The 91st Missile Wing is forging the next generation of nuclear professionals! To prepare future Noncommissioned Officers for the unique demands of the deterrence mission, leaders from across the Missile Wing hosted the Junior Enlisted Foundations Course 300 in partnership with the 5th Bomb Wing Professional Development Center.
The Enlisted Force Development Model – Enlisted Airmanship Continuum (100–900) – connects institutional, functional and base delivered education, training and experiences. The Enlisted Airmanship Continuum is first introduced at basic military training, reinforced by foundational competencies in each AFSC’s career field education and training plan, and embedded throughout the entire continuum.
The curriculum was enhanced with content focused on Minot AFB’s unique mission, technological enhancements, and intelligence briefs on our nation’s competitors. This initiative graduated 28 mission-ready Airmen from the 5 BW and 91 MW, ensuring our force is equipped with the knowledge and skills required to lead in a complex global environment. This is how we develop lethal, ready, and mentally tough leaders to execute our nation’s most critical mission.
The Junior Enlisted Foundations Course 300 bridges the gap between tech school and Airman Leadership School. The course provides students with the foundational skills and knowledge needed to conform to standards, customs and courtesies, and offers guidance to help enhance the students’ focus on becoming highly efficient career field and 5-skill level agents.
The JEFC300 empowers Airmen to reflect on their behaviors in relation to the Airman Leadership Qualities. It facilitates the journey to developing supervisory and leadership skills, developing the competency of leading individuals and teams, and understanding the guardrails and guidelines of supervision.
The JEFC was created by the Air Force in late 2023, and as of 31 December 2025, it is a prerequisite for the Airman Leadership School (ALS). Airmen cannot attend ALS without first graduating from the JEFC 300. The next ALS is planned for January 2026. Typically, the 5 BW hosts the JEFC 300 course, but with the number of students who needed to complete it before the next ALS class, the 91 MW offered to host a course.
Those who attended the class seemed to appreciate the curriculum. Their participation and questions were excellent. Their probing questions allowed this class’ subject matter expert instructors to share detailed, relevant, location-specific information that cannot be captured in a curriculum intended for the broader Air Force.
The standard curriculum is good and was designed for this exact purpose: to allow expert instructors to tailor it to base-specific needs. We plan on hosting several more in 2026, but we don’t have exact numbers yet. The volunteer instructor cadre is growing by the day, so we have many Airmen (instructors and students) who would like this course to expand and continue.
Foundations Courses will replace our base-level professional enhancement seminars beginning October 2023 and become prerequisite courses for EPME in FY25. Content for all foundations courses will be updated and standardized by the Barnes Center, with the intent to remain current and relevant to maintain our competitive advantage. Foundations courses will be administered by base development advisors with support from local NCOs, SNCOs and subject matter experts. The duration for each level is five days: four days standardized content and one day MAJCOM/WG specific focus.
