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  • Commandants guide EPME strategic direction at conference

    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

  • Gunter NCO Academy is closing its doors

    The Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Maxwell Air Force Base - Gunter Annex, Alabama, is closing indefinitely once the current class graduates on May 12, 2023.

  • Mathies NCOA: Making today’s leaders better

    KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss.-- Before sewing on the rank of Staff Sgt. and officially becoming a noncommissioned officer, Airmen are tasked  to accept a charge:“You are charged with maintaining the highest level of communication and rapport with subordinates, remaining attuned to their needs, being

  • Purpose deriving from the heart

    “So many times, when I face adversity in my career, I would simply stop and think to myself ‘What would you do?’ That would be my compass and sound judgement on how to proceed. I love you Chief Master Sgt. Player.”This was one of the last text messages that a close family member sent to Senior

  • Mathies NCOA: Developing enlisted leaders

    More than 750 NCOs walk through the double doors of the Mathies NCO Academy on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, every year. After six weeks, they walk out ready to make their Air Force a better, more capable organization.The mission of the MNCOA is to educate NCOs to manage and lead innovative

  • CHIEFchat: Cody addresses new EPR form, Course 15

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody addressed several topics during his latest CHIEFchat, including the new enlisted performance report and Course 15, at the Defense Media Activity on Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.