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  • 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

  • Civil Air Patrol pilots to fly ‘Surrogate Predators’

    With the conversion of a Civil Air Patrol plane into a "Surrogate Predator," the U.S. Air Force is relying on its auxiliary in a most imaginative way. "We're using a manned aircraft to simulate an unmanned aircraft," said CAP-U.S. Air Force Commander Col. Bill Ward, explaining that a sophisticated

  • The power of words

    Most of us can remember a time when someone we didn't even know spoke kind words that lifted our spirits. On the other hand, all of us, I'm sure, can remember walking away from a conversation feeling dejected or offended. Often, it was due to a combination of what, when, and how something was

  • 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

  • Maxwell to undergo DISA Enhanced Compliance Validation

    Maxwell will undergo a Defense Information Systems Agency Enhanced Compliance Validation, or ECV, network inspection Sept. 28 through Oct. 2. "The ECV is very similar to an Operational Readiness Inspection, or a Nuclear Surety Inspection, of our secure and non-secure networks," said Major Gerald

  • Defense Department to start H1N1 flu vaccinations

    All military personnel will be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, and the vaccine will be available to all military family members who want it, a Defense Department health affairs official said Sept. 2. The H1N1 vaccination program will begin in early October, said Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Wayne

  • Former Air University commander passes away

    A former Air University commander, who was instrumental in establishing the Senior NCO Academy, has passed away. Lt. Gen. Alvan C. Gillem II was the 12th commander of Air University serving here from Aug. 1970 to Nov. 1973. He was 92 at the time of his death Sept. 3. George Cully, Air University

  • Family support takes limelight in ‘Year of the Air Force Family’

    The secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force chief of staff recently designated July 2009 to July 2010 as the "Year of the Air Force Family." For Air Force families and single Airmen around the world, this means enhancements to the family and personnel support spectrum is underway. "You can rest

  • Air Force releases Lieutenant Colonel, Major promotion list

    The Air Force released Sept. 10 promotion lists to the ranks of Lieutenant Colonel and Major. The following from Maxwell-Gunter were promoted to Lieutenant Colonel: Spaatz Center Gene F. Cummins Air Command and Staff College Mark A. Carlson Gary M. Civitella Stacy J. Craig Brian J. Crothers Paul J.