14 Feb 2019

Registration open for Air University’s 4th LREC Symposium

Registration is now open for Air University’s 4th annual Language, Regional Expertise and Culture Symposium. The Air Force Culture and Language Center at Air University hosts this symposium each year providing a platform for academic exchange on topics specific to language, region and culture education in the military. The symposium is March 27-29 and the theme is “Inter{cultural}operability.”

13 Feb 2019

42nd OSS teams up with local school to enrich students’ education

Airmen from the 42nd Operational Support Squadron partnered with a local elementary school to provide the students an inside look at STEM careers within the Air Force, Feb. 5, 2019.Approximately 50 Thelma S. Morris Elementary School students, from grades three through five, visited the base with their teachers in order to learn more about what

12 Feb 2019

AFCLC adds three South American countries to field guide inventory

Culture-packed, pocket-sized and free to the public, Air University’s Air Force Culture and Language Center adds El Salvador, Belize and Guatemala to its inventory of Expeditionary Culture Field Guides.

11 Feb 2019

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

During the week of Feb. 20-25, 1944, what became known as “Big Week” in Air Force history, Eighth Air Force and the Royal Air Force from England and Fifteenth Air Force from southern Italy conducted strategic bombing raids against German aircraft factories and other industrial targets. These raids, Operation Argument, marked the restart of the strategic bombing of Germany, halted in October 1943, and the beginning of the end of the German air force (Luftwaffe).

8 Feb 2019

IOS hosts annual Alabama Goodwill Ambassador Appreciation Night

Air University’s International Officer School hosted its annual Alabama Goodwill Ambassador Appreciation Night Jan. 24, 2019, at the Maxwell Club.

7 Feb 2019

MGMWERX celebrates grand opening of new innovative, creative space

MGMWERX opened their doors to partners from Air University and Montgomery for the grand opening of their new innovation hub Jan. 29, 2019, in downtown Montgomery. MGMWERX is a collaboration between the City of Montgomery, the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce, Montgomery County and Air University to foster innovative thinking and problem solving for

22 Jan 2019

AFIT earns new research classification ranking

The Air University’s Air Force Institute of Technology entered the category of High Research Activity for a doctoral university from the 2018 update of the Carnegie Classification.  AFIT is the only DoD academic institution to hold this specific categorization. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education was developed in the

18 Jan 2019

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

The 42nd Civil Engineer Squadron currently has four energy savings projects in progress for LED light retrofits on Maxwell and Gunter Air Force Base, involving approximately 6,000 fixtures and an investment of $1.9 million.

14 Jan 2019

42nd MDG Airmen assist OTS inprocess new trainees

Officer Training School begins in processing their newest trainees with a blood draw Jan. 9, 2019, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. 42nd Medical Group Airmen temporarily stepped away from their primary duties to assist OTS with getting their first classes of the year integrated into the program. In order to ensure all of the new trainees are in

11 Jan 2019

Air University hosts education summit

Air University hosted its first K-12 Education Summit Jan. 9, 2019, in order to start a dialogue about enhancing and improving the educational opportunities available to students throughout the River Region.