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July 1, 2019
Airfield management course at Keesler adds virtual reality

The 334th Training Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., has incorporated the first virtual reality training for Airfield Management students in the Air Force so the students get more of a “hands-on” learning experience.
July 1, 2019
SNCO Academy brings first-ever PME course to Jordan

A team of three instructors from the U.S. Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy visited Amman, Jordan, to provide the first-ever Senior NCO mobile education course here June 10-27. The instructors partnered with Royal Jordanian Air Force translators to present the two week course to 30
June 27, 2019
AFIT students inform Pentagon energy initiative as part of new course

As part of a newly offered course at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), a small group of students determined energy-optimized flying conditions for Air Force fighter relocation missions, which are also known as coronets. Their work is helping to inform a Pentagon-led initiative that seeks
June 26, 2019
AFIT names distinguished professor

Dr. Meir Pachter has been selected as the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management’s newest Distinguished Professor. This distinction is reserved for individuals who have displayed exceptional, lifelong performance and achievement as a Graduate School
June 26, 2019
AFIT re-designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research

The Air Force Institute of Technology was re-designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security through academic year 2024.
June 26, 2019
Sheppard hosts international partners for C-130 maintenance training

In military operations, it has been proven that working together with partner nations allows the Air Force to embody Air Force senior leader’s message of “stronger together.” Sheppard AFB has been at the forefront of creating and developing strong international relationships and recently conducted
June 25, 2019
Goodfellow members celebrate CCAF degree recipients

Goodfellow members and San Angelo community leaders celebrated individuals who earned their associate degree from the Community College of the Air Force at the base theater here, June 21.
June 25, 2019
Air Force announces Junior ROTC instructors of the year

The Air Force recognized the performance of two of the best instructors in its citizen development program by awarding them Air Force Junior ROTC Instructor of the Year awards for the 2018-2019 academic year.
June 24, 2019
“Developing Mach-21 Airmen” podcast explores student-centered learning in communities of practice

A look inside what student-centered learning in communities of practice is with Dr. Kristen Lewis from the 381st Training Group at Vandenburg AFB, Calif., is the focus of episode 12 of Air Education and Training Command’s “Developing Mach-21 Airmen” professional development podcast series, released
June 14, 2019
A soldier at heart, Air Force values, excellence all the way through

On June 7, 2019, Williams became the first student to receive the ACE award for the combined com/nav and electronic warfare course after receiving a 100% on all 23 of the block tests and performance checks.