Empowered Airmen

We live in a world that is driven by rapidly changing technology and an environment that includes aggressive and capable global competitors. Airmen are key to cutting unnecessary bureaucracy, recognizing and understanding our competition, and thinking of creative ways we can reshape the design of our Air Force. The Air Force must accelerate, must change, and must prepare for the future!

This page is dedicated towards highlighting the accomplishments of our talented Airmen at all levels and to show the impact they can make when they are informed and empowered to problem solve and make smart recommendations and decisions.

Accelerate Change or Lose graphic — EMPOWERED AIRMEN ACCELERATE CHANGE ACROSS AIR FORCE

CLICK HERE FOR MORE EMPOWERED AIRMEN STORIES

Empowering Airmen

CMSAF shares time with Airmen during BMT graduation

Acting SecAF visits Hill AFB, focuses on supporting Airmen and Guardians

CSAF joins KC-46A operational survey sortie

48th CES enhance mission readiness through virtual reality

Airmen prepare a F-16 Fighting Falcon for takeoff

Video by Michael Tate

What Do Creative Problem Solvers Need

Air University Public Affairs

Dec. 8, 2023 | 58:50

LtCol Tim Sparks

The purpose of this study was to examine factors related to creative problem-solving within a professional military education context. The scope of this study was a 2020-2021 cohort of mid-career military officers and federal government employees at MCU’s Command and Staff College. This study was a convergent parallel mixed methods needs assessment as part of a pending dissertation. Research questions covered factors related to the environment for creative problem solving in a PME institution, from both student and faculty perspectives. Methodology included the design and analysis of a new survey, interviews with faculty and students, and secondary data analysis of annual surveys, student grades and other assessments. The study informed the design of an intervention for the 2022-2023 cohort. (Note: I could also present results of the assessment of the intervention. The intervention is complete; assessment is ongoing for my dissertation, which is planned to be complete in December 2023).