Generals share leadership messages at AFROTC Commander’s Conference

More than 140 Air Force ROTC detachment commanders attended the 2009 AFROTC Commander’s Conference in Montgomery, Oct. 22. The commanders are responsible for mentoring and influencing more than 15,000 future leaders enrolled in the program across the world. More than 1,800 cadets are scheduled to receive their Air Force commission this year alone. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Generals share leadership messages at AFROTC Commander’s Conference

Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., spoke to more than 140 Air Force ROTC detachment commanders at the 2009 AFROTC Commander’s Conference in Montgomery, Oct. 22. General Deptula is an AFROTC graduate and stressed the importance of instilling an air-mindedness mind-set in the future leaders of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Air Command and Staff College trains strategic leaders

Students at the Carl A. Spaatz Center for Officer Education's Air Command and Staff College participate in a group discussion during class. ACSC is a 40-week course for majors and civilian equivalents and emphasizes critical thinking and effective communication. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bennett Rock)

Air Command and Staff College trains strategic leaders

Students at the Carl A. Spaatz Center for Officer Education's Air Command and Staff College participate in a group discussion during class. ACSC is a 40-week course for majors and civilian equivalents and emphasizes critical thinking and effective communication. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bennett Rock)

Air War College teaches senior leaders

Col. Charles Eastman, an instructor at the Air Force's Air War College, teaches his class of senior leaders at Maxwell July 31. AWC graduates more than 250 in-resident students and 2,500 distance learning students annually. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)

Air War College teaches senior leaders

Col. Charles Eastman, an instructor at the Air Force's Air War College, teaches his class of senior leaders at Maxwell July 31. AWC graduates more than 250 in-resident students and 2,500 distance learning students annually. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)