The Air Force Starts Here

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The Air Force Starts Here – Ep 67 – Ready Airman Training

Dan Hawkins from the Air Education and Training Command public affairs team sits down to talk all things RAT with Col. Rick Kend, 375th Air Mobility Wing deputy commander

Oct 25 2023
32 min

The Air Force Starts Here - Ep 66 - Why I Stayed: One Airman's Air Force Story

Chief Master Sgt. Stefan Blazier, Air University command chief, sits down with Chief Master Sgt. Lee Hoover, 42nd Air Base Wing command chief, and discusses Hoover's deci

May 22 2023
56 min

Tech Training Transformation podcast

Tech Training Transformation podcast with Dr. Major Jesse Johnson, Det. 23 commander and Tech. Sgt. Casey Michalski, Det. 23 curriculum engineer and C-130-J subject matte

Apr 2 2023
22 min

The Air Force Starts Here - Ep 65 - LREC as an Enabler

Dan Hawkins from the Air Education and Training Command public affairs team spoke virtually with Mr. Harold Ward, director of the Air Force Culture and Language Center at

Mar 2 2023
42 min

The Air Force Starts Here - Ep 64 - Life as a Instructor Pilot

Dan Hawkins from the Air Education and Training Command public affairs team spoke virtually with Capt. Ashley Bird, 33rd Flying Training Squadron executive officer at Van

Sep 13 2022
29 min

The Air Force Starts Here - Ep 63 - Competition-focused ePME Changes

Airmen across the service can hear first-hand about upcoming changes to enlisted professional military education being made to develop the combat-ready Airmen we need for

Aug 24 2022
32 min

The Air Force Starts Here - Ep 62 - The Growth Mindset

Dan Hawkins from the Air Education and Training Command public affairs team talks with Dr. Lauren Scharff, U.S. Air Force Academy professor of behavioral science, and Joh

Jul 20 2022
36 min

The Air Force Starts Here - Ep 61 - myTraining

On this episode of the Air Force Starts Here podcast, Lt. Gaby Gosco from the Air Education and Training Command public affairs team sits down with Floyd McKinney and Dem

Jun 9 2022
27 min

The Air Force Starts Here - Ep 60 - The Arnold Group

On this episode of the Air Force Starts Here Podcast we discuss the Arnold Group, Air Education and Training Command's premier think tank, and their role of serving as th

Jan 18 2022
29 min

The Air Force Starts Here - Ep 59 - Developing Organizations

On episode 59 of "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast, Miriam Thurber from the Air Education and Training Command team speaks with Brig. General Shawn Campbell and Dr. Ale

Jan 7 2022
33 min

The Air Force Starts Here - Ep 58 - AF Learning Professionals COP

On episode 58 of the “The Air Force Starts Here” podcast, Dan Hawkins from the Air Education and Training Command public affairs teams talks with Dana Horn from the HQ AE

Oct 28 2021
25 min

The Air Force Starts Here - Ep 57 - Developing Ideas

Episode 57 of "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast focused on the third group of the Air Force foundational competencies - Developing Ideas. In this episode, Jamal Qaiyyim

Oct 25 2021
26 min

The Air Force Starts Here- Ep 56-Air Force Foundational Competencies Developing Others

In this episode of The Air Force Starts Here podcast we discuss the Air Force foundational competencies "Developing Others" category. The Air Force has identified 24 Air

Sep 1 2021
26 min

The Air Force Starts Here - Ep 55- Tech Training Transformation

Tech Training Transformation podcast with Dr. Maj. Jesse Johnsonn, Det. 23 commander and Tech Sgt. Casey Michalski, Det. 23 curriculum engineer and C-130J subject matter

Jul 27 2021
22 min

The Air Force Starts Here - Ep 54 - CDC Modernization

On this edition of the pod, Dan Hawkins from the AETC public affairs team sits down virtually to talk modernization with Ms. Lindsey Fredman and Chief Master Sgt. Jennife

Jul 15 2021
48 min

The Air Force Starts Here - Ep 53 - Guests Return to BMT Graduation

In episode 53 of The Air Force Starts Here podcast we discuss the decision to open Air Force basic military training graduation to guests starting July 22, 2021. Col. Jef

Jul 7 2021
16 min

The Air Force Starts Here Podcast - Ep 52 - LGBTQI+

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of AETC, sits down with Brig. Gen. Brenda Cartier to discuss LGBTQ+ issues and initiatives in the Air Force.

Jun 24 2021
22 min

The Air Force Starts Here - Ep 52 - Real Talk LGBTQI+

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of AETC, sits down with Brig. Gen. Brenda Cartier to discuss LGBTQ+ issues and initiatives in the Air Force.

Jun 24 2021
22 min

The Air Force Starts Here Podcast- Ep 51- Developing Self

The Air Force has identified 24 Airman's foundational competencies for all Airmen, as part of a systematic competency-based approach to develop the force. These foundati

Jun 1 2021
15 min

The Air Force Starts Here Podcast- Ep 50- AETC COVID Oral History

In episode 50 of "The Air Force Starts Here," we take a look back at how the COVID-19 pandemic and changed Air Force training. Gary Boyd, Air Education and Training Comma

May 24 2021
18 min

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It is important for you and your guests to include all genders in your language "helping you to be a better father, husband,etc." makes those who are not men tune out and feel excluded. Thanks.

she/her/hers · Dec 2021

Great podcast with a lot of useful information and insight into the evolving training world. I would like to hear about the Accelerated Commissioning Program that was Beta Tested for MSgt-CMSgt this past year. What was the outcome and what is the future of this program or a similar one?

NGB MSGT · Mar 2020

First and foremost, I think it’s great that a MAJCOM is taking a modern approach at reaching Airmen via the conduits that they are more apt to use. The production and sound quality is good and the topics so far seem broadly relevant. It does seem like there could be some more pre-production prep about what questions will be asked and to what depth of answers should be provided. There were several times during the Recruiting podcast where it seemed like the question wasn’t really answered or was answered in the most generic, surface level way possible. In depth discussions can be had and chopped down later if needed.

B_Hurley · Mar 2019

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