Mentoring

Mentoring is a relationship in which knowledge and skills are shared between members in a way in which everyone benefits. Often a more senior person is mentoring a junior person, but mentorship can happen between any two individuals. Mentoring will help Airmen and Guardians discover their strengths by achieving their full potential through a structured, trusting mentoring relationship.

Find a mentor and become a mentor! It’s easy to do both by registering in MyVector. In 2021, we completely redesigned the Mentoring platform in MyVector based on your feedback. New features include:

Ability to self-identify as someone seeking a mentor or someone who wants to be a mentor
Track the status of their mentoring requests
Updated Resources page
Enhanced messaging capability that allows users to send messages to mentors
Additional search filters:
ethnicity, race, disability, Exceptional Family Members Program (EFMP), MAJCOM, organizations, and ranks
Ability for mentees to share documents with mentor
Sister Service mentor/mentee enabled capability
CFM ability to assign mentors to mentees (Spring 2022)

Log into MyVector, check out the new capabilities, and find your mentor today at https://myvector.us.af.mil!

41st Field Artillery Brigade Soldiers construct a 10-man arctic tent during Exercise Joint Viking 25

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Video by Spc. Sar Paw

Feb. 27, 2025 | 1:59

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade construct a 10-man arctic tent during Exercise Joint Viking 25 in Setermoen, Norway, on Feb. 27, 2025. This training provided valuable experience for U.S. Soldiers to operate effectively in arctic conditions. Exercise Joint Viking 25 is a multilateral training event aimed at enhancing the U.S. Army's ability to collaborate with Arctic allies and respond quickly to crises in challenging terrain. The exercise involved U.S. Soldiers, Marines, and personnel from Norway, the Netherlands, Finland, Germany, Denmark, and Great Britain, focusing on cold-weather skills and cooperation among Allied forces. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Sar Paw)

Shot List:
00:00:18:07 1st Lt. Kieran Place, a NATO winter instructor, teaches soldiers how to dig space for a tent in the snow.

00:00:29:09 1st Lt. Place demonstrates the proper technique for digging in snow.

00:00:40:18 Soldiers from the 41st Field Artillery Brigade are digging snow to create a wall around an arctic 10-man tent.

00:01:04:21 Under the supervision of 1st Lt. Place, the soldiers constructed the arctic 10-man tent.

00:01:14:18 Soldiers raise the tent.

00:01:24:18 1st Lt. John Barksdale, another NATO winter instructor, secures a tent stake.

00:01:34:18 Soldiers observe and listen to the instructor's guidance.

00:01:59:14 1st Lt. Barksdale explains the rules to the Soldiers.

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41st Field Artillery Brigade Soldiers construct a 10-man arctic tent during Exercise Joint Viking 25