Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst senior enlisted leadership speaks to students at the Joint Perspective panel inside the 305th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment classroom on Joint Base MDL, N.J., Oct. 3, 2022. As part of the Leading Edge program, the Joint Perspective panel is a class involving senior enlisted leadership from each military branch to meet with students to share their services’ perspectives on joint operations and how their branches integrate on the battlefield. JB MDL kicks off the Leading Edge program designed to prepare all service members in the ranks of E4 to E-6 with the basic foundations to further support joint base operations. During the program, students will be required to work in small groups, comprehend and synthesize information presented to them, and create solutions to the capstone objectives provided. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

A student speaks to senior enlisted leadership at the Joint Perspective panel inside the 305th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment classroom on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 3, 2022. As part of the Leading Edge program, the Joint Perspective panel is a class involving senior enlisted leadership from each military branch to meet with students to share their services’ perspectives on joint operations and how their branches integrate on the battlefield. JB MDL kicks off the Leading Edge program designed to prepare all service members in the ranks of E4 to E-6 with the basic foundations to further support joint base operations. During the program, students will be required to work in small groups, comprehend and synthesize information presented to them, and create solutions to the capstone objectives provided. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

U.S. Navy Master Chief Angelica Martelle, Fleet Logistics Support Squadron VR-64 senior enlisted leader, U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. James Van Zlike, Army Support Activity Fort Dix Command Sgt. Maj., U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. William Harrington, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst senior enlisted leader, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Michael Wynne, 87th Air Base Wing command chief, represent JB MDL senior enlisted leadership as they lecture students at the Joint Perspective panel inside the 305th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment classroom on JB MDL, N.J., Oct. 3, 2022. As part of the Leading Edge program, the Joint Perspective panel is a class involving senior enlisted leadership from each military branch to meet with students to share their services’ perspectives on joint operations and how their branches integrate on the battlefield. JB MDL kicks off the Leading Edge program designed to prepare all service members in the ranks of E4 to E-6 with the basic foundations to further support joint base operations. During the program, students will be required to work in small groups, comprehend and synthesize information presented to them, and create solutions to the capstone objectives provided. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Tanya Nicolay, 87th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron public health flight chief, speaks to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst senior enlisted leadership at the Joint Perspective panel inside the 305th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment classroom on JB MDL, N.J., Oct. 3, 2022. As part of the Leading Edge program, the Joint Perspective panel is a class involving senior enlisted leadership from each military branch to meet with students to share their services’ perspectives on joint operations and how their branches integrate on the battlefield. JB MDL kicks off the Leading Edge program designed to prepare all service members in the ranks of E4 to E-6 with the basic foundations to further support joint base operations. During the program, students will be required to work in small groups, comprehend and synthesize information presented to them, and create solutions to the capstone objectives provided. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

Students work together to repair a mock, damaged object from water leakage, as part of training, during the damage control assessment class outside the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team facility on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 5, 2022. The damage control assessment is a team building event for service members to learn the basic fundamentals on how to repair potential environmental hazards onboard naval ships, such as leakage and damaged pipelines, in order to prevent loss of essential equipment and the lives of other service members. JB MDL kicks off the Leading Edge program designed to prepare all service members in the ranks of E4 to E-6 with the basic foundations to further support joint base operations. During the program, students will be required to work in small groups, comprehend and synthesize information presented to them, and create solutions to the capstone objectives provided. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

A student hammers a wedge into a mock, ruptured object to prevent more leakage of water as part of training, during the damage control assessment class outside the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team facility on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 5, 2022. The damage control assessment is a team building event for service members to learn the basic fundamentals on how to repair potential environmental hazards onboard naval ships, such as leakage and damaged pipelines, in order to prevent loss of essential equipment and the lives of other service members. JB MDL kicks off the Leading Edge program designed to prepare all service members in the ranks of E4 to E-6 with the basic foundations to further support joint base operations. During the program, students will be required to work in small groups, comprehend and synthesize information presented to them, and create solutions to the capstone objectives provided. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

Students use a piece of cloth to repair a mock, damaged object from water leakage, as part of training, during the damage control assessment class outside the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team facility on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 5, 2022. The damage control assessment is a team building event for service members to learn the basic fundamentals on how to repair potential environmental hazards onboard naval ships, such as leakage and damaged pipelines, in order to prevent loss of essential equipment and the lives of other service members. JB MDL kicks off the Leading Edge program designed to prepare all service members in the ranks of E4 to E-6 with the basic foundations to further support joint base operations. During the program, students will be required to work in small groups, comprehend and synthesize information presented to them, and create solutions to the capstone objectives provided. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

A class instructor opens a valve to increase water pressure as students are using wedges and pieces of cloth to repair a mock, damaged object to prevent water leakage, as part of training, during the damage control assessment class outside the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team facility on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 5, 2022. The damage control assessment is a team building event for service members to learn the basic fundamentals on how to repair potential environmental hazards onboard naval ships, such as leakage and damaged pipelines, in order to prevent loss of essential equipment and the lives of other service members. JB MDL kicks off the Leading Edge program designed to prepare all service members in the ranks of E4 to E-6 with the basic foundations to further support joint base operations. During the program, students will be required to work in small groups, comprehend and synthesize information presented to them, and create solutions to the capstone objectives provided. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

Students and class instructors pose for a picture after completing the damage control assessment class outside the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Strike Team facility on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 5, 2022. The damage control assessment is a team building event for service members to learn the basic fundamentals on how to repair potential environmental hazards onboard naval ships, such as leakage and damaged pipelines, in order to prevent loss of essential equipment and the lives of other service members. JB MDL kicks off the Leading Edge program designed to prepare all service members in the ranks of E4 to E-6 with the basic foundations to further support joint base operations. During the program, students will be required to work in small groups, comprehend and synthesize information presented to them, and create solutions to the capstone objectives provided. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

A group of students present their capstone project to other class participants through PowerPoint presentation during the capstone panel course inside the 305th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment auditorium on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 7, 2022. The capstone panel course involves students breaking off into groups to present information from previous courses of the Leading Edge program, and present them through PowerPoint presentations to a group of senior enlisted leaders, to prepare them as future leaders in the military. JB MDL kicks off the Leading Edge program designed to prepare all service members in the ranks of E4 to E-6 with the basic foundations to further support joint base operations. During the program, students will be required to work in small groups, comprehend and synthesize information presented to them, and create solutions to the capstone objectives provided. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)

Students pose for a picture with service members of senior enlisted leadership, while holding certificates at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Leading Edge graduation ceremony inside the 305th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment auditorium on Joint Base MDL, N.J., Oct. 7, 2022. JB MDL kicks off the Leading Edge program designed to prepare all service members in the ranks of E4 to E-6 with the basic foundations to further support joint base operations. During the program, students will be required to work in small groups, comprehend and synthesize information presented to them, and create solutions to the capstone objectives provided. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Barney)