The Iowa National Guard Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Timothy Orr, talks about how the State Partnership Program helps the professional development of the noncommissioned officers and officers of the Iowa National Guard and Kosovo Security Forces.
Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Roy M. Maddocks, Jr. spoke with more than 100 students of the sixth class at the Sergeants Major Academy April 3, 2013. He also participated in discussions on NCO and SNCO professional development and met with senior enlisted leaders of the Turkish military services. The command senior enlisted leader for European Command was here as part of a counterpart visit with the Senior Enlisted Leader of the Turkish General Staff Harun Ağpak.
Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Roy M. Maddocks, Jr. spoke with more than 100 students of the sixth class at the Sergeants Major Academy April 3, 2013. He also participated in discussions on NCO and SNCO professional development and met with senior enlisted leaders of the Turkish military services. The command senior enlisted leader for European Command was here as part of a counterpart visit with the Senior Enlisted Leader of the Turkish General Staff Harun Ağpak.
TURKEY - Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Roy M. Maddocks, Jr. participated in a town hall lunch with senior NCOs at the Office of Defense Cooperation-Turkey, April 2, 2013. He discussed professional development and military education and how their efforts assist in boosting Turkish NCO Professional Development, meet Partner-Nation requirements and successfully execute the EUCOM mission in the region.
ISES, a weeklong U.S. European Command event held at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, concluded on Sept. 13.
Naval Exercise FRUKUS provides plenty of opportunities for sailors to learn how other countries operate. SSgt Nathan Parry found one officer who had the chance to see up close how other nations handle their ships as he took control of the USS Normandy.
Multi-national students of Warrior Leader Course Class 08-12 graduated during a ceremony held at the 7th Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy in Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 24.
Cpl. Yordanka G. Terzieva, a multi-national student from Military Formation 24490 in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria, received a Distinguished International Award at the graduation of Warrior Leaders Course Class 08-12, at the 7th Army Non-Commissioned Officer Academy in Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 24. Terzieva is one of two Bulgarian multi-national students who graduated of Class 08-12. The 257 graduates conducted an 18-day course consisting of physical readiness training, drill and ceremony training, oral presentations, and more while learning what it takes to be a non-commissioned officer.
I've spent a lot of time traveling this past year, which is a huge part of the job. As a result, I've had plenty of time to read, which is the best way to build intellectual capital as well as learn about other countries and experiences. Here are five books I particularly enjoyed reading this year.
