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  • Mary Lesinski, a resident representative on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, speaks with the Honorable John W. Henderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, during a privatized housing tour Jan. 14, 2020. Henderson toured several houses on Maxwell AFB to learn about current conditions in privatized housing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Billy Birchfield)

    AF Assistant Secretary visits Maxwell to address housing improvements

    The Honorable John W. Henderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, toured privatized housing units Jan. 14, 2020, during a visit to Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.The visit was a part of Air Force senior leadership’s mission to improve the safety and quality of privatized housing on military
  • Retired Lt. Col. Trinh Warner, an Air Force Junior ROTC instructor at Cypress Springs High School in Texas, conducts an inspection of her cadets. Before retiring as a judge advocate general, Warner applied for an instructor position with AF Junior ROTC, receiving several job offers before accepting the one at Cypress Springs in summer 2019. To apply, Airmen must be retired less than five years, have a bachelor’s degree and hold a retired enlisted grade of technical sergeant to chief master sergeant or officer grade of major to colonel. Airmen from an Air Force component can submit an application when they are within nine months of retirement and have approved retirement orders.

    From the courtroom to the classroom

    What to do after retirement from the Air Force is a question that plagues many Airmen as they approach the end of their career. For one lieutenant colonel, an unsolicited email from the Air Force Personnel Center answered that question for her, and changed her life forever.
  • Air University Press announces the release of the latest edition of the USAF Journal of the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 3.

    Air University Press releases latest edition of USAF Journal of the Americas

    Air University Press announces the release of the latest edition of the USAF Journal of the Americas, Vol. 1, No. 3.
  • ASPJ winter cover. (Courtesy graphic)

    AU Press releases Air and Space Power Journal winter 2019 edition

    Air University Press releases the winter 2019 Air and Space Power Journal, available at https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/ASPJ/.

  • Air University Press Launches Wild Blue Yonder

    Air University Press launched Wild Blue Yonder, a new digital journal today, focused on air, space, and cyber power and linking theory with operational experiences.

  • Air University academic accreditation reaffirmed

    The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges reaffirmed the regional accreditation for Air University during a recent board meeting Dec. 8, 2019.
  • Maj. Gen. Mark Weatherington, Air Education and Training Command deputy commander, presents 2nd Lt. Kristen Savage with her pilot’s wings during a dual commissioning and “winging” ceremony Dec. 19, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Savage was a student pilot who graduated PTN version 2, an Air Education and Training Command program to explore what is possible in training with the use of innovative technology and how it can be applied to not only pilot training but also to training across AETC. She earned her wings, but couldn’t wear them until she commissioned. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Quay Drawdy)

    Airmen trade blue stripes for gold bars, silver wings

    Few things tell an Airman it’s time for a fresh uniform quite like swapping enlisted stripes for second lieutenant’s rank. For a pair of former airmen first class, now second lieutenants, their gold bars come with silver pilots’ wings.
  • Maj. Jay Burrell Doerfler addressed the participants to his award ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base’s Wood Auditorium, November 18, 2019. The award is presented annually to recognize an Air Force fighter pilot with proven excellence and professionalism in flight, as well as dedication to community service.

    2018 Lt. Col. Anthony C. Shine Fighter Pilot Award

    Maj. Jay B. Doerfler, Air Command and Staff College student, earned the 2018 Lt. Col. Anthony C. Shine Fighter Pilot Award for his service as squadron assistant director of operations at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2018.
  • Col. Patrick J. Carley, 42nd Air Base Wing commander, exchanges a salute with Airman 1st Class Vashon Williams, 42nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron dental assistant, during a ceremony December. 19, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Following a four-car pileup, Williams stopped to apply a tourniquet to the leg of a victim, effectively saving their life.

    How a Maxwell dental assistant saved a life

    You’re finally getting off work, excited to start your weekend off with a bang by enjoying the night life with a cold drink in your hand. Instead, they’re covered in blood as you’re applying a tourniquet on a man that’s barely holding on to dear life in the middle of a road surrounded by twisted metal, screams and chaos.
  • Kristen Christy, 2018 Air Force Spouse of the Year, speaks with Air University personnel Dec. 9, 2019, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Christy opened up to the crowd, sharing her life story and giving advice for dealing with adversity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Charles Welty)

    AF Spouse of the Year shares story, discusses resiliency with AU personnel

    Kristen Christy, the 2018 Air Force Spouse of the Year, shared her story of tragedy, mourning and resiliency with Air University personnel Dec. 9, 2019, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
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