Medical Group civilian takes Air Force award

The medical readiness flight chief for the 42nd Medical Group distinguished himself, the group and Maxwell-Gunter recently when he was named the winner of the Expeditionary Medical Operations Award in the civilian category by the Air Force. "To be recognized at that level is humbling," John Henry

AETC announces awards for Chapel, PA, SFS

Air University Public Affairs, the 42nd Air Base Wing Chapel and the 42nd Security Force Squadron were well represented when Air Education and Training Command announced several annual award winners for 2008. Tech. Sgt. Jennifer S. Laufer of the base chaplain's office received Outstanding Chaplain

ACSC spouses truck diapers to governor’s mansion

Spouses from Air Command and Staff College delivered a truckload of donated baby diapers to the Alabama governor's mansion Feb. 12. The diaper donation drive benefits the Montgomery Family Sunshine Center. "ACSC does this annual diaper drive with Alabama's First Lady, Mrs. Patsy Riley, at the

Vets receive valentines, well-wishes for holiday

Valentine's Day came a day early for more than 225 Veteran Administration hospital patients who received valentines and well-wishes as part of the National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans week. "This year's Valentines for Vets project is a success once again," said Lisa Warr, chief of civic outreach

Maxwell Virtual Ops Center becomes AF ‘Best Practice'

The Virtual Operations Center, or VOC, currently being used at Maxwell-Gunter was named an Air Force Best Practice for 2009, and its creator was chosen as a "Top 10 Performer" for his efforts at the Air Education and Training Command Symposium in January. Using existing Sharepoint software, Maj.

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Air University prepares for SACS reaffirmation

With all the fervor of a major inspection, Air University is preparing for reaffirmation of its accreditation of all education programs by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, according to Dr. Dot Reed, AU chief of Academic Affairs and Accreditation

JROTC cadets compete in national drill meet, AF takes title

An estimated 2,500 Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets competed Saturday in the 17th National JROTC Drill Competition at Garrett Coliseum here. Five-time national champions, Klein Collins High School AFJROTC, took the national championship once again,

Maxwell children ‘Read to the Paw’

In the old "Lassie" television series, Timmy and Lassie worked together to help others in their town. Today, when a child is struggling with an important life skill such as reading, sending a four-legged sidekick to help may seem like something seen on the silver screen. However, special therapy

Sen. Shelby sees no new BRAC on the horizon

Sen. Richard Shelby said Monday that he sees no new Base Realignment and Closure, or BRAC, for Maxwell-Gunter on the horizon. "The Congress is still digesting the last BRAC," the Alabama Republican said referring to cost analysis of the 2005 BRAC decision. Senator Shelby's comments came as the