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Oct. 2, 2020
Gunter NCO Academy reopens after nearly a decade

The Gunter Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Maxwell-Gunter Annex reopened Oct. 1, 2020, after nearly a decade, to meet the Air Force’s increased demand for effective development of NCOs.Gunter NCOA suspended operations in 2013, when Air Education and Training Command introduced a blended learning
Oct. 1, 2020
Air University Press publication looks at warrant officers instructor pilots

Author, Maj. Aaron Ewing, examines the Air Force’s pilot shortage in Widening the Training Pipeline: Are Warrant Officer Instructor Pilots the Best Solution to Increase Pilot Production?The Air Force is struggling to cope with a worldwide pilot shortage that has left the service over 2,000 pilots
Sept. 2, 2020
AFROTC expands Gold Bar Recruiter Program to increase diversity in officer corps

Forty newly commissioned second lieutenants headed across the country to volunteer for the Gold Bar Recruiting Program after completing a two week course Aug. 18, 2020, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.“The overall mission of the Gold Bar Recruiting Program (GBRP) is to inspire, engage and recruit
Aug. 5, 2020
Department of the Air Force releases Support of Military Families Report

Over the past two years, The Department of the Air Force collaborated with policy professionals and subject matter experts to develop quantitative criteria and analytic frameworks to assess states’ support of military families. Specifically, they assessed licensure portability and pre-kindergarten
July 24, 2020
Air Force ROTC field training cadre, CTAs visit local diversity, inclusion museums

Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadre and 34 cadet training assistants took time before welcoming another wave of field training cadets to educate themselves on the history of social injustices and racial discord, July 17, 2020, Montgomery, Alabama.The excursion was planned with the hopes
June 17, 2020
Maxwell rookie special agent a highway hero

It didn’t take long for first year Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Jonathan Parker to make a positive impact in his local community. As he drove home June 9, from OSI Detachment 405, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., he approached a chemical tanker truck overturned on its side, on
May 27, 2020
Air University Collaborates with Montgomery Partners to Assist Front Line Personnel

Barbara Van De Water, a medical student in her third year, showed up for her volunteer shift at Montgomery’s Jackson Hospital in late-March, she was told by her supervisor, “We appreciate you coming in this morning, but we’ve run out of [Personal Protective Equipment] and we can’t have you working
May 22, 2020
MGMWERX, AU hold facility design challenge for AU schools

Air University and MGMWERX collaborated together to create the MGMWERX design challenge for AU educational classrooms and spaces.The challenge invited interior designers, design students, architects and engineers to design innovative educational spaces that would enhance the learning experience for