-2

    J-3

    J-4

    J-5

    J-6

    J-7

    J-8

    Personal Staff    
    
        Inspector General

    General Counsel    
    
        Special Victims Counsel

    Public Affairs

    Executive Support Services

    Legislative Liaison

    Special Staff    
    
        Office of the Provost Marshal

    Office of the Joint Surgeon

    Director of Acquisitions

    Small Business Programs

    Chaplain

    Senior Leader Management Office

    Diversity Equity Inclusion

    Comptroller

    Resources    
        National Defense Strategy Implementation Guidance

    Community Engagement

    FOIA

    Fact Sheets

    Helpful Links

    Image Gallery
    
        News Images

    Graphics

    Historical Paintings

    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

    Legislative Liaison

    Small Business Programs

    Social Media

    State Websites

    Videos    
    
        Featured Videos

    On Every Front

    2019 Videos

    2020 Videos

    2021 Videos

    Suicide Prevention

    Family Programs

    Environmental

    Trial Defense Service

    Holistic Wellness Challenge

    Contact Us  Home
  News
  Article View
 
 Download
 Details
 Share
 NEWS
 Leadership course provides Airmen pathways to success By Master Sgt. David Eichaker
                National Guard Bureau
 JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - Calling the experience “very eye-opening,” Airman 1st Class Madison Harrison came away from the recent three-day Enlisted Leadership Symposium at Camp Dawson, West Virginia, with a greater understanding and appreciation of the total Air Force. “Seeing how the Air Force works as a whole is going to help me in my career,” she said. “This is the kind of information I need to share with other members from my unit. You can lead a leader or you can lead a leader to lead others.” Harrison, a material management specialist with the Arizona Air National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing, was one of nearly 400 hand-selected Air National Guard members to attend. ELS hosted Airmen from all three enlisted tiers from the 89 wings, representing the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia.;The symposium included direct interface with top ANG and the Air Force senior enlisted leaders. One piece of important information is the Air National Guard Command Chief’s Aim Points. “We need to understand what the profession of arms is and how to apply the profession of arms to what we do every single day,” said Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling, command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard. “We need to be very mindful of being a resilient Airman, which includes physical, mental, social and spiritual. We have to understand that our Airmen are human beings first, and we need to recognize and embrace our accomplishments.” Understanding how to communicate with Airmen is one way to be a successful leader, noted Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Basik, Air Force representative to the Secretary of Defense for Military Professionalism. “It’s the Airmen who accomplish the mission,” Basik said. “There’s a psychology associated with inspiring, engaging and elevating Airmen. This is an opportunity for us to focus on what connects with people, what moves people to action, and what helps leaders accomplish the mission through their people.” A key highlight for all attendees was being able to hear directly from the most senior enlisted official within the Air Force as he spoke about topics that can affect Airmen, to include the total force concept and professional development. “There is only one United States Air Force and it’s important that everybody understands that,” said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody. “When I say Air Force ... that’s every component - active, Guard, Reserve and civilian.”; Hotaling said it is important for all four components to work together. “The one Air Force concept is pretty simple,” he observed. “To be a United States Air Force, it takes four strong components, whether it’s the active component, the Air Force Reserve, or the Air National Guard, or our civilian Airmen. Any one component can’t be an Air Force without the other three.” Even though there are three uniformed Air Force components, the standards for professional development training and other opportunities are the same, Cody added. “We have to understand that the end-state is that everybody gets the same professional development education,” said Cody. “Everybody has to have the same opportunity to develop. Whatever that developmental opportunity is, every Airman in the Air Force, regardless of the component, has to have access to this ability to develop.” A list of discussion topics included financial responsibility, the Profession of Arms Center of Excellence’s Human Capital course and Enlisted Performance Reviews. Access to the ANG’s senior leaders also made the ELS a valuable experience. “Be the best Airman that you can be today,” Hotaling said. “If you’re a staff sergeant, I want you to be the very best staff sergeant in the Air National Guard. If you concentrate on the here and now, your future will be very bright.”
 SHARE
 PRINT
 
 NC Guard Unit Tests NextGen Squad Weapons
 By Sgt. 1st Class Leticia Samuels,
  Georgia 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Conducts Annual Training
 By Maj. Charles Emmons,
  Young Cancer Patient Made Honorary 1st Sergeant in Illinois Guard
 By Lt. Col. Bradford Leighton,
  More
 NC Guard Unit Tests NextGen Squad Weapons Guard News • 1 hour ago
 Georgia 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Conducts Annual Training Guard News • 3 hours ago
 Former Colorado TAG Retires as Air National Guard Director Guard News • 8 hours ago
 Idaho National Guard Opens Child Care Center Guard News • yesterday
 After 80th D-Day Commemoration, Hokanson Looks to Future Guard News • 2 days ago
 2024 (183)  2023 (427)  2022 (526)  2021 (697)  2020 (936)  2019 (387)  2018 (323)  2017 (346)  2016 (245)  2015 (356)  2014 (399)  2013 (469)  2012 (556)  2011 (533)  2010 (1071)  2009 (357)  2008 (638)  2007 (295)  2006 (188)
 Home
 Site Map
 Privacy & Security Policy
 Link Disclaimer
 Web Policy
 DOD Information Quality
 DOD Open GovernmentFOIA
 No FEAR Act
 Accessibility/Section 508
 Contact Us
 Army Guard Careers
 Air Guard Careers
 USA.gov
                    
Staying Connected
    XYouTubeFlickrFacebookInstagram
                 
                
                

Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil