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  • Barnes Center works to achieve commander’s vision for enlisted education

    Nearly one year ago, Air University embarked upon what will likely be considered a significant milestone for Air Force enlisted professional military education - the creation of the Thomas E. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education. The sweeping venture brought the Air Force First Sergeants Academy,

  • Lorenz on Leadership – It’s all about service

    A few weeks ago, Staff Sgt. Sarah Price worked diligently as a radar approach control (RAPCON) controller within the 71st Operations Group at Vance Air Force Base, Okla. If anyone had asked her what she did, her response would have been simple and quick, "I control aircraft." No one would argue the

  • How the ‘Diamond’ shines light on new role

    Editor's note: The following is the final installment highlighting the experiences of Master Sgt. Michael Diaz, a recent graduate of the Air Force First Sergeants Academy. Sergeant Diaz, who hails from the 147th Mission Support Group located at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas,

  • Doctrine, real-world operations focus of message to students

    The current combined force air component commander was at Maxwell June 26 to speak to students of the CFACC course at the LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education.Lt. Gen. Gary North said the key message he wanted to impart to the group involved doctrinal functions and how the CFACC

  • LeMay Center launches 2009 CFACC Course

    When food is airlifted, bombs dropped or radio messages broadcasted over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, those operations are ordered by the Combined Forces Air Component Commander or CFACC.  The LeMay Center completed its 2009 Combined Forces Air Component Commander Course Wednesday where 19

  • 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year includes Maxwell chaplain assistant

    Tech. Sgt. Jennifer S. Laufer, chaplain assistant with the 42nd Air Base Wing, is among the top enlisted members of the Air Force after being named one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen for 2009."Sergeant Laufer is a true warrior Airman, and I am honored to serve with her! Her outstanding

  • Instructor, students reunite at combined ops

    Life has had its "ups and downs" for Master Sgt. Michael Sanders over the last few years, but his assignment to the Senior NCO Academy's Class 09-D at Gunter has proven to be one of the "ups."From 2004 to 2007, Sergeant Sanders was one of a select group of senior NCOs who participated in the Reserve

  • Eaker's Financial Management team honored with meritorious awards

    The Ira C. Eaker College for Professional Development's Defense Financial Management and Comptroller School, or DFM & CS, and deputy director were recently honored with meritorious awards by the American Society of Military Comptrollers, or ASMC, at the Professional Development Institute in San

  • SNCO Professional Development Seminar set for July 21-24

    The Maxwell-Gunter "Top-3" organization will host the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Seminar, or PDS, July 21-24, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Gunter NCO Academy auditorium, Bldg. 1143. A Senior NCO Induction Banquet will be held July 24, 6 to 10 p.m. at Gunter's Falcon's

  • SNCOA Condition Limited program keeps injured Airmen fit

    Instructors at Barnes Center's Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy are using their "condition limited" program to help students on profiles exercise safely and stay fit. When Senior Master Sgt. Robert "Bob" Orsi came to the SNCOA as an instructor a year ago, he was on profile with a knee injury