Podcasts by AFLCMC Leadership Log Podcast

AFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 106: Getting to know the new AFLCMC Executive Director Mr. Dennis D'Angelo from 2023-12-01T19:44:51

Dennis D’Angelo, SES, came to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center in September and serves as Executive Director. He previously held the same role at the Air Force Sustainment Center.

AFLCMC Leadership Log Episode 105: The last discussion with our outgoing commander from 2023-11-03T01:26:49

On November 6, Lt. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris will say goodbye to the Air Force as he retires as commander of AFLCMC. He is just the fourth person to fill the role.

In a special edition of “Lea...

Episode 102: AFLCMC engineers represent center from 2023-02-24T13:34:35

Jackie Janning-Lask, AFLCMC Engineering Director and Karen Hudson, Chief of the Avionics Engineering Division, attended the 37th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards and STEM Conference in N...

Episode 101: RSO seeks to scale innovation from 2023-02-10T11:34:05

The Rapid Sustainment Office is charged with finding innovative solutions and looking for opportunities to apply them across the Air Force enterprise.  

Episode 100: OPSEC evolves with the times from 2023-01-27T13:43:28

While Operations Security is as old as warfare, the expansion of the virtual information space has presented new challenges.

Episode 99: Civilian Development application window opens from 2023-01-09T22:07:12

Dozens of professional development opportunities for civilian Airmen will open this week under the Air Force-wide Civilian Development program.

Episode 98: Office helps others 'ACE' acquisitions from 2022-12-16T14:02:50

There is an organization in AFLCMC whose primary purpose is to act as a force multiplier for the broader acquisition workforce.  The Acquisition Center of Excellence, led by Melanie Marshal...

Episode 97: Give permission to feel over holidays from 2022-12-12T14:33:04

“Just because there's a song that says it's the most wonderful time of the year, give yourself permission to have whatever it is you're experiencing.  It’s going to come, and it's going to ...

Episode 96: Airman finds work, life balance essential from 2022-11-18T13:20:53

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” is an adage dating back more than 350 years.  It hasn’t lost any utility with age.

Speaking on a recent episode of AFLCMC’s Leadership L...

Episode 95: Parachute saves early test pilot from 2022-10-21T12:27:21

Lt Jimmy Doolittle looked to the cool, fair skies over the city of Dayton, just across the river from where he stood on the periphery of McCook Field, home to the Air Service’s Engineering Divis...

Episode 94: Chief rates ‘caring’ first from 2022-10-14T13:15:39

“It’s important that you care for the Airmen under your charge.  Without that, in my opinion, everything else can be very futile.  That needs to come first.  You need to care abou...

Episode 93: C-17 provides ‘maneuver’ for the joint force from 2022-10-06T11:51:27

For nearly three decades, the C-17 Globemaster III has provided the bulk of airlift for the Air Force. 

When something absolutely positively has to get there, the C-17 is the airc...

Episode 92: Engineering pioneer recounts early days of Air Force acquisitions from 2022-09-23T12:57:48

An early member of the Aeronautical Systems Directorate, a predecessor organization of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, recently made the trek to Dayton, Ohio, site of the early days ...

Episode 91: Innovative solution helps nursing mothers locate resources from 2022-09-16T12:11:21

Megan Kane, a Mechanical Engineer with the Armament Directorate at Robins AFB, Georgia, led the effort to develop an app that locates suitable spaces for nursing mothers who need to pump breast ...

Episode 90: Warfighter problems find solutions in Innovation Match Game from 2022-09-01T12:50:59

The Innovation Match Game takes problem statements identifying virtual training needs from Air Force organizations and then ‘matches’ a solution from industry.  It will be held at the Indus...

Episode 89: Honor Flight offers chance to serve from 2022-08-26T15:01:19

The Honor Flight Network is an organization with chapters across the nation dedicated to celebrating America’s veterans by escorting them to Washington DC to visit the nation’s memorials. <...

Episode 88: Air Force Marathon returns in person for 2022 from 2022-08-19T12:21:15

After two years as a virtual event, the Air Force Marathon will again be in person just in time to help celebrate the Air Force 75th anniversary.  

Episode 87: GearFit shortens feedback loop from 2022-07-22T14:18:21

A new application called GearFit is giving Airmen a direct line to share feedback on fitment and utility of the gear they wear to perform their missions.

Episode 86: Eagle to celebrate golden anniversary from 2022-07-15T13:33:07

The F-15 Eagle is celebrating its 50th birthday this month with events planned across the country.  The events all mark a half-century of undefeated air dominance operations for the fighter...

Episode 85: Chaplains ready to serve from 2022-06-24T12:08:48

They are a team assigned to AFLCMC for the sole purpose of supporting all Airmen deal with the burdens and stresses faced every day.

Episode 84: Robins team keeps Reapers flying from 2022-06-21T14:08:15

The Air Force can't fight and win, if it can't fly.  Aircraft need constant maintenance.  It isn't a fault with engineering and design, it's physics.  Things just break....

Episode 83: First Sergeant recalls the power of words from 2022-06-03T18:46:30

“You'll be fine.  I've seen worse.”

Those were the words of a Walter Reed medical technician to Senior Master Sgt. Ben Seekell some 48 hours after a land mine in Afghanistan force...

Episode 82: Enlisted teams keep ammo flowing from 2022-05-20T12:26:31

A key element to the success of AFLCMC program offices is using teams of enlisted Airmen experts to use their specific career field knowledge and experience to guide programs.  Specifically...

Episode 81: 21 IS develops program to develop Airmen from 2022-05-13T12:46:58

The 21st Intelligence Squadron – the only active-duty Intel Squadron in AFMC – embarked last year in a very intentional effort to assess and fill the gaps in the professional development of thei...

Episode 80: PSM Forum sparks dialogue from 2022-04-29T12:29:18

Registration is open now for the 2022 AFLCMC Product Support Manager Forum, which aims to generate conversations on improving Air Force readiness and operational effectiveness.

Episode 79: DEAMS script averts legacy file failure from 2022-04-22T12:40:01

When Microsoft announced earlier this year that legacy Microsoft Office files would block from operating on Air Force computers, many users took it in stride.  However, members of the Defen...

Episode 78: Office keeps force armed and ready from 2022-04-19T14:59:51

Nearly every Airman at some point and perhaps many points in their career will carry a rifle, pistol, revolver or some sort of small arms.  It’s one of the things that keeps our more than 3...

Episode 77: RSO provides path to scale innovation from 2022-04-08T12:20:09

The Rapid Sustainment Office was established just 4 years ago with the charge to create a pathway for innovative ideas to impact the sustainment enterprise and dramatically improve Air Force rea...

Episode 76: B-1 flies into future from 2022-04-01T12:02:04

The process to create a digital twin of B-1 tail #85-0092 is already showing promise to predict and control sustainment processes in a way that will keep this limited resource in the air.

Episode 75: Leaders support people supporting mission from 2022-03-28T12:30:13

In recognition of Women’s History Month, three female Airmen serving as first sergeants gathered on AFLCMC’s Leadership Log podcast to discuss their Air Force careers.

Senior Master Sgt. ...

Episode 74: Managers deliver capability to international partners from 2022-03-22T13:03:24

Embedded within the program offices are acquisition professionals, known as Security Assistance Program Managers, who work to ensure international partners receive the war winning capabilities t...

Episode 73: Mentoring program finds matches from 2022-03-11T13:20:27

It’s the age old question from “Ghostbusters.”  Who are ya gonna call?

“For some, they find it very comforting they're not held accountable, the mentee, to find the perfect mentor...

Episode 72: Chief Venture Officer marries problems, solutions from 2022-02-22T20:23:05

In large organizations, problems and solutions can exist on the opposite sides of a cubical wall without any means to cross over.

Emily Farley, Chief Venture Officer for the Intelligence,...

Episode 71: Harmony Council continues conversation from 2022-02-11T13:12:41

A new initiative in the F-16 Division co-located at Hill AFB, Utah and Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, called the Harmony Council, was created to expand perspectives of members to see life experienc...

Episode 70: Telework policy clarifies rules from 2022-02-04T12:17:21

As the COVID pandemic continues to rage, personnel in the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center can expect continued reliance on telework where mission execution allows.  Sherri Artuso, AF...

Episode 69: Office ensures safe cargo from point A to B from 2022-01-28T12:37:05

You might say the Air Transportability Test Loading Activity, or ATTLA, is a small office with a global reach.  The small group of nine located in the AFLCMC Engineering Directorate is resp...

Episode 68: Air Force seeking tech talent at software hiring event from 2022-01-04T13:59:09

AFLCMC is seeking top talent to fill critical roles across the AFLCMC software enterprise! Interested candidates are invited to participate in a Zoom Live Q&A with experts on Jan. 5 from 4:3...

Episode 67: Pegasus maintainers off to strong start from 2021-12-17T12:13:56

The KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Sustainment Team completed its first year of organic 1C-Checks at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma producing 23 of 23 aircraft ahead of Depot schedule.

Col. Leigh Ottati, KC-...

Episode 65: Enlisted PME builds knowledge, professionalism from 2021-12-16T19:33:51

Enlisted Professional Military Education courses use guided discussions to educate, develop and inspire enlisted leaders.  The courses are designed to let students share experiences, ideas ...

Episode 64: RSO, Propulsion partnership yields results from 2021-12-16T19:26:44

A partnership between AFLCMC’s Propulsion Directorate and the Rapid Sustainment Office is realizing the promise of additive manufacturing by producing real engine parts for real jets.

Episode 63: Commanders lead bases during pandemic from 2021-12-16T19:22:19

Col. Pat Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and Wright-Patterson AFB Installation Commander and his counterpart at Hanscom AFB in Massachusetts, 66th Air Base Group Commander Col. Katrina Stephens, shar...

Episode 60: New AFSAC Director looks to ‘Unleash Talent’ across the Security Cooperation Enterprise from 2021-12-16T19:13:12

Returning to the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate a decade later, Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey admitted it felt a bit surreal walking back in the building and into the Boss’s...

Episode 66: Country managers provide targeted support from 2021-12-16T16:43:23

The Air Force Security and Assistance Cooperation Directorate manages all foreign military sales for the Air Force.  It uses Command Country Managers assigned to international partner natio...

Episode 50: Getting to know the BUFF from 2021-05-21T21:34:26

Welcome back for another episode of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Leadership Log podcast.

It's our 50th episode and we’re going to mark this milestone by talking about one of...

Episode 48: Meet the RSO's military deputy program executive officer Col. Nicole "RL" Ruff-Lehman from 2021-05-07T10:00

AFLCMC's Rapid Sustainment Office went from a mere concept to a full out sprint in just a few short years, and has been leading the way in solving enterprise-wide sustainment issues across the A...

Episode 45_ Introducing the 3rd Annual AFLCMC Product Support Manager Forum from 2021-04-09T09:21:11

Lansen Conley is the director of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Logistics Directorate. In this episode, he talks us through what to expect during the upcoming 3rd annual Product Su...

Episode 44: The Air Force Packaging Lab: working hard to build a better box from 2021-03-26T22:37:12

At what is officially known as the Air Force Packaging, Technology, and Engineering Facility, but better known as the packaging lab, a team of 16 AFLCMC members made up of engineers, designers, ...

Episode 42: meet AFLCMC's small business program office from 2021-03-11T21:39:47

In this discussion, we talk with Luke Schultz who is AFLCMC’s small business program office director.

Schultz walks us through how his team of 14 small business professionals is working t...

Episode 40: Digital Engineering from 2021-02-26T18:06:07

In this discussion Lt. Col Jameson “HEAThER” Locklear and Mr. Joe Baker explain how the Air Force is incorporating digital engineering tools into how we are thinking about, designing and acquiri...

Episode 39: A look at the AFLCMC / RSO's efforts in the Rapid Austere Focus Area from 2021-02-19T17:19:25

In this discussion Cesar Vega-Flores walks us through the efforts being done in the AFLCMC Rapid Sustainment Office’s Rapid Austere Focus Area.

Vega-Flores is a member of the AFLCMC / RSO...

Episode 38: Agile Combat Support Directorate's Simulators Division from 2021-02-12T17:08:03

Col. John Kurian is the senior material leader for AFLCMC's Agile Combat Support Directorate's Simulators Division.

In this discussion he explains how his team of dedicated professionals ...

Episode 37: AFSAC's FMS Construction division is working to build and sustain international partnerships from 2021-02-05T07:55:11

The Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate's Foreign Military Sales Construction Division was recently elevated from a branch to a division, and Dr. Carlos Braziel is its firs...

Episode 36: CDE the leadership perspective from 2021-02-02T07:45:29

“You’ve heard these words over and over from supervisors and mentors. There's only one person that can manage your career, and that's yourself.”

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center...

Episode 35: The RSO and their work on Augmented and Virtual Reality from 2021-01-22T02:47:43

Welcome back for a new season of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Leadership Log podcast

In the first episode of the season we have a discussion with Taylor Ruffin, from the AFL...

Episode 34: Civilian Developmental Education part 2 a discussion with CDE alumni from 2021-01-08T03:53:10

This is the last episode of our first season and we really appreciate that you’ve come along with us for this ride. We hope that you’ve gained something from the content  we’ve been putting...

Episode 33: Civilian Developmental Education opportunities from 2020-12-18T06:25:33

In this episode we discuss opportunities in the upcoming Civilian Developmental Education,  or CDE, program  with AFLCMC"s chief of workforce development Linda Leichty and AFLCMC"s civ...

Episode 32: Supersonic executive airlift is a conglomeration of the willing from 2020-12-11T18:14:09

This week we had a chance to chat with the Program Executive Officer for AFLCMC's Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate Brig. Gen. Ryan Britton, about his organization's effort to bring...

Episode 31: Condition Based Maintenance Plus, or (CBM+) is a mindset transforming how the Air Force sustains its fleet from 2020-12-04T04:57:25

About 5 years ago, the Air Force embarked on a journey with Condition Based Maintenance Plus, also known as CBM+, to shift the sustainment enterprise from a “flying to failure” to a “flying to f...

Episode 30: The KC-135 legacy tanker team is solving tomorrow's problems today from 2020-11-27T11:00

The KC-135 Stratotanker has been in service longer than most of us have been alive.

Born out of the cold war need for nuclear deterrence the Air Force purchased 800 of the airframes from ...

Episode 29: Holiday Resilience from 2020-11-20T17:02:15

Resiliency can be defined as the ability to bounce back during adverse events in someone's life, and the Air Force considers it a key topic when discussing the wingman culture.

This past ...

Episode 28: Getting to know our new 1st Sgt. Senior Master Sgt. Elise Phillips from 2020-11-13T18:17:33

AFLCMC has a new 1st Sgt.

In the Air Force an organization’s 1st Sgt, who can also be known as the 1st shirt or just the shirt, is a special duty rank and is a positional job.

In o...

Episode 27: AFLCMC's Rapid Development Integration Facility from 2020-11-06T11:00

When you think about the actual work being done across the Center, in house prototyping and manufacturing don't often come to mind.

Contrary to that thinking there is a small, but very bu...

Episode 26: The B-2 Spirit is the tip of our spear for the nuclear triad umbrella from 2020-10-30T14:07:19

Throughout his career Col. Cory Brown has worked on a variety of weapons systems including the U.S. Air Force's most tactical platforms when he was with the Predator Reaper program, and now he h...

Episode 25: AqcDemo wrap up discussion with Kathy Watern and Sherri Artuso from 2020-10-23T10:00

After a nearly six month communication effort deep diving into all things AcqDemo, the two senior leaders who kicked off the AcqDemo information campaign AFLCMC’s executive director Kathy Watern...

Episode 24: The 2020 Combined Federal Campaign / 'tis the season to give back from 2020-10-16T10:00

Every year around this time we are reminded of how fortunate we are to be gainfully employed, and with great benefits.

We are also reminded that there are many folks around us who aren’t ...

Episode 23: Lt. Gen. Shaun Morris / a conversation with the AFLCMC/CC from 2020-10-09T04:48:46

Lt. Gen. Shaun Morris took command of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center on Sept. 04.

He’s spent the last month getting up to speed on the latest activities in the center's vast p...

Episode 22: Congratulations to James Tipton of the B-1 program office for being named one of the 2020 Gears of Government President's Award winners from 2020-10-02T15:17:14

Welcome back for another episode of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Leadership Log podcast.

This week we celebrate one of our own.

James Tipton is the lead engineer fo...

Episode 21: The Air Force Uniform Office from 2020-09-25T16:03:33

Do you know how Air Force uniforms are developed?

Have you heard of the Berry Amendment, otherwise known as (10 U.S.C. 2533a), and do you know how it impacts Department of Defense procure...

Episode 20: Feedback / it's all about continuous communication from 2020-09-18T10:00

We identify feedback in the workplace as a communication process between managers and employees used to course correct and improve poor performance. It’ s also used to reinforce and encourage go...

Episode 19: Operational Security from 2020-09-12T12:00

Operational security, or OPSEC, has had a renewed focus recently given the secretary of defense’s mandated OPSEC training for all Department of Defense employees.

A few episodes ago, (E17...

Episode 18: Col. C.B. Cain / we meet our new vice commander from 2020-08-28T10:00

This week we had a chance to sit down with our new vice commander Col. C.B. Cain for a discussion on his Air Force background and on his leadership philosophy and style. 

For you his...

Episode 17: CUI / standardizing information protection from 2020-08-25T22:05:09

For information that hasn’t been classified, but is still in need of some level of protection we’ve long used the FOUO label (for official use only) to indicate that the information should be ke...

Episode 16: SCARS / it's all about improving readiness from 2020-08-14T03:37:33

This weeks's conversation centers around virtual training and war fighter readiness. Lt. Col. Ricardo Jaime, material leader and branch chief for the AFLCMC Simulators Division, Operational Trainin...

Episode 15: Col. Brady Hauboldt / a career perspective from 2020-08-10T20:57:12

As our vice commander Col. Brady Hauboldt gets ready to retire we sat down with him to discuss his eclectic career.

A recurring theme emerged during our discussion; an Airman’s plan for t...

Episode 14: CROWS / ingraining cyber resiliency into the Air Force culture from 2020-07-31T14:50:12

Did you know that within AFLCMC there is a group of dedicated professionals who focus on securing cyber resiliency for our warfighters? Do you know who your cyber focus team members are? And wha...

Episode 13: RSO / moving at the speed of relevance from 2020-07-24T10:00:26

In this episode we talk with Stacy Betlej-Amodeo from AFLCMC's Rapid Sustainment Office. We discuss RSO's mission in general and how the organization embraces what then Secretary of Defense James M...

Episode 12: Functional Alignment from 2020-07-23T21:57:45

In this episode we discuss the upcoming changes in functional alignment across the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, especially at the senior materiel leader level. Our panel of senior leader...

Episode 11: The boss' exec from 2020-07-17T22:13:27

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work as an executive officer to a senior leader also known as the boss’ exec? If you have then this is the episode for you. Welcome back to the Air Force Li...

Episode 10: AcqDemo an introduction to the career path models from 2020-07-02T02:31:18

As we mentioned in an earlier episode, based on inputs from the "AFMC We Need Initiative," Air Force Materiel Command leadership made some significant changes to the Department of Defense Civili...

Episode 9: Agile contracting solutions from 2020-06-19T18:15:06

How do you continue to execute your mission when the work force is hampered by covid-19 lock down restrictions forcing 100 percent teleworking and their day-to-day effort relies on a legacy system ...

Episode 8: Get ‘em gear that fits! from 2020-06-16T20:43:52

In this episode we sat down with Maj. Saily Rodriguez for a really interesting chat about the Female Fitment Program that she manages. She also serves as the Combat Ready Airmen deputy branch chief...

Episode 7: Return to full capacity #wenevershutdown from 2020-06-11T03:44:15

Thanks for coming back for another episode of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Leadership Log podcast. This week we had the chance to sit down with our vice commander Col. Brady Hauboldt ...

Episode 6: No tier AcqDemo from 2020-05-29T14:18:25

The Air Force Materiel Command recently made some changes to the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project, otherwise known as AcqDemo.

In this ...

Episode 5: People, Passion & Purpose from 2020-05-22T03:18:11

The Air Force has focused on mentoring during the month of May, so we sat down with our vice commander Col. Brady Hauboldt for a discussion on mentorship and leadership and how his mantra or people...

Episode 4: The Return to Full Capacity from 2020-05-18T06:08:14

We sat down with our commander Lt. Gen. McMurry to get his thoughts on what the return to full capacity means. He also shares some insights on how we’ll continue to operate in our new normal.

Episode 3: Remarkable Leadership from 2020-05-08T04:15:49

In this episode our executive director Kathy Watern sat down with two members of the AFLCM team Sasha Lemon and Brian Allport for an in depth discussion on remarkable leadership.

Sasha is...

Episode2: This meat sack we’re walking around in doesn’t get better with age. from 2020-05-01T17:28:43

In this episode Lt. Gen. McMurry was joined by our Command Chief, Chief Master Sergeant Troie Croft for an in-depth discussion on resiliency and the Air Force’s wingman culture. The seasoned leader...

Episode 1: Welcome to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Leadership Log Podcast from 2020-04-08T04:19:33

In our inaugural episode we hear directly from our commander Lt. Gen. McMurry as he shares his thoughts on the challenges faced across the center in our new normal. In future episodes we’ll hear fr...