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!

Operational Washdown & Agricultural Inspection Training Video

Visual Information Directorate-NMLPDC

Video by Thomas Webster

Aug. 2, 2023 | 20:50

Operational washdown and agricultural inspection procedures help to ensure all biological materials are completely removed before transport in the US and abroad.

This video does the following for Navy & Marine Corps Commands:
• Defines why it’s critical to properly clean equipment and conveyances, removing any biological materials, before transport.
• Describes the steps to plan and prepare for washdown, including required equipment.
• Demonstrate the washdown process step by step, with focus on common problem areas.
• Explain the agricultural inspections required after washdown is complete.
• Provide resources and points-of-contact for additional information.

The US Navy and Navy Entomology Center of Excellence, NECE, follow several Department of Defense policies, instructions and manuals for the control of pests and invasive species. Guidance for recommended procedures to prevent introduction of invasive species is summarized in the Armed Forces Pest Management Board’s Technical Guide 31 and its supplements. Navy and DoD instructions, policies, US regulations, and other service specific instructions, referenced in the video, should be reviewed and followed in conjunction with this video. This video is separated in the following 5 Modules:

• Module 1: Introduction & Overview
• Module 2: Planning & Preparation
• Module 3: Washdown Process
• Module 4: Actions & Inspection After Washdown
• Module 5: Resources

For questions or comments concerning this training, please contact the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE). NECE offers additional information and training and has a website with additional technical information, https://www.med.navy.mil/Navy-and-Marine-Corps-Force-Health-Protection-Command/Field-Activities/Navy-Entomology-Center-of-Excellence/. More

Tags

expeditionaryagriculturalNavy medicineNECEwash rackwashdown More