ACSC WARRIOR RELAY

A team from Air Command and Staff College cycles through one leg of the ACSC Warrior Relay from Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., March 8. The 63 participants departed from Maxwell, traveling in shifts to ensure a team was always on the road. Each shift varied from 3-mile runs to 20- mile bike and run combinations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Blankenship)

ACSC WARRIOR RELAY

A team from Air Command and Staff College cycles through one leg of the ACSC Warrior Relay from Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., March 8. Teams were made up of ACSC students and faculty and raised money for Special Ops Warrior Foundation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Voss)

Helping out the community

Lt. Col. Amr Sakr, (left) Egyptian air force and Lt. Col. Karim Asadul, Bangladesh air force, took part in the Air Command and Staff College community service day last month by sprucing up the exterior at the Montgomery Children's Center. Almost 450 ACSC students assisted with projects at 19 different locations throughout the River Region. These included mentoring children and doing repairs at at local elementary schools, visiting veterans, working at local humane societies and building homes with Habitat for Humanity. With a class motto of "unity, family, community" students are working toward contributing more than 5,000 community service hours, and to date have worked close to 3,000 hours in volunteer activities ranging from youth sports, food and blood drives and mentoring Officer Training School candidates. (Air Force photo/Maj. Devin Pietrzak)

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ACSC Fall Festival

Michael Valeriano displays his Halloween costume at the Air Command and Staff College Fall Festival. Held annually, this year’s festival included pumpkin-carving contests, games, a magic show and arts and crafts.Seminar rooms were decorated appropriately and competed in categories that included terrifying, friendly, scary and spooky. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)

Air Command and Staff College trains strategic leaders

Students at the Carl A. Spaatz Center for Officer Education's Air Command and Staff College participate in a group discussion during class. ACSC is a 40-week course for majors and civilian equivalents and emphasizes critical thinking and effective communication. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bennett Rock)