Leaders kick off JOLDS Published Feb. 21, 2014 By James Branch 94th Airlift Wing Public Affairs DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- Senior Dobbins Air Reserve Base leaders kicked off a series of Junior Officer Leadership Development Seminars for 42 Reservists, Individual Mobilization Augmentees and Air Reserve Technicians here Feb. 20. The seminars are designed to train company grade officers in leadership, teambuilding, cultural diversity, mobilization issues and military officership. Maj. Gen. Mark A. Kyle, 22nd Air Force commander, welcomed attendees during an icebreaker, and offered a Q&A session on "Today's Air Force Reserve." Brig. Gen. Curtis Williams, 22 AF vice commander and Col. Brett Clark, 94th Airlift Wing commander briefed on their respective unit missions. "You all come from many different backgrounds," Williams said to the group. "I want each of you to leave here with at least 10 classmate contacts. There's a great possibility, you will meet, hire or work for someone sitting among you in this room." Williams spoke of the Reserve triad, a balancing act of the Reservist's civilian job, military job and family. "As military officers, you must find your comfort zone, and help others maintain there's," he added. "If that triad gets off balance, future leaders will not be around." Capt. Lydia Chebino, an IMA for the 618th Air and Space Operations Center described her Air Force career and reasons for attending the seminars. "I'm what you call a moving target," she said. "I'm an active duty spouse, mother and government service employee. The Reserve triad means a lot to me. I'm attending this course to enhance my leadership skills and explore more opportunities as an IMA." Clark instructed attendees on how to lead in current Air Force environments. "I'm inviting you into my world as a wing commander," Clark said. "You must nurture your career and practice absolute transparency. That's how you get promoted to Colonel, or even General." He emphasized the importance of Professional Military Education, joint experience, being a subject matter expert in your field, and deployments. "You must remain professional, flexible and able to take on new roles and responsibilities," he added. The JOLDS are scheduled to continue through Feb. 23.
