13 Aug 2019

Record Breaking OTS "Godzilla Class" complete Pennant evaluation

An Officer Training School trainee affixes his flight’s newly earned pennant onto their guide-on, Aug. 9, 2019, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The OTS Pennant evaluation examines the ability of the officer trainees to perform both stationary and transitionary drill movements. The evaluation is administered 10 days after their arrival to OTS

16 May 2019

Air University Fellows Program offers two-year developmental opportunity for officers as students, faculty

As the U.S. Air Force’s pinnacle institution, Air University leverages select Airmen for a two-year developmental opportunity on campus as part of the AU Fellows program.

22 Apr 2019

Knowledge Constellation Code Jam

This past week, the symbolic center was in full-gear during the kickoff of the Knowledge Constellation Code Jam, bringing in people from all around the circle, and beyond, to assist in developing a platform that will allow a higher-level of interactivity with library resources.

8 Mar 2019

Cradle of Airpower: 100 Years of Maxwell

Maxwell was established over a 100 years ago and has since played an integral role in the Air Force mission and in the Montgomery community. As part of the celebration, Air University historians have compiled a century worth of archives into Cradle of Airpower: An Illustrated History at Maxwell Air Force Base 1918-2018.Air University historians Dr.

7 Mar 2019

MGMWERX hosts Library Ideation Workshop

MGMWERX opened their doors again to foster the creation of ideas, but this time focusing solely on libraries, by hosting the Library Ideation Workshop, March 1, 2019, in Montgomery, Alabama.The workshop brought together librarians from universities and colleges from Alabama and Mississippi, to discuss how they can better create a more dynamic

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

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.

3 Dec 2018

Glenn Miller Holiday Concert: The origins of an annual tradition

Local radio stations are already playing Christmas songs, a reminder that Christmas is just weeks away. For Maxwell Air Force Base and the River Region of Alabama, that means that the annual Glenn Miller Holiday Concert is almost here. As in many past holiday seasons, the “Airmen of Note” of the United Stated Air Force Band will present this

15 Nov 2018

Air University Press new publication announcement: Wright Flyer Paper No. 63, Cognitive Radio Cloud Networks: Assured Access in the Future Electromagnetic Operating Environment

Air University Press announces the publication of the latest in the Air Command and Staff College Wright Flyer Paper series, Cognitive Radio Cloud Networks: Assured Access in the Future Electromagnetic Operating Environment.   Maj. Lawrence O. Jones, U.S. Marine Corps, explores cognitive radio cloud networks, or CRCN, as a solution to mitigate the

22 Oct 2018

Maxwell-Gunter volunteers teach local youth the importance of financial literacy

Forty-one volunteers from the Maxwell-Gunter community have spent the last several weeks helping children from Thelma S. Morris elementary school in Montgomery learn basic financial skills through the Junior Achievement program.