Safety analysis shows reportable mishaps down for 2008

Total reportable mishaps decreased from the previous year for Maxwell-Gunter, while mishaps increased in the categories of Combat Training and Sports and Recreation, according to a 2008 fiscal-year-in-review report by the 42nd Air Base Wing safety office. A reportable mishap is defined as causing

Texas and Oklahoma AFJROTC units march in Inaugural Parade

Two Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps units were selected by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to march in the 56th Inaugural Parade on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Klein Collins High School AFJROTC from Texas and Union High School AFJROTC from Oklahoma were two of more than 90

Maxwell crash, rescue team learns Chinook operations

The season's bitter wind did nothing to deter a joint helicopter training exercise here on Jan. 15 with Airmen from Maxwell Air Force Base and soldiers from Fort Rucker, Ala. That day, a multi-service team came together to provide egress and safety procedures training for the Maxwell AFB Fire

Spaatz commander mentors PA students

Using his personal experiences as a guide, the commander of Air University's Spaatz Center for Officer Education and commandant of the Air War College presented ideas Tuesday on how to be a better public affairs representative to students of the Public Affairs Senior Leadership Enrichment

Registration opens for AFRICOM symposium

Registration has opened for the Air Force's U.S. Africa Command Symposium scheduled to be held here March 31 through April 2. The policy-focused event will consider the Air Force's contribution to AFRICOM and engage participants in the creation of a set of proposals for the sponsors, which includes

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New culture course now available online to enlisted Airmen

Through the efforts of the Air Force Culture and Language Center and Community College of the Air Force, enlisted members now have a distance learning course that will aid them in understanding world cultures. Introduction to Culture, which is the first course of its kind in the military and is

908th Airlift Wing sergeant stops detainee escape

"He just looked suspicious," remarked Staff Sgt. Otis T. Luke, referring to the Iraqi detainee he had prevented from escaping a medical facility. A 908th Airlift Wing medical staff sergeant, Luke was awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal in late December for thwarting a detainee's escape attempt

Services, 42nd MSS shoot for LeMay Trophy

One way to recognize and motivate a group of exceptional service providers is to give them a coveted award and dare them to take it to the next level. That's just what happened when the 42nd Services Division and the 42nd Mission Support Squadron were recently named the best in Air Education and

42nd MDG receives AETC medical service awards

The 42nd Medical Group has recently learned the organization faired extremely well in competition for Air Force Medical Service Air Education and Training Command Annual Awards. Overall the Group received the Team Aerospace Award. The Dental Clinic received the Medium Dental Clinic Award and the