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Operation Argument (‘Big Week’): The beginning of the end of the German Luftwaffe

Two P-51D Mustangs at an English airfield in early 1944. The ground crew is fitting the second of two underwing fuel tanks, which allowed the Mustangs to escort American strategic bombers to their targets inside Germany, engage German fighters and return to their bases in England. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Operation Argument (‘Big Week’): The beginning of the end of the German Luftwaffe

Results of an Army Air Force fighter sweep on a Luftwaffe air field. Starting with ‘Big Week,’ American fighters, after escorting bombers to their targets in Germany, would strafe Luftwaffe airfields to catch the German fighters on the ground or on takeoff or landing. (Archive photo)

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IOS hosts annual Alabama Goodwill Ambassador Appreciation Night

Lt. Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, Air University commander and president, Vicki Dendis, Alabama Goodwill Ambassador, and Col. Scott Rizer, International Officer School commandant, pose for a picture during the annual Alabama Goodwill Ambassador Appreciation Night, Jan. 24, 2019, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The event honored volunteers who have distinguished themselves in their service as sponsors, English teachers and family program volunteers for international officers attending Air University. (U.S. Air Force photo by William Birchfield)

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Graduate School selects first permanent senior military faculty member

Lt. Col. James Rutledge was selected as AFIT’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management’s first permanent senior military faculty member. (U.S. Air Force photo by Katie Scott)

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Graduate School selects first permanent senior military faculty member

Lt. Col. James Rutledge, AFIT’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management’s first permanent senior military faculty member, pictured with his father and mother during the first AFIT Oktoberfest in 1980 held at the former Hunter Lodge at Wright-Patterson AFB. His father, James P. Rutledge, was an AFIT military faculty member at the time. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt. Timothy L. Miller)

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MGMWERX celebrates grand opening of new innovative, creative space

Attendees of the grand opening of the new MGMWERX location mingle within the new facility, Jan. 29, 2019, downtown Montgomery, Alabama. The new facility keeps to an Air Force theme, with details such as aircraft wings stretched out across the ceiling, and fosters an environment for new ideas with almost every surface being a white board with markers readily available. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexa Culbert)

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MGMWERX celebrates grand opening of new innovative, creative space

From left to right, Elton N. Dean Sr., Montgomery County Commission chairman, Mayor of Montgomery Todd Strange, Steve Werner, MGMWERX director, Lt. Gen. Anthony Cotton, Air University commander and president, Charles Jinright, Montgomery City council president, Richard Bollinger, Montgomery City councilman, and Willie Durham, Montgomery Chamber of Commerce chairman cut the ribbon signifying the grand opening of the new MGMWERX location, Jan. 29, 2019, in Montgomery, Alabama. The collaborators of MGMWERX and other partners gathered together to celebrate a milestone for MGMWERX. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexa Culbert)

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What is STARBASE Maxwell?

Fifth-grade students from the River Region work with a 3D modeling software, Jan. 22, 2019, at Maxwell Air Force Base’s STARBASE. Being structured around STEM, students attending STARBASE are given the opportunity to learn basic programming skills, measurements, Newton’s laws-of-physics and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Welty)

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What is STARBASE Maxwell?

A student attending STARBASE Maxwell learns about forensic finger print reading, Jan. 22, 2019. This five-week, DoD funded program engages students in hands-on activities throughout their time on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Welty)

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What is STARBASE Maxwell?

A student-made robot drives across a model of Mars’ surface, Jan. 22, 2019, at STARBASE Maxwell. Whether they’re making 3D models on the computer, learning how to find a culprit using fingerprints or programming their own robots to traverse across Mars, students attending STARBASE are fully immersed in the interactive, hands-on education experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Welty)

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DOD PEOs meet at Maxwell to discuss challenges, share innovations

Rich Aldridge (center), program executive officer for Air Force Program Executive Office-Business and Enterprise Systems, hosted a PEO Cross-Service Summit at Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Alabama, Jan. 16, 2019. The summit brings together PEOs from across several DOD agencies to discuss and share lessons learned and common challenges and identify best practices to support their related organizational missions and joint ventures. The summits are held quarterly and the locations rotate amongst the agencies. (Courtesy photo)

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U.S. Army Maj. Christina Dugan, a physics doctoral student, works on her research project at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 21, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)

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42nd MDG MAJCOM Award Winners

Lt. Col. Stephanie Isaac – Francis, 42nd Medical Group chief nurse, left, and Maj. Ross Graham, 42nd MDG chief of medical staff were both awarded Air Education and Training Command awards all while working side – by – side at the base Clinic, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Graham received this year’s AETC Chief of Medical Staff Commitment to Excellence award and Isaac – Francis earned the Excellence in Nursing Leadership award. Graham oversaw nine clinics and 86 care providers and Isaac - Francis guided 79 members, six clinics and 83, 000 visits. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexa Culbert)

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42nd MDG MAJCOM Award Winners

Senior Airman Andrew Hendrix, 42nd Medical Support Squadron medical information systems technician, was recently named Air Education and Training Command’s Health Services Management Airman of the Year, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Among many things, Hendrix managed the wing’s largest Information Technologies account worth $1.19 million and stepped up beyond his rank to fill a non – commissioned officer position. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexa Culbert)

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42nd MDG MAJCOM Award Winners

Senior Airman Amanda Morris, 42nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental assistant, has been named Air Education and Training Command’s Dental Airman of the Year, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Morris recently deployed this year where she led the admin operation flight’s largest deployment; evaluating 136 U.S. Marines, and in result earning senior airman Below the Zone. Morris also dedicated 27 hours of her own time to the Regional Area Medical Outreach Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexa Culbert)

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42nd CES to save base millions of kWh/year with LED light upgrades

Roger Weaver, a civilian electrician, installs LED lights in the Muir S. Fairchild Research Institute Jan. 9, 2019, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The 42nd Civil Engineer Squadron currently has four energy savings projects in progress for LED light retrofits on Maxwell and Gunter, involving approximately 6,000 fixtures and $1.9 million invested. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Welty)

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OTS trainee Inprocessing

An Officer Training School trainee has his blood draw Jan. 9, 2019, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexa Culbert)

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OTS trainee Inprocessing

An Airmen assigned to the 42nd Medical Group searches for the vein before drawing the blood of an Officer Training School trainee Jan. 9, 2019, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexa Culbert)

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OTS trainee Inprocessing

An Officer Training School trainee has his blood draw Jan. 9, 2019, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexa Culbert)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander and president of Air University, speaks about the mission of AU and the university’s role in the River Region, during a K-12 Education Summit at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Jan. 9, 2019. The summit included leaders from local school districts, universities, Maxwell Air Force Base, the Alabama National Guard and several other organizations, and focused on building a dialogue among stakeholders to enhance and improve education opportunities throughout the River Region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Billy Birchfield)

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