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  • AFROTC, AFPC host virtual career fair, a first of its kind

    Headquarters AFROTC and the Air Force Personnel Center, a field operating agency responsible for managing personnel and policies throughout the service, hosted the first ROTC-wide virtual career fairs on Dec. 2 with one also scheduled for Dec. 4. The event aims to help cadets learn more about each

  • Maxwell school opens application for 2022-2023 school year on Dec. 1

    For next school year, Department of Defense Education Activity will no longer prioritize students who live in close proximity to the installation. This means greater flexibility for military families. Parents now can apply for the pilot program prior to their arrival at Maxwell-Gunter.

  • Air University and MGMWERX share AR/VR tech with local community

    Air University and MGMWERX hosted the AR/VR iExpo in Montgomery, Alabama, Nov. 9, 2021. This event allowed AU and MGMWERX staff to meet with local civic leaders and community members to display how AR/VR technology enhances educational and training capabilities, resulting in students and employees

  • A+ Toolkit Presented at Fall Corona Conference

    The A+ Toolkit, published in September of 2021, was designed to facilitate collaboration between military installations and their local school districts to increase access to high-quality public education for military-connected children.

  • Air University modernizes student information systems

    Air University is releasing a fully integrated and comprehensive student management system that will make it less cumbersome for educators to track students’ academic lifecycles and easier for students to check their course progress in real time.

  • Air University Press releases memoir and Walker, Wright Flyer papers

    Air University Press announces the release of a memoir by Air Force’s first inspector general and the latest Walker Paper and Wright Flyer Paper. The Vital Era in Which America Nurtured Leaders and Tempered Arms, 1887–1950, is a memoir by Maj. Gen. Hugh J. Knerr and edited by Capt. David A. Loska.

  • Airman and astronaut: Bluford receives 2021 AFROTC Distinguished Alumnus Award

    Retired Col. Guion “Guy” Bluford Jr. received the 2021 Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Distinguished Alumnus Award during a ceremony at Penn State on Oct. 6, 2021. Bluford studied at Penn State from 1960 to 1964, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering. A distinguished