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  • Brigadier Gen. Andrea Tullos, Air Force director of security forces and deputy chief of staff for logistics, engineering and force protection, attended the Air University Press launch of the book Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency, vol. 2, May 14, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. During the event, the former Maxwell installation commander commented that ‘air base defense is everyone’s responsibility. We’re all defenders, and in today’s environment there are no sanctuary areas for airpower.

    AF director of security forces attends Air University Press book launch

    The Air Force’s top defender notes the relevance of air base defense to the entire service community and it’s criticality to airpower itself.
  • Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David Goldfein speaks to participants of the 66th annual National Security Forum May 16, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Hosted by Air University’s Air War College on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force, NSF enables the sharing of perspectives between civic leaders, senior military officers and experienced government civilians on leadership, strategy, national security and more.

    SecAF, CSAF visit AU for 66th annual National Security Forum

    The NSF is designed to inform community influencers on Air University and the Air Force’s current and future objectives as well as plans for enhancing national security, and is hosted by Air War College on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force.
  • Capt. Aljammaly stands with teammates in Iraq. Aljammaly direct commissioned into the Air Force in 2015.

    A New Home for One of the Brave

    In the early 2000s, escalating tensions in Iraq caused severe damage to the region. Many Iraqi citizens fled the country’s borders, fearing for their lives under Saddam Hussein’s rule. It’s doubtful too many had hopes of one day becoming an American, and even fewer, an American Airman.
  • The Air Force Institute of Technology’s Civil Engineer School hosts a summit March 11-22, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The summit focused on leadership development and governance over the entire CE enterprise.

    AFIT Hosts Largest Annual Gathering of Air Force Civil Engineers

    AFIT’s Civil Engineer School hosted a CE Summit on 11 – 22 March focused on leadership development and governance over the entire CE Enterprise. This year, the CE Summit included several high level meetings for CE commanders and MAJCOM staff, the CE Corporate Board meeting, and the CE Functional Advisory Council meeting.
  • Major Gen. Michael Rothstein, Air University vice commander and commander Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, welcomes recently selected Air University Fellows at the start of a briefing about the program, April 17, 2019, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Under the AU Fellows Program, high-performing officers earn the opportunity to serve as faculty members before entering or after completing in-resident Air Command and Staff College.

    Air University Fellows Program offers two-year developmental opportunity for officers as students, faculty

    As the U.S. Air Force’s pinnacle institution, Air University leverages select Airmen for a two-year developmental opportunity on campus as part of the AU Fellows program.
  • Air University Press announces the release of Fairchild Paper No. 26 — Launching the Workhorse: Vertical or Super-Short Takeoff Capabilities for the Next Theater Airlift Aircraft by Robert C. Owen. This study is an assessment of whether the Air Force should anticipate modernizing its core theater airlift fleet with aircraft designed for super-short takeoffs or landings under rough-field conditions or aircraft designs focused on vertical takeoffs or landings with secondary SSTOL-RF capabilities.

    Launching the Workhorse:Vertical or Super-Short Takeoff Capabilities for the Next Theater Airlift Aircraft

    Air University Press announces the release of Fairchild Paper No. 26 — Launching the Workhorse: Vertical or Super-Short Takeoff Capabilities for the Next Theater Airlift Aircraft by Robert C. Owen.
  • Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet Maj. Sydney Cloutier, Pensacola High School, Pensacola Fla., was recently awarded the Air Force Junior ROTC and Air Force Association Cadet Leadership Award. The leadership award recognizes the Air Force Junior ROTC cadet who exemplifies the ideals of what a cadet should be. Cloutier was selected as the top cadet in Florida and Region 1 and then competed against the seven other regional winners to be selected as the overall recipient.

    Florida cadet wins Air Force Junior ROTC, AFA Cadet Leadership Award

    An Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet from Pensacola High School, Pensacola, Fla., has been awarded the Air Force Junior ROTC and Air Force Association Cadet Leadership Award for the 2018-2019 academic year.
  • U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher Niemi, Holm Center commander from Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., presents a medal to Cadet Isaiah Watson, West Aurora High School, Ill., for his second place win in the Demilitarized Armed Knockout Competition at the National High School Drill Team Competition, May 3-5 2019, at Daytona Beach, Fla. Cadet Watson beat out more than 500 cadets in a mass formation competition where cadets get ‘knocked out’ for not executing commands perfectly.

    National Drill Meet 2019

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher Niemi, Holm Center commander from Maxwell Air Force Base,
  • U.S. Air Force Academy and Air University shields.

    Flagships of education

    For current or future Air Force commissioned officers, two names represent the pinnacle of education within the force. While these flagship institutions have, up to now, worked mostly independent of one another, Air University and the U.S. Air Force Academy have come together to formally synchronize their efforts for producing future leaders for the service.
  • Barnes Center for Enlisted Education shield

    Barnes Center rolls out new ALS curriculum

    When pencils go down and scores go up, senior airmen across the Air Force check to see their line number. Out of thousands, a name they recognize as their own shows up and, when the dust they kicked up from clicking their heels finally settles, a unit first sergeant, commander or supervisor lets them know when they’ll be headed to Airman Leadership School.
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