April 19, 2024 Purple star, the consistency for military children In 2022, eight River region schools achieved Purple Star designation in the inaugural year. By 2024, the number has grown to 76 schools with 53 additional schools that achieved Purple Star School designation and were recognized at the Alabama State Board of Education meeting.
April 17, 2024 Air Force Junior ROTC expands opportunity to actively serving Guard and Reserve members The opportunity to serve as an Air Force Junior ROTC instructor has expanded significantly, adding thousands of newly eligible personnel.The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act created for the first time, the eligibility for non-retired, currently serving members of each military service’s Guard
April 16, 2024 AFIT Welcomes New Dean for Research The Air Force Institute of Technology welcomes Dr. Scott Graham as the new dean for research leading the Office of Research and Outreach. He is currently a professor of computer engineering in AFIT’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management.
April 16, 2024 AFIT commencement ceremony celebrates 206 graduates The Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management held a commencement ceremony at the National Museum of the Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio March 21 to celebrate 206 new graduates.
April 10, 2024 OTS cadets push through the Blue Thunder obstacle course Officer Training School officer trainees completed the Blue Thunder obstacle course as part of their module three deployment exercise April 9, 2024, at Maxwell Air Force Base.
April 9, 2024 'Maxwell Beyond the Horizon Air and Space Show' ends with record number of spectators The 2024 Maxwell Beyond the Horizon Air and Space Show is in the books, and by all accounts, it was more successful than any previous air show held at the central Alabama base.
April 4, 2024 AFIT Education Programs Advance the Digital Workforce Air Force Institute of Technology faculty participated in the Digital Dayton Roundtable at the University of Dayton Research Institute Curran Place on 4 March. The event focus was “Creating the Digital Materiel Management Workforce We Need: A Digital Transformation Office, Air Force Materiel Command
April 4, 2024 April Doctrine Paragon: Col John Warden and Checkmate in Operation DESERT STORM Teammates – This month, the LeMay Center highlights Colonel John Warden and Checkmate as our Doctrine Paragon.
April 3, 2024 SOS implements new wargame Air University instituted a new wargame into Squadron Officer School curriculum during the March 2024 class 24C session.
April 3, 2024 Husband and Wife at OTS It’s not common to have two spouses going through military training at the same time, but Jeffrey and Melinda Benson are living out that experience at Air University’s Officer Training School.