If you walked into the Netherlands Theatre at 17 Wing Winnipeg, Manitoba, on the morning on Monday, October 21, 2019, you would have seen a room full of junior enlisted leaders from the air forces of Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, Bangladesh and the Philippines. They were all present to attend the 2019 Junior Enlisted Leadership Forum (JELF).
This year, the RCAF collaborated with Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), a command of the United States Air Force, to co-host the annual week-long forum at 17 Wing from October 21 to 25. The forum is hosted by a different Pacific Rim nation each year.
Chief Warrant Officer Miina Piir, from 2 Canadian Air Division headquarters in Winnipeg and Senior Master Sergeant Jason Glockner, from PACAF headquarters, acted as the principal organisers and co-host lead facilitators for the event.
JELF is the ultimate opportunity for professional development for selected RCAF master corporals and sergeants from different trades to learn in an international environment.
“It is a privilege to be picked for something like this and I feel like my supervisors recognized the hard work I have put in at my unit,” said Master Corporal Kevin Griffin, an aircraft structures technician from 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. “I was excited to come and interact with other air forces.”
Participants learn with and from their counterparts from other Pacific Rim nations and learn about leadership challenges…
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