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July 31, 2018
Guardsman Caught Off-Guard: OTS experience becomes a pleasant surprise

With thousands of Cadets graduating Officer Training School every year, it’s inevitable that experiences will vary drastically from one person to the next. Cadet Eric Keller from New Paltz, NY has a unique perspective of one of the Air Force’s main officer training programs.Keller, a member of the
July 26, 2018
CSDS, Global Strike distance learning improves understanding of nuclear enterprise across DoD

As the U.S. Air Force Center for Strategic Deterrence Studies at Air University here prepares to mark 20 years of service this September, the center continues to offer deterrence education to thousands of Airmen across the Air Force and Department of Defense. Airmen are now improving their
July 26, 2018
Carley assumes command of the 42nd Air Base Wing

Colonel Patrick J. Carley assumed command of the 42nd Air Base Wing in a ceremony officiated by Lt. Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, commander and president of Air University, July 23. Upon taking command of the 42nd ABW, Carley becomes responsible for providing all base operating support, infrastructure and
July 25, 2018
Air University launches free mobile application

Air University has launched a free mobile application designed to transform the way it interacts with audiences outside its academic institutions and to improve the communication of those within its classrooms and workspaces.
July 3, 2018
AU’s Barnes Center elevates commandant position to command chief following EPME revitalization

Air University’s Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education elevated the rank of the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy commandant to Command Chief Master Sgt., June 27, as part of their goal towards revitalizing Air Force enlisted professional military education.
June 29, 2018
Air Force celebrates three-peat win at the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Leadership and Academic Bowl

The Air Force took top honors for the third year in a row at the Junior ReserveOfficer Training Corps Leadership and Academic Bowl in Washington, D.C., June 23-25.The Air Force Junior ROTC team from Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, battled it out to take home the trophy for a third time.
June 26, 2018
Senior NCO Academy holds first-ever mobile training course in Romania

Three instructors from the U.S. Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy traveled to Boboc Air Base, Buzău, Romania, to hold the first-ever Senior NCO mobile education course June 8 to 22, 2018.
June 18, 2018
Son of World War II British flight cadet visits Maxwell

The son of a British service member made a point to stop at Maxwell on June 15 on a tour of the states to see where his father trained during World War II.Edwin Norton, from Norton Fitzwarren, England, took a nostalgic tour of Maxwell to see some of the places that his father, Edgar John Norton,
June 13, 2018
Air Force Surgeon General promotes Airman at Maxwell

The recently appointed Air Force Surgeon General spent her first Friday on the job visiting Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama and presiding over the promotion of an officer she once served with and mentored. Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg promoted her former executive officer, Maj. Elisha Parkhill, now the
June 13, 2018
Enlisted Heritage Research Institute receives Air Force level award

The Enlisted Heritage Research Institute at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base was recognized last month when they won an Air Force Heritage award for their work.Chief Master Sgt Emily Shade, along with her team at the EHRI, oversee the research and operations necessary to run one of the Air Force’s most

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