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THE I.G. BROWN TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER
Posted 2/24/2012
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The I.G. Brown Training and Education Center is a detachment of the Air National Guard Readiness Center and is located at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base near Knoxville, Tenn. The Training and Education Center conducts an average of 18 professional military education courses throughout the year and holds more than 40 skills enhancement classes in subjects ranging from explosives safety orientation to food services, recruiting, security and expeditionary medical support. The center trains and educates more than 4,200 students per year and is the heart of leadership training for the Air National Guard.
MISSION AND VISION
Our mission is to engage, educate, and inspire leaders responsible for our national defense.
Our vision is to employ innovative learning techniques and emerging technologies to provide a coveted experience optimizing leadership capabilities for our global mission.
PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES
The Training and Education Center's staff of approximately 80 personnel represent all components of the Air Force. Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, Air Force, and civil service members serve together to train and educate the leaders of tomorrow.
The Training and Education Center's facilities are modern and connected by a state of the art computer network. The campus houses an athletic center, dormitories, classrooms, auditorium and dining facility all within a short walking distance.
Organizational Structure
The Training and Education Center is comprised of the Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center and the Media and Engagement Division.
The Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center prepares enlisted leaders for increased responsibility through the Airman Leadership School and the Noncommissioned Officer Academy. For students unable to attend these schools in residence, the Lankford Center offers an alternative satellite program that is broadcast from the TEC's television studios. These courses graduate more than 1,000 enlisted leaders per year.
The Media and Engagement Division provides strategic communication enabling tools to include career enhancement educational programs, advanced distributed learning, new media applications, video production, satellite broadcast, and incident response documentation capabilities for the Air National Guard. It is the home of TEC-TV, a modern television broadcast center that televises more than 500 hours per year of live interactive training, education and command information to audiences worldwide.
HISTORY
The Training and Education Center was established in 1968 as the I.G. Brown Professional Military Education Center, named in honor of the first Director of the Air National Guard, Maj. Gen. I.G. Brown. In 1998, its name was changed to The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center.
POINT OF CONTACT
The Training and Education Center Public Affairs Office
400 I.G. Brown Drive
McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, TN 37777
DSN: 266-3513 or Comm: (865)985-3513.
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