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  • Airmen trade blue stripes for gold bars, silver wings

    Few things tell an Airman it’s time for a fresh uniform quite like swapping enlisted stripes for second lieutenant’s rank. For a pair of former airmen first class, now second lieutenants, their gold bars come with silver pilots’ wings.

  • “Father of the Air Force’s” grandson visits Air University

    The name Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold has become synonymous with the birth of airpower, so much so that he is often referred to as the “father of the Air Force.” Gen. Arnold’s grandson, Robert Arnold, visited Air University in search of finding a final home for his grandfather’s memorabilia, Nov. 13,

  • SOS expands senior mentor program, advances squadron revitalization efforts

    Squadron Officer School is tapping into the rich and deep pool of experience around the Air University campus to enhance the leadership education and personal growth of the next generation of leaders.What was up until recently an academic requirement giving senior leaders less than two hours to

  • Air University continues dialogue about suicide prevention with new summit

    The Air Force is currently battling an enemy right here on the home front; an enemy that has claimed 78 of our Airmen during this year alone.The Air Force is experiencing an all-time high in suicide rates and Air University is doing their part to ensure this topic does not go unnoticed with their

  • Air University Press releases updated The Command of the Air

    Air University Press releases the 2019 updated edition of the airpower classic The Command of the Air by Giulio Douhet.  Twentieth century Italian Gen. Giulio Douhet has influenced generations with his theories on airpower and air force development. The book collects Douhet’s separate writings The

  • Air University’s “Godzilla” class graduates OTS

    Air University’s Officer Training School class 19-07 has run its course, boosting the number of Air Force commissioned officers by 651 after the graduation parade Sept. 27, 2019, in Montgomery, Alabama.