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Training Day 1 at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, students are given the opportunity to “Cross the Blue Line” and commence their training at Officer Training School. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Richard Foster)
flight, they could change the course of the world. People who believed in the dream worked with them in pursuit of that dream.”
On December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers took flight.
More than 100 years after the first flight, Air Force Airmen continue to answer the high call to support and defend the Constitution and the United States of America. According to Air Force Doctrine on Leadership, Volume II, the Air Force core values of “integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do” provide a foundation for leader- ship, decision-making and success, no matter the level of an Airman’s assignment, the difficulty of the task at hand or the dangers presented by the mission. Yet, leaders do not spring fully developed from the out-
set, which is why the Air Force has designed a continuum of education, training and experiential learning aimed at delib- erately developing tactical expertise, operational competence and strategic vision to create tomorrow’s effective leaders. Trough this force-development framework, the doctrine
explains, “Te Air Force will educate, train, and provide the experiences necessary to grow our future Airmen and develop the leadership attributes required to meet the challenges of a constantly changing and extremely complex international security environment. Leaders are inextricably linked to mis- sion effectiveness; developing Airmen with a deliberate process enables the Air Force to produce the requisite leaders.” Te Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) is entrusted
with providing medically fit forces and expeditionary medics, and improves the health of all service members by deliver- ing combat medical capability and healthcare services to 2.6 million patients worldwide. For the AFMS, leadership
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Airman 1st Class Natasia Crews, 59th Training Group aerospace medical technician student, uses a training mannequin to access respiration Oct. 3, 2016, at the Medical Education and Training Campus on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kevin Iinuma)
qualities are vital to the mission and require them to ensure that the right development is provided at the right time for the right Airman. “We are rapidly moving toward a more deliberate devel-
opmental construct, ensuring that leadership competencies are intentionally incorporated into our Leader Learning Continuum for all Airmen-Medics … officer, enlisted and civilian,” says Brig. Gen. James J. Burks, Director, Man- power, Resources and Personnel, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General.
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