Commandants guide EPME strategic direction at conference Published July 17, 2024 By By Brian Ferguson Barnes Center for Enlisted Education MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala -- Enlisted professional military education commandants from around the world gathered for the 2024 Summer Commandants Conference in Montgomery, Ala., July 8-12. The conference, which included 21 commandants from Air Force noncommissioned officer academies and above, was hosted by the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education and focused on the development of ideas and planning of EPME execution and strategic direction through 2029. (U.S. Air Force photo/Brian Ferguson)