NORTHERN SENTRY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019 1 FREE | VOL. 57 • ISSUE 07 | WWW.NORTHERNSENTRY.COM | MINOT AIR FORCE BASE | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019 A B-52H Stratofortress prepares to take of at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Feb. 6, 2019. The aircraft took part in a routine training exercise U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO |AIRMAN 1ST CLASS HEATHER LEY 2 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019 NORTHERN SENTRY Airmen leading Airmen AIRMAN JESSE JENNY | 5TH BOMB WING PUBLIC AFFAIRS MINOT AIR FORCE While the program is BASE, N.D. -- specifi cally for Journeyman- ith proper level airmen, it has been guidance, expanded to all Airmen taking anyone can be on increased responsibilities. Wa leader. “We really loved the Chief Master Sgt. Greg program,” said Airman 1st Rousey, 5th Communications Class Bradley Ray Troxel, Squadron chief enlisted a 5th CS cyber systems manager, said he and his team operations technician.“For have established a formal me, it was strange being put way of of instilling leadership out of the follower position fundamentals in their Airman. and into the leadership “The Team Leader Program position,” said Troxel. is a one day course designed “[Along with] learning the to instill and enforce skills to listen to everyone’s leadership skills among input and rely on other Airmen who are already people’s skills rather than CMSAF Wright testifies taking leadership roles in their your own.” units,” said Rousey. Troxel said he never had the before Congress on Air Rousey’s team developed opportunity to build that skill the Team Leader Program to until they challenged him to Force quality of life enhance Airmen’s supervisory create a topic and to present it. capabilities. “It was really rewarding SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS “We know for a fact Airmen for me,” he said. “Ever since lead other Airmen, but they then, I’ve been trying to WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright prepares to testify before don’t supervise,” said Rousey. take the same mentality of hief Master Sgt. the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Vet- erans Affairs in Washington, D.C., March 8, 2017. The CMSAF was joined “The Team Leader Program presenting ideas to people and of the Air Force by his service counterparts for the hearing. will bridge that gap.” not just droning away while Kaleth O. Wright The program will teach U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO | SCOTT M. ASH stating facts.” Ctold members of Airmen how to step into the Troxel said he liked learning Congress at Capitol Hill, leadership role and assume more about his squadron and Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, “It is imperative we where we can do more to the responsibilities of a non- how they contribute to the that issues such as adequate take care of the entire Air help those who protect us commissioned offi cer. mission. base housing, reliable child Force family,” he said. “We and defend this nation,” said “The Airmen get selected Senior Airman Ian Irons, care and other quality of must continue to improve Subcommittee Chairwoman a week before the course a 5th CS client systems life factors are “inextricably child care availability and Rep. Deborah Wasserman starts,” said Rousey. “They technician, said it made them linked” to the service’s aff ordability, and eliminate Schultz during the hearing are given a topic to present think outside the box. readiness. barriers to military spouse opening. “It is vital we pay and teach a course on said “We were presented with “Recruiting the best employment. These issues are heed to their well-being topic. They have a minimum challenges that we don’t deal Airmen possible, training important because we don’t and guarantee their optimal of 20 minutes each, and the with in our day-to-day job,” and retaining the Airmen only retain Airmen – we readiness.” only rule is no ‘death by Irons said. “It takes you out of today, and ensuring our retain families. It’s also imperative to Powerpoint.’” of your comfort zone and Airmen and their families “Finally, we must remember the incredible The Airmen taking part requires you to take input are taken care of directly continue to invest in our sacrifi ces a servicemember’s in the program will also be from everyone involved and impacts readiness,” infrastructure,” he continued. family makes during participating in team building to reach a solution everyone is said Wright during a “Our installations are unique; deployments, she said. exercises. good with.” House Appropriations they are vital to supporting In response to the “The entire day is made Irons said the speech he had Subcommittee on Military joint operations worldwide. committee’s questions, Wright up of six Airmen teaching to give was stressful for him Construction and Veterans More than just pavement, explained the progress the their topics to their peers, Aff airs hearing. runways and buildings, Air Force has achieved in with team building exercises Making investments to they include airspace, preventing sexual assault. He wedged between each lesson,” Continued on page 6 ensure lethality, restore ranges, locations and surge also highlighted the need for said Rousey. readiness, properly fund and capacity with signifi cant improving privatized housing train personnel and deliver strategic value. Decades of and increasing child care cost-eff ective, adaptive challenging fi scal conditions availability. In turn, Wright, Book now for onlyy infrastructure is essential to and competing priorities have the Air Force’s highest- $ ţŀŀ $ ţŀŀ preserving the Air Force’s necessitated managed risk in ranking enlisted Airman, power projection advantage, infrastructure.” urged the subcommittee’s ăŀ /night Ɔŀ/night he continued. 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Harris’s accom- COMMANDERS R plishments include being the fi rst woman aircraft maintenance offi cer, rest Feb. 7, 2019, at Arlington one of the fi rst two women air offi cers commanding at the U.S. Air 5th Bomb Wing Commander: National Cemetery in Force Academy and the fi rst woman deputy commander for mainte- Col. Bradley Cochran Arlington, Virginia, with full nance. She also served as a White House social aide during the Carter administration. 5th Bomb Wing Vice Commander: military funeral honors. Col. Sloan Hollis During Harris’s life U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO | STAFF SGT. RUSTY FRANK and Air Force career, she 91st Missile Wing Commander: accomplished multiple at Travis AFB, California. “Harris was the Col. Glenn Harris Picture your ad in the crowning achievements. After She then completed a tour personifi cation of enduring 91st Missile Wing Vice Commander: receiving her commission in West Germany in 1971 power…she had the ability Col. 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