20 Dec 2018

OTS restructures program to increase quality, quantity of officers

The Air Force’s Officer Training School is changing the paradigm for building officers, pivoting away from separate programs for line and non-line officers and conducting merged classes beginning in January 2019.

20 Dec 2018

Air University Press releases winter 2018 Air and Space Power Journal

The Winter 2018 Air and Space Power Journal, published by Air University Press, is available at www.airuniversity.af.edu/ASPJ/

19 Dec 2018

Airmen support local community in honoring Alabama veterans

Airmen from Air University's Squadron Officer School traveled to the Alabama National Cemetery to help the local community honor the state's fallen veterans as a part of Wreaths Across America, Dec. 14, 2018, in Montevallo, Alabama. Wreaths Across America is a national organization that through the donations from sponsors, ships holiday wreaths to cemeteries from across the country to place on the graves of our nation’s heroes. The Airmen worked alongside other civilian volunteers and the Alabama National Cemetery Support Committee to unload and sort over 600 boxes of wreaths that were later distributed to various locations in the cemetery for the ceremony that Saturday.

19 Dec 2018

Air University’s new leader development course helps squadron commanders ‘thrive’

Air University’s newest course will help future squadron commanders thrive – not just survive – in command positions. Structured as a foundational course that builds on leadership experiences and education, the new Leader Development Course for Squadron Command equips potential commanders with the tools to create more “effective, adaptive and lethal” squadrons.

14 Dec 2018

Air Force Fellow represents branch in Armed Forces Marathon Championships

Maj. Bryan Kelly, Air Force Fellow, combined his love for running and the serving by representing the Air Force in the Armed Forces Marathon, October 30, 2018, in Washington D.C.. The Armed Forces Marathon Championships, which was ran during the Marine Corps Marathon, is an affiliate with the U.S. Olympic Committee and fosters comradery and

14 Dec 2018

First STPA Cybersecurity and Safety Technical Interchange Hosted by AFIT

The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) School of Systems and Logistics hosted the first ever System Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) Cybersecurity and Safety Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) on 22-23 October 2018. Sponsored by the Air Force Cyber Technical Center of Excellence, supported by USAF Test Pilot School (TPS), and endorsed by Lt Gen Steven Kwast, AETC/CC, the TIM identified how USAF Program Managers and Engineers can use STPA to manage complex acquisition problems.

14 Dec 2018

Maxwell defender receives Elizabeth N. Jacobson Award

Staff Sgt. Kerry McGuire, 42nd Security Forces Squadron non - commission officer in charge of Physical and Electronic Security, won the Airman 1st Class Elizabeth N. Jacobson Award for Expeditionary Excellence on November 6th, 2018. The U.S. Air Force level award is given to Airmen for outstanding performance while deployed overseas. Jacobson was killed in action during the Iraq War in 2005. A member of the U.S. Air Force Security Forces, she was the first female U.S. Airman killed in the line of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and the first Air Force security forces member killed in conflict since the Vietnam War.

6 Dec 2018

Registration open for Air University’s 4th LREC Symposium, seeking presenters

Registration is now open for Air University’s 4th annual Language, Regional Expertise and Culture Symposium.

3 Dec 2018

AU Press releases Conventional Deterrence Special Edition of SSQ

Air University Press just released a Conventional Deterrence Special Edition of Strategic Studies Quarterly for winter 2018. SSQ is an Air Force-sponsored strategic forum on national and international security.

3 Dec 2018

Glenn Miller Holiday Concert: The origins of an annual tradition

Local radio stations are already playing Christmas songs, a reminder that Christmas is just weeks away. For Maxwell Air Force Base and the River Region of Alabama, that means that the annual Glenn Miller Holiday Concert is almost here. As in many past holiday seasons, the “Airmen of Note” of the United Stated Air Force Band will present this