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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
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.
Dec. 3, 2021
AFROTC, AFPC host virtual career fair, a first of its kind

Headquarters AFROTC and the Air Force Personnel Center, a field operating agency responsible for managing personnel and policies throughout the service, hosted the first ROTC-wide virtual career fairs on Dec. 2 with one also scheduled for Dec. 4. The event aims to help cadets learn more about each
Nov. 5, 2021
CSAF delivers keynote address at Air Force ROTC Symposium

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., spoke with Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps leadership and detachment commanders Nov. 3 at the annual AFROTC symposium here.
Nov. 1, 2021
Air Force opens new enlisted special duty opportunity assignments at AFROTC detachments

Air Force Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) will have the opportunity to directly influence the development of future officers with the release of a new Special Duty.
Oct. 18, 2021
Airman and astronaut: Bluford receives 2021 AFROTC Distinguished Alumnus Award

Retired Col. Guion “Guy” Bluford Jr. received the 2021 Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Distinguished Alumnus Award during a ceremony at Penn State on Oct. 6, 2021. Bluford studied at Penn State from 1960 to 1964, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering. A distinguished
Sept. 27, 2021
What to do with old ABU’s? 908th Airlift Wing Airman has the answer

No longer authorized for official wear, many Airmen don’t know what to do with their old ABU’s. Some have discarded them or relegated them to work clothes. Others have stuffed them into storage. Senior Airman Michael A. Sanchez, a passenger services agent with the 908th Airlift Wing’s 25th Aerial
Sept. 8, 2021
Air Force Junior JROTC advances new Career Technical Education pathway for services’ counterparts

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala -- Air Force Junior ROTC cadets along with JROTC cadets from the other services now have a new Career Technical Education pathway at high schools across the nation and many countries and U.S. territories around the world, effective Sept. 1, 2021.
Sept. 2, 2021
New AFJROTC director takes helm of worldwide student citizenship program

Col. McGonigal is the leader of one of the largest, wide-reaching and most diverse organizations in the entire Department of Defense. Air Force JROTC encompasses approximately 125,000 eighth grade and high school students with roughly 1,900 retired officer and senior non-commissioned officer
Aug. 16, 2021
Air University Office of Sponsored Programs: One-stop shop for collaboration, coordination

Air University’s new Office of Sponsored Programs is the one-stop entry point for off-campus stakeholders seeking academic research and expertise and for on-campus academics seeking help finding the best audiences for their research.

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