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  • Top AF enlisted leader visits Maxwell-Gunter

    The 16th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, James A. Roy, visited with chiefs, first sergeants, enlisted instructors and local Airmen at Maxwell Sept. 25 during his first visit as the top enlisted leader. Maxwell is home to the 42nd Air Base Wing and Air University, the center of Air Force

  • Chaplain School holds last class at Maxwell

    The last formal class of the Air Force Chaplain School to be conducted at Maxwell Air Force Base was held Sept. 14-25. There will be one additional three-day informal professional continuing education program held Tuesday-Thursday and following that class, the school will resume its move to a new

  • 42nd Air Base Wing holds Wingman and Safety Day

    The 42nd Air Base Wing held its annual Wingman and Safety Day Sept. 25 to emphasize both on and off-base safety programs and camaraderie among wing members. Col. Kris D. Beasley, 42nd ABW commander, said, "To fully understand the importance of today, we must understand the concept of the wingman. A

  • Fire Prevention week Oct. 4-10

    The week of Oct. 4-10 marks the 2009 Fire Prevention Week at Maxwell-Gunter, and this year's theme is: "Stay Fire Smart! Don't Get Burned," said James Smith, Maxwell's assistant chief for fire prevention. The chief said the event concentrates this year on preventing burns, not just from structural

  • Ceremony honors POW-MIA sacrifice

    Throughout the nation's history, personal sacrifices have often been required of those involved in national defense. The sacrifices of American prisoners of war and missing in action were recognized with a luncheon, a Missing Man Table ceremony and a wreath-laying in front of the POW/MIA monument as

  • Air Force Chief of Staff names MIT cadet as cadet of the year

    The Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, recently named the 2009 United States Air Force Cadet of the Year. Cadet Col. Ryan W. Castonia, a senior, majoring in Aerospace Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was notified of the honor in an official letter signed by

  • AFHRA employee retires after more than 50 years of service

    Fresh out of high school, Helen Weaver joined the ranks of the Montgomery Veteran's Administration in September 1957, and has been a government employee ever since. She began her career as a clerk/typist at the VA and was looking forward to a career in government service. "Even before I got out of

  • CFC kicks off with base-wide celebration

    Before a crowd of more than 150 base members and employees and community federal employees, the Heart of Alabama Combined Federal Campaign kicked off its 2009 campaign at the Maxwell Officers' Club, on Monday. According to the organization's Web site, the mission of CFC is to promote and support

  • First enlisted-to-officer air liaison officers receive Air Force commissions

    The Air Force's newest officer career field welcomed its first five former Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airmen after they received their Air Force commissions Sept. 9 from Officer Training School here. Effective Aug. 1 the Air Force dedicated Air Liaison Officer (ALO) as a specific officer