JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The 433rd Airlift Wing recently held an in-house commanders' leadership conference at the Gateway Club Jan. 26-28 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

The conference is part of the Human Capital Growth Initiative, and included representatives from all group and squadron level commanders. "The purpose of the conference was to enhance communications between commanders within the wing and build cohesion among the wing's leadership," said Lt. Col. Kenneth Evans, 733rd Training Squadron commander.

The conference included briefings from individual sections within the 433rd AW. Speakers included the Judge Advocate, the Inspector General; the Logistics Readiness Squadron, Sexual Assault Prevention, Safety and other support element s from the wing.  In the spirit of team building, the commanders also ran a 3-mile run.

The highlight of the conference was a class given by Col. Richard Tatem, an Individual Mobility Augmentee to the Director of Profession of Arms Center of Excellence. Tatem's class, "Enhancing Human Capital," focused on self-reflection and discussed techniques to help make managers better leaders within the wing.

"Being able to assess their own (the commanders) abilities are extremely important, "said Col. Thomas Smith Jr., 433rd AW commander. "This training will help our leadership get back to the basics; people will feel more included, and they will want to stay in the Air Force Reserves and continue doing this noble profession."