Distance Learning

MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. – Like many other service members, Tech. Sgt. Amber Monio from the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center here, April 25, 2013, studies electronically for her Air Force technical and leadership training. Education experts at the Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center say distance learning should not be taken lightly. It requires critical thinking, good study habits and a strong commitment to a defined goal. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)

Assault Statistics

MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. – Liz Matthews, director of education and outreach for the Sexual Assault Center of East Tennessee met with about 20 Airmen and civilians to raise awareness and share current statistics on sexual assault for the Knoxville area and the nation, April 24, 2013. More information can be found at U.S. Air Force Sexual Assault and Response Program’s Web site at www.afpc.af.mil/library/sapr/report.asp. (Photo by U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)

Classrooms

McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. – The classrooms in Morrisey Hall offer state-of-the-art equipment as well as configurations for group discussion. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund)

Wilson Hall

McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. – Wilson Hall offers a variety of physical fitness equipment and training areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/Released)

Spruance Hall

McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. -- Spruance Hall houses an auditorium for lectures and an atrium for informal gatherings as well as a high-definition broadcast studio, televison network and offices, all part of TEC's Media Engaugement Division. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund)

Dintinguished Coast Guardsman

McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. – Coast Guardsman, Petty Officer 1st Class Jaensen Lewis assigned to the Puerto Rico Military Entrance Processing Station, San Juan, watches the graduation ceremony here of 57 Airman Leadership School and 266 Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Academy graduates from the Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center. Lewis graduated in the top 10 percent of his NCOA class as a Distinguished Graduate. Students from other service components, the Total Force and partner nations often attend courses at the Air National Guard’s Lankford EPME Center. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund)

Alaska State Trooper and citizen-Airman

MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. – Tech. Sgt. Brian Zeisel with the 168th Security Forces Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard at Eielson Air Force Base recently graduated from Noncommissioned Officer Academy here at the Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center. Zeisel is a fulltime Alaska State Trooper who appears on the National Geographic Channel with his K9 partner “Argo.” (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund)

A POW experience

McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Retired Air Force Capt. William A. Robinson, the first enlisted POW of the Vietnam War, talks to 267 NCO Academy students in Spruance Hall on the campus of the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center here, April 2, 2013. Robinson is a member of the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Smokey Mountain Chapter, East Tennessee. The charter is a not-for-profit, congressionally-chartered, veterans’ service organization representing former prisoners of war and their families since April 14, 1942. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund)

Owning the bench press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Vikki Traugot benches during a November, U.S. Powerlifting Association competition. Traugot is a top rated woman powerlifter in the nation and is the spouse of Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Traugot at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center. (National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Traugot)

Home makers

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- At least 25 Airmen with the Air National Guard’s I.G. Brown Training and Education Center here brought hammers and carpentry skills to bear to help Knoxville, Tenn., residents Saturday, March 9 by finishing their home through “Habitat for Humanity.” (National Guard photo courtesy Mrs. Sabrina Tullock)

Reaching instruction

McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. – Chief Master Sgt. Michael Kennedy, the first sergeant functional manager for the Air National Guard speaks interactively with more than 800 First Sergeants from the I. G. Brown Training and Education Center here, March 5, 2013. The live broadcast, via the Warrior Network was part of their continuous development training. Also pictured, Senior Master Sgt. Paul A. Mann, public affairs branch chief at TEC/TV. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund)

Close study

More than 260 Air Force technical sergeants watch their instructors in open ranks training during the Noncommissioned Officer Academy course Feb. 28 at the Air National Guard’s I.G. Brown Training and Education Center on McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn. The six-week course through the Paul H. Lankford Professional Military Education Center is a requirement before award of the Air Force’s top three senior noncommissioned officer ranks. The Center trains thousands of Total Force Airmen and international students each year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith. Released)