Air University students participated in Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David A. Wolfe's Heritage Workout #1: The Birth of the Air Force at Gunter Annex, Alabama, July 27, 2026. The workout consisted of nine rounds of 18 air squats, 19 push-ups and 47 jumping jacks, representing Sept. 18, 1947, the date the U.S. Air Force was established as an independent military service. Students from the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, First Sergeant Academy and Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course participated in the challenge, combining physical fitness with Air Force heritage. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Mikayla Cardona)
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 University’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...
