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July 29, 2024
Forging the Future: Tipton takes the reins at Air Force Junior ROTC

Lieutenant Colonel Matthew E. Tipton assumed the role of Director of Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, on June 14, 2024. As the head of one of the largest and most diverse organizations in the Department of Defense, Tipton oversees approximately
July 29, 2024
Air Force announces selectees for first Warrant Officer Training School class

The Warrant Officer Corps will address critical operational needs while maintaining highly perishable skills and leveraging the deep expertise and technical capabilities of these Airmen.
July 22, 2024
Warrant officer instructors graduate TAC Certification Course

The U.S. Army Warrant Officer Career College held a graduation ceremony of its Train, Advise, and Counsel Officer Certification Course in Ozark, Alabama, July 19, 2024.Among the graduates were four members of the U.S. Air Force, marking the first time Air Force personnel received the TAC
June 28, 2024
Air Force’s Warrant Officer Training School activated

The Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development activated the Air Force’s Warrant Officer Training School (WOTS) in a ceremony on Maxwell Air Force Base, June 28, 2024. The U.S. Air Force dissolved its Warrant Officer Corps in 1958 following the creation of the senior master
June 17, 2024
Allvin adds details, articulates his ‘nonstop’ commitment to ‘reoptimize’

Speaking first at an Air & Space Warfighters in Action session, CSAF said the Air Force has made real and tangible progress instituting elements of a broad strategy to evolve how it develops people, generates readiness, projects power, and develops integrated capabilities.
May 16, 2024
Warrant officers in the Air Force have long history

In April 2024, the U.S. Air Force announced a decision by the Secretary of the Air Force to bring back the warrant officer carrier field, which signified a pivotal moment in Air Force history, representing a strategic shift towards bolstering technical proficiency and operational effectiveness. The
April 25, 2024
Air Force to begin accepting warrant officer applications

The Air Force is now accepting applications for Airmen aspiring to become the inaugural cohort of warrant officers in the information technology and cyber career fields.
April 17, 2024
Air Force Junior ROTC expands opportunity to actively serving Guard and Reserve members

The opportunity to serve as an Air Force Junior ROTC instructor has expanded significantly, adding thousands of newly eligible personnel.The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act created for the first time, the eligibility for non-retired, currently serving members of each military service’s Guard
April 10, 2024
OTS cadets push through the Blue Thunder obstacle course

Officer Training School officer trainees completed the Blue Thunder obstacle course as part of their module three deployment exercise April 9, 2024, at Maxwell Air Force Base.
April 3, 2024
Husband and Wife at OTS

It’s not common to have two spouses going through military training at the same time, but Jeffrey and Melinda Benson are living out that experience at Air University’s Officer Training School.

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