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  • A New Home for One of the Brave

    In the early 2000s, escalating tensions in Iraq caused severe damage to the region. Many Iraqi citizens fled the country’s borders, fearing for their lives under Saddam Hussein’s rule. It’s doubtful too many had hopes of one day becoming an American, and even fewer, an American Airman.

  • AFIT Hosts Largest Annual Gathering of Air Force Civil Engineers

    AFIT’s Civil Engineer School hosted a CE Summit on 11 – 22 March focused on leadership development and governance over the entire CE Enterprise. This year, the CE Summit included several high level meetings for CE commanders and MAJCOM staff, the CE Corporate Board meeting, and the CE Functional

  • National Drill Meet 2019

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher Niemi, Holm Center commander from Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., presents a medal to Cadet Isaiah Watson, West Aurora High School, Ill., for his second place win in the Demilitarized Armed Knockout Competition at the National High School Drill Team Competition,

  • Flagships of education

    For current or future Air Force commissioned officers, two names represent the pinnacle of education within the force. While these flagship institutions have, up to now, worked mostly independent of one another, Air University and the U.S. Air Force Academy have come together to formally synchronize

  • Barnes Center rolls out new ALS curriculum

    When pencils go down and scores go up, senior airmen across the Air Force check to see their line number. Out of thousands, a name they recognize as their own shows up and, when the dust they kicked up from clicking their heels finally settles, a unit first sergeant, commander or supervisor lets