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The ‘Airmen We Need’: Air Force personnel update
by Staff Sgt. VICTORIA TAYLOR Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, outlined the Air Force’s strategy for the “Airmen We Need” campaign at the Air, Space, Cyber Conference Sept. 17 in National Harbor.
To further their development, Kelly said total force Airmen must have proper manning, be trained to combat future adversaries, remain joint-minded and mission focused, set clear expectations and mentorship and empower their subordinates to lead and make decisions.
“We are at the epicenter of our op- portunity to impact our most important weapon system—our Airmen,” said Kelly.
Additionally, in order to maintain fighting forces, Kelly said a talent man- agement system outlining the Air Force values, rewards and incentives needs implementing to empower performance.
Kelly said the Air Force is working dili- gently to grow our Airmen into qualified leaders throughout their careers.
Wayne Clark
Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, gives an Air Force personnel update during the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland Sept. 17. The Air, Space and Cyber Confer- ence is a professional development conference that offers an opportunity for Defense Department personnel to participate in fo- rums, speeches, seminars and workshops.