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by Staff Sgt. Photos by Senior Airman James Hensley Newly mint-
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sergeants
56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs participated
in a physical
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sergeants they go through a four-day Senior lenge during
NCO Professional Enhancement Course to equip the four-day
them with the tools needed to assume the role Senior NCO
of senior NCO. Professional
Education
“The purpose of this course is to introduce Course Aug.
master sergeant selects to the senior NCO corps,” 26 at Luke
said Master Sgt. Ida Bushey, 56th Force Support Air Force
Squadron career assistance advisor. “It explains Base. The
their new set of expectations and offers guidance Airmen
to prepare them for their new role.” performed
multiple
The course provided training on leadership and burpees,
management skills, importance of team cohesion lunges, bear
and military writing to further prepare them for crawls and
their introduction in the senior NCO tier. 56th VSOLWMXPSV
Fighter Wing leaders, a chief master sergeant
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students to provide their perspectives on the new the Air Force as a whole. does not happen overnight, but through knowing the
roles the Airmen will be taking on. standards and knowing when to reach out to those
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“They were educated on base programs, because it informs new senior NCOs on how to walk senior NCO for this wing and the entire Air Force.”
standards and discipline and the enlisted force the walk and talk the talk,” Bushey said. “It allows
structure as it applies to senior NCOs,” Bushey
said. “It all focused on their development to better
support their subordinates.”

The course not only helps the new master ser-

Mazza led master sergeant selects in a formation run.

Mazza delivers closing remarks con- Commanders from around Luke Air Force Base Chief Master Sgt. John Mazza, 56th Fighter
gratulating the master sergeant selects conduct a panel during the course, which provided Wing command chief, performs burpees with
Aug. 28 during the SNCOPEC ceremony. training on leadership and management skills, members of the SNCOPEC. The course featured
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uniforms from the past. military writing. The class was to prepare them for on how to be a better senior NCO and included
introduction in the senior NCO tier. several tools to be better managers.