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Nov. 2, 2020
AFJROTC Flight Academy flying again in 2021

The COVID-19 coronavirus forced Headquarters AFJROTC to shut down the Flight Academy for 2020. However, AFJROTC high school cadets who will be 17 by July 9, 2021, and are interested in earning a Private Pilot’s Certification are encouraged to apply by Nov. 25.
Oct. 23, 2020
VCSAF Wilson recognizes Maxwell AFB MDG

In order to properly support the DoD’s lines of efforts towards COVID-19, protecting people, ensuring mission readiness and supporting the whole-of-nation response, the medical professionals at the 42nd Medical Group stepped up to the challenge with tactfulness and ingenuity.
Oct. 16, 2020
OTS commissions first Space Force officers

Air University’s Officer Training School commissioned its first two U.S. Space Force officers Oct. 16, 2020, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.The OTS mission has historically been to properly educate and train Air Force officers to be prepared for the field, that mission has now been expanded to
Sept. 14, 2020
AF Junior ROTC wins Hermes award for interactive digital publication

A team of instructional designers from Air University won a 2020 Gold Hermes Creative Award for their work on an interactive digital publication developed for use in the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps curriculum
Sept. 2, 2020
AFROTC expands Gold Bar Recruiter Program to increase diversity in officer corps

Forty newly commissioned second lieutenants headed across the country to volunteer for the Gold Bar Recruiting Program after completing a two week course Aug. 18, 2020, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.“The overall mission of the Gold Bar Recruiting Program (GBRP) is to inspire, engage and recruit
Aug. 10, 2020
Cadets graduate inaugural Air Force Junior ROTC Cyber Academy

At the academy, which was held virtually, the 24 graduating cadets built skills in state-of-the-art computing and cybersecurity under the supervision of instructors from Mississippi State University and the Whatcom Community College’s Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber
July 27, 2020
Air Force ROTC adapts training in the face of COVID-19

Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets completed Combat Arms Training and Maintenance amid the COVID-19 pandemic July 9, 2020, at the CATM facility on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
July 24, 2020
Air Force ROTC field training cadre, CTAs visit local diversity, inclusion museums

Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadre and 34 cadet training assistants took time before welcoming another wave of field training cadets to educate themselves on the history of social injustices and racial discord, July 17, 2020, Montgomery, Alabama.The excursion was planned with the hopes
July 24, 2020
Air University’s yearlong schools open with in-residence teaching

Air University’s yearlong schools have started the new academic year with students attending classes in person.The School of Advanced Air and Space Studies started teaching on July 7, Air War College opened its doors to students July 21 and Air Command and Staff College classes start Aug 10.Air
July 16, 2020
Air Force ROTC opens summer field training despite COVID-19 pandemic

Air University is hosting more than 1,100 Air Force ROTC cadets from universities around the country this summer for their required field training despite the coronavirus pandemic.That number is less than half the number of cadets that would normally show up for field training in a non-pandemic

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