News

Feb. 15, 2018
Education with Industry program completes a mid-term review

AFIT’s EWI program is a SAF/AQ sponsored career development program designed to improve the leadership abilities and professional competencies of Air Force students by partnering with industry to fully examine industry policies and processes, as well as how industry addresses issues. In doing so,
Feb. 15, 2018
AFIT CE instructor and his teammate share their experiences as deployed airfield pavement evaluators

Capt Miles Ryan, an instructor in AFIT’s Civil Engineer School, is originally from Red Wing, Minnesota. He joined the Air Force as a Civil Engineer in 2009. He is currently on his first deployment in Qatar. “It has been a great deployment and it has provided us a lot of opportunities to travel
Jan. 11, 2018
Researchers test virtual reality Adaptive Flight Training Study at Columbus AFB

A team of student researchers from Air Command and Staff College, Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, conducted an Adaptive Flight Training Study from Jan. 9-12, here, to aid in the Air Force’s advancement in training and education through virtual reality.
Nov. 14, 2017
Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast receives Distinguished Service Medal

Lt. Gen. Darryl L. Roberson, commander, Air Education and Training Command, presents the Distinguished Service Medal to Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast, outgoing Commander and President of Air University, Nov. 13, 2017. Following the presentation of the award, Montgomery (Ala.) Mayor Todd Strange,
Sept. 26, 2017
Holm Center receives General Welsh One Air Force Award

Air University Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development was awarded the General Mark A. Welsh III One Air Force Award during the 2017 Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyberspace Conference Sept. 18, 2017. Members from the Holm Center staff were in attendance at the
May 11, 2017
Air University cancels SOS class 17G

Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast, commander and president Air University, has announced with immediate effect that Squadron Officers School (SOS) class 17G is cancelled due to a course re-write and imminent decision on curriculum changes. AU officials ask for patience over the next few days while Air Force
March 29, 2017
Strategic Joint Wargame Challenges Future Leaders Ability to Think Multidimensional

The 34th annual Joint Land, Air and Sea Strategic Special Program, or JLASS-SP, is part of a six-day event that is the culmination of a seven-month elective, designed to provide participants an opportunity to develop and implement their own regional strategies against realistic problems. These
Feb. 23, 2017
First senior enlisted in-residence students near graduation at AWC

The first group of enlisted Airmen to attend Air University’s Air War College in-residence at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, is close to graduating from the Air Force’s top school for officer professional military education. The four chief master sergeants selected for the May 2017 graduating
Feb. 3, 2017
Goldfein invests in leadership development at Air University

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein visited with future Air Force leaders and invested time with groups around Air University’s Academic Circle at Maxwell Air Force Base, Feb. 2, 2017.
Nov. 16, 2016
Air University students gain cyber perspective

Air University students gained an essential operational perspective by visiting real-world cyber facilities Nov. 8 - 10 in San Antonio, Texas.

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