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Focus on the Force Week: Day 1

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  • By Senior Airman John Hillier
  • Air National Guard Readiness Center Public Affairs
The Air National Guard's Focus on the Force Week is underway at the Air National Guard Readiness Center here Aug. 4-7.

The week is a four-day schedule of events with a focus on Air National Guard enlisted force growth and development through collaboration of leadership and subject matter experts including the ANG's six Outstanding Airmen of the Year.

The Airmen sat in on the Chief's Executive Course, which provides recently-promoted chief master sergeants with a broad view of total force operations at a strategic level. They also received a VIP tour of the Pentagon, visiting the offices of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody, and Director of the Air National Guard, Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III. During dinner at Clarke's home, they had the unique opportunity to share with him their personal experiences and opinions as enlisted members of the ANG.

Hosted by the office of the Air National Guard's Command Chief Master Sergeant, James W. Hotaling, the second Focus on the Force Week's events also include the Enlisted Field Advisory Council and an all call where Clarke, and Hotaling will present the 2014 Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards to the top six members of the ANG.