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  • LeMay Center realigns doctrine development

    The commander of the Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education said Feb. 19, the center is taking a vision "first imagined in 1997," when the Air Force Doctrine Center moved from Langley Air Force Base, Va., to Maxwell, and is moving it forward to ensure a direct relationship

  • MEPS dedicates room to fallen soldier

    As young men and women enter the military for the first time, they now have a reminder at the Montgomery Military Entrance Processing Station that freedom has a cost. These new military members now take their initial oath in full view of a portrait of Pfc. Stephen D. Bicknell, a Prattville, Ala.

  • AFHRA unveils online history submission process

    The Air Force Historical Research Agency recently unveiled its first ever online submission process for Airmen to give their eyewitness accounts of Air Force history. AFHRA has established an online program called the Airmen's History Project where current and former Airmen can submit manuscripts or

  • AU Balanced Scorecard sets goals, measures success

    Air Force metrics tend to be predominantly financial or production based, which drives priorities and practices not normally focused on warfighter capabilities, according to Patricia Roberson, Balanced Scorecard Program manager for Air University. As a remedy to this imbalance of metrics and

  • Senior NCO Academy dedicates Medal of Honor display

    In dedicating the Wall of Honor on Tuesday at the Air Force Senior NCO Academy, Chief Master Sgt. Dennis Norman, SNCOA commandant, said everything in the academy needs to have a purpose. The purpose of the wall is to pay tribute to the six Air Force enlisted members who have received the Medal of

  • Guardsman inducted into AF Safety Hall of Fame

    A revolutionary, entrepreneurial approach to safety program management has earned induction into the Air Force Safety Hall of Fame for an Air National Guard officer here. Lt. Col. Edward Vaughan, former deputy director of safety for the Air National Guard, was recognized at a ceremony here Feb. 6

  • Former ACSC commandant tells story of new Afghan air force

    In August 2007, the commandant of Air Command and Staff College was told to leave the school at Maxwell and "go build the Afghan air force." Maj. Gen. Jay Lindell, now the director of Global Power Programs for the Secretary of the Air Force, was at Maxwell-Gunter on Feb. 20 to address ACSC students

  • AF promotes four Maxwell medical officers

    Air Force officials announced the promotions of four Maxwell officers in the medical and dental corps Feb. 19.Overall, the Air Force selected 84 lieutenant colonels, 164 majors, and 326 captains for promotion. The boards considered 531 lieutenant colonels, 568 majors and 335 captains for

  • Top Air Force chaplain says 'with faith, we have air cover'

    As the keynote speaker for Maxwell-Gunter's National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 13, Chap. (Maj. Gen.) Cecil R. Richardson, chief of Chaplains for the Air Force, told a crowded ballroom at the Maxwell's Officers' Club that "with faith, we have air cover." Chaplain Richardson directs the chaplain

  • AU QEP pioneers education for cross-culturally competent airmen

    For several months, Air University has been preparing for a visit from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools from March 2-4 to reaffirm their accreditation from 2004. A team of distinguished educators from SACS will be paying special attention to the Air University's Quality Enhancement