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Keesler hosts command leadership

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  • By Staff Sgt. Kimberly Moore
  • 81st Training Wing Public Affairs
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. --  Keesler personnel stepped up this week as they hosted Air Education and Training Command's commanders and senior leaders for a conference.

Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz, AETC commander, explained why the 118 conference attendees and support staff were at Keesler, March 29 through April 1.

"Commanders' conferences normally take place twice a year in most commands. AETC's fall session is held at Randolph (Air Force Base, Texas) I wanted the spring conference held in an area in line with this conference's theme, 'Lead Thru Innovation.'"

General Lorenz explained AETC's core competencies have been to recruit, train and educate, but innovate was recently added to keep up with the quickly changing world of technology.

"In the 21st century the speed of change is getting faster and faster," he said. "So I brought the conference here to Keesler because it is one of the largest technical training centers for the Air Force. We are using this opportunity and location as a springboard to look into the 21st century. Keesler is on the cutting edge of innovation, teaching so many great courses to so many great Airmen."

The general spoke about what a great asset we have in our young Airmen.

"Today's young Airmen are the most innovative people we've ever had, and we need to take advantage of their brain power and use it to propel us into the future. We need to use it every day in every way."

He pointed out how not only the Airmen here are innovative but how Keesler as a base is exemplifying innovation.

"In cyberspace I consider where we are now equivalent to 1910 in the world of aviation when they were just learning to turn the airplane by warping the wings," the general added. "At Keesler, we are standing up undergraduate cyberspace training in a relatively short period of time. The things this base, the 81st Training Wing, is doing are really phenomenal."
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