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Seventeen complete NCOLDC

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  • By Tech. Sgt. Doug Hays
  • 434th ARW Public Affairs
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. --  Seventeen Grissom Airmen recently completed training designed to foster leadership skills to become more effective noncommissioned officers.

An Air Force Reserve NCO Leadership Development Course was held here Aug. 5-16.

"The course is designed to bridge the gap between Airman Leadership School and the Noncommissioned Officer's 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 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 Aug. 16, Col. Don Buckley, 434th ARW commander, spoke to the graduates and presented them with their certificates of completion.

Fifteen of the 17 students were from Grissom. Two were from the 932nd Airlift Wing, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

The 434th ARW is the largest KC-135R Stratotanker unit in the Air Force Reserve Command.

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