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Air University & Maxwell AFB News

  • Maxwell Airmen lead, inspire during rocket launch

    Maxwell Airmen helped students launch rockets on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Sept. 16, 2015.The 56 fifth graders studied Newton's Laws of Motion and applied their newfound skills to construct water rockets during their science and technology academies reinforcing basic aviation and space

  • Maxwell celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month

    To raise awareness about disability employment issues and to celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities, the U.S. Congress, in 1988, established October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Its roots lay with the 1945 law enacted by Congress that

  • Auburn University Montgomery athletes team with OTS staff

    Maxwell Airmen teamed up with 170 Auburn University Montgomery athletes during the 2015 AUM Warhawk Olympics, Aug. 22, 2015, in Montgomery, Alabama.The annual event kick-starts the school year- by bringing together athletes from AUM's 10 varsity sport teams to compete in team-building challenges. 

  • Montgomery Police Department, Office Training School develop partnership

    Members of the Montgomery Police Department, in a new partnership with Officer Training School faculty, participated in a two-day leadership consortium here Aug. 6-7, 2015.Montgomery police officers attended a tailored version of leadership training coursework that OTS cadets receive. Day one

  • RED HORSE unit arrives at Maxwell

    Members of a Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) from Hulbert Field, Florida, arrived at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, July 6, in support of expanding an Air University training facility.The RED HORSE team will start construction on Vigilant Warrior, a

  • 23rd Training Squadron welcomes new commander

    Officer Training School's 23rd Training Squadron welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony June 26 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.Lt. Col. Brad Foster assumed command from Lt. Col. Shannon Juby, who after two years of overseeing the training and teaching of more than 1,300

  • AU commander speaks to ROTC cadets

    Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, Air University commander, spoke to Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets at Boyd Auditorium here, June 15.Kwast shared his thoughts on how to be an effective leader and how to be prepared for what lies ahead during the cadets' Air Force career."A team of innovative, focused

  • N.M. AFJROTC cadets soar to space

    "How cool! You can see the curvature of the earth!" is a comment repeated by students ranging from 4th grade to high school seniors in the Albuquerque Public School District while viewing images and examining their real-world science results.This is the reaction APS and the Air Force Junior Reserve

  • Former AU commander receives Air Force ROTC Distinguished Alumni award

    Former Air University commander retired Gen. Thomas C. Richards was awarded the Air Force ROTC Distinguished Alumni Award during a ceremony at the Officer Training School, June 15, 2015, Maxwell Air Force Base.Richards received the award for his contributions to the United States Air Force spanning

  • Air Force JROTC cadets fly multicopter at Maxwell

    Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from Niceville High School, Florida, held a multicopter demonstration, June 10, 2015, at Maxwell's Freedom Park.To showcase one of the Junior ROTC's co-curricular activities, about 17 cadets were here to demonstrate the capabilities of their