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  • System to speed VA disability aid

    The Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs have teamed up to establish a streamlined system to increase the response time for benefits. The process isexpected to begin this month at the Maxwell clinic.Currently, service members who are medically separated or retired face a 12-18 month wait

  • Registration starts for advanced ID cards

    Registration for the Defense Biometric Identification System has begun at Maxwell and Gunter, and everyone needing access to base is required to register by July."(With DBIDS) guards will scan the ID of the accessing individual to check for authorized access," said Staff Sgt. Joshua Allen, 42nd

  • Crucial training prepares flag officers for deployment

    When a seasoned Air Force flag officer is tasked to deploy, how does he prepare?The former head of Air Command and Staff College, Brig. Gen. Anthony Rock, prepared in part by attending the Air Force Culture and Language Center's General Officer Pre-Deployment Acculturation Course, or GOPAC, where

  • AU chief of academic affairs to retire

    Air University's chief of academic affairs and a key figure in securing academic accreditation for Air University will retire Dec. 31 after 39 years in public service.Dr. Dorothy Reed readied the university for its initial accreditation in 2004 and reaffirmation in 2009 by the Southern Association

  • Nurse commissioning program seeks enlisted applicants

    Air Force officials are seeking active-duty enlisted Airmen to apply for the fall 2011 Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program.The program offers enlisted members the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in a high-need academic major. The Air Force Personnel Center will conduct the annual NECP board

  • What's your thing?

    When the sun came up, it was obvious the company had not occupied the assembly area to standard. Security was non-existent; vehicles were clustered and facing in odd directions as if some giant had thrown them down like a handful of toy jacks. People were strolling around and having casual

  • First Iraqi chief master sergeant of the Air Force visits Air University

    Iraq's first chief master sergeant of the Air Force visited Air University Dec. 7 to examine how the U.S. educates its Air Force.The visit marks the first time the Iraqi chief has been to the U.S. and was designed to give him a sweeping look at enlisted and officer education across the spectrum of

  • Combat rescue officers celebrate 10-year anniversary

    "Our personnel recovery forces need to be organized, trained and equipped to operate across the full range of military operations, including humanitarian operations, irregular warfare and conventional warfare," said Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, commander, Air University. "The Air Force has recognized

  • Maxwell team member named JAG Corps’ ‘Unsung Hero’

    One Friday, Col. Melinda Davis-Perritano asked her equipment and facility manager if the unit had any paint the same color as her door. He said he would try to find some. On Monday, when she returned, she found her door and trim freshly painted -- and already dry.That incident, said Colonel

  • Operation Homecooking puts trainees in homes for holiday

    About 200 officer trainees from Basic Officer Training and the Academy of Military Science were away from family this Thanksgiving but still managed to enjoy a traditional dinner.Each year, trainees from OTS at Maxwell and Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, are paired with a