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Welcome to the AF Senior NCO Academy

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Welcome to the United States Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA). The SNCOA is the third level of Air Force enlisted professional military education.  The Academy is the single in-resident school located at Kisling Hall on Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Alabama.  Our facility is dedicated to our third Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, CMSgt Richard D. Kisling, who was the driving force and staunch advocate of enlisted professional military education. 

Over 25 Academic days, the SNCOA’s curricula is designed to prepare our  Active Duty, Air Reserve Component, Sister Service and Allied/Partner Nation Senior Noncommissioned Officers in the ranks of E7/E8 to lead the force in the employment of air and space power in support of US national security objectives and interests. We do this by focusing on Senior Enlisted Leader Organizational Leadership Environments, National, Military & Air Power Strategy, and Integrated Deterrence & Strategic Competition.