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  • Graduate school unveils new 3D metal printer

    The Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has been utilizing additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, to build prototypes with polymers for more than 30 years. On March 16, its Graduate School of Engineering and Management unveiled a new state-of-the-art

  • Rebounds

    “I was lying in bed one night, and it just came to me,” said Senior Airman Anthony Morris. “‘Ok, I’m about to sign up for the Air Force.’ The next day, I went to the recruiter’s office and didn’t look back.”The small-town high school basketball sensation found himself returning home after spreading

  • Local Business Owner Donates Artifact

    A local business owner donated a piece of history to the Air Force at Maxwell Air Force Base, March 8, 2016. Danny Thompson is the owner of High Caliber Gun and Pawn in Prattville, Ala., roughly 15-miles from Maxwell. When an Air University instructor visited his business, he recognized a ceremonial

  • Army Air Corps Sergeant returns to Gunter

    Returning to the military base that he helped build, 96-year-old John Durham toured Gunter and the Air Force Enlisted Heritage Museum, March 16, 2017. In 1940, Army Air Corps Sergeant Durham was stationed at then-Maxwell Field when plans were made to convert the Montgomery Municipal Airport into a

  • Chief Leadership Course 1-Year Update

    Air University’s Chief Master Sergeant Leadership course is bridging the gap between operational and strategic thinking after re-implementation in 2016. The course is the highest level of enlisted professional military education, and uses a blended learning curriculum to educate Air Force, and

  • 42nd Dental Clinic implements new technology

    Since December 2016, the 42nd Medical Group’s Dental Flight has reduced the porcelain crown procedure from weeks to a one-day process.The clinic has implemented Cerec CAD-CAM, a computer assisted design and milling program that has been successful in several other large Air Force dental offices.The

  • Newt Gingrich visits Air University

    Newt Gingrich, 50th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, engages with students of the Blue Horizons and School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, March 16, 2017. Gingrich's visit is part of Air University's forums designed to foster two-way communication between students learning from