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  • AU NCO of Year is Guard’s only female MTI

    The first and only female military training instructor in the Air National Guard is also the first and only Air National Guardsman to be named the Air University Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.Technical Sgt. Leslie Cummings is an MTI for the Academy of Military Science, the Air Force Officer

  • POW endures 'boredom, punctuated by terror' during captivity

    It was a mission that lasted more than seven years. It was also a trap.Sent to rescue the downed pilot of an F-105D Thunderchief during the Vietnam War, retired Capt. William "Bill" Robinson, an airman first class at the time, and his three teammates navigated inside enemy lines where an ambush lay

  • OTS transforms BOT course

    Beginning in January, the Air Force Officer Training School's Basic Officer Training course will be shortened by three weeks. Cutting the course from 12 weeks to nine weeks was the result of finding efficiencies in the course's scheduling processes and curriculum, said the OTS commandant. "Our staff

  • Air University instructor wins Emmy

    An Air Force Officer Training School instructor from the Iowa Air National Guard has won an Emmy for videography in Afghanistan.Captain Peter Shinn was a key part of the team that put together Iowa Soldiers Remember Afghanistan, which aired on Iowa Public Television on Veterans Day in 2011. The

  • Bring up your fitness, join Club '100'

    Maxwell Air Base recognizes Airmen who earn a perfect score of 100 on their annual physical fitness assessment. These Airmen have improved their score from their last physical training test in order to get into Maxwell's Club 100, or have had a score of 100 previously.Name: Staff Sgt. Troy

  • Retired Gen. Habiger honored at OTS

    Retired Gen. Eugene Habiger was honored at Officer Training School as the 2012 distinguished alumni inductee Aug. 30.During Habiger's visit to Maxwell, he was the guest speaker at Basic Officer Training graduation dining out, honored at the distinguished alumni ceremony and was the reviewing

  • The Air Force’s Future; A day in the life of an OTS trainee

    Early in the morning at Maxwell Air Force Base, reveille breaks the silence, kicking off a day full of challenges and new experiences for an Officer Training School trainee.Within minutes, the future officers hustle to get dressed and formed up for physical training. Rare moments of silence are

  • Fly, Fight, Run! - OTS ‘aims high’ with physical training program

    It's 5:15 a.m. on a Monday at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. and the sun is just rising. The grass glistens with drops of dew as streaks of amber and tangerine stretch throughout the sky above. It's a great morning to relax."DOWN!" yells the instructor and realization hits. You're not at home