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Nov. 17, 2015
Airman pedals with purpose

The idea started in 2005, after Jody Hershbine's return from an 11-month tour in Iraq. His struggle to return to normality and transition from a deployed environment back to life at home led him to spend quiet moments riding his bicycle."I needed to kind of get my head back in the game, so I did a
Nov. 16, 2015
Air University awards honorary degree to David McCullough.

Author and historian, David McCullough was awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters degree by Air University during a ceremony Nov. 16, 2015 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.The honorary degree was bestowed to McCullough for his work as an author of American history. He has also been awarded the
Nov. 13, 2015
Air War College dedicates new exhibit to World War II Royal Air Force flight cadets

Air University's Air War College, part of the Carl A. Spaatz Center for Officer Education, unveiled its newest and first exhibit dedicated to World War II Royal Air Force flight cadets here November 9, 2015.The exhibit displayed the uniforms and belongings of Gunter Field RAF flight cadet and flight
Nov. 10, 2015
The 38th Student Squadron is re-activated, welcomes new commander.

Lt. Col. Richard Major assumes command of the re-activated 38th Student Squadron during the Air Command and Staff College 38th STUS activation and Assumption of Command Ceremony here November 2, 2015.Before assuming command of the 38 STUS, Major was the 21st STUS director of operations and prior to
Oct. 30, 2015
Maxwell flightline supports Army's 82nd Airbourne Division

Maxwell Air Force Base may be most notable for being the home of the Air Corps Tactical School, now Air University, but Maxwell's flightline has also experienced its share of notoriety, hosting aircraft such as Air Force One and NASA's Aero Spaceline Super Guppy, but recently, Maxwell served as a
Oct. 23, 2015
Air Force Chief’s Resilience Conquers Breast Cancer

Chief Master Sergeant Yolanda Jennings recalled that when doctors diagnosed her with breast cancer in September of 2008 she was not surprised, but she was scared. "No one wants to hear that," Jennings, who now works at Maxwell Air Force Base's Air University, recalled. At age 37, she was below the
Oct. 23, 2015
Maxwell fire fighters compete in 2015 World Scott Fire Fighter Combat Challenge

Fire fighters from Maxwell competed in their first 2015 World Scott Fire Fighter Combat Challenge Oct. 21, 2015, in Montgomery, Alabama. The annual competition attracts hundreds of international fire fighters who come together to perform five grueling tasks while wearing approximately 50 pounds of
Oct. 20, 2015
AU command chief takes part in inaugural Pacific Rim Enlisted Leadership Forum

The Air University command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Horn, recently returned from Australia where he had been invited to take part in the inaugural Pacific Rim Junior Enlisted Leadership Forum.The forum brought airmen from across the Pacific to share experiences and ideas during a three-day