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April 4, 2022
34th Special Operations Squadron exercises agile combat employment at Maxwell

Maxwell provided staging and logistics support for the weeklong exercise, which helped validate the squadron’s tactics, techniques and procedures before deploying to different areas of responsibility in mid-May.
March 24, 2022
Texas Tech ROTC cadets ‘ignite’ USSOCOM’s challenge to innovate

The Texas Tech University cadets from Lubbock took part in the kick-off event of the USSOCOM Ignite innovation challenge in September 2021 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, only to travel east again in January 2022 to Ft. Bragg, N.C., to update U.S. Army Special Operations Command leaders on
March 21, 2022
Isochronal Inspections bring Maintainers Together

With a wingspan of about 132 feet, it requires a team effort to keep the 908th Airlift Wing’s fleet of C-130H Hercules in excellent working condition. The 908th AW’s commitment to staying mission ready requires that the 908th Maintenance Squadron have around 22 full-time maintainers and 126
March 18, 2022
Making a Job Well Done in 2021, Ring True in 2022

In Jan of 2021, Col. Drescher wrote “As challenging as 2020 was, 2021 will be even more challenging.” It turned out to be true. Our four aircraft came home from deployment last fall, but our last Airman just came home the third week of February. There is never a time that we don’t have someone from
March 15, 2022
SNCO Academy’s enhanced curriculum development takes center stage during CSAF inaugural visit

Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy students took the opportunity to share their enhanced curriculum development with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., March 10, 2022, at Gunter Annex, Alabama.
March 8, 2022
Air University opens new Civilian Leadership Development School

The Civilian Leadership Development School officially activated as a named activity within the Ira C. Eaker Center for Leadership Development at Air University on March 2, 2022, accelerating the focus on civilian-centric professional education across the Air Force.
Feb. 17, 2022
USecAF highlights Air University’s mission of education, leader development

Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones visited Air University, Feb. 15, 2022, to gain a deeper understanding on accessioning future leaders and educating the officer, enlisted and civilian force through the range of professional military education offered.
Feb. 16, 2022
AFIT dean receives professional society’s highest honor

Dr. Adedeji Badiru, dean of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology is the recipient of the 2022 Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society International Frederick Winslow Taylor Award. The award will be presented at the society’s
Feb. 2, 2022
Air University overhauls curriculum to focus on competition

Addressing the ever-shifting dynamics of the global political and military landscapes, Air University has undertaken the most significant overhaul of professional military education since the end of the Cold War.
Jan. 26, 2022
Air University Fellows: ‘I can’t imagine not having done this’

Air Force Special Operations pilot Maj. Chay Derbigny wasn’t too excited about the prospect of attending Air Command and Staff College in 2020. He wasn’t looking forward to upending his family from Hurlburt Field, Florida, for the 10-month school at Air University, followed by another move after he

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