1. Learning in a military organization

2. Learning In A Military Organization
Tyrone Bingham MSM 620 Bellevue University

3. Interview for the Learning Organization
Interviewed my Director of Air and Space Operations, Colonel Van Wimmer
He been in the Air Force for 27 years and has flown the F-16 for 25 years
Equivlant to Upper-Level management in a civilian organization
Broken down into divisions
Mission is to monitor and protect the skies of America and parts of Canada

4. Overview: Learning as a Military and Government organization
The difference in learning in military/civilian organizations
Past learning in our organization
Present learning
Future learning
Goals for learning

5. Can the Military be a Learning Organization?
Tactics during wartime
Political changes
Economic changes
Social-Culture
Technology
Strategically

6. Difference in military and civilian learning organizations
Civilian organization must continuously learn to stay ahead of the competition.
Military organizations must continuously learn to stay ahead of the enemy
The common ground is both must learn in order to survive.

7. Past Learning
In the past 13 years our organization had to learn around Sept. 11
Had to learn how to defend against an enemy on domestic soil
Learned to put process in place if there is another attempt
Learned to work with other DOD agencies to create one line of defense

8. Future Learning
In addition to a Homeland Security Mission, we also respond to natural disasters
The organization must be flexible and learn from each disaster in order to better respond to future disasters
All are unique and present different challenges for the response teams
It is becoming more difficult to prepare the nation for the unique disasters

9. Future Learning Continued

10. Present Learning
Learning to cope with budgets that are getting smaller
We have less resources and less people to provide the same national and domestic support
“We must continue to do more with less”
Must learn the use of technology, chat rooms and secure VTC, and unmanned area vehicles as means to fight wars
Learning to combat more cyber threats

11. Goals for Learning
The Thing that will bring this organization and other military organizations to it’s death is cyber threats
Without technology we will not be able to survive, but it is our biggest threat
Once our systems are hacked, it becomes a matter of national security
We must learn to be vigilant and stay ahead of those that want to bring down the government using cyber threats

12. Summary Learning as a Military and Government organization
The difference in learning in military/civilian organizations
Past learning in our organization
Present learning
Future learning
Goals for learning

13. References
Wimmer, C. V. (2014, February 25). Director. (T. Bingham, Interviewer) Marquardt, M. J. (2011). Building the Learning Organization Achieving Strategic Advantage through a Commitment to learning, 3rd Addition. Boston, MA: Nicholas Brealey.