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Air University & Maxwell AFB News

  • AETC commander presents 2015 Altus Trophy to Montgomery mayor

    The city of Montgomery was formally presented with the Altus Trophy as the community having the best relationship with its military partners in Air Education and Training Command for 2015 during a ceremony April 11 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse.Presenting the trophy to Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange

  • CAAF case at Maxwell could have DOD-wide implications

    The Air Force Judge Advocate General's School hosted a Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) outreach argument in Air Command and Staff College's Wood Auditorium here, April 6.This particular case was a Marine Corps case that dealt with human lie detector testimony. The decision by the court,

  • MEMS kicks of fourth annual STEMposium with Birds of Prey

    Maxwell Elementary and Middle School students kicked off the fourth annual STEMposium with a visit from the Alabama 4-H Science School's Birds of Prey demonstration April 8, 2016, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.The STEMposium is a week-long event that teaches science, technology, engineering and

  • Future joint leaders wrestle with fictional world in crisis

    Students from war colleges across the country and every service are coming together here at Maxwell AFB to practice responding to any worst-case scenario possible.Participants will meet Sunday for a five-day culmination of the exercise that already been carried out across the country for several

  • DoD Announces Pilot Tutor Program for Service Members

    Officials with the Department of Defense (DoD) Voluntary Education Program and the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) announced the launch of a pilot tutoring program that will provide service members with tutoring support at no cost, anytime, anywhere."If a service

  • Petraeus speaks at Maxwell

    Holly Petraeus spent time educating Maxwell Airmen and families on consumer financial protection practices, March 28th.Petraeus serves as the assistant director for Service member Affairs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a supervisory agency of the federal government that works to ensure

  • OTS, Montgomery Police Academy exchange perspectives

    Leaders from Officer Training School and the Montgomery Police Academy exchanged perspectives during the police academy's supervisory course March 15, 2016, in Montgomery, Alabama.Capt. Kris Walker, OTS chief of training, participated with the police academy course as a way to further the

  • Tuskegee Airmen gather for 75th anniversary, induct CSAF as honorary member

    Original members of the Tuskegee Airmen, their families and supporters gathered in downtown Montgomery, Ala., March 22 to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen Experience.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III was among the guests.Only 40 miles from where the U.S. Army Air

  • Montgomery, Alabama, named AETC's 2015 Altus Trophy winner

    The city of Montgomery, Alabama, is the 2015 Altus Trophy winner, formally announced at a short ceremony here March 23.The Altus Trophy, also known as the Air Education and Training Command Community Support Award, is presented annually by the Altus, Oklahoma, Chamber of Commerce to a community

  • AU team shines at DOD innovation awards

    Air University represented well at the inaugural Defense, Diplomacy and Development Innovation Summit Pitch Challenge, March 3 in Washington, D.C.The competition was organized jointly by the Defense Department, State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.The top 1% of ideas