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April 9, 2026
Wargaming shapes how Air University prepares leaders for future conflict

Future conflict will not slow down to allow time for perfect decisions, and it will not unfold as planned. At Air University, that reality is shaping how the institution prepares leaders to think, decide and act when conditions are unclear and timelines are compressed.
April 8, 2026
ENJJPT hosts Steering Committee 91 at Sheppard AFB

Senior leaders from the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program convened at Sheppard Air Force Base, March 23-27, 2026, for Steering Committee 91, reinforcing their commitment to advancing the world’s only internationally manned and led pilot training program while addressing future
April 8, 2026
Developing leaders ready to plan, decide and act in complex environments

At Air University, developing joint warfighters isn’t just about education. It’s about how the Joint Force plans, makes decisions and carries them out in complex environments. The university brings together its schools, programs and partner networks to develop leaders who can step into real planning
April 8, 2026
ARMORY improves maintainer knowledge sharing and readiness

At 2 a.m., under the lights of a flight line, a maintainer is working through an issue he hasn’t seen before. The technical order provides a general procedure, but this aircraft has a modification that changes how the job needs to be done. Someone in the force has likely dealt with it before, but
April 8, 2026
Air University explores quantum denial concept for future force development

At Air University, student officers are working through a problem that doesn’t have established doctrine yet but is already starting to matter: how the Joint Force accounts for quantum capabilities before they begin to affect operational decision-making.
April 7, 2026
Legacy in the Sky: Lt. Col. Altizer Reflects on the T-1A’s Final Flight

The 14th Flying Training Wing closed a significant chapter in its combat history this week as the final T-1A Jayhawk departed the flight line, marking the retirement of the airframe after more than 30 years of forging elite aviators at Columbus Air Force Base.
April 6, 2026
Air University aligns education with operational demands to strengthen warfighting advantage

Air University’s Air Force Global College is reshaping how the Air Force develops leaders by delivering on-demand professional military education aligned with operational requirements and focused on strengthening Joint Force effectiveness in war.
April 6, 2026
Collaborative Effort Underway to Modernize Enterprise Aircrew Management

Answering Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink’s call for agile acquisition and mirroring Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach’s sharp focus on combat readiness, the Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System (ARES) is being designed to deliver a unified, user-friendly solution for aircrew
April 3, 2026
Step One: Do Better; JBER Professional Development Center readies military members

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska–The Professional Development Center is a crucial part in shaping the next generation of service members. Here on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the PDC team makes it their duty to support and inspire all those who walk through their doors.
April 3, 2026
In to learn, out to serve: Six decades of leadership education

“In to learn, out to serve” is the motto of the Elmendorf Professional Military Education Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. It reflects the center’s mission of preparing enlisted personnel for leadership roles in the Pacific region – a mission that began with its first graduating class in