RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news release:

Across the 37th Training Wing, enlisted leadership development is no longer left to chance but cultivated in Operation Lethal Backbone-Warhawk.

With the help of 10 highly motivated senior non-commissioned officers, Senior Master Sgt. Jon Reed, assigned to the 344th Training Squadron, built an innovative, hands-on, application-based developmental course dedicated to preparing the wing's newly selected staff sergeants for frontline leadership.

The 37th TRW team identified a critical gap between the time Airmen are selected for promotion and when the practical leadership qualities needed for the role are formally required...