April 2, 2024 Barnes Center reminder: PT and uniform non-compliance could result in removal Airmen attending enlisted professional military education courses could be sent back to their units for failing to meet standards starting May 1, according to a recent Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education operational order.
Nov. 21, 2023 Military training team travels to UAE for PME A team of Barnes Center for Enlisted Education instructors traveled to the Middle East recently to deliver noncommissioned officer leadership curriculum to members of the United Arab Emirates Air Force.
Aug. 29, 2023 Barnes Center implements new PT and uniform standard for EPME Servicemembers are now required to complete a mock physical fitness test within the first five days of any Air Force Enlisted Professional Military Education course lasting more than 20 days.
May 4, 2023 Gunter NCO Academy is closing its doors The Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Maxwell Air Force Base - Gunter Annex, Alabama, is closing indefinitely once the current class graduates on May 12, 2023.
Dec. 2, 2022 NCOA instructors help overhaul curriculum The first of its kind four-day Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education workshop began Nov. 28, with the goal of increasing instructor knowledge of curriculum development to enhance the quality of future changes.
Oct. 25, 2022 Japanese Self Defense Force looks to Air University for enhanced model of enlisted development MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- The Air University hosted the Japanese senior enlisted advisor to the Japan Joint Staff chairman Oct. 18-19, 2022, to showcase the development cycle of an enlisted Airman.
May 2, 2022 Maxwell-Gunter host Airman Professional Enhancement Seminar MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Seventeen junior enlisted Airmen from various career fields across Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama, attended a professional enhancement seminar April 25-27, 2022.
Feb. 2, 2022 Air University overhauls curriculum to focus on competition Addressing the ever-shifting dynamics of the global political and military landscapes, Air University has undertaken the most significant overhaul of professional military education since the end of the Cold War.