Why Things Matter

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  “Our warfare is becoming about survival. There are people who do not agree with our way of life and for the service piece right now, it's less than one half of 1% of the US population currently or has served in the US. Military service is about serving a greater good.”

- Col. Damian Schlussel, Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education commander

 
Chief Master Sgt. Stefan Blazier, Air University (AU) command chief, poses for a photo at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Sept. 23, 2024.

Chief Master Sgt. Stefan Blazier, Air University (AU) command chief, poses for a photo at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Sept. 23, 2024. As the command chief, Blazier serves as the adviser to the AU commander on all matters affecting the quality, welfare, morale, readiness and leadership of service members assigned to more than 1,300 locations around the world. AU is the intellectual and leadership-development center for the Air Force and Space Force that graduates more than 50,000 resident and 120,000 non-resident Total Force Airmen, each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Janiqua P. Robinson)
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  Col. Damian Schlussel, Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Stefan Blazier, Air University command chief, discuss the significance of an all-volunteer force and the magnitude of every Airman's commitment to serve. 
 


Col. Damian Schlussel, commander of the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, poses for a photo in his office at Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala., Sept. 24, 2024.

Col. Damian Schlussel, commander of the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, poses for a photo in his office at Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Ala., Sept. 24, 2024. The Barnes Center is named after the Air Force’s fourth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, the first African American to attain the highest enlisted position in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. The Barnes Center is responsible for all stateside Noncommissioned Officer Academies, the Community College of the Air Force, the Senior NCO Academy, the Chief Leadership Course, the Air Force Enlisted Heritage Research Institute and the Enlisted Professional Military Education Instructor Course. It also provides content, curriculum and guidance for all Airman Leadership Schools, Foundations courses and overseas NCO Academies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Janiqua P. Robinson)
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