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April 30, 2021
Instructor Earns AETC Outstanding Civilian Airman Of The Year Award

In 2020, French taught 134 lessons and delivered 243 hours of instruction to 1,800 civil engineers in project programming, financial management, and realty management. During this time, she also served as a Department of Defense-level subject matter expert, providing 45 hours of consulting services
April 29, 2021
Majority of Misawa’s AFJROTC Cadets make the grade

Moreover, Edgren’s AFJROTC was one of a 10-unit test program to incorporate 8th graders in the almost 900 unit worldwide AFJROTC enterprise, and their instructor colonel could not be prouder.
April 27, 2021
USAFA Leaders Visit AFIT

Key academic leadership from the U.S. Air Force Academy met with Air Force Institute of Technology leaders, faculty, and students during a visit to campus on 29 March.
April 27, 2021
Rated Preparatory Program now accepting applications for FY21 Fall class

Active duty Air Force officers and enlisted personnel interested in becoming rated officers have until May 25, 2021 to apply for the Fall 2021 Rated Preparatory Program that is scheduled to be held Sept. 11-25, 2021.
April 13, 2021
Developing leaders through CLA and Baltic Defence College curriculum collaboration

Air Education and Training Command’s mission is to recruit, train, and educate exceptional Airmen. This role isn’t limited to just Air Force members; the Chiefs Leadership Academy, part of Air University’s Barnes Center for Enlisted Education at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., participated in a
March 19, 2021
Air Force Junior ROTC selects winners for new annual scholarship

Headquarters Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (HQ AFJROTC), uniting with Air University, the Holm Center and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, recently announced the winners of a first-ever, four-year college scholarship – The J-100 AFJROTC Character-in-Leadership Scholarship.
March 18, 2021
Students return to Air University for in-residence classes

Starting this month, AU’s Squadron Officer School, Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy and Chief Leadership Academy began resuming in-residence classes.
March 17, 2021
Alabama establishes program to recognize military-friendly K-12 schools

Last month, Alabama was the 13th state to pass legislation establishing a Purple Star Schools Program and Committee. According to the resolution, the program will recognize public K-12 schools that are especially committed to the successful transition and support of military students and their
March 17, 2021
Air Force ROTC reduces length of enlisted assignments at detachments

Headquarters Air Force ROTC has reduced the number of years enlisted cadre serve at detachments from four to three years.Effective March 1, 2021, the reduction aligns the tour length with those of other special duty assignments, such as military training instructors and leaders, stateside enlisted
March 16, 2021
Air University professor, 92, retires after 57 years of service

Lester dedicated his life to education in a way that not many people do. Lester worked overseas to get his doctorate, upheld a mission of wanting to better the educational world and impacted the people that he came into contact with daily, ensuring he would leave behind a powerful legacy.

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