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Department of the Air Force launches coaching website
September 18, 2023 — At the Department of the Air Force's Coaching site, members can explore how to find and become a professional coach... MORE

Lt. Col. Wendy Cook, 49th Health Care Operations Squadron outgoing commander, receives a final salute from 49th HCOS members

Mentoring – A service to our country
January 9, 2023 — As the new year starts, many people make resolutions to improve their lives, whether it’s by going to the gym, stopping smoking, or just using the stairs instead of the elevator. This year, try getting involved with your community by mentoring. Mentoring benefits both the giver and receiver with the exchange of knowledge, perspective and accomplishment... MORE

Air, Space Force installations seek mediators to help with conflict resolution
September 8, 2022 — The Department of the Air Force is seeking mediators for conflict resolution as an alternative solution to litigation for workplace conflicts... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Tomeka Parker, Equal Opportunity career field manager, discusses how the Advanced Mediation course helps fulfill the training requirement for enlisted personnel in the Equal Opportunity career field during the Advanced Mediation training class held in Washington, D.C., Aug. 31, 2022. The Department of the Air Force partnered with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, a federal agency with a conflict management mission, to bring about this training. (Courtesy photo by Kimberly Mlinaz)

Commentary: Mentorship, An Airman Perspective
January 20, 2022 — While mentorship seems like the Air Force’s latest buzzword, it’s my favorite part of being a service member. Since I enlisted, the most common questions I hear from my peers are “What is a mentor,” “How do I find a mentor” and “Why is mentorship so important.” ... MORE

Commentary: Mentorship, An NCO Perspective
January 20, 2022 — We need some humility in order to be mentored, and sometimes we may surprise ourselves, not realizing that “we got this.”... MORE

Air Force, Space Force observe National Mentoring Month in January
January 6, 2022 — Mentorship is a type of professional relationship in which a person with greater experience and wisdom guides another person to develop both personally and professionally. This relationship helps achieve mission success and motivates Airmen to achieve their goals... MORE

The Air Force and Space Force observe January as National Mentoring Month. The theme for 2022 is “Everyone Wins with Mentoring” and the Department of the Air Force will host multiple virtual events throughout the month designed to foster and promote a Total Force mentoring culture. (U.S. Air Force graphic by John Cochran)

MyVector updates help connect Airmen, Guardians
October 18, 2021 — MyVector is one of the many tools Airmen and Guardians can use to enhance their career development, including tracking personal development and assignments, writing performance evaluations, and connecting with mentors as well as mentoring others... MORE

Register now for AETC virtual mentorship panel Sept. 14
August 17, 2021 — Civilian leaders will host the “Soaring to New Heights: a Leadership Perspective” virtual mentorship panel from 9-10:30 a.m. Sept. 14... MORE

Top AETC mentors offer advice on growing from good to great
May 30, 2021 — Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, along with other senior enlisted leaders, spoke to more than 700 virtual attendees during AETC’s Good to Great through Personal Perspectives, a Panel of Mentors event May 25... MORE

A graphic that has photos of the four senior enlisted leaders with the words "from good to great through personal perspectives: a panel of mentors"

Mentorship in the Air Force develops the Force
February 3, 2021 — Mentorship is a professional relationship in which a person with greater experience and wisdom guides another person through development, both personally and professionally. The overall goal of mentoring is for a mentee’s potential to be maximized... MORE

High-touch leadership in a high-tech world
May 8, 2018 — Regardless of the generation, people are best understood by, mentored by and led by people…not ones and zeros. A high-tech organization deserves high-touch leadership to maximize the effectiveness of its people... MORE

Staff Sgt. Paul Willey (left), an instructor at the Army’s Northern Warfare Training Center in Alaska, inspects a student’s equipment during the Basic Mountaineering Course.

59th MDW career advisor changes lives 1 Airman at a time
October 13, 2016 — Service, education and travel are some of many reasons people have for joining the military. Later in their careers, however, Airmen may reach a fork in the road and not know where to turn – that is... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. Jose Diaz helps Senior Airman Laketa Baisden, a medical technician with the 559th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, with career advice Sept. 19 at the Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Diaz, who is the 59th Medical Wing career assistance advisor and one of four Joint Base San Antonio career advisors, helps Airmen by providing information on benefits and programs the Air Force has to offer. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Huddleston)