Air National Guard graduates first class from Maxwell’s Officer Training School

One hundred and nineteen Air National Guard officer cadets received their lieutenant bars during a ceremony at Polifka Auditorium, Friday.The class of O-2010-1 was the first class to graduate from the newly formed Detachment 12 since the Academy of Military Sciences moved to Maxwell's Officer

Two officers receive Bronze Stars at LeMay Center

Two officers were awarded bronze stars at Air University's LeMay Center for Doctrine Development for Education and Wargaming Nov. 13 for exceptional meritorious achievement during Operation Iraqi Freedom.Lt. Col. Duston Ashton and Maj. Nichole Oliver were presented their medals by Maj. Gen. Stephen

Shop til you drop ... for a good cause

"Yes, it's always this busy," responded thrift shop manager Reeba Robitzsch when asked whether the aisle-filling bustle of shoppers at the Maxwell Thrift Shop was normal. That bustle is a good normal all around for the volunteers who devote their time there, the base shoppers who enjoy the shop's

Squadron Officer College offers new Distance Learning courses next year

Squadron Officer College will be offering four new distance-learning courses, based on selected competencies from the Air Force Competency List, to company grade officers beginning next year.Dr. Norm Wagner, SOC faculty member and CGO Leadership Development Program coordinator, said basing the

November exercise involves Autauga County officials

The November Base exercise, a joint exercise conducted with Autauga County officials, went "very well" said the Maxwell-Gunter Exercise Evaluation Team chief."This was a very smooth exercise where everyone worked well together and did exactly what they needed to do. It was an excellent exercise with

ACSC beats AWC for tennis titles

AF cost reduction move includes changes in custodial standards

The Air Force is changing custodial standards nationwide to save money, resulting in an overall basewide reduction of services at Maxwell. Perhaps the most obvious change for the average person working at Maxwell is custodians will no longer be coming from cubicle to cubicle to collect trash.The

Remembering British, French war dead

Recent Air Force Law Review discusses Cyberlaw

Volume 64 of the Air Force Law Review is now available in hardcopy and online. Published this year, it is sub-titled the "Cyberlaw Edition."Largely the result of a symposium held at the Judge Advocate General School at Maxwell Air Force Base, the edition addresses many of the issues involving the

‘Tis the season for family and friends’

As a young officer, I spent many long hours working and have deployed several times. I have always enjoyed my job and didn't mind because it was part of accomplishing the mission. I have always taken pride in belonging to something that was bigger than me.Of course my focus on the mission hasn't