MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - With the Great Smoky Mountains in the foreground, Master. Sgt. Richard Rose, instructor for the Paul H. Lankford Enlisted PME Center, coaches U.S. Air Force NCO academy students here May 27, 2015, on how to carry the guidon flags for their student flights at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center. The students began the six-week academy Tuesday. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith/Released)