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  • Maxwell officer builds historical database

    What started as a solution to an information collection problem six years ago, has grown into a substantial database that documents air power through almost 100 years of conflicts. The database, known as THOR - Theater History of Operations Reports - is the brainchild of Lt. Col. Jenns Robertson,

  • The Air Force’s Future; A day in the life of an OTS trainee

    Early in the morning at Maxwell Air Force Base, reveille breaks the silence, kicking off a day full of challenges and new experiences for an Officer Training School trainee.Within minutes, the future officers hustle to get dressed and formed up for physical training. Rare moments of silence are

  • CCAF Turns 40

    Recently the Community College of the Air Force hosted an open house honoring the college's 40th anniversary. The CCAF concept evolved in the early 1970s as a means of gaining recognition for Air Force training. Led by Lt. Gen. George B. Simler, commander of Air Training Command, Air Force

  • Military firefighters assigned to Maxwell first time in 11 years

    The first of 13 newly assigned firefighting Airmen arrived here May 11.Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Brown reported for work at the Maxwell-Gunter Fire Emergency Services last week. The Detroit native represents the first of 13 Airmen arriving over the summer who will be filling vacant civilian positions

  • Maxwell's Airman's Attic provides free items to Airmen and their families

    Airmen helping Airmen is a way of life for those who call Maxwell Air Force Base their home. Maxwell's Airman's Attic, located in building 914 on South Arnold Street, is an example of this tradition, by providing free items, from clothing to electronics, to enlisted Airmen E-6 and below, and their

  • Women's roles evolved - Women make an impact on military history

    Within the time span it took for women in television to transform from the female stereotypes portrayed on "I Love Lucy" to the more modern, late-century version found on "Murphy Brown," women in the U.S. Air Force were making strides that far outpaced their Hollywood counterparts.By the end of

  • AF spouse, civilian employee makes difference

    Providing comfort to the grieving has always been a concern for this Air Force spouse.Christine Bushby said she always knew she wanted to be a funeral director, saying that as a member of a large family, she spent a lot of time going to funerals and weddings. She learned consideration and compassion

  • Maxwell observes Read Across America Day

    Cruise through one of the libraries here at Air University and you're sure to find service members and students reading reference books of all types, but there are more than Colonels, Captains and Senior Noncommissioned officers enjoying Maxwell's libraries. In celebration of the National Education

  • Girl's juvenile diabetes changes perspective for militay family

    Sometimes a child's voice can be the strongest.When 9-year-old Abigail Davis headed to Washington, D.C., earlier this week, she carried a strong message - find a cure for diabetes. She joined more than 100 other children as a delegate during Children's Congress 2011.Abigail is the daughter of

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