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  • Air Force announces captain promotions

    The Air Force has released the promotion list for promotion to the rank of captain.Selected from Maxwell and Gunter were Matthew W. Weaver of AFROTC Detachment 75 and Nicolas Aquino of the 754th Electronic Logistics Systems Group.Also selected were the following students from the Air Force Institute

  • Air University commander talks education, training

    The general in charge of the Air Force's Air University recently visited Columbus Air Force Base on May 15 to talk about Air Force education and training. Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, Air University commander at Maxwell AFB, Ala., talked about successes and challenges in education and the future of

  • AFDAG unanimously votes for Building Partnerships doctrine

    The LeMay Center hosted the bi-annual Air Force Doctrine Advisory Group in May which resulted in a first for the Department of Defense--doctrine for Building Partnerships."The AFDAG prioritizes efforts and direction for Air Force doctrine," said Col. Russ "Rudder" Smith, director of doctrine

  • Air War College announces top distance learning graduate

    Air University Spaatz Center's Air War College reviewed the academic records of its Distance Learning Program graduates for 2008, and of the 3,102 students who attended the DL program, a lieutenant colonel from Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn., took top honors. AWC recognized Lt. Col. James Colebank at

  • Officer Training School's first alumni ceremony honors general officers

    Two former Officer Training School cadets came back to Maxwell Monday to be honored as the school's first two distinguished alumni.Retired Gen. William Hobbins, and retired Lt. Gen. Dennis Larsen both began their Air Force careers as newly commissioned second lieutenants from OTS, and both went on

  • Spaatz Center's Air War College graduates 237

    Students from Spaatz Center's Air War College graduated May 28 during a ceremony at the Squadron Officer College's Polifka Auditorium. The class of Academic Year 2009 consisted of 192 U.S. students, of which 113 were Air Force, seven Air Force Reserve, seven Air National Guard, 25 Army, 10 Marines,

  • Air Force officials publish new nuclear operations doctrine

    Air Force officials here published its newest version of Nuclear Operations doctrine June 1 to replace the 11-year old existing doctrine. One of the most significant updates to new Air Force Doctrine Document 2-12 is the change in the focus of nuclear operations from a Cold War stance to one more

  • Air Force announces "101 Critical Days of Summer" campaign

    The Air Force annual "Critical Days of Summer" campaign began May 22 and ends Sept. `7. Traditionally, this is a period when mishap rates "soar," according to Roger Anderson, chief of Safety, 42nd Air Base wing safety office.He said activities such as boating, yard work, playing sports, riding

  • Academy of Military Science moving to Maxwell's OTS

    With the Academy of Military Science moving from Tennessee's McGhee Tyson National Guard Air Base to Maxwell's Officer Training School, all Air Force commissioning sources, except the Air Force Academy, will be under one roof, said the OTS commander."Starting this fiscal year, all officer trainees