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Sept. 25, 2024
USAF Warrant Officer Training School opens doors at Maxwell AFB

Nine months after the U.S. Air Force announced the decision to reintegrate warrant officers into the force, the Warrant Officer Training School officially opened its doors with a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 25, 2024, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
Dec. 14, 2023
Senior Airman Below the Zone in-person panels are back!

Team Maxwell-Gunter re-established in-person panels for Airman 1st Class promoting to Senior Airman under the Senior Airman Below the Zone program, August 2023.
May 30, 2023
Swedish Royal Air Force officer promoted under Alabama skies

Col. Jonas Nellsjo, air and space attaché, assistant defense attaché, Embassy of Sweden, promoted him. Also in attendance was Col. Alex Ganster, commandant, International Officer School, and director, International Affairs at Air University.
April 13, 2023
Air University library art exhibit celebrates creativity, builds relationships

Back in 1973, a collection of local artist Joanne Staley’s macrame designs were on display in the Air University library. Now, 50 years later, some of her compositions are back on display in the now-named Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center.
March 5, 2023
POTUS arrives on Maxwell AFB, attends Bloody Sunday Anniversary in Selma

Maj. Gen. William G. Holt II, Air University vice commander, and Col. Christopher Ledford, 42nd Mission Support Group commander, welcomed the president after he touched down on base.
Jan. 3, 2023
28 million minutes of excellence but who’s counting

Baker’s career began on June 9, 1969, as an assistant professor of language at what is now known as the International Officer School. Over his five decades at IOS, he also held titles such as anthropologist linguist, chief of foreign disclosure office, and management of international affairs.
July 16, 2022
Every training counts

Staff Sgt. Shakira Mathis, the Air Force Chaplain Corps College’s noncommissioned officer in charge of operations management, was on official travel when she saved a life using her Air Force training earlier this year.
July 15, 2022
Maxwell Clinic transitioning to the MHS GENESIS system Sept. 24

Military Health System GENESIS is the new electronic health record system used in military hospitals and clinics worldwide.
June 28, 2022
AFJROTC instructor retires after 58 years in uniform

Retired Senior Master Sgt. David Weissgerber, aerospace science instructor, AFJROTC Unit JA-932, Kadena High School, Okinawa, Japan, will be retiring after an astounding 35-year career as an AFJROTC instructor, and this on top a distinguished 23-year active duty military career.
Dec. 2, 2020
Maxwell memorializes Rosa Parks, SecAF pays tribute to civil rights leader

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett, Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, Col. Eries Mentzer, 42nd Air Base Wing commander, Bryan Stevenson, Equal Justice Initiative founder and director and several other dignitaries were on hand for the unveiling of the Rosa Parks sculpture, created by Ian Mangum,

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