Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Air National Guard

Chief Master Sgt. Jim Hotaling, Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Air National Guard, records a message to Airmen in the TEC-TV studio during a visit to the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, Feb. 13. The visit to TEC is the chief's first visit to the field since taking office Feb. 4. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund)

Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Air National Guard

Chief Master Sgt. Jim Hotaling, left, Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Air National Guard shakes hands with graduating Airmen from the EPME academy at the I. G. Brown Training and Education Center here, Feb. 14. Students attending the Noncommissioned Officer Academy and Airmen Leadership School totaled 314 for the six and five week classes. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund)

Satellite NCOA Class 13-1 EPME student receives the John L. Levitow award

Tech. Sgt. Bradford Green receives the John L. Levitow award for Satellite Non-Commissioned Officer Academy Class 13-1 from the commander of the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, Col. Timothy Cathcart, Dec. 12. The award is the highest honor presented to a graduate of Air Force Enlisted Professional Military Education, including Airman Leadership School, NCO Academy, and the Senior NCO Academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund)

ANGRC commander visits TEC

Brig. Gen. R. Scott Williams, Air National Guard Readiness Center commander, talks with Tech. Sgt. Jenny Sanchez and Tech. Sgt. Kasimu Greenidge, both I.G. Brown Training and Education Center enlisted professional military education instructors, during his tour at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., Dec. 11, 2012. Williams visited the East Tennessee base to gather first-hand knowledge of the more than 260,000 square feet of classrooms, dorm rooms and multiuse facilities at the Air National Guard’s largest enlisted professional military education center. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/released)

ANGRC commander visits TEC

Brig. Gen. R. Scott Williams, Air National Guard Readiness Center commander, speaks with Tech. Sgt. Joseph Phair during a visit to the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., Dec. 11, 2012. Phair, an aircraft fundamentals instructor assigned to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is at the Center attending the in-residence portion of the satellite non-commissioned officers’ academy course. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund/released)

TEC Instructor Honored

Master Sgt. Eric Bollmann, right, operations superintendent for the Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center, helps a new member of the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center process into the unit at McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., Nov. 14. Bollmann was recently recognized by the East Tennessee Military Affairs Council as an outstanding enlisted service member during the 30th Annual Veteran’s Day Awards and Recognition Luncheon. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund)