Sixteen graduate Grissom's NCO leadership course Published Oct. 2, 2014 By Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner 434th ARW Public Affairs GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Sixteen noncommissioned officers recently completed training designed to foster leadership skills to become more effective NCOs. An Air Force Reserve NCO Leadership Development Course was held here Sept. 8-19. "The course is designed to bridge the gap between Airman Leadership School and the NCO Academy," said Tech. Sgt. Debra Wilson-Strong, 434th Air Refueling Wing education and training assistant chief. The 10-day course combined college level management and leadership instruction with a military practical, experimental and hands-on application. The classes are taught by both civilian college and military instructors, who covered various topics such as the roles of leadership and management, communication, stress management and team building. "It's an exciting course," Wilson-Strong added, "And, we hope students retain and apply what they learn." During the graduation ceremony Col. Scott Russell, 434th Mission Support Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Karen Perkins, 434th ARW command chief, spoke to the graduates and presented them with their certificates of completion. Fourteen of the 16 students were from Grissom, while two were from the 924th Maintenance Squadron at at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The 434th ARW is the largest KC-135R Stratotanker unit in the Air Force Reserve Command. Stay connected on Facebook and Twitter.
