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  • Airmen leaping into a world of language and culture

    In recent years, the Department of Defense has emphasized the need to have Airmen who are proficient in foreign languages and culture.Within the Air Force, programs like the Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) are designed to train leaders who already possess a second language and are looking to

  • Tuskegee Airmen visit Maxwell

    Air University’s Air Command and Staff College hosted four Tuskegee Airmen today.The Tuskegee Airmen were the first group of African American pilots in the Air Force, and one of the most successful.https://www.dvidshub.net/video/586580/tuskegee-airmen-visitTuskegee Airmen Eugene Richardson, James

  • NEXRAD: Next Generation Radar impacts far and wide

    Maxwell has a unique job of maintaining a system known as Next Generation Radar or NEXRAD. The base maintains the NEXRAD system which is located about 45 minutes east of Maxwell Air Force base, and keeps it operational on a 24/7, 365 days a year. This is a Doppler Weather Radar designed to detect

  • Maxwell Airman seeks out volunteer opportunities for fellow wingmen

    A Maxwell Airman has organized a volunteer opportunity to help widows-in-need next month, which is available for anyone in the Maxwell community to participate in. Capt. Brianna Meek, 42nd Medical Group public health officer, is working with Beauty by Fire Ministries, a Montgomery based organization

  • Digital dignity in a technological world

    Historically, the Family Advocacy Program promotes the awareness of Teen Dating Violence throughout the month of February. This year, however, members of FAP are creating a new way for parents to react to rapidly changing technology. They are educating parents on how to see the warning signs of

  • Maxwell hosts Space Symposium

    Speakers from NASA, Space X, United Launch Alliance and Air University lined up to discuss the future of space at the Space Symposium here, Feb. 16. The topic of discussion for the symposium was based around the famous quote, “One small step for man and one giant leap for mankind,” with a focus on a

  • Air University professor wins AF Historical Foundation award

    Dr. Nicholas Sambaluk, an associate professor of strategy at the Air University eSchool of Graduate Professional Military Education, recently earned the Air Force Historical Foundation's Best Air Power History Book of 2016 award for his book 'The Other Space Race: Eisenhower and the Quest for

  • Brazilian Air Force Instructors Receive High Honors in the United States

    A group of Brazilian Air Force instructors at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy received awards within the U.S. Air Force International Instructor Exchange program.Brazilian Air Force (FAB, in Portuguese) service members received high honors during their tour of duty at the Inter-American Air

  • Team Maxwell Annual Awards

    Col. Eric Shafa, 42nd Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Erica Shipp, 42nd ABW command chief, celebrate the Team Maxwell Annual award nominees and winners, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Feb. 15, 2018. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox/Released)