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  • McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Members of The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center honor the local Gen. Bruce K. Holloway Air Force Association Chapter for their contributions to the new wireless internet capability at the lodging facilities of the McGhee Tyson Inn during a ceremony held here, Sept. 1, 2011. From L-R are Chief Master Sgt. Donald E. Felch, Lankford EPME Center commandant; Pam Christian, McGhee Tyson Inn manager; Steve Billenburg, AFA; Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Watson, logistics manager; Joe Sutter, AFA; Master Sgt. Jason Wolfe, network manager; Marty Coffman, AFA; and Jim Mungenast, AFA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)

    Local AFA chapter honored for contributions to Wi-Fi in dorms

    Members of the local Gen. Bruce K. Holloway Air Force Association (AFA) Chapter were honored for their contributions to the new wireless internet capability at the lodging facilities of the McGhee Tyson Inn during a ceremony held here, Sept. 1.The local AFA chapter was instrumental in bringing this resource to the more than 4,200 service members
  • McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Members of The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center help load a truck with donated items, June 3, 2011,that will be delivered to the victims of the tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mavi Smith/Released)

    EPME member leads local Joplin relief effort

    An enlisted professional military education instructor at The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center left the area on June 3, with a 26-foot moving truck full of donated goods and headed for Joplin, Mo.The town of Joplin was devastated by a tornado on May 22.Packing winds of up to 200 mph, this killer tornado cut a six-mile
  • McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Col. Bradley McRee, left, TEC commander, and retired Col. Edmund Morrisey, right, the first TEC commander, present the center's honorary faculty award to retired Col. Russ Gregory, center, for his contributions in 1971 to the Officer Preparatory Academy during a ceremony held in Spruance Hall on the campus of The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center, May 6, 2011. The event was held on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/released)

    TEC honors OPA staff on 40th anniversary

    The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center hosted a ceremony at Spruance Hall on May 6, to honor retired Air Force Col. Russ Gregory for his contributions to the Officer Preparatory Academy on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.In 1971, Gregory was an integral part of the success of the Air National Guard's brand new officer
  • KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey D. Glawe, left, an enlisted professional military education instructor at The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base here, accepts a first place award for the Fittest Company Challenge from Kristy Altman, right, of the Knoxville Track Club during a ceremony in Market Square in downtown Knoxville, May 11, 2011. (U.S. photograph by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)

    TEC wins Fittest Company Challenge...again

    The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center accepted its second first place award for the Fittest Company Challenge from the Knoxville Chamber during a ceremony in Market Square in downtown Knoxville, May 11.The competition held April 3, during the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, was a friendly contest among area
  • PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. - Chief Master Sgt. Donald E. Felch, right, commandant of the Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, poses with members of the Tennessee American Ex-Prisoners of War at their annual banquet at the Music Road Hotel here, April 9, 2010. Felch was a guest speaker at the event. (U.S. Air Force photograph by Katherine Felch/Released)

    EPME honors namesake at POW event

    The commandant of the Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base addressed the Tennessee American Ex-Prisoners of War at their annual banquet at the Music Road Hotel here, April 9.Chief Master Sgt. Donald E. Felch was invited to honor the legacy of his center's first enlisted commandant,
  • McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - NCO Academy student Tech. Sgt. Jory J. Ohmer, right, the NCOIC of refueling maintenance at Charleston AFB, S.C., presents a check for $1,042 to Emily Cavender of the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee on behalf of Class 11-3 during their graduation ceremony at Wilson Hall here, March 30, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)

    NCOA Class 11-3 gives back to local community

    The contributions of NCO Academy Class 11-3 to the local East Tennessee community were celebrated during their graduation ceremony at Wilson Hall, March 30.From removing debris from local riverbanks and constructing hiking and biking trails to repairing local shelters and assisting stranded motorists, these students embraced the opportunity to help
  • McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Senior Airman Ronald Allshouse, right, an aircraft structural maintenance journeyman with the Air Force Reserve at Beale AFB, Calif., receives the John L. Levitow honor award for Airman Leadership School Class 11-3 at The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center from Col. Bradley N. McRee, TEC commander, March 24, 2011. The John L. Levitow award is the highest honor awarded a graduate of any Air Force enlisted professional military education course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)

    59 graduate ALS Class 11-3

    The Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center wrapped up five-weeks of training for the students of Airman Leadership School Class 11-3 with a graduation banquet and awards ceremony held in their honor in Knoxville, March 24.Designed to prepare senior airmen for positions of greater responsibility, Airman Leadership School
  • MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - U.S. Air Force Capt. William A. Robinson, a former Vietnam POW, is honored during a ceremony at Morrisey Hall on the campus of the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center March 2011. The Center's Paul H. Lankford EPME Center names its student flights after inspiring personnel. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)

    Lankford Center pays tribute to enlisted heroes

    The Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center recognized enlisted heroes when they dedicated 17 of their classrooms to the contributions and sacrifices of enlisted service members in a ceremony held at Morrisey Hall, March 22.Team leaders for EPME's Airman Leadership School and NCO Academy organized the dedications as a way

  • US military boosts ET economy $862 million

    East Tennessee isn't known as a hub for military activity although National Guard and Reserve units populate area counties.But a new report indicates active duty personnel, Guard and Reserve units, armed forces retirees, and veterans are making a hefty financial impact.The U.S. military pumped about $862 million into East Tennessee's economy in
  • McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Chief Master Sgt. Donald E. Felch, center, accepts leadership of the Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center from Col. Bradley N. McRee, left, commander of The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center, in a ceremony held at Wilson Hall here, Feb. 10, 2011, while former commandant Chief Master Sgt. Deborah F. Davidson, right, looks on. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)

    EPME welcomes new commandant

    The Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center welcomed a new commandant during a formal military change of commandant ceremony at Wilson Hall, Feb. 10. "I am incredibly honored," Chief Master Sgt. Donald E. Felch told an audience of more than 500 guests after he accepted the flag from Col. Bradley N. McRee, commander of The
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