United States Army Air Forces

want to join the Air Force is to enhance my ability to lead, serve and help people. I am a psychology major. This area of study has given me insight into how to help individuals in various ways. I feel that joining the Air Force, through goal oriented training and education, would strengthen my ability to both lead and help individuals. The area of specialty on which I want to focus my education is Behavioral Sciences. My hope is that the training I get through the Air Force Officer Training…

They were both influenced by the Jesus People movement. They taught my brother and me all about Jesus from our earliest years. My dad enlisted in the Air Force, to provide for our little family. When I was around six years old, I accepted Jesus into my life. The Air Force kept us in California, until I was seven. Then, we were stationed at Nellis Air Force base in Las Vegas, Nevada for 8 years. After that,…

this country was not pleasant. It felt as if I had been abducted and taken to a foreign land. Even though we were all from the same country, we viewed the world through different lenses. To this day, I believe that there are about five different “United States” in this one…

In my opinion, this is a tricky question and difficult to answer. As a First Sergeant, people and their needs is my mission, and I strive to work through problems effectively and efficiently to restore their mission focus. Over the last three years, my position has allowed to recognize the true value of responding to the needs of others. Usually, a myriad of problems may negatively affect a member’s duty performance including relationship issues, financial stress, alcohol, physical fitness,…

In modern air warfare without effective Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses U.S. air power is far less lethal. The Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) is a mission that came to be in the war in Vietnam. With the creation of modern Integrated Air Defense Systems (IAD), U.S. Air power could be loses its effectiveness while still maintaining Air Superiority. While enemy fighters may have not been a threat during most missions the possibility of being shot down by a Surface to Air Missile…

One of the hardest parts about going to work every day is knowing that at the end of your shift the only thing you have effectively done has been sitting in a chair. A problem that plagues the ICBM force is that we perform a job 24 hours a day 365 days a year since the first Minute Man III was put in place without ever having to do our mission. Taking a step back, this is a great thing because if we were to ever carry out our mission there would be an unsurmountable number of casualties…

the $1.24 billion deal to build the presidential helicopters. Therefore, although Sikorsky is one of the least revenue generating units belonging to United Technologies, the company isn’t thinking about selling it or spinning it off. If Sikorsky continues its innovative efforts, it will eventually find more and more reliable customers than the US Army. This idea of using helicopters for civilian duties might be an interesting alternative, and selling helicopters to American allies could also…

joint force commander’s (JFC’s) objectives to direct, incorporate, prioritize, plan, organize, and evaluate the utiliztion of air, space, and cyberspace assets in any eventuality across the range of operations. Centralized control authorizes the air component commander to respond to variations in the operational environment and take advantage of fleeting opportunities 2. Centralized control allows the Air commander to plan, organize, and control the sovereign and direct-support actions of air…

Leadership is very important to many organizations, especially the military. According to Bass and Avolio, leadership is considered even more important in the military than in any other organization in the United States (Bass 5). As leaders in the U.S. Air Force, we are given the opportunity to lead and handle challenges. As the new Wing Safety Officer I have been given the task of restoring and improving moral. By applying several principles from the Full Ranger Leadership Model (FRLM) I…

bowl which was really cool we were pretty high up and not even on the highest part. I didn’t like it I am not a fan of heights. Right after that I don’t really remember just a lot of highway. But it wasn’t long after that we were at The Lackland Air Force Base. The entrance of it wasn’t special just a brick building and the guards had all sorts of weapons on them it was…