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Nov. 5, 2021
CSAF delivers keynote address at Air Force ROTC Symposium

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., spoke with Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps leadership and detachment commanders Nov. 3 at the annual AFROTC symposium here.
Nov. 1, 2021
Air Force opens new enlisted special duty opportunity assignments at AFROTC detachments

Air Force Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs) will have the opportunity to directly influence the development of future officers with the release of a new Special Duty.
Oct. 18, 2021
Airman and astronaut: Bluford receives 2021 AFROTC Distinguished Alumnus Award

Retired Col. Guion “Guy” Bluford Jr. received the 2021 Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Distinguished Alumnus Award during a ceremony at Penn State on Oct. 6, 2021. Bluford studied at Penn State from 1960 to 1964, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering. A distinguished
Aug. 16, 2021
Air University Office of Sponsored Programs: One-stop shop for collaboration, coordination

Air University’s new Office of Sponsored Programs is the one-stop entry point for off-campus stakeholders seeking academic research and expertise and for on-campus academics seeking help finding the best audiences for their research.
Aug. 10, 2021
AFROTC Field Training LRC compels cadets to lead, follow or get out of the way

A critical element of the Air Force ROTC Field Training encampment curriculum is the Leadership Reaction Course. The LRC is a series of obstacles that challenge cadets’ leadership and followership skills, problem-solving acumen and physical abilities.
Aug. 3, 2021
Air University commander experiences AFROTC Field Training

Lt. Gen. James Hecker, commander and president of Air University, visited Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, July 13 to observe the training and evaluation of cadets at Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Field Training 2021. Though the training usually takes place at
July 30, 2021
Holm Center’s ‘Purple’ summer project

As a former “foreign kid” in Brazil’s National War College, I was challenged with learning and operating in a language not of my own. I experienced the very real fear that my intellect would be surmised from my inability to smoothly converse, convince and direct others in Portuguese. These are the
July 1, 2021
Maxwell Air Force Base host the Puerto Rico Project Language

Maxwell AFB hosts cadets from Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Project Language began May 28, 2021.
June 7, 2021
Air Force ROTC takes over Camp Shelby for field training

Air Force ROTC will train and evaluate nearly 3,500 ROTC cadets, or 1.5 times the traditional number, during an “extraordinary” version of field training this summer at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi, from May through July.
May 18, 2021
Air University Airmen receive the 2021 SecAF Leadership Award

Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth presented seven Air University Airmen with the 2021 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Awards during a ceremony May 11, 2021, at Maxwell AFB, Alabama.

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