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  • 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

  • Graduation day arrives for First Sergeants Academy student

    Editor's note: The following is the third of a four-part series highlighting the experiences of Master Sgt. Michael Diaz, a now graduate of the Air Force First Sergeants Academy. Sergeant Diaz, who hails from the 147th Mission Support Group located at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston,

  • 'Diamond sharp - rock solid' student describes First Sergeants Academy

    Editor's note: The following is the second of a four-part series highlighting the experiences of Master Sgt. Michael Diaz, a student at the Air Force First Sergeants Academy. The second week started a bit earlier than normal. Since we are scheduled to graduate on Thursday versus Friday, our first

  • F-22 'Shows its Stuff' at Maxwell

    The pilot of an F-22 Raptor from Langley Air Force Base, Va., was happy Tuesday with a practice flight here at Maxwell. The flight was in preparation for the following day's National Security Forum aerial demonstration of the Air Force's newest jet fighter."Everything went great. It was a great