A day in the life of an OTS trainee

Trainees fill their bags July 3 with things they will need for their 13 weeks at Maxwell. Trainees get all of their clothing and necessary items together as a flight on their second day of their time, here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Blankenship)

Learning to lead - Air Force ROTC students battle through the tests to become officers

Cadets learn combative skills during their summer field training on May 22. Combative training is part of the rigorous physical expectations placed on cadets during their 28 days at Maxwell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Blankenship)

ROTC cadets complete training

Cadets complete the Maxwell Air Force Base IV ROTC summer field training encampment by taking part in a Prop and Wings ceremony in front of Air University Headquarters Tuesday. The ceremony signifies the cadets’ acceptance into the ‘long blue line of the Air Force.’ The cadets wear the prop and wings emblem after completing the arduous first phase of officer training. Following the ceremony, the cadets pass in review during a parade at Officer Training School’s Welch Field. (Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Programs share Prop and Wings run

On Feb. 8, officer candidates from the Air National Guard and officer trainees from the active duty Air Force came together to mark a historical event for the Officer Training School's commissioning program. Shown here at the finish line are AMS Officer Candidate Shawn Corrigan from Flight 1-17, with Officer Trainees Isaac Dorau and Steven O'Farrell coming in behind him. The first joint Prop and Wings run was a shared common experience between the Academy of Military Science and the Basic Officer Training programs. "This morning's run was a remarkable way to reflect our Total Force," said Col. Roger Watkins, the Holm Center commander. "When we go to war, we go to war together. We have the same training requirements, the same deployment requirements and the same mission requirements, so it's only appropriate we take these kind of opportunities to work together as a Total Force team." About 230 students along with OTS staff and members from the 22nd Training Squadron ran more than five miles around historical Maxwell Air Force Base and paused to reflect on its great heritage. Colonel Watkins stressed the importance of the day's event to the students: "Today marks a distinct point in your training as future leaders. Be proud of what you've accomplished today, but don't rest on your laurels - your journey has just begun." Air Force Photo/ Officer Trainee Joe Melendez)

OTS names dormitory after former Air Force JAG

From left, Col. Timothy O’Brien, Sally Morehouse and Lt. Gen. Richard Harding admire the storyboard of retired Maj. Gen. David Morehouse on display in Officer Training School’s Morehouse Hall. The dormitory, Building 1491, was renamed June 24 in honor of General Morehouse, who was Judge Advocate General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, from 1991 to 1993. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)

ROTC summer field training shapes tomorrow’s Air Force officer corps

Cadet Joseph Correia, a combatives instructor from Kansas State University, ensures the utilization of proper technique during combative training. Combative training is part of the summer Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps’ 28-day field training program at Maxwell. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher S. Stoltz)

Air National Guard graduates first class from Maxwell’s Officer Training School

New second lieutenants in the Air National Guard pass in review Nov. 13 in their graduation parade at Maxwell. The ANG officers are part of the first class to graduate from the newly formed Detachment 12 since the Academy of Military Sciences moved to Maxwell’s Officer Training School from McGhee Tyson ANG Base, Tenn., in October. The graduation was attended by the director of the Air National Guard, Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Officer Training School to celebrate 50th anniversary

Officer Training School to celebrate 50th anniversary

AFJROTC cadets track NASA’s moon spacecraft

More than 400 students, faculty and family members gathered at the Academy for Academic Excellence campus in Apple Valley, Calif., at 4 a.m. on Oct. 9 to watch the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite's, or LCROSS, impact of the moon. The Lewis Center for Educational Research's AAE Air Force JROTC cadets tracked the satellite spacecraft for 110 days employing the Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) in the Mojave Desert. The AAE AFJROTC cadets tracked and photographed the crater impact Oct. 9 and sent the first viewed images to NASA. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Melissa Copeland)

ANG Det. 12 comes to Air University

(From right) Gen. Stephen Lorenz, Air Education and Training Command commander, and Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of National Guard Bureau, applaud Lt. Col. Ronald Daniels, the new Detachment 12, Air National Guard Readiness Center commander as he cuts a cake during the activation ceremony Oct. 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bud Hancock)

Bronze Star awarded to Holm Center captain for meritorious service

Brig. Gen. Teresa Djuric, Jeanne M. Holm Center commander presented Capt. Kenneth O. McGrew, Holm Center executive officer, the Bronze Star July 24 for exceptional leadership while deployed as an intelligence officer in Afghanistan from November 2008 to July 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Holm Center inducts first ROTC ‘Distinguished Alumni’

During the parade of AFROTC cadets who finished their four weeks of field training at Maxwell Aug. 14, retired Gen. Ronald E. Keys was inducted as the first member of AFROTC “Distinguished Alumni.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)

University officials tour Maxwell for close-up look at cadet training

Cadets perform a "Pass in Review" during the graduation parade of Max 1's field training Friday. The cadets are part of the 2009 Field Training for Air Force ROTC cadets from universities around the nation. Field Training is a four-week long program and a requirement towards graduation and ultimately, a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)

University officials tour Maxwell for close-up look at cadet training

The Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development talks with Nicholas Seidler of Marquette University, Joan Howland of the University of Minnesota and Robert Schwartz of the Missouri University of Science and Technology. The Holm Center hosted faculty and educators from 33 universities across the nation June 17-19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)

University officials tour Maxwell for close-up look at cadet training

Cadets on the obstacle course at Maxwell's field training site, "Blue Thunder." The cadets are part of the 2009 Field Training for Air Force ROTC cadets from universities around the nation. Field Training is a four-week long program and a requirement towards graduation and ultimately, a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)

University officials tour Maxwell for close-up look at cadet training

Cadets are challenged by Maxwell's "Project X." The cadets are part of the 2009 Field Training for Air Force ROTC cadets from universities around the nation. Field Training is a four-week long program and a requirement towards graduation and ultimately, a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)

Inaugural class of civilians graduate from CALT

Civilian Acculturation and Leadership Training student Jana Ramon assists fellow student Eric Chan during a physical problem-solving exercise at Maxwell’s Project-X training facility Nov. 3. Activities at Project-X were just one of many elements of training CALT students received during their two weeks at Maxwell’s Officer Training School. (Air Force photo by Jamie Pitcher)

Officer trainees volunteer time to LPGA golf tourney

Officer trainee Justin Ailor helps with crowd control Saturday at the Navistar LPGA Classic as Seon Hwa Lee of South Korea tees off the 14th hole of the Senator Course at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Capitol Hill location. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Moorman)