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Sept. 23, 2019
CAP, PEO-BES sign MOU to provide IT training to technical school graduates

Civil Air Patrol is embarking on another innovative partnership with the U.S. Air Force, one that will provide critical information technology training to recent Air Force technical school graduates. A memorandum of understanding between the Air Force and its auxiliary was signed earlier this month
Sept. 17, 2019
Air University reorganizes, creates Ira C. Eaker Center for Leadership Development

The Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Development is transforming to meet a larger Air Force need for comprehensive leadership curriculum and instruction.
Sept. 17, 2019
AFIT’s School of Systems and Logistics Honors the Newest Demidovich Award Recipient

During a ceremony on 8 Aug 2019, the Air Force Institute of Technology’s School of Systems and Logistics (LS) presented Mr. Eric Glover with the John W. Demidovich Award. Established in 1989, the Demidovich Award is the highest honor that the LS faculty can bestow upon its members. It recognizes
Sept. 17, 2019
188th Airman named adjunct instructor at AF First Sergeant Academy

Master Sgt. Robert M. Stephens, a first sergeant with the 188th Medical Group, is the first Airman to complete the adjunct faculty selection process and become fully-certified to instruct the new curriculum at the First Sergeant Academy.
Sept. 10, 2019
Airman saves life in Odessa, Texas, amidst mass shooting

An Air Force Reserve member was working in a civilian capacity in Odessa, Texas, on August 31, 2019, and helped provide life-saving first-aid to a woman suffering from three gunshot wounds.
Aug. 29, 2019
CSAF Private Pilot Scholarship Program changing face of US aviation

In 2018, almost half of all newly licensed female pilots between the ages of 17 and 19 were graduates of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Flight Academy. This year, 150 cadets each received a scholarship from the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Scholarship Program to attend one
Aug. 29, 2019
Air University Press releases fall 2019 edition of SSQ

Air University Press released the fall 2019 edition of Strategic Studies Quarterly, available online at www.airuniversity.af.edu/SSQ/.
Aug. 27, 2019
Graduate School Faculty Receive Academic Promotion

The Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management completed the academic year 2018-19 promotion and tenure (P&T) cycle. Six faculty members underwent a rigorous evaluation of their teaching, scholarship and service resulting in a promotion in academic rank.
Aug. 23, 2019
America Needs a “Dead Hand”

America’s nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) system comprises many component systems that were designed and fielded during the Cold War — a period when nuclear missiles were set to launch from deep within Soviet territory, giving the United States sufficient time to react. That era
Aug. 21, 2019
Alliance improves mission support capabilities

An alliance between the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center and the Business and Enterprise Systems Product Innovation office is improving mission support capabilities.

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