The Alabama News Center — Alabama-based 908th celebrates outstanding members of the wing

By: Airman First Class Kamiyah Burks / 908th Flying Training Wing

The 908th Flying Training Wing (FTW) held an awards banquet earlier this month at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center in Montgomery.

The annual event serves as a celebratory reminder, highlighting the 908th FTW’s standout airmen throughout 2024.

Following the introduction of the nominees, there was a POW/MIA table acknowledgement prior to dinner; then came the event’s guest speaker, Chief Master Sgt. Neco L. Johnson, the commandant for the Air Force First Sergeant Academy at Maxwell Air Force Base’s Gunter Annex, who spoke on the importance of leadership within the Air Force along with the value of taking initiative and selflessness as an airman.

“Leadership isn’t just about making the mission happen in our own functional areas,” Johnson said. “It’s also about looking out for those people next to you, all day, every day, right? It’s about seeing the bigger picture, even when you’re wounded, exhausted and having to dig deep to find the ability inside of you to lead. That’s what it’s all about.”

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