Axon - Training Aircraft Controllers to Train - Ep12

U.S. Air Force air transportation specialists unload cargo from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at a base in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Aug. 5, 2026. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Holly Leonard)

Guest host Andrew Moulton, former Superintendent for Educational Technology at the Barnes Center for Enlisted Education at Air University, speaks with MSgt Ja’Keith Robinson, First Sergeant at the 552nd Operations Support Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahama. MSgt Robinson shares his insights on how the U.S. invests in the enlisted corps through basic professional military education.

The Leading Inclusively Virtual Experience, or LIVE, is a mixed virtual reality experience that enables leaders in the Department of the Air Force to practice crucial conversations regarding diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Program coordinator Lt Col Lisa Stokey and immersive learning technology expert Andy Clayton, Ed.D., share insights from facilitating the program.

Capt Brad Kelly, Ed.D. is the Chief of Training at the 128th Air Control Squadron out of the Wisconsin Air National Guard. He makes the case against “unimodal instruction” in training for aircraft controllers and discusses implication for authentic assessment.

Professor of Communicative Arts at the U.S. Army War College Dr. Abram Trosky makes the case for teaching the Great Books in military education. He connects reading with skills development in critical, creative, and strategic thinking.

Former Marine Corps University Red Team Director Brian McDermott explains the competencies students can develop by participating in red-teaming. He shares what the research tells us about the relationship of red-teaming with student learning outcomes and offers ideas for faculty on how to use these techniques.

Air University Teaching & Learning Center Lead Writing Specialist Meg Varney and Communication Specialist Trish Harris share their thoughts on generative AI, academic integrity, and the opportunities available via this technology. Their perspective comes from serving approximately 1,000 students each year in Air University’s Writing Lab.

CDR Andrea Cameron, Ed.D., Ph.D. of the Naval War College and Fulbright Program shares her insights from teaching a PME course on climate and security studies. CDR Cameron gives us her take on curriculum, what we can learn from our allies, and the frites in Brussels!

Why does the United States military education system offer class seats to international students? Prof Stase Wells, Assistant Professor of Communication at Marine Corps University, shares insights from teaching nearly 100 international military officer students and their families each year.

Master Sergeant Bonnie Rushing is course director and academic faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Military and Strategic Studies Department. As the first enlisted Ph.D. student fully funded by the Air Force, she discusses the strengths enlisted faculty contribute to the U.S. Air Force Academy.