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April 22, 2021
Air Force rewrites basic doctrine, focuses on mission command, airpower evolution

Core themes to the revised Air Force Doctrine Publication-1: The Air Force are the foundation and evolution of airpower and the concept of mission command.
April 6, 2021
Air University students experience virtual reality regional study trips

Since its opening in 1946, Air University’s Air War College has seen endless cycles of challenges and changes. The latest of which is finding ways to provide the same level of educational experiences for students as before the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 31, 2021
Just Do Right — How a Maxwell Air Force Base Lieutenant and future Supreme Court Justice equalized pay for the Armed Forces.

Just Do Right. That is exactly what Lieutenant Sharron Frontiero, now Sharron Cohen, did in 1970. As a physical therapist assigned to Maxwell Air Force Base, she refused to accept that the United States Air Force would not extend married female Airmen the same spousal benefits as married male
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 9, 2021
Air University’s Barnes Center phases out eExam for distance learning courses

Starting September 1, 2021, currently enrolled students who have not completed their legacy NCOA DL, ALS DL and SNCOA DL courses must enroll in the Barnes Center’s new Canvas-based version.
March 2, 2021
Base Services Reductions and Closures

Updated service reduction & closure list for Maxwell AFB and Maxwell-Gunter Annex
March 1, 2021
The Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education tills ground for new CSAF

The Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education is launching some of the largest doctrine changes in recent memory to support the Chief of Staff of the Air Force’s mandate to “accelerate change or lose.” The LeMay Center Commander is the Air Force principal agent for Air Force
Feb. 24, 2021
Senior NCOs now part of course designed for leaders to ‘thrive’ in squadron command position

Enlisted Airmen now sit as students in a course originally designed to help officers and civilians thrive, and not just survive, in squadron command positions
Feb. 16, 2021
Air Force’s doctrine center exercising command, control in contested environments

The Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education at Air University is hosting a virtual table top exercise, Feb. 16-19, 2021, to address the complications of mission execution and delegation of authority inherent in a degraded and contested operation environment
Feb. 15, 2021
Tuesday, Feb. 16: Two-hour delay for Maxwell-Gunter

Maxwell AFB and Gunter Annex will be operating on a two-hour delay for Tuesday, Feb. 16. All emergency essential services on Maxwell-Gunter will continue. The Child Development and Youth centers will open at 0830. MEMS will remain in virtual learning for the day. The dining facilities will operate

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