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March 25, 2019
The ‘Transportation Plan’: Preparing for the Normandy invasion

By early January 1944, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, or SHAEF, had begun planning for the greatest seaborne invasion in history, Operation Overlord, the invasion of “Fortress Europe,” scheduled for early June. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, was reasonably
March 19, 2019
Air University Press releases Autonomous Horizons: The Way Forward

Air University Press announces the release of Autonomous Horizons: The Way Forward, by Dr. Greg Zacharias, former chief scientist of the Air Force. Zacharias, who served as chief scientist from 2015 to 2018, explores the next steps in autonomous systems development, fielding and training. Rapid
March 11, 2019
Air University remembers Zambian student

Air University leadership, faculty and students joined together in Wood Auditorium for a memorial service honoring Zambian air force Maj. Bweendo “Lloyd” Malawo, who died March 2.The Air Command and Staff College student was found in Millbrook, Alabama, the morning of March 2, the victim of an
March 8, 2019
Cradle of Airpower: 100 Years of Maxwell

Maxwell was established over a 100 years ago and has since played an integral role in the Air Force mission and in the Montgomery community. As part of the celebration, Air University historians have compiled a century worth of archives into Cradle of Airpower: An Illustrated History at Maxwell Air
March 6, 2019
Air University kicks off President’s Distinguished Speaker Series

The goal of the Distinguished Speaker Series is to invite non-military experts in three different categories: leadership, industry/innovation, and thought leaders, to speak at an Air University-wide forum.
March 6, 2019
Air University Press releases new publication: Journal of European, Middle Eastern and African Affairs

Air University Press announces the release of its inaugural edition of the Air Force Journal of European, Middle Eastern, and African Affairs, which continues the tradition of its predecessors. JEMEAA is published quarterly to be the premier multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal cutting across
March 4, 2019
Air University Press releases spring 2019 Air and Space Power Journal

The Spring 2019 Air and Space Power Journal, published by Air University Press, is available at https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/ASPJ/.
Feb. 11, 2019
Operation Argument (‘Big Week’): The beginning of the end of the German Luftwaffe

During the week of Feb. 20-25, 1944, what became known as “Big Week” in Air Force history, Eighth Air Force and the Royal Air Force from England and Fifteenth Air Force from southern Italy conducted strategic bombing raids against German aircraft factories and other industrial targets. These raids,
Feb. 7, 2019
MGMWERX celebrates grand opening of new innovative, creative space

MGMWERX opened their doors to partners from Air University and Montgomery for the grand opening of their new innovation hub Jan. 29, 2019, in downtown Montgomery.MGMWERX is a collaboration between the City of Montgomery, the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce, Montgomery County and Air University to
Jan. 22, 2019
AFIT earns new research classification ranking

The Air University’s Air Force Institute of Technology entered the category of High Research Activity for a doctoral university from the 2018 update of the Carnegie Classification. AFIT is the only DoD academic institution to hold this specific categorization. The Carnegie Classification of

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