Kaiserslautern American, July 6, 2018

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Just Report It! Continuous evaluation and you, Page 2

DUIs in Germany: Don’t ruin a good time with a bad choice, Page 8

10 AAMDC commemorates Army warrant officers’“Century of Service”, Page 11

Annweiler honors former British king July 27 to 29, Page 17

July 6, 2018 | Volume 42, Number 27

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521 AMOW welcomes new commander by TSgt Jocelyn A. Ford 86 Airlift Wing Public Affairs Col. Bradley Spears assumed command of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing during a change of command ceremony June 28. Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, presided over the ceremony in which Col. Thomas M. Cooper relinquished command of the 521 AMOW to Col. Spears. “It is a unique opportunity to fly-up in the same organization.” Spears, who previously served as the wing’s vice commander, said in an interview prior to the change of command ceremony. “Moving from Vice Commander to Commander affords the opportunity to provide some stability to the Wing.” Spears now leads the 521 AMOW whose mission is to provide forwarddeployed command and control, aerial

port, and aircraft maintenance support to DoD organic and contracted commercial aircraft executing airlift and air refueling missions throughout the USAFE-AFAFRICA area of responsibility. “Leadership, the act of leading, is underwritten by trust.” Spears said in his interview. “That trust is built by leaders who live by our core values, are highly competent and striving to be better every day, and have the ability to connect with peers, subordinates, and supervisors. Our Wing is successful when all 2,100 Airmen are leaders.” Before officially assuming command of the 521 AMOW, Spears was presented the Legion of Merit, the Air Force’s sixth-highest decoration, for exceptional meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services See change of command, Page 2

Maj. Gen. Christopher J. Bence, commander of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, passes the guidon and command of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing to Col. Bradley L. Spears in a ceremony June 28. The 521 AMOW provides forward-deployed command and control, aerial port, and aircraft maintenance support to DoD organic and contracted commercial aircraft executing airlift and air refueling missions throughout the U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa area of responsibility. Photo by Airman 1st Class Ariel Leighty

Improved AF-WIN tool helps eligible Airmen meet retraining goals by Richard Salomon Air Force Personnel Center

U.S. Airmen learn about the do’s and don’ts of retraining during a retraining seminar at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., March 3, 2016. The Air Force Work Interest Navigator, or AF-WIN, tool helps Airmen who are interested in retraining. Photo by Senior Airman Amanda Morris

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIORANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) — Officials at the Air Force’s Personnel Center recently updated and improved the Air Force Work Interest Navigator, or AF-WIN, tool which helps Airmen who are interested in re-training to identify which Air Force Specialty Codes best fit their strengths and interests. AF-Win is a web-based tool that presents a series of questions to Airmen on functional communities, job contexts and work activities and then creates a customized career fit

report (ranked highest to lowest in terms of fit) on more than 130 enlisted Air Force careers tailored to the Airmen’s interests. “The AF-WIN tool requests Airmen to take a 10-minute survey and serves as an important selfdiscovery tool for Airmen exploring other Air Force career fields,” said Mr. Ken Schwartz, Air Force Testing & Survey Policy chief. “It provides an overall occupational snapshot to help Airmen identify good-fit areas for retraining.” The new AF-WIN version has an improved user interface, more See af-win tool, Page 6


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