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Air University & Maxwell AFB News

  • Lt. Gen. Cotton assumes command of Air University

    Lt. Gen. Anthony J. Cotton assumed command of Air University in a ceremony here officiated by Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, commander of Air Education and Training Command, Feb.15. Upon taking command of AU, Cotton also became its third president and is now responsible for Air Force professional military

  • AU, OTS honors former Air Force Surgeon General as a Distinguished Alumni

    The Air University’s and Officer Training School inducted one of their own into the OTS Distinguished Alumni, today. Air University and Officer Training School only induct honorees once a year. Retired Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Bruce Green was honored as the 2017 AU OTS Distinguished Alumni for his notable

  • Maxwell hosts COT-restructuring discussions

    Approximately 30 personnel representing 20 organizations, ranging from the Air Force Surgeon General's office and the Air Force Personnel Center to Commissioned Officer Training (COT) instructors, met here for a three-day summit Jan. 31 - Feb. 2.    The event allowed for this diverse group of

  • An OTS MTI: Shaping our Air Force 100 cadets at a time

    “Hurry up!” These are the greeting words for the newest Officer Training School cadets. The cadets quickly move up the side walk toward a group of Military Training Instructors, whose mission is to shape them into Air Force leaders. For the new cadets, this day will be remembered as their first day

  • AFJROTC launches Flight Academy program to address aircrew shortage

    Headquarters Air Force Junior ROTC here has launched a pilot program aimed at potentially putting more pilots in the cockpits of military aircraft to help address the Air Force’s ongoing aircrew shortage.Beginning in the summer of 2018, select AFJROTC cadets who applied for a new Fight Academy

  • Air University bolsters officer training

    Officer Training School cadets are now starting their curriculum before stepping onto Maxwell Air Force Base.Faculty with OTS revamped their course to incorporate 28-hours of distance learning materials prior to cadets coming to Total Force Officers Training here.   The changes were the result of a

  • 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

  • AETC Airmen honored at AFA

    NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Five Air Education and Training Command Airmen and one AETC unit were honored for their outstanding achievement at the opening ceremonies of the 2017 Air Force Association Air Space and Cyber Conference Monday. Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, Maj. Matthew Brock, 1st Lt. Owen Caron,

  • AETC Airmen honored at AFA

    NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Five Air Education and Training Command Airmen and one AETC unit were honored for their outstanding achievement at the opening ceremonies of the 2017 Air Force Association Air Space and Cyber Conference Monday. Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, Maj. Matthew Brock, 1st Lt. Owen Caron,

  • AFROTC instructor competes in World Military Triathlon Championship

    An Air Force ROTC instructor at the University of Northern Arizona will be representing the Air Force at a world-wide triathlon in Warendorf, Germany, Aug. 5, 2017.    Captain Joel Bischoff, operations flight commander at AFROTC Detachment 027, will compete as a member of the Air Force’s team in