Enlisted Professional Military Education

Descendants of Maj. Gen. Winston P. Wilson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau (1963-1971), stand outside Wilson Hall, Nov 9, 2001, during the building’s dedication at the I.G. Brown Training and Education More

Students in Air National Guard Leadership School 81-AL in 1981 at the Professional Military Education Center on McGhee Tyson Air Guard Base in East Tennessee. (U.S. Air National Guard file photo)

Senior Master Sgt. Frank Erine Joseph instructs World Affairs in the Air National Guard’s NCO academy in 1969 to students on McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in East Tennessee. Sergeant Joseph was among the More

Staff Sgt. David McFadden, faculty advisor, Corporal's Course Academy, teaches a class on leadership to 4th Platoon aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10. The academy's mission is to provide corporals with the More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Melissa Verduzco, right, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) corporals course student and native of Fresno, Calif., prepares to strike Cpl. Romeo Verdeflor, 22nd MEU corporals course stu More

Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass, Chief of Air Force Enlisted Developmental Education, visited with members of Team Buckley Dec. 6, 2017, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. During her visit, Bass discussed the c More

Master Sgt. Berle Sigman, a student in the Faculty Advisors Course (FAC) at the Quantico Staff Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO) Academy, completes a High Intensity Tactical Training (HITT) physical training sess More

Senior Airman David J. Cocuzzi, a distinguished graduate in Airman Leadership School, receives his diploma from the Commandant, Chief Master Sgt. Edward L. Walden, Dec. 16, 2016, during the ALS graduation at th More

Senior Airmen in Airman Leadership School, classes 17-6 and 17-7, raise the flag June 13, 2017, during morning reveille at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center in Louisville, Tenn. About 42 Airmen in 17 More

Nominees in Class 17-6 for the Airman leadership school leadership award stand with Senior Master Sgt. Nicholas Brock, Director of Education, June 15, 2017, at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center in Lo More

Senior Airman Morshunda L. Sands from the 125th Fighter Wing receives a distinguished graduate award in Airman leadership school, blended learning course, class 17-6, during a banquet, June 16, 2017, at the I.G More

Staff Sgt. Mary Pelletier leads the morning reveille for Airman Leadership School, Class 17-9, at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center on McGhee Tyson Air N More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany Taylor, 20th Force Support Squadron (FSS) noncommissioned officer in charge of outbound assignments, speaks to attendees during a Military Personnel Town Hall at Shaw Air Forc More

Bulgarian Army Pvt. 2nd Class Denitsa Mangarkoava stands at parade rest along with her U.S. Air Force Airman Leadership School classmates during the retreat ceremony on a snowy afternoon, Jan. 16, 2018, at the More

Airman leadership school students attended the retreat ceremony on a snowy afternoon, Jan. 16, 2018, at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center in East Tennessee. The campus on McGhee Tyson Air National Gu More

Senior Airman Brody Scott Beaver with the 178th Fighter Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, prepares to graduate from Airman Leadership School at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Mili More

Col. Kerry Lovely, commander of the Air National Guard’s training and education center, tours Building 406-B, or Vitzthum Hall, with her staff during a walkthrough of the major remodel on the 98-bed, 50-room, m More

Col. Gregory J. Maciolek takes command of Air National Guard Professional Military Education Center from Col. Larry W. Martin, June 6, 1991, at McGhee Tyson Air Guard Base in East Tennessee, during the Academy More

Women assigned to the Air National Guard’s I.G. Brown Training and Education Center take a moment on campus for a photograph, March 19, 2018, to honor Women’s History Month on McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Ba More

Tech. Sgt. Jesse Ball, an instructor assigend to the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center in East Tennessee, tells his story in March at TEC-TV studios about an More

The Air National Guard’s Training and Education Center celebrates 50 years as an organization this summer including the official event on July 20 at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in East Tennessee. (U.S. More

Chief Master Sgt. Winfield S. Hinkley, the commandant of the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center (center), joins commandant award nominees in Airman leadership More

Commandant award nominees in NCO Academy Class 18-5 have their photo taken with the Commandant, Chief Master Sgt. Winfield S. Hinkley (center), at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professiona More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Hickman from the 31st Intellegence Squadron receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-4, February 12, 20 More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Woodford from the Washington National Guard Headquarters receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 19-2 More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julia A. Sorber from the 193rd Special Operations Wing receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Blended Learning Class More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jodi Martinez from the Air Mobility Command Public Affairs receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 19-3, Mar More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anna Davis from the 31st Intelligence Squadron receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-5, April 5, 2019, at t More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mark A. Olsen from the 711 Human Performance Wing receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, May 14, 2019, at the Chi More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Amanda Elsom from the 31st Intelligence Squadron receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-7, May 31, 2019, at More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ashley Albizu from the 711th Human Performance Wing receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 19-6, June 25, 2 More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chelsea Coia receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-9, July 2, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. La More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. John Walker receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-10, August 15, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. La More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Vanessa Garcia receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-12, September 20, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant P More

Kazakhstan Sergeants Zhandos Abikeyev and Zhandos Yesmakhayev graduate U.S. Air Force Airman Leadership School, Class 19-12, September 20, 2019, with the Commandant, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Steven Durr More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordan Strange receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 19-7, September 25, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergean More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Douglas J. Taylor, superintendent for the 134th Air Refueling Wing Maintenance Group, addresses students as the guest speaker during the graduation ceremony for NCO Academy, Nov More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Raymond Rugenstein receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 20-1, November 20, 2019, at the Chief Master Serg More

U.S. Air Force Airmen in consideration for awards stand at their graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 20-1, November 20, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Pr More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Hart receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 20-1, November 22, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. More

U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth Lozano, commander of the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, welcomes enlisted professional military education students to NCO Academy, January 8, 2020, on McGhee Tyson Air Nat More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Steven Durrance, Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center commandant, departs the classroom after welcoming U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen to Airman Leadership Sch More

A long line of U.S. Air Force chief master sergeants congratulates graduates of Noncommissioned Officer Academy, February 12, 2020, during their ceremony at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. Lankford Enlisted P More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alejandro Gomez receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 20-2, February 12, 2020, at the Chief Master Sergean More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Min Kim, a professional military education instructor, leads Airmen enrolled in Airman leadership school through reveille practice, February 26, 2020, at the Lankford Enlisted PME Cent More

Air Force Brig. Gen. I.G. Brown presents the NCO academy diploma to Tech. Sgt. G.M. Matsuguma, Class 69-D, from Hawaii during the graduation ceremony on McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in East Tennessee. G More

Corporal Ashton Tyler, warehouse clerk, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, practices sword manual at the Corporal's Course Academy aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10. The academy's mission is to provide corpor More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Linden Munro, left, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) corporals course student and native of Athens, Ga., prepares Cpl. Angel Gaspar, 22nd MEU corporals course student and native of Lo More

Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne Bass, Chief of Air Force Enlisted Developmental Education, visited with members of Team Buckley Dec. 6, 2017, on Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. During her visit, Bass discussed the c More

Senior Airman David J. Cocuzzi, a distinguished graduate in Airman Leadership School, receives the John L. Levitow Award for excellence from the Commander, Col. Kevin Donovan, Dec. 16, 2016, during the ALS grad More

Senior Airmen in Airman Leadership School, classes 17-6 and 17-7, stand at parade rest June 13, 2017, during morning reveille at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center in Louisville, Tenn. About 42 Airmen More

Senior Airman Rose Beljour from the 108th Civil Engineer Squadron receives a distinguished graduate award in Airman leadership school, blended learning course, class 17-6, during a banquet, June 16, 2017, at th More

One hundred and nineteen students in Airman Leadership School, Class 17-9, salute the colors, along with staff and instructors, during morning reveille at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Pro More

Airman leadership school students attended the retreat ceremony on a snowy afternoon, Jan. 16, 2018, at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center in East Tennessee. The campus on McGhee Tyson Air National Gu More

Col. Kerry Lovely, commander of the Air National Guard’s training and education center, tours Building 406-B, or Vitzthum Hall, with her staff during a walkthrough of the major remodel on the 98-bed, 50-room, m More

The classroom building is under construction behind visual information managers during their class photo in 1989 at the Visual Information Managers course at the Professional Military Education Center on McGhee More

Students in Air National Guard NCO Academy, Class 86-D in 1986 at the Professional Military Education Center on McGhee Tyson Air Guard Base in East Tennessee. (U.S. Air National Guard file photo)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Ryan from the 11th Security Forces Squadron receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-4, February 1 More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerome Thomason from the 88th Communications Squadron receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 19-2, February More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Camille Dysart from the 140th Medical Group receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Blended Learning Class 19-3, March More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Caleb Zwikelmaier from the Air and Space Intelligence Center receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 19-3, M More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Jay from the 148th Air Support Operations Squadron receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-5, Apr More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Katherine Nee from the 5th Intelligence Squadron receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, May 14, 2019, at the Chie More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Gibson from the 164th Airlift Wing receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-7, May 31, 2019, at the Chief More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Leo Knight-Inglesby from the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 19-6 More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Alley receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-9, July 2, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. La More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hope Wootton receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-10, August 15, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chelsea Civay receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-12, September 20, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant Pa More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Randy Edwards receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 19-7, September 25, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Stephen Durrance, the commandant, gives the closing remarks during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 20-1, November 20, 2019, at the Lankford En More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Samuel Hays receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 20-1, November 20, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant Pa More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Scott Hudson receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 20-1, November 22, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Steven Durrance, the Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center commandant, greets U.S. Air Force NCO Academy Airmen with high energy on Day One of their classes, More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nancy Kasberg receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 20-2, February 12, 2020, at the Chief Master Sergeant More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Makayla McConnell, a professional military education instructor, leads Airmen enrolled in Airman leadership school through reveille practice, February 26, 2020, at the Lankford Enliste More

Letters from Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens and Arkansas Gov. Dale Bumpers, both express their gratitude to Maj. Gen. I.G. Brown, 1st Director of Air National Guard, for visiting Air National Guard NCO Academy graduat More

Corporal Ashton Tyler, right, warehouse clerk, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, inspects her classmates on sword manual at the Corporal's Course Academy aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 10. The academy's miss More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Qumarye Dawson, left, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) corporals course student and native of Talbotton, Ga., strikes Angel Gaspar, 22nd MEU corporals course student and native of Los More

Senior Airman Johnathan Balducci, a distinguished graduate in Airman Leadership School, receives his diploma from the Commandant, Chief Master Sgt. Edward L. Walden, Dec. 16, 2016, during the ALS graduation at More

Senior Airman Elena Nicholson from the 190th Operations Group receives a distinguished graduate award in Airman leadership school, blended learning course, class 17-6, during a banquet, June 16, 2017, at the I. More

Students in Airman Leadership School, Class 17-9, carry the colors to the flag pole during morning reveille at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center on McGhe More

Airman leadership school students attended the retreat ceremony on a snowy afternoon, Jan. 16, 2018, at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center in East Tennessee. The campus on McGhee Tyson Air National Gu More

Col. Kerry Lovely, commander of the Air National Guard’s training and education center, tours Building 406-B, or Vitzthum Hall, with her staff during a walkthrough of the major remodel on the 98-bed, 50-room, m More

Maj. Gen. Donald W. Shepperd, director of the Air National Guard (1994-1998) cuts ribbon at the opening ceremony of the satellite up-link program on March 23, 1995, at the Air Guard’s Professional Military Educ More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brittany Roberston from the 178th Fighter Wing receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-4, February 12, 2019, More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Wainright from the 165th Air Support Operations Squadron receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 19- More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nathan Morga from the 195th Weather Flight receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Blended Learning Class 19-3, March More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Norman Lewis from the Joint Communications Flight receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 19-3, March 22, 20 More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Emily Markle from the 3rd Intelligence Squadron receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-5, April 5, 2019, at More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Calo from the 628th Security Forces Squadron receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, May 14, 2019, at the More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kristy Jorgensen from the 115th Fighter Wing receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-7, May 31, 2019, at the More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alysha Ivory from the 4th Fighter Wing receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 19-6, June 25, 2019, at the C More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Laura Reagan receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-9, July 2, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. La More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Susana receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-10, August 15, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul H. More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anthony Coletti receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 19-12, September 20, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Emily Henderson receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 19-7, September 25, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergea More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lily Gonzalez receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 20-1, November 20, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hannah Dennis receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Airman Leadership School, Class 20-1, November 22, 2019, at the Chief Master Sergeant Paul More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Holly Earl receives the Distinguished Graduate Award during the graduation ceremony for Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Class 20-2, February 12, 2020, at the Chief Master Sergeant Pau More

A National Guardsman article reports the Air National Guard training and education center’s 10th anniversary and dedication ceremony June 30, 1978, for retired Air Force Maj. Gen. I.G. Brown. General Brown was More