Nick Menza, Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development curriculum designer, reflects on his memories of 9/11 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Sept. 3, 2026. Twenty-five years later, we remember the Americans who lost their lives and those who answered the call to serve in the aftermath of 9/11. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Evan Porter, Senior Airman Elizabeth Figueroa, and Eric Sharman)
Chief Master Sgt. Joshua Tidwell became Air University's new command chief July 21, joining the leadership team of the Department of the Air Force's integrated learning enterprise.
Matt Millard, assistant professor of national security policy at Air University's Air Force Global College, discussed how competition between Spain and Portugal led to an agreement that influenced colonization, diplomacy and the linguistic landscape of Latin America. The lecture highlighted how historical case studies help military professionals better understand strategy, statecraft and the long-term effects of national decision-making.
Air Universityā€™s Air Force Global College examined lessons from the Nagorno-Karabakh wars during a recent lecture focused on how political decisions, military investment, alliances and emerging technologies shape modern conflict. Augustine Meaher IV, associate professor of security studies, used the three-decade conflict as a case study to help military professionals understand how strategic choices made before combat influence battlefield...
