CommissionED: The Air Force Officer Podcast

CommissionED: The Air Force Officer Podcast

Hosted by: Colin Slade & Reed Gann

Welcome to CommissionED: The Air Force Officer Podcast where we explore the training and development of America’s leaders in the application of airpower and the Profession of Arms.

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Episodes

088 - 71S Special Investigations with Capt Jason Steed

Trigger Warning: The Air Force is not all sunshine and rainbows. In today's episode, Capt Jason Steed shares his experience as a special agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Tune in to learn all...
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087 - 46F Flight Nurse with Capt Megan Thieme

From patching bullet wounds as an Army combat medic in Iraq to now transporting patients around the globe as a flight nurse, Capt Megan Thieme is all about saving lives. Check out today's episode as she shares her...
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086 - 65F Finance Officer with Lt Col Nathan King

Money, money, money. Nothing happens in the Air Force without it. In today's episode Lt Col Nathan King explains why that is and how you can become one of or at least be friends with those who control the purse...
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085 - Innovating Talent Management with Capt Jack Lepird

Talent Marketplace is the Air Force's new way for managing officer assignments. The initial concept was developed by Capt Jack Lepird while serving at the Pentagon in his spare time. In today's episode he shares his...
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084 - Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training with Capt Kirk Morrow

ENJJPT is the most prestigious program for the production of Air Force pilots, for good reason. In today’s episode, Capt Kirk “Saddle” Morrow shares his experience not only getting selected to attend as a student, but...
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083 - NATO with Maj Tim Shipe and kapt Erlend Andresen

All future air campaigns will be conducted in cooperation with some sort of coalition or allies, such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Thus it behooves all Air Force officers to understand NATO, as explained...
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082 - 14N Intelligence Officer with Maj Zane Steadman

No operation can happen in the Air Force without intelligence. In today's episode Maj Zane "Shiv" Steadman explains the role of the intel officer in making sure that information is accurate, timely, and delivered to...
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081 - Toolbox: Effective meetings with Kristen Hubler

Meetings are a normal and constant part of being an officer in the Air Force, but we receive little or no training on how to run them effectively. Kristen Hubler fills that gap in this toolbox episode with overarching...
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080 - Separating from the Air Force with Capt Jordan Woods

Capt Jordan Woods shares his experience with the lead up to, process of, and emotions that followed "pushing the button" to separate from active service as an Air Force officer.Contact Jordan at...
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079 - Developing officers the Air Force needs

In this episode Colin and Reed explore officer development with a single track—leadership. This would focus all PME and other development on the single purpose of producing commanders of character, competence, and...
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078 - Recruiting and training Air Force officers

What if the Air Force did away with the requirement to have a bachelors degree to be an officer? It could open the possibility for a more efficient way of recruiting and training Air Force officers.Resources10 USC...
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077 - Officer Evaluation System

Today's episode is on the Officer Evaluation System and, most specifically, the Officer Performance Report. No document is more scrutinized, more shrouded in mystery, more written about, discussed, and more important...
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