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AFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 122: Stress and Anxiety ResourcesAir Force Life Cycle Management Center leaders discuss ways to manage stress and anxiety during challenging times. The discussion covers stressors in the workplace and home, and offers resources available to AFLCMC team members.
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2024-11-1513 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastResources for AFLCMC Families: An Overview of the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)Exceptional Family Member Program practitioners discuss how the family assistance program works and how service members can access its resources across Air Force Life Cycle Management Center installations.
2024-11-0125 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 120: Bombers DirectorateIn this “Leadership Log”, Big. Gen. Erik N. Quigley, Bombers program executive officer, talks about his vision for the Directorate and principles he wants team members to follow. Quigley assumed command of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) Bombers Directorate in April 2024.
2024-09-1316 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Mini Edition: Propulsion Directorate @ EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024In this “Leadership Log”, two Air Force Life Cycle Management Center team members from the Propulsion Directorate discuss how they represented AFLCMC at AirVenture 2024 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. They also discuss the importance of attending events like this, both for their Directorate and the larger Air Force.
2024-08-2703 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 119: Resilient Forward BasingAFLCMC Public Affairs dives into resilient forward basing in this edition of “Leadership Log.”
Stephen “Caleb” Tomkowiak, Lead Program Manager from the Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) provides an overview on the topic, and explains how his office supports it and how the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept is a mindset everyone needs to think about.
2024-08-2222 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 118: Command Chief WieserIn this “Leadership Log”, the AFLCMC Public Affairs team spoke with Command Chief Master Sergeant Timothy Wieser, the new senior enlisted leader for the Life Cycle Management Center. Wieser discusses the importance of using the chain of command and how all Center staff are serving in the operational Air Force.
2024-08-1608 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 117: Moving Target Integration and TrackingThe AFLCMC Public Affairs office explores targeting pods and how they relate to moving target integration and tracking.
In this “Leadership Log”, Lt. Col. Juan Ramirez, Materiel Leader for the Avionics Branch, Agile Combat Support Directorate provides an overview of targeting pods, how they have been utilized in recent years and how systems are adapting to counter near peer competitors.
2024-07-1819 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastLeadership Log interview with Lt. Col. Oyunchimeg ‘Meg’ YoungIn this Leadership Log podcast, the AFLCMC Public Affairs Office speaks with Lt. Col. Oyunchimeg ‘Meg’ Young about her work as Director of Operations for the Europe and NATO branch within the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation (AFSAC) Directorate. Young also discusses how she came to join the Air Force and her time serving in the acquisition field.
2024-06-2430 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 115: F-16 Program OfficeIn this Leadership Log podcast, the AFLCMC Public Affairs Office speaks with Col. Amanda Okeson about her work as Senior Material Leader with the F-16 program office. Okeson also discusses how the F-16 has garnered an international following and how she views working in the acquisition field.
2024-06-1223 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 114: 2024 PSM Forum PreviewIn this “Leadership Log”, the AFLCMC Public Affairs office previews the 2024 Product Support Managers (PSM) Forum, a yearly event hosted by the Logistics Directorate so PSMs can gather to discuss matters of importance to the logistics career field.
2024-06-0414 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 113: Advanced Battle Management System OverviewIn this “Leadership Log”, to learn more about the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), the AFLCMC Public Affairs team spoke with Lt Col Todd P. Myers. He’s a Materiel Leader for the project, which is modernizing the Air Force’s command and control capabilities. ABMS is also the service’s contribution to the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2).
2024-06-0425 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 112: Business and Enterprise Systems Small Business OfficeIn this “Leadership Log”, Yolanda McCain, Director of the Small Business Office within the Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate. McCain discusses her job matching small business resources with the Air Force’s needs to support warfighters.
2024-04-2514 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 111: Digital Materiel Management (DMM) OverviewIn this “Leadership Log”, to learn more about DMM, the AFLCMC Public Affairs team spoke with two practitioners: Kevin Torres, Digital Architect with the Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate and Oren Edwards, Chief Engineer, Medium Altitude UAS Division with the Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) and Special Operations Forces (SOF) Directorate.
2024-04-1236 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 110: how the Personnel Directorate and civilians support warfighter readinessThe Personnel Directorate serves as the Center’s human resources department and manages recruitment and staffing needs. Personnel leadership provide counsel to Center leadership on staffing matters. “People are the lifeblood of our organization,” Leingang explains, mentioning how an Air Force civilian career allows for growth and training without losing seniority by having to jump from one to company to the next to climb the experience and career ladder.
In this Leadership Log podcast, AFLCMC Director of Personnel Greg Leingang explains how his team supports uniformed and civilian airmen across the Center.
2024-03-1226 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 109: How BES supports warfightersIn this Leadership Log podcast, we “pull back the curtain” and look at how the Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate provides essential tools and services to warfighters.
As Deputy Program Executive Officer and Deputy Director Col. Walter Bustelo explains, BES’ services are enormous - “we're impacting 3.3 million people every day” - and that BES “run[s] the systems that run the Air Force.”
2024-03-0417 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 108: AFLCMC's modern-era historyIn this “Leadership Log,” Kevin Rusnak, Chief Historian with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, walks listeners through how changes in the post-Cold War environment contributed to AFLCMC’s creation, and how Air Force command and acquisition structures have constantly evolved to meet the needs of their time across the service’s existence.
2024-02-2733 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 107: A history of AFLCMC's predecessorEarly aviation history has many connections to the Dayton, Ohio area, and through a series of events and the needs for the United States, modern Air Force development and procurement also maintained a presence in the region, with far-reaching consequences.
In this “Leadership Log,” Historian Kevin Rusnak guides listeners through aviation’s roots in Ohio, how world events impacted the U.S. Army’s aviation efforts, and how a burgeoning Air Force created and evolved its support, technical and acquisition abilities to serve challenges of the Cold War era.
2024-02-1651 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 106: Getting to know the new AFLCMC Executive Director Mr. Dennis D'AngeloDennis D’Angelo, SES, came to the Air Force Life Cycle
Management Center in September and serves as Executive Director. He previously
held the same role at the Air Force Sustainment Center.
Being Executive Director of AFLCMC is a large role that
encompasses many responsibilities and requires many skillsets. The role acts as
a civilian right-hand to the Commander and largely focuses on manpower issues.
During a recent episode of “Leadership Log,” Mr. Dangelo talked about his
background, his love of flying and his excitement in joining the AFLCMC team.
Before becoming a civilian, Mr. D’Ange...
2023-12-0137 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastAFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 105: The last discussion with our outgoing commanderOn November 6, Lt. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris will say goodbye to the Air Force as he retires as commander of AFLCMC. He is just the fourth person to fill the role.
In a special edition of “Leadership Log,” AFLCMC chief historian Kevin Rusnak interviews
Morris on a USAF career that began in 1988, the pivot toward digital materiel management, becoming commander of AFLCMC during a global pandemic and a massive hiring push.
For the latter, experience in the seat and listening to advisors across the Center helped make the hiring push successful.
By making extern...
2023-11-0348 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 102: AFLCMC engineers represent centerJackie 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.
2023-02-2434 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 98: Office helps others 'ACE' acquisitionsThere 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.
2022-12-1626 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 97: Give permission to feel over holidays“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.
2022-12-1235 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 96: Airman finds work, life balance essential“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.
2022-11-1848 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 92: Engineering pioneer recounts early days of Air Force acquisitionsAn 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...
2022-09-2339 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 91: Innovative solution helps nursing mothers locate resourcesMegan 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...
2022-09-1626 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 90: Warfighter problems find solutions in Innovation Match GameThe 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.
2022-09-0128 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 89: Honor Flight offers chance to serveThe 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.
2022-08-2612 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 88: Air Force Marathon returns in person for 2022After 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.
2022-08-1911 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 87: GearFit shortens feedback loopA 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.
2022-07-2218 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 86: Eagle to celebrate golden anniversaryThe 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.
2022-07-1536 min
AFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 85: Chaplains ready to serveThey are a team assigned to AFLCMC for the sole purpose of supporting all Airmen deal with the burdens and stresses faced every day.
2022-06-2428 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 84: Robins team keeps Reapers flyingThe 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.
2022-06-2119 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 83: First Sergeant recalls the power of words“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.
2022-06-0339 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 82: Enlisted teams keep ammo flowingA 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.
2022-05-2023 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 81: 21 IS develops program to develop AirmenThe 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.
2022-05-1326 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 80: PSM Forum sparks dialogueRegistration is open now for the 2022 AFLCMC Product Support Manager Forum, which aims to generate conversations on improving Air Force readiness and operational effectiveness.
2022-04-2918 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 79: DEAMS script averts legacy file failureWhen 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.
2022-04-2217 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 78: Office keeps force armed and readyNearly 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.
2022-04-1917 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 77: RSO provides path to scale innovationThe 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.
2022-04-0817 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 76: B-1 flies into futureThe 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.
2022-04-0117 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 75: Leaders support people supporting missionIn 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.
2022-03-2835 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 74: Managers deliver capability to international partnersEmbedded 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.
2022-03-2227 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 73: Mentoring program finds matchesIt’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.”
2022-03-1120 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 72: Chief Venture Officer marries problems, solutionsIn 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.
2022-02-2217 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 71: Harmony Council continues conversationA 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.
2022-02-1149 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 70: Telework policy clarifies rulesAs 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.
2022-02-0419 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 69: Office ensures safe cargo from point A to BYou 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.
2022-01-2836 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 68: Air Force seeking tech talent at software hiring eventAFLCMC 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
2022-01-0425 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 67: Pegasus maintainers off to strong startThe 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.
2021-12-1724 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 65: Enlisted PME builds knowledge, professionalismEnlisted 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.
2021-12-1647 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 64: RSO, Propulsion partnership yields resultsA 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.
2021-12-1624 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 63: Commanders lead bases during pandemicCol. 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.
2021-12-1648 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 60: New AFSAC Director looks to ‘Unleash Talent’ across the Security Cooperation EnterpriseReturning 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.
2021-12-1621 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 66: Country managers provide targeted supportThe 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 a...
2021-12-1629 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 50: Getting to know the BUFFWelcome 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 P...
2021-05-2130 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 48: Meet the RSO's military deputy program executive officer Col. Nicole "RL" Ruff-LehmanAFLCMC'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...
2021-05-0714 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 45_ Introducing the 3rd Annual AFLCMC Product Support Manager ForumLansen 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.
Da...
2021-04-0918 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 44: The Air Force Packaging Lab: working hard to build a better boxAt 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 lo...
2021-03-2621 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 42: meet AFLCMC's small business program officeIn 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 th...
2021-03-1128 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 40: Digital EngineeringIn 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.
...
2021-02-2638 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 39: A look at the AFLCMC / RSO's efforts in the Rapid Austere Focus AreaIn 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...
2021-02-1926 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 38: Agile Combat Support Directorate's Simulators DivisionCol. 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.
2021-02-1220 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 37: AFSAC's FMS Construction division is working to build and sustain international partnershipsThe 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...
2021-02-0522 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 36: CDE the leadership perspective“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 an...
2021-02-0223 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 35: The RSO and their work on Augmented and Virtual RealityWelcome back for a new season of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Leadership Log podcast
In the first episode of the season we have a discussion with Taylor Ruffin, from the AFLCMC Rapid Sustainment Office other wise known as the RSO, about the effort to bring augmented and virtual reality, or AR/VR, to the Air Force.
Taylor is the lead product manager for the AR/VR effort. Her team is working to reshape how the Air Force thinks about and approaches maintenance.
She explains that virtual reality is a computer-generated...
2021-01-2219 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 34: Civilian Developmental Education part 2 a discussion with CDE alumniThis is the last episode of our first season and we really appreciate that you’ve come along with us for this ride. We hope that you’ve gained something from the content we’ve been putting together during our inaugural season.
We’d really like to hear about any ideas that you have for future episodes, so please drop us a line. Our e-mail address is in the show notes.
For the season wrap up episode we continue our discussion about the opportunities in the upcoming Civilian Developmental Education, or CDE, program, which opens for appli...
2021-01-0835 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 33: Civilian Developmental Education opportunitiesIn this episode we discuss opportunities in the upcoming Civilian Developmental Education, or CDE, program with AFLCMC"s chief of workforce development Linda Leichty and AFLCMC"s civilian developmental education program manager Mike Mathes.
The once a year window to apply for the various programs in the CDE portfolio opens January 13, 2021 and closes March 13, 2021.
Both of our experts stressed the importance of not waiting for the window to open to start getting application packages ready.
Leichty explained that there is a broad portfolio of opportunities available in the CDE program with something for ev...
2020-12-1834 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 32: Supersonic executive airlift is a conglomeration of the willingThis week we had a chance to chat with the Program Executive Officer for AFLCMC's Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate Brig. Gen. Ryan Britton, about his organization's effort to bring supersonic airlift to the Air Force.
When realized supersonic airlift will allow moving the nation's senior leaders and military teams to where they need to be twice as fast as is currently capable.
Britton explains that the key to the effort is in partnering with small business enterprises and leveraging commercial investment and commercial derivative technologies.
By adding to the collective knowledge base...
2020-12-1122 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 31: Condition Based Maintenance Plus, or (CBM+) is a mindset transforming how the Air Force sustains its fleetAbout 5 years ago, the Air Force embarked on a journey with Condition Based Maintenance Plus, also known as CBM+, to shift the sustainment enterprise from a “flying to failure” to a “flying to forecast” mindset.
In this episode the CBM+ Program Office chief, Chris Damani, describes it as a new sustainment paradigm that is transforming the way the Air Force sustains its fleet. The central element is leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to turn sustainment data into valuable knowledge that puts the Air Force in control of its sustainment and logistics operations.
Damani explained during o...
2020-12-0416 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 30: The KC-135 legacy tanker team is solving tomorrow's problems todayThe KC-135 Stratotanker has been in service longer than most of us have been alive.
Born out of the cold war need for nuclear deterrence the Air Force purchased 800 of the airframes from 1957 - 1965 in order to keep B-52 bombers airborne around the globe.
We recently had the opportunity to chat with the senior materiel leader and Legacy Tanker Division chief Col. Mark Mocio about the challenges his team at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma face in keeping 60+ year old airframes in the fight.
The plan now is to keep at least 75...
2020-11-2723 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 29: Holiday ResilienceResiliency can be defined as the ability to bounce back during adverse events in someone's life, and the Air Force considers it a key topic when discussing the wingman culture.
This past year has certainly presented many challenges to everyone in the center.
The approaching holiday season is a time of fellowship and joy for most, but for some it can be a particularly challenging time of year.
The recent uptick in COVID-19 cases could make it even more difficult to meet and host traditional celebrations, which could leave vulnerable members isolated and...
2020-11-2025 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 28: Getting to know our new 1st Sgt. Senior Master Sgt. Elise PhillipsAFLCMC has a new 1st Sgt.
In the Air Force an organization’s 1st Sgt, who can also be known as the 1st shirt or just the shirt, is a special duty rank and is a positional job.
In our sister services the Army and Marine Corps first sergeant is an actual rank and not a special duty position.
The position in the Air Force is held by a member of the senior NCO corps in the grades of E-7 through E-9. They report directly to the unit commander or deputy commander of op...
2020-11-1316 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 27: AFLCMC's Rapid Development Integration FacilityWhen you think about the actual work being done across the Center, in house prototyping and manufacturing don't often come to mind.
Contrary to that thinking there is a small, but very busy team working in AFLCMC’s Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance and Special Operations Forces Directorate, also known as ISR/SOF doing just that.
Not too many folks know about the innovative work being done by the Rapid Development Integration Facility, or RDIF, team housed on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
We had the chance to talk with Alan Brookshire, who provides technical ma...
2020-11-0628 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 26: The B-2 Spirit is the tip of our spear for the nuclear triad umbrellaThroughout his career Col. Cory Brown has worked on a variety of weapons systems including the U.S. Air Force's most tactical platforms when he was with the Predator Reaper program, and now he heads up the Air Force's most strategic platform as commander of AFLCMC’s B-2 system program office.
We recently had a chance to talk with him about the vitally important role the B-2 plays in keeping our nation and our allied nations safe. During the conversation Col. Brown explained that the B-2, which is also known as they stealth bomber, can reach anywhere in...
2020-10-3028 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 25: AqcDemo wrap up discussion with Kathy Watern and Sherri ArtusoAfter a nearly six month communication effort deep diving into all things AcqDemo, the two senior leaders who kicked off the AcqDemo information campaign AFLCMC’s executive director Kathy Watern and AFLCMC’s director of personnel Sherri Artuso got back together for a wrap up discussion about the effort.
During the discussion Ms. Watern points out that they started the effort with a simple goal, which was to communicate and peel back the layers of uncertainty and fogginess that was there in AcqDemo.
If you haven't had a chance to check out the multitude of disc...
2020-10-2310 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 24: The 2020 Combined Federal Campaign / 'tis the season to give backEvery year around this time we are reminded of how fortunate we are to be gainfully employed, and with great benefits.
We are also reminded that there are many folks around us who aren’t so fortunate. This year has been an especially difficult one for many of our friends, family members and neighbors as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted life as we all knew it from earlier this year.
One great way to help those in need is to donate some of your resources like, time, money, or both to a helping organization through the an...
2020-10-1612 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 23: Lt. Gen. Shaun Morris / a conversation with the AFLCMC/CCLt. Gen. Shaun Morris took command of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center on Sept. 04.
He’s spent the last month getting up to speed on the latest activities in the center's vast portfolio.
We had a chance to sit down with him for a few minutes to discuss how the first month has gone. We learned a little of his career history and we got a sense about some of his focus areas for the center as he settles into his role as AFLCMC/CC.
One important thing we learned during th...
2020-10-0921 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 22: Congratulations to James Tipton of the B-1 program office for being named one of the 2020 Gears of Government President's Award winnersWelcome back for another episode of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Leadership Log podcast.
This week we celebrate one of our own.
James Tipton is the lead engineer for three B-1 ACAT III programs, and the software sustainment program at AFLCMC’s B-1 program office located at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
He was recently honored as a recipient of the 2020 Gears of Government President's Award for his innovative approach to the Air Force's B-1 Bomber modernization and sustainment activities.
The Gears of Government Awards are designed to driv...
2020-10-0216 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 21: The Air Force Uniform OfficeDo you know how Air Force uniforms are developed?
Have you heard of the Berry Amendment, otherwise known as (10 U.S.C. 2533a), and do you know how it impacts Department of Defense procurement of certain goods and services?
Have you heard of the Air Force Ideation Platform, and did you know that you can be an intricate part of improving existing uniforms, or developing future uniforms?
Welcome back for another episode of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s leadership log podcast.
We get answers to these questions, and mu...
2020-09-2520 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 20: Feedback / it's all about continuous communicationWe identify feedback in the workplace as a communication process between managers and employees used to course correct and improve poor performance. It’ s also used to reinforce and encourage good performance.
In this episode we talk with two seasoned leaders who over the course of their careers have spent countless hours both in giving and in getting feedback.
AFLCMC's command chief Chief Master Sgt. Troie Croft and Agile Combat Support Directorate's senior enlisted leader Chief Master Sgt. Ted Angel reflect on lessons they've learned from their many years engaged in the feedback process.
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2020-09-1841 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 19: Operational SecurityOperational security, or OPSEC, has had a renewed focus recently given the secretary of defense’s mandated OPSEC training for all Department of Defense employees.
A few episodes ago, (E17) if you want to go check it out, we talked about the importance of protecting critical information, and the new DoD CUI standard for marking and safeguarding other than classified information.
In this episode we have a conversation with Sean Crone to dig a little deeper into information protection. Sean is the industrial security lead and an OPSEC signature manager for the Air Force Life Cy...
2020-09-1228 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 18: Col. C.B. Cain / we meet our new vice commanderThis week we had a chance to sit down with our new vice commander Col. C.B. Cain for a discussion on his Air Force background and on his leadership philosophy and style.
For you history buffs, during our discussion we learned that he flew a C-17 into Wright-Patt and turned it over for display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, so go check it out.
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...
2020-08-2816 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 17: CUI / standardizing information protectionFor information that hasn’t been classified, but is still in need of some level of protection we’ve long used the FOUO label (for official use only) to indicate that the information should be kept protected.
The federal government has developed a new standard for information protection that all government agencies have to comply with, and part of that standard is replacing the FOUO classification with controlled unclassified information, or CUI for short.
Welcome back for another episode of the AFLCMC leadership log podcast. Jeff Hetzler is the information security lead at AFLCMC's information prot...
2020-08-2614 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 16: SCARS / it's all about improving readinessThis weeks's conversation centers around virtual training and war fighter readiness. Lt. Col. Ricardo Jaime, material leader and branch chief for the AFLCMC Simulators Division, Operational Training Infrastructure Branch, and Mike Burns from the SCARS program explain how the Simulator Common Architecture Requirements & Standards program, otherwise known as SCARS, provides a relevant integrated realistic training environment allowing the war fighter to train in mission relevant schemes and scenarios in order to achieve full spectrum readiness for the Air Force. SCARS is the Air Force's first major initiative to bring enterprise standardization to training and simulator systems. In a nutshell it's...
2020-08-1416 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 15: Col. Brady Hauboldt / a career perspectiveAs our vice commander Col. Brady Hauboldt gets ready to retire we sat down with him to discuss his eclectic career.
A recurring theme emerged during our discussion; an Airman’s plan for themselves and the Air Force’s plan for that Airman are often diametrically opposed…and that is not necessarily a bad thing. To put it in his words, “ that was my plan, but thankfully the Air Force had a different plan for me.”
After a 30+ year career the U.S. Air Force Academy graduate offers some sage advice to young Airmen who are just s...
2020-08-1025 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 14: CROWS / ingraining cyber resiliency into the Air Force cultureDid you know that within AFLCMC there is a group of dedicated professionals who focus on securing cyber resiliency for our warfighters? Do you know who your cyber focus team members are? And what does cyber resiliency and security even mean?ou know that within AFLCMC there is a group of dedicated professionals who focus on securing cyber resiliency for our warfighters? Do you know who your cyber focus team members are? And what does cyber resiliency and security even mean?
In this episode we talk with three members of the CROWS team: Joe Bradley is the...
2020-07-3132 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 13: RSO / moving at the speed of relevanceIn this episode we talk with Stacy Betlej-Amodeo from AFLCMC's Rapid Sustainment Office. We discuss RSO's mission in general and how the organization embraces what then Secretary of Defense James Mattis charged the Defense Department to begin practicing: moving at the speed of relevance as he outlined in the 2,018 National Defense Strategy.
We also discuss details about the upcoming Air Force Advanced Manufacturing Olympics, which will be held virtually October 20-23.
There is an AMO kickoff registration event on August 12 featuring as its keynote speaker the commander of the Air Force Materiel Command Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr.
For more...
2020-07-2421 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 12: Functional AlignmentIn this episode we discuss the upcoming changes in functional alignment across the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, especially at the senior materiel leader level.
Our panel of senior leaders include: Maj. Gen. Mike Schmidt, program executive officer for the C3I & Networks Directorate; Thomas Robinson, director of Contracting; Kathy Sowers, director of Financial Management; and Brig. Gen. Dale White, program executive officer for Fighter & Advanced Aircraft.
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...
2020-07-2315 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 11: The boss' execHave you ever wondered what it’s like to work as an executive officer to a senior leader also known as the boss’ exec?
If you have then this is the episode for you.
Welcome back to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Leadership Log podcast.
For this episode we were able to pin down four very busy execs from across the center for a candid discussion about how they got their positions, what their day in and day out lives are like and what they’ve been learning along the way. Two of the execs we spoke with are a...
2020-07-1843 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 10: AcqDemo an introduction to the career path modelsAs we mentioned in an earlier episode, based on inputs from the "AFMC We Need Initiative," Air Force Materiel Command leadership made some significant changes to the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project, otherwise known as AcqDemo.
One of the changes AFMC made to AcqDemo was removing the tiers. In this episode John Slye, who is the deputy program executive officer for Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate, walks us through the evolution of AcqDemo and introduces us to the career path models that are replacing tiers.
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2020-07-0216 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 9: Agile contracting solutionsHow do you continue to execute your mission when the work force is hampered by covid-19 lock down restrictions forcing 100 percent teleworking and their day-to-day effort relies on a legacy system that is only accessible while logged into the official network on the installation?
With some agile out of the box thinking teams at both Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts quickly developed not just one but two solutions allowing contracting professionals to do their jobs even when having to work remotely. The bottom line is that through innovative thinking a long-standing limitation was...
2020-06-1934 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 8: Get ‘em gear that fits!In this episode we sat down with Maj. Saily Rodriguez for a really interesting chat about the Female Fitment Program that she manages. She also serves as the Combat Ready Airmen deputy branch chief in the Human Systems Division of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Agile Combat Support Directorate. During the discussion Maj. Rodriguez walks us through the history of Female Fitment, and explains how the program is serving the needs of Airmen across the Air Force, both on and off the flight line. For more information about the Female Fitment Program and for all things related to...
2020-06-1627 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 7: Return to full capacity #wenevershutdownThanks for coming back for another episode of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Leadership Log podcast.
This week we had the chance to sit down with our vice commander Col. Brady Hauboldt where he shares his thoughts on workforce expectations as we begin to slowly reoccupy our work centers.
He also gave us a glimpse into his typical day since the corona virus pandemic hit.
Col. Hauboldt stresses a few factors to keep in mind:
Continue to maximize telework when you can
Self-monitor for symptoms – don’t risk your coworkers’ health with fever, cough or cold (use sick leave...
2020-06-1119 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 6: No tier AcqDemoThe Air Force Materiel Command recently made some changes to the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project, otherwise known as AcqDemo.
In this episode the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's executive director Kathy Watern sat down with AFLCMC's director of personnel Sherri Artuso for a conversation about the changes and what they mean for the workforce.
The two leaders touch on several subjects including AFMC's decision to remove the tiers from AcqDemo. This is the first of several discussions that will focus on helping AFLCMC employees better understand AcqDemo in general...
2020-05-2923 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 5: People, Passion & PurposeThe Air Force has focused on mentoring during the month of May, so we sat down with our vice commander Col. Brady Hauboldt for a discussion on mentorship and leadership and how his mantra or people, passion and purpose has guided him throughout his career as a leader and as a mentor.
2020-05-2227 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 4: The Return to Full CapacityWe sat down with our commander Lt. Gen. McMurry to get his thoughts on what the return to full capacity means. He also shares some insights on how we’ll continue to operate in our new normal.
2020-05-1811 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 3: Remarkable LeadershipIn this episode our executive director Kathy Watern sat down with two members of the AFLCM team Sasha Lemon and Brian Allport for an in depth discussion on remarkable leadership.
Sasha is a limited PCO contract specialist, and Brian is her supervisor.
The three discuss topics like what being a great leader means to an organization, what distinguishes a good supervisor from a bad one, and what it means to truly care about the members of a team at every level.
2020-05-0819 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode2: This meat sack we’re walking around in doesn’t get better with age.In this episode Lt. Gen. McMurry was joined by our Command Chief, Chief Master Sergeant Troie Croft for an in-depth discussion on resiliency and the Air Force’s wingman culture. The seasoned leaders had a lot to say about what it means to be resilient and how to be a good wingman especially during this unprecedented time in our history.
2020-05-0132 minAFLCMC Leadership Log PodcastEpisode 1: Welcome to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Leadership Log PodcastIn our inaugural episode we hear directly from our commander Lt. Gen. McMurry as he shares his thoughts on the challenges faced across the center in our new normal. In future episodes we’ll hear from leaders across the center as they share their insights and perspectives on the pressing topics faced throughout the center. We hope you enjoy this episode and consider subscribing to the series. Stay strong, stay safe and keeping providing the warfighter’s edge.
2020-04-0840 min
The Contracting ExperienceThe Contracting Experience - Episode 22: AFLCMC Pitch Day - Ryan Helbach and Brett WrayThis episode of The Contracting Experience podcast is about the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Pitch Days. We speak with Air Force Research Laboratory’s Small Business Intrapreneur, Ryan Helbach, and LCMC Pitch Day Contracting Officer for the Fighters & Bombers Program Executive Office, Brett Wray. Ryan and Brett discuss what it takes to put on a Pitch Day and the value Pitch Days provide to the Air Force. They also talk to the new perspective government and industry participants have gained by participating in the process.
Acronyms:
AFLCMC – Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
ISR SOF – Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Sp...
2020-01-1621 min