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

30 Nov 2018

Air Force rolls out Flight Commander’s Edge program

Air University’s newest effort to revitalize squadron-level learning and support leaders on the cutting edge of operations rolls out across the Air Force today with the Flight Commander’s Edge program.   Managed by Air University’s eSchool of Graduate Professional Military Education, the Flight Commander’s Edge provides a variety of tools designed

28 Nov 2018

Air University Press new Eaker Paper series release: Eaker Paper no. 1—Student Satisfaction in Traditional, Online, and Hybrid Continuing Education Courses: A Case Study

Air University Press kicks off the new Eaker Paper series with Student Satisfaction in Traditional, Online, and Hybrid Continuing Education Courses: A Case Study authored by Dr. Leah Flores Goerke. This mixed-methods research study examines student satisfaction of traditional, hybrid, and online delivery of two military continuing education

28 Nov 2018

Air University Press release: LeMay Paper No. 2: Electromagnetic Defense Task Force 2018 Report

Air University Press announces the release of the Electromagnetic Defense Task Force 2018 Report in the LeMay Paper series, authored by Maj. David Stuckenberg; Ambassador. R. James Woolsey; and Col. Douglas DeMaio.   In August 2018, Air University brought together a diverse group of leading subject matter experts to address current challenges in

27 Nov 2018

LeMay Center hosts AFSPC wargame

The Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education hosted Air Force Space Command’s Schriever Wargame 2018 in October.

21 Nov 2018

CE FY18/19 timeline: air traffic control tower, gate upgrades, JAG school addition

The 42nd Civil Engineer Squadron is scheduled to undergo a number of construction projects over the next year including multiple renovations as well as the planning of future building projects on base.