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  • Maxwell renames and dedicates swimming pool

    The 42nd Air Base Wing Commander, Col. Eric Shafa, and retired Col. William Quinn rededicated the Maxwell Pool on Maxwell Air Force Base, Friday, June 9.The rededication ceremony was held to commemorate the pools ties with the Aviation Cadets that were stationed here in 1944. The Cadet Pool was

  • Air Force imagines 2050 outlook

    Air University is inviting Airmen to take a look at what the Air Force will look like in 2050, aligning to the Air Force Secretary’s and Chief of Staff of the Air Force’s vision for the force.  “Under the guidance of Secretary of Defense Mattis and with the support of the Congress, we will restore

  • New AU eSchool transforms officer distance learning PME

    As a direct result of a massive 10-year transformational effort to revitalize officer professional military education distance learning programs, Air University formally stood up the eSchool of Graduate PME here on June 1, 2017.

  • Alabama Governor signs bills to benefit military

    The Governor of Alabama, Kay Ivey, hosted a signing ceremony for eight new bills that will impact service members at Maxwell Air Force Base, May 23, 2017.Governor Ivey said she was proud of the strong bond and mutually beneficial relationship between the United States Armed Forces and the state of

  • From Dark Beginnings, The Sunflower Meet-Up group brings light to spouses

    The Maxwell Sunflower Meet-Up group started almost a year ago to  support military spouses by providing an environment for them to create friendships and a support network while stationed here.Club founder, Emily Chua, saw the need for a relationship building spouses group, but never encountered one

  • Air Force selects 2017 triathlon team

    The Air Force recently selected the 2017 Air Force Triathlon Team that will represent the service at the 2017 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship June 7-11 at Naval Base Ventura County, California.If nominated at the championship, members will advance to compete at the Conseil International du Sport

  • Air University after 70 years

    On March 12, 1946, Maj. Gen. Muir S. Fairchild, the newly selected commander of Air University, formally dedicated Air University at then Maxwell Field. Three years earlier, senior U.S. Army Air Forces leaders with victory in the current war in sight, conceived the idea for a postwar “university of

  • COT works to bridge the gap between TFOT

    Leaders at the Air Force Officer Training School’s Commissioned Officer Training course are closing the training requirements gap between COT students and Total Force Officer Training cadets at Air University.In effort to provide future Air Force officers the same training, regardless of their