Kaiserslautern American, August 7, 2015

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August 7, 2015

Kaiserslautern American

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HAVE YOU READ YOUR KA TODAY?

August 7, 2015

Volume 39, number 31

NATO reserve officers hone leadership skills by Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski 86 Airlift Wing Public Affairs More than 70 NATO guard and reserve officers came together for an annual development course July 18 through 25. Reserve officers from the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland gathered on Ramstein for the weeklong International Junior Officer Leadership Development course. The course involved lectures in international leadership, teambuilding exercises, cultural diversity, military officership, international relations and cross-cultural mobilization issues. “NATO (is comprised) of 28 members who all have different cultures,” said German air force Maj. Frank Gagel, Franco-German Brigade officer. “It is important to communicate with each

other and build friendships because you may not only see these people now but also down the road in your career.” In addition to the classroom portion of the course, IJOLD offered leadership seminars and a military heritage tour in Bastogne, Belgium. While sharing the experience of working with their multinational counterparts, participants were not only tested mentally but also physically during a training exercise with the 435th Security Forces Squadron. The 435th SFS trained the officers on range estimation, memorization exercises, heavy weapons familiarization and size, activity, location, unit, time and equipment reporting procedures. “The IJOLD exercise is a great opportunity to get to know our NATO allies and train in field conditions with them,” said U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jordan Lucey, 435th

Guard and reserve NATO officers gather for a leadership seminar during the annual International Junior Officer Leadership Development course July 23 on Ramstein. The course involved lectures in international leadership, teambuilding exercises, cultural diversity, military officership, international relations and cross-cultural mobilization issues.

SFS contingency response team member. “The relationships developed during their

course are invaluable to the sustained success of all of our contingency operations

all over the world.” IJOLD is held in a different NATO country each year.

Senior master sergeant evaluations to be on new EPR form by Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — Senior master sergeant enlisted performance reports, which close out July 31, will be accomplished on the newly published Air Force Form 911, Enlisted Evaluation Report July 31 on the publishing website.

The development of new evaluation forms is part of ongoing Air Force enlisted evaluation and promotion process changes underway since July 2014. The Form 911, previously used for all senior NCOs, is now for master sergeant-selects, master sergeants, senior master sergeant-selects and senior master sergeants only. Therefore, technical sergeants selected for promo-

tion during the 15E7 promotion cycle will have a July 31 EPR on the new form. A separate EPR form, AF Form 912, for chief master sergeants was published in May. The AF Form 911 was developed to complement the senior NCO feedback form, AF Form 932, Airman Comprehensive Assessment Worksheet, master sergeant through chief master sergeant.

The ACA, available since July 2014, opened more indepth, two-way communication between the rater and the one being rated and included a self-assessment, detailed evaluation of expected or current performance, and specific discussion areas or questions such as personal fi nances and relationships. In addition, the form requires the rater to clarify the Airman’s role

721st APS services Air Force One on Ramstein, Page 6

see Evaluations, Page 2

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in support of the mission. Midterm ACAs accompany each enlisted and officer performance report and are accessible by the rating chain. The forms complement each other because the evaluation form includes two assessment areas that correlate with the senior NCO ACA. Performance (leadership,

Ramstein rallies at 2015 RAB Rodeo, Pages 8 and 9

Chaplain Corps and families celebrate 240 years, Page 12


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