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July 6, 2017
Squadron Officer School expands to better align with CSAF focus areas

Air University’s Squadron Officer School has redesigned its program to better align with the needs of the Air Force. The new course has increased from five to six-and-a-half weeks, commencing with Class 18A which starts July 31, 2017.
June 23, 2017
AFRL, AFIT help community college students gain real world STEM experience through SUCCESS project

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Students from Community College Gaining Skills and Experience in STEM, or SUCCESS program as it’s known, is designed as a vehicle to introduce community college students to AFRL and the larger Air Force to gain real world
June 15, 2017
Japanese Broadcasting crew travels back to Maxwell for second documentary

A news crew member from the Nippon Hoso Kyokia (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) films Air University Headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., June 15, 2017. The film will be used for an upcoming documentary about the Air Corps Tactical School, which was located at Maxwell from 1931 to 1942 and
June 14, 2017
Air University student receives aerial combat medal

Maj. Ryan Mittelstet, Air Command and Staff College student was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during the 2017 Gathering of Eagles event by Retired Maj. Gen. Gregory A. Feest, a GOE honoree. The Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded to individuals who have performed acts of heroism or who
June 14, 2017
AFITC 2017 slated for August, registration open

Registration is now open for the 2017 Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower Conference, Aug. 28-30, 2017, at Montgomery’s Renaissance Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center. Living up to its theme of “The Future is Now … A Digital Age Air Force,” the conference will highlight the
June 2, 2017
Air Force imagines 2050 outlook

Air University is inviting Airmen to take a look at what the Air Force will look like in 2050, aligning to the Air Force Secretary’s and Chief of Staff of the Air Force’s vision for the force. “Under the guidance of Secretary of Defense Mattis and with the support of the Congress, we will restore
June 2, 2017
New AU eSchool transforms officer distance learning PME

As a direct result of a massive 10-year transformational effort to revitalize officer professional military education distance learning programs, Air University formally stood up the eSchool of Graduate PME here on June 1, 2017.
May 23, 2017
Air Force selects 2017 triathlon team

The Air Force recently selected the 2017 Air Force Triathlon Team that will represent the service at the 2017 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship June 7-11 at Naval Base Ventura County, California.If nominated at the championship, members will advance to compete at the Conseil International du Sport
May 22, 2017
Air University after 70 years

On March 12, 1946, Maj. Gen. Muir S. Fairchild, the newly selected commander of Air University, formally dedicated Air University at then Maxwell Field. Three years earlier, senior U.S. Army Air Forces leaders with victory in the current war in sight, conceived the idea for a postwar “university of
May 17, 2017
Rock returns to alma mater, commissions future AF leaders

Living without fear was the central theme as Lt. Gen. Anthony Rock, Secretary of the Air Force Inspector General, spoke to 17 commissioning lieutenants May 12 at the University of Texas San Antonio.Rock, a San Antonio native, graduated from UTSA 35 years ago and joined the Air Force through Officer

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