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Aug. 22, 2025
Operation Rooftop delivers hands-on SNCO development

Technical sergeants recently selected for promotion to master sergeant and new master sergeants attended a professional development course called Operation Rooftop at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Aug. 12-15, 2025.
Aug. 21, 2025
Mathies NCOA instructor named Outstanding Airman of the Year

For Master Sgt. Ryan Girard, a civil engineer Airman turned professional military education instructor, the thought of being named Outstanding Airman of the Year never crossed his mind.
Aug. 13, 2025
Air University Press new book announcement

Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs (JIPA) newest edition announcement: Volume 8 Number 2, Summer 2025, with a focus on Japan and its relations and environs.
Aug. 6, 2025
AFIT Alumnus Welcomed as New Commander

AFIT alumnus Lt. Col. James Bowers assumed command of Air University Detachment 1 at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, during a recent ceremony.
Aug. 6, 2025
SOS launches new, refocused curriculum

For the last five months, Air University refocused the Squadron Officer School curriculum to address current Department of Defense priorities and debuted the new and improved course on July 31.
Aug. 1, 2025
Air University hosts Civil Air Patrol’s top cadets

Civil Air Patrol’s Cadet Officer School brought 120 of the nation’s top cadets to Air University, July 18–27, for its 55th year of leadership development.
Aug. 1, 2025
Eaker Center Resilience Instructors Highlight Tools to Combat Burnout in Medical Airmen

Burnout doesn’t discriminate. That’s why the Air Force Medical Service asked two noncommissioned officers from the Eaker Center for Professional Development here, to lead a virtual panel on the topic July 24, 2025, reaching airmen across ranks and medical specialties.
July 23, 2025
Retired instructor tours ACSC after 50 years

After 50 years, retired Lt. Col. Thomas H. Howell, former Air Command and Staff College instructor, returned to Maxwell for a tour of ACSC on July 21.
July 21, 2025
Air University Press new book announcement

Air University Press new book announcement: The Commercial Lunar Economy Field Guide: A Vision for Industry on the Moon in the Next Decade edited by Michael Nayak, with perspectives from S. Pete Worden and Jay Raymond.
July 16, 2025
Black flag heat, blue-ribbon response

In a swift demonstration of readiness and leadership, the 42nd Air Base Wing Honor Guard sprang into action when an Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet collapsed from apparent heat exhaustion near the hangar at approximately 4:30 p.m. on June 20, 2025.

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