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Sept. 30, 2025
Former CSAF and SECAF visit Maxwell to share four decades of lessons learned

Retired Gen. David Goldfein, former Air Force Chief of Staff, and former Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson hosted a fireside chat for base personnel to discuss their book “Get Back Up: Lessons in Servant Leadership” at the Squadron Officer School Sept. 29.
Sept. 12, 2025
SOS launches new, refocused curriculum

Air University launched a redesigned Squadron Officer School curriculum July 31, aligning instruction with the Department of Defense’s strategic priorities and the Air Force Force Generation deployment model.
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.
April 16, 2025
Building tomorrow's spiritual leaders today

U.S. Air Force Maj. Thomas Simmons, staff chaplain and course director for the Chaplain Spiritual Leadership Course, addresses the group on the beginning of an exercise walk in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, April 9, 2025. The walk focused on simulated mass casualty care and the historic legacy of
March 10, 2025
Leading with heart: Top 3 Performer of the Month

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Grant Schneider, Community College of the Air Force non-commissioned officer in charge of Aviation Maintenance Technology degrees program, is named a Top 3 Outstanding Performer of the Month.
Dec. 20, 2024
Air Staff Development Course Team Assists Newly Formed Air Task Forces

In an effort to modernize and enhance operational effectiveness, the U.S. Air Force has shifted its structural strategy, leading to the establishment of Air Task Forces.
Dec. 5, 2024
Global College of Professional Military Education: CMSAF Flosi

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David A. Flosi details how the Global College of Professional Military Education provides the force with agility needed to re-optimize the force for Great Power Competition at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, December 5th, 2024.
Nov. 22, 2024
Williams named Air University Chief Academic Officer and Provost

Dr. Yolanda Williams accepted the role of Air University’s Provost and Chief Academic Officer during an assumption of leadership ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Nov. 22, 2024.
Nov. 21, 2024
SECAF PhD Fellowship program leads to groundbreaking research in AI weather forecasting

U.S. Air Force Capt. P. Trent Vonich, Secretary of the Air Force PhD Fellow studying weather prediction, recently published a paper with his advisor Dr. Greg Hakim showing how using AI to adjust initial atmospheric data allows a nearly perfect prediction of a 10-day weather forecast.
Nov. 1, 2024
Air University’s Innovation Accelerator hosts LEDx: Kobayashi

The sixth annual Leadership Educational Development eXperience conference, hosted by the Curtis E. Lemay Center for Doctrine Development and Education and the Air University Innovation Accelerator, was held at the Eagle Institute in Montgomery, Alabama, Oct. 30, 2024.

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