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Show HLLnrOPTIMES flMES November 8, 2007 Leader expanding his world ... Through intense, hands-on training, participants experience firsthand the Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau many challenges that our components tbusselberg@standard.net face in carrying out the mission of the department," the Web site says. ILL AIR FORCE BASE — A The Joint Leader Development procurement analyst with the Division is responsible for ensuring 554th Electronic Systems Group that DoD has a "comprehensive, here will be getting out of the office — a competency-based system and bit — starting next September. integrated leadership development Tag Choate will be traveling to a programs that support the deliberate variety of locations to experience such development of highly skilled civilian things as a simulated submarine filling leaders who are well up with water and learning pi*epared to lead and how to fix a leak; escaping excel in a joint, total force from an underwater environment." aircraft in full flight gear; Meanwhile, the and experiencing what the Defense Leadership and first day of Marine boot Management Program is a camp is like. departmentwide program It's all part of the for "growing future Department of Defense's DoD civilian leaders Executive Leadership through 'joint' civilian Development Program. training, education and "In a nutshell, the ELDP development. DLAMP is a chance for civilians serves as the framework to walk in the footsteps of for achieving the objective America's warfighters," of the Commission on Tag Choate said Choate, who recently Roles and Missions of the received notice that he had Armed Forces to ensure a DoD civilian been selected to participate. "For one week out of the month for 10 leadership community capable of months, Til deploy to various locations." leading in a 'joint' environment." "It nurtures a shared understanding He'll also experience tolerance and sense of mission between civilian testing in a tear gas chamber; a and military leaders. ELDP is not simulated terrorist hostage situation; sitting next to a boom operator during for everyone. It is both mentally and physically challenging. It is designed for an air refueling mission; spending a morning with Navy SEALS; deploying tohigh-potential individuals who have the the North/South Korean border; training desire to progress into senior leadership roles in the department." with the German army in that nation; and field exercise training, including Choate started working at Hill as shooting exercises. an intern while attending Weber State "On Dec. 7 (2008), I'll be participating University. He then went to Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque for two years as in the Pearl Harbor Memorial an Air Force civilian participating in the Ceremony," Choate said, calling it Copper Cup program, and calls ELDP a "real honor" to "be a part of it, to the DoD civilian equivalent. participate." Of the ELDP, he said, "It is for high"The ELDP "provides participants with an extensive exposure to the roles performing people out of college to help them move through the ranks." and mission of the entire department. Participants graduate with an increased Choate graduated in business and understanding and appreciation for logistics from WSU. He has also today's warfighters," says the DoD attended Squadrons' Officer School Civilian Personnel Management Service and completed the Air & Space Basic Joint Leader Development Division Web Course. site. He is a project leader-in-residence for the Air Command Staff Command, Warfighters speak of being at the supervising 20 to 25 people. He and his "top of the spear" because of their wife, Thesha, live in Roy. experiences through the program. And while there is no required preELDP was set up in 1985 with the training regimen to participating in approval of the Secretary of Defense ELDP, he said, "It has high physical and and has continued "to train the department's future leaders to recognize mental demands. I have 10 months to and respond to the issues facing DoD. get in shape, until I go." BY TOM BUSSELBERG H DEFENDERS From 1 Force) environment," said Maj. Joe Pabalan, 96th GCTS commander. "We are up against a significant and enduring threat. Because of that, these skills are now, more than ever, critical to protect the force and (Department of Defense) warfighting assets." The airmen who go through Brave Defender are preparing to deploy to the Middle East in support of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. "I think this course is important," Nelson said. "Using the situationbased training, we threw handlers in situations that they could experience over there, like improvised explosive devices. It was an outstanding experience." Developing a course for the military working dog teams is the newest addition to make the training received at Brave Defender the "latest and greatest." The current operations tempo around the world with in-lieu-of taskings has K-9 teams doing more nontraditional missions. The course takes the working dog teams through two weeks of rigorous patrols, training "Technology has made and long line explosive great strides over the detection. The time they last few years, but it's spend together is a chance expensive and can break. for handler and dog to "I fully trust a wellfurther bond as a team. trained dog and would "I can focus on nothing take one over a piece of but training here," said equipment any day." Tech. Sgt. Michael Jones, The 75th Air Base Wing72nd Security Forces Public Affairs contributed Squadron kennel master to this article. at Tinker AFB. "It gives me a chance to learn more about my LOCALLY Grown dog's reactions. If you can't recognize your dog's change of behavior, you're ineffective as a team." Jones has spent two years with his dog, Blacky, eight months of which were in Iraq on an Make it Your Tradition in-lieu-of deployment with Est. 1978 the U.S. Army. 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