Space education seeks prominence

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff's newly-released Special Area of Emphasis, "Space as a Contested Environment," draws attention to the reality that the United States can and will be challenged in space, and that military education needs modification to address this reality. The overall goal

Maxwell legal services wins government-wide award

The director of the Air Force Legal Operations Agency's Directorate of Legal Information Services, or AFLOA/JAS here at Maxwell, said he was notified March 27 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School that his organization had won the government-wide 2009 W. Edwards Deming Award. Col.

Africa Command, Air Forces Africa come to AU for ideas

Air University, U.S. Africa Command and the 17th Air Force kicked off a symposium March 31 to foster recommendations for the U.S. Air Force's involvement in Africa Command. The 17th Air Force, also known as U.S. Air Forces Africa, is the air arm of the relatively new unified command and the topic du

Building Partnerships Symposium: big success for AF doctrine

The Building Partnerships Symposium concluded March 25 with members from around the Air Force discussing the necessity of including BP into Air Force doctrine at the LeMay Center for Doctrine Development, Education, and Wargaming. "This symposium was important because we were able to create a clear

SNCOA honors Tuskegee Airman

Kehler: Spherical battlespace is new theater of operations

The world is no longer flat and information is no longer static. Neither can military operations confine focus to one area of a conflict while remaining oblivious to interconnections with the larger picture. It is time the view of the battlefield is turned upside-down. This is the message of the

Chiefs group inducts AUF director as honorary chief

"Incredibly humbling" is the way Air University Foundation executive director Joe Panza described being named an honorary chief master sergeant. On March 27, during a black-tie-dinner at Gunter's Falcon's Nest, Mr. Panza was inducted into the exclusive fraternity by the Maxwell-Gunter Chiefs Group.

42nd MDG supports Alaska Arctic Care exercise

Two members of the 42nd Medical Group participated in a joint Air Force, Army and Navy medical and dental exercise in 11 of Western Alaska's most remote villages March 6-15. Dr. (Maj.) Weilun Hsu and Tech. Sgt. Michael Rountree, both of the Maxwell Optometry Clinic, were among a team of medical

SAASS puts strategic thinking to the test in wargames

The commandant of the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies said 77 students from this year's SAASS class and sister service advanced study courses assembled last week at the Air Force Wargaming Institute for the annual Theater Campaign Warfare exercise. "The TCW exercise is a great opportunity

Maxwell on target for energy goal

Maxwell-Gunter is currently on target to meet this year's energy goal, but the civil engineering manager for CSC said with the summer months approaching, it will take everyone's help to achieve the goal. John Prior said the goal is to reduce electrical energy use 15-percent from the 2003 base line,