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June 29, 2018
Air Force celebrates three-peat win at the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Leadership and Academic Bowl

The Air Force took top honors for the third year in a row at the Junior ReserveOfficer Training Corps Leadership and Academic Bowl in Washington, D.C., June 23-25.The Air Force Junior ROTC team from Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, battled it out to take home the trophy for a third time.
June 28, 2018
42nd Air Base Wing inducts Honorary Commanders

The 42nd Air Base wing inducted 13 new Honorary Commanders and recognized four currently serving Honorary Commanders at a ceremony at the Maxwell Club, June 19, 2018.The Honorary Commanders Program is a public affairs’ initiative designed to engage, educate and empower community leaders to be
June 26, 2018
Senior NCO Academy holds first-ever mobile training course in Romania

Three instructors from the U.S. Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy traveled to Boboc Air Base, Buzău, Romania, to hold the first-ever Senior NCO mobile education course June 8 to 22, 2018.
June 7, 2018
First Combat Airdrop in More Than a Decade

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron departs Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, to conduct a supply airdrop over an undisclosed location in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Inherent Resolve's Operation Roundup, June 3, 2018. This was the first combat
June 4, 2018
Air University announces release of ASPJ Summer 2018 edition

Air University Press announces the release of the Summer 2018 Air and Space Power Journal. In this issue, Lt. Gen. David “D.T.” Thompson, vice commander, Air Force Space Command, speaks to the use of the space domain for national defense and protecting and defending space capabilities. “The Coming
May 31, 2018
Air Force Cyber Strategy Conference sparks innovative ideas for cyber warfare

Air University’s Cyber College hosted the 2018 Air Force Cyber Strategy Conference, May 22-23, here. The event welcomed cyber experts from around the nation to discuss the importance of innovating cyber strategy within the Air Force.
May 31, 2018
Air University releases summer’s ‘Strategic Studies Quarterly’

Air University Press announces the release of the summer 2018 edition of “Strategic Studies Quarterly,” an Air Force-sponsored strategic forum on national and international security. Lieutenant Col. Garry Floyd Jr. from the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence wrote the feature
May 30, 2018
SecAF recognizes exceptional Air University Airmen

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson presented each of nine Airmen with the 2018 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award while here for the National Security Forum, May 8-10, 2018.The award recognizes Air University students, cadets, faculty and staff who exhibit exemplary leadership,