Col. Chadwick Steipp joins “Leadership Log” to talk about his priorities and goals as the new Deputy Commander for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC).

This "Leadership Log" explores the  Aircraft Battle Damage Repair Engineering Office (AFLCMC Engineering Directorate), which is seeking junior officers to volunteer for its program. ABDRE-trained officers restore flight capabilities to aircraft through structural analysis and calculations to repair damaged equipment fast, with the smallest team possible. Certified officers may apply for deployments or TDYs to utilize their skills in the field.

AFLCMC Command Chief Timothy Wieser discusses his views on readiness and how he thinks of it as both a mindset and a culture. Wieser also talks about how readiness is a priority that leaders and Airmen jointly must maintain and grow.

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center leaders discuss ways to manage stress and anxiety during challenging times. The discussion covers stressors in the workplace and home, and offers resources available to AFLCMC team members.

Resources Wright-Patt Connect www.military-connect.org/wp-connect Military OneSource www.militaryonesource.mil Civilian Health Promotion Services (CHPS) USAFwellness.com USAF Connect App Via Google and Apple app stores

Exceptional Family Member Program practitioners discuss how the family assistance program works and how service members can access its resources across Air Force Life Cycle Management Center installations.

In this “Leadership Log”, two Air Force Life Cycle Management Center team members from the Propulsion Directorate discuss how they represented AFLCMC at AirVenture 2024 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. They also discuss the importance of attending events like this, both for their Directorate and the larger Air Force.

AFLCMC Public Affairs dives into resilient forward basing in this edition of “Leadership Log.” 

Stephen “Caleb” Tomkowiak, Lead Program Manager from the Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) provides an overview on the topic, and explains how his office supports it and how the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept is a mindset everyone needs to think about.

In this “Leadership Log”, the AFLCMC Public Affairs team spoke with Command Chief Master Sergeant Timothy Wieser, the new senior enlisted leader for the Life Cycle Management Center. Wieser discusses the importance of using the chain of command and how all Center staff are serving in the operational Air Force.

The AFLCMC Public Affairs office explores targeting pods and how they relate to moving target integration and tracking.

In this “Leadership Log”, Lt. Col. Juan Ramirez, Materiel Leader for the Avionics Branch, Agile Combat Support Directorate provides an overview of targeting pods, how they have been utilized in recent years and how systems are adapting to counter near peer competitors.

In this Leadership Log podcast, the AFLCMC Public Affairs Office speaks with Lt. Col. Oyunchimeg ‘Meg’ Young about her work as Director of Operations for the Europe and NATO branch within the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation (AFSAC) Directorate. Young also discusses how she came to join the Air Force and her time serving in the acquisition field.

In this Leadership Log podcast, the AFLCMC Public Affairs Office speaks with Col. Amanda Okeson about her work as Senior Material Leader with the F-16 program office. Okeson also discusses how the F-16 has garnered an international following and how she views working in the acquisition field.

In this “Leadership Log”, the AFLCMC Public Affairs office previews the 2024 Product Support Managers (PSM) Forum, a yearly event hosted by the Logistics Directorate so PSMs can gather to discuss matters of importance to the logistics career field.

In this “Leadership Log”, to learn more about the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), the AFLCMC Public Affairs team spoke with Lt Col Todd P. Myers. He’s a Materiel Leader for the project, which is modernizing the Air Force’s command and control capabilities. ABMS is also the service’s contribution to the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2).

In this “Leadership Log”, Yolanda McCain, Director of the Small Business Office within the Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate. McCain discusses her job matching small business resources with the Air Force’s needs to support warfighters.

In this “Leadership Log”, to learn more about DMM, the AFLCMC Public Affairs team spoke with two practitioners: Kevin Torres, Digital Architect with the Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate and Oren Edwards, Chief Engineer, Medium Altitude UAS Division with the Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) and Special Operations Forces (SOF) Directorate.

The Personnel Directorate serves as the Center’s human resources department and manages recruitment and staffing needs. Personnel leadership provide counsel to Center leadership on staffing matters. “People are the lifeblood of our organization,” Leingang explains, mentioning how an Air Force civilian career allows for growth and training without losing seniority by having to jump from one to company to the next to climb the experience and career ladder. 

In this Leadership Log podcast, AFLCMC Director of Personnel Greg Leingang explains how his team supports uniformed and civilian airmen across the Center.

In this Leadership Log podcast, we “pull back the curtain” and look at how the  Business and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate provides essential tools and services to warfighters.

As Deputy Program Executive Officer and Deputy Director Col. Walter Bustelo explains, BES’ services are enormous - “we're impacting 3.3 million people every day” - and that BES “run[s] the systems that run the Air Force.”

In this “Leadership Log,” Kevin Rusnak, Chief Historian with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, walks listeners through how changes in the post-Cold War environment contributed to AFLCMC’s creation, and how Air Force command and acquisition structures have constantly evolved to meet the needs of their time across the service’s existence.

Early aviation history has many connections to the Dayton, Ohio area, and through a series of events and the needs for the United States, modern Air Force development and procurement also maintained a presence in the region, with far-reaching consequences. In this “Leadership Log,” Historian Kevin Rusnak guides listeners through aviation’s roots in Ohio, how world events impacted the U.S. Army’s aviation efforts, and how a burgeoning Air Force created and evolved its support, technical and acquisition abilities to serve challenges of the Cold War era.

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.

Being Executive Director of AFLCMC is a large role that encompasses many responsibilities and requires many skillsets. The role acts as a civilian right-hand to the Commander and largely focuses on manpower issues. During a recent episode of “Leadership Log,” Mr. Dangelo talked about his background, his love of flying and his excitement in joining the AFLCMC team.

Before becoming a civilian, Mr. D’Angelo spent 30 years in the USAF and retired as a colonel in 2008. He was primarily a C-5 pilot, worked in operations and logistics. He spent time at Wright-Patterson as 88th Logistics Group and Vice Commander of the 88 ABW.

“I did a lot of things with the combatant commands to prepare for war, to be able to move large masses,” explains D’Angelo of his logistics experience. “After I retired, I spent time at Stuttgart, Germany at U.S. Africa Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center (AFRICOM). I worked on the African continent for a period of time while I was there doing logistics type activities.”

During the interview, D’Angelo shares some stories during his time as a pilot, including recalling being shot at by an angry individual. He also recalls flying through the Northern Lights.

“But probably the coolest thing was I've probably seen the space shuttle recover from the airplane more than most people have seen it recover to either Edwards or the Cape,” adds D’Angelo. “…The early space shuttle missions would start recovery somewhere over Guam. And sometimes I was flying over Hawaii, and they'd fly right over us on the way in. And it does look like a big flaming star. It goes by you.”