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Air University hosts AFITC Education and Training Event, focus on multi-domain operations

An Airman enjoys being in an ‘alternate reality’ at one of the vendor booths at last year’s AFITC, Aug. 28, 2018, in Montgomery, Alabama. Guest lecturers at the 2019 AFITC Education and Training Event include the acting secretary of the Air Force, the commander of Air Combat Command, vice president and chief information officer for Symantec, the commander of 24th Air Force and Air Forces Cyber, and several other military and industry leaders. For more information and to register, visit www.afitc-event.com. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cassandra Cornwell)

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Capt. Ricardo Cisneros, Officer Training School instructor, and Brig. Gen. Ahmed Saud Abdulaziz Al Kuwari from the Qatar’s National Service Academy watch as OTS trainees go through the OTS Leadership Reaction Course, June 26, 2019, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The course is comprised of a series of obstacles in which trainees have to work together to solve. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Col. Abdullah Shafi Thawab Hasan Al Qahtani from the Qatar’s National Service Academy observes Officer Training School trainees participate in team building and leadership exercise at the OTS Leadership Reaction Course, June 26, 2019, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The visiting officers observed OTS trainees participate in team building and leadership exercises as part of a tour of the Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Members of the Qatar’s National Service Academy watch as Officer Training School trainees participate during a team building and leadership exercises at the OTS Leadership Reaction Course, June 26, 2019, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The demonstration of the OTS Leadership Reaction Course was a part of a larger tour of the Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Officer Training School trainees participate in team building and leadership exercises at the OTS Leadership Reaction Course, June 26, 2019, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The course is comprised of a series of obstacles in which trainees have to work together to solve. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Aviation legends visit AU for 38th annual Gathering of Eagles

Retired Col. Carlyle “Smitty” Harris, and his wife, speak with Air Command and Staff College students, May 29, 2019, during the 38th annual Gathering of Eagles at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Harris was selected as an Eagle for his acts of leadership and courage during his time as a POW in Vietnam, where he introduced the tap code as a means for prisoners to communicate. (U.S. Air Force photo by William Birchfield)

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Aviation legends visit AU for 38th annual Gathering of Eagles

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Don A. Beasley speaks with Air Command and Staff College students, May 29, 2019, during the 38th annual Gathering of Eagles at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Beasley was selected as an Eagle for his innovative contributions to the pararescue community while developing and executing some of the most daring rescues in history, specifically Desert One. (U.S. Air Force photo by William Birchfield)

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Aviation legends visit AU for 38th annual Gathering of Eagles

Senior Master Sgt. Thomas E. Case speaks with a fellow Airman, May 28, 2019, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Case, who currently serves as a squadron superintendent with Pacific Air Command, was selected to be a member of the 2019 Eagles because of his valor and gallantry in combat. He is one of three Airmen in U.S. Air Force history to twice receive the Silver Star, the nation’s third highest award, which he received supporting ground force operations in Iraq in 2003 and in Afghanistan in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Aviation legends visit AU for 38th annual Gathering of Eagles

Retired Col. Merryl “Dragon Lady” Tengesdal, chats with students, May 28, 2019, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Tengesdal was invited to an Eagle for the 38th annual Gathering of Eagles due to her distinguished career as a U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft command pilot, with more than 3,400 flight hours and 330 command hours. She was the first and only African American woman to fly the U-2 and one of only five women and three African Americans to be accepted into the U-2 program. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Lt. Gen. Anthony Cotton, Air University commander and president, both center, stand with recipients of the 2019 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award May 14, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Secretary Wilson met with the recipients during her final visit to Maxwell AFB and AU as the Secretary of the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, left, presents Staff Sgt. John Condol, 22nd Training Support Squadron assignments NCOIC, right, with the 2019 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award May 14, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Condol oversaw a three-person team, driving the success of 800 trainee assignments, 1,100 permanent change of station orders and 196 security clearance investigations. In addition, he coordinated an Air Force Personnel Center site visit, improving timelines and communication between AFPC and the Officer Training School. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, left, presents Master Sgt. Roldan Milian, Officer Training School military training instructor superintendent, right, with the 2019 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award May 14, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Milian led a ten-person MTI corps, supporting the training and commissioning of 3,400 new officers, totaling 54 percent of the Air Force’s officer accessions. He also earned the flight room evaluator certification typically reserved for the officer corps, supporting 240 officer and enlisted evaluations for staff. Additionally, he worked with the Air University commander to fill a critical resource gap, accelerating the arrival of all future MTIs to duty at OTS by 90 days. His efforts earned him the Holm Center’s Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year and the 2018 Lance P. Sijan nomination to AU. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, left, presents Dr. Jeffrey Reilly, Air Command and Staff College Future Security Studies director, right, with the 2019 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award May 14, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Dr. Reilly worked with Indo-Pacific Command, Africa Command, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the U.S. Department of State and German, Polish and Danish military colleges to develop the Multi-Domain Operational Strategists concentration, embracing the new 130 Multi-Domain career field and the 11F Fellowship immersion program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, left, presents Capt. Jessica Harris, Air University Dependent and Sponsorship Programs chief, right, with the 2019 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award May 14, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Harris transformed AUs support to international officers and dependents, increasing social and education opportunities while reducing human resource requirements. She also managed 147 volunteers in support of 179 international students, bolstering partnerships with 91 nations, directed a 12-week English course for 42 dependents, and streamlined family orientation, instituting the first-ever community information fair. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, left, presents Col. Paul Nelson, Air Force Surgeon General’s Chair to Air University, right, with the 2019 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award May 14, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Nelson led a sustained four-year effort, culminating in partnerships with the joint medical services, media, military and civilian academia, reframing medical support for high-end combat operations. Additionally, he aligned efforts to address education concerns of military families in the Alabama River Region, nurtured diversity in STEM programs nationwide and built partnerships impacting thousands of local students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, left, presents U.S. Marine Corps First Sgt. Joshua Celis, Air Force Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy student, right, with the 2019 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award May 14, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Celis distinguished himself as the most outstanding graduate of the 18-Charile SNCOA class of 1,759 students through professionalism, integrity and leadership ability. He mastered the Advanced Leadership Curriculum during the course, earning a 94.7 grade point average with an instructor rating of 96.5 percent. Celis also helped mentor 669 Company Grade Officers and teammates in leadership skills through academics, strategic study groups and real-world emergent leader events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, left, presents Capt. Savannah Johnson, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Detachment 410, University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, Minnesota, right, with the 2019 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award May 14, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Johnson is the top cadet in her class in a detachment ranked in the top ten percent nationwide, maintaining a 3.9 grade point average in Mechanical Engineering and being on the Dean’s List every semester. She also finished in the top one percent of her as a Distinguished Graduate during her Field Training, securing a recommendation to return as a Cadet Training Assistant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, left, presents Maj. Paige Young, Air Command and Staff College student, right, with the 2019 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award May 14, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Young was responsible for co-hosting podcasts on hypersonic weapons research and new a new Air Force career field, organized the ACSC Holiday food drive and an ACSC Hurricane Michael relief effort, gathering more than 320 pounds of food for the local Montgomery community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, left, presents Capt. Julian Gluck, Squadron Officer School student, right, with the 2019 Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award May 14, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Gluck was the number-one graduate in his class of 3,803 Air Force captains, international officers and Department of the Air Force civilian students. He also distinguished himself as an Outstanding Contributor in his flight, Distinguished Graduate and his class’ Commandant Leadership Award winner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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SecAF, CSAF visit AU for 66th annual National Security Forum

Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David Goldfein speaks to participants of the 66th annual National Security Forum May 16, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Hosted by Air University’s Air War College on behalf of the Secretary of the Air Force, NSF enables the sharing of perspectives between civic leaders, senior military officers and experienced government civilians on leadership, strategy, national security and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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