The Air Force’s Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Development at Maxwell AFB, Ala., recently established an online resource center to assist civilians with their professional development, according to a base release. The Civilian Development Resource Center is a flexible development tool that provides “access to development roadmaps, learning programs, and thousands of no-cost courses, books, videos, job aids, simulations, articles and more,” stated the release. It allows users to access courses required for professional certifications and custom-pace themselves as they go through different stages of their careers. “The civilian workforce is one of the Air Force’s greatest assets,” said Russell Frasz, director of the airman force development directorate at Maxwell. “Continuously developing oneself is a personal responsibility for all airmen.” The new resource center helps the Air Force maintain its edge, by “assisting personnel to develop their professional competencies in an efficient and cost-conscious manner,” he added.
NASA Boss: Race to Moon Has National Security Stakes
Sept. 15, 2026
NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15.
