AU team shines at DOD innovation awards

Air University represented well at the inaugural Defense, Diplomacy and Development Innovation Summit Pitch Challenge, March 3 in Washington, D.C.The competition was organized jointly by the Defense Department, State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.The top 1% of ideas

Maxwell Airmen support Alabama State Powerlifting Championship

Maxwell Airmen volunteered at the Alabama State Powerlifting Championships hosted by Elmore County High School March 12, 2016, at Eclectic, Alabama.There were 31 Airmen representing Gunter, Maxwell, and the 187 Fighter Wing that served as judges and score keepers for the state-wide event with 263

Air University students win big at national cyber policy competition

Two teams of Air Command and Staff college students took top honors at the Atlantic Council Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge in Washington, D.C., March 11-12.The annual event is an interactive learning experience and competition that puts students in a mock National Security Council environment to

Pregnancy in the military

NAUSEA SUCKS! Oh and by the way I'm pregnant and it's my worst pregnancy.Honestly, being pregnant can be a blessing for those who don't experience the many symptoms of morning sickness, back aches and swollen ankles, but for others like me, it can be a nightmare experiencing these symptoms.I think

Air Force IT Conference returns … with addition of ‘cyberpower’

The Air Force Information Technology Conference held annually in Montgomery, Alabama, but cancelled in 2012 and following years due to budget constraints is returning to the capital city in 2016 as the rebranded Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower Conference.The AFITC Conference will be

Maxwell hosts AETC Senior Leadership Conference

Air Education and Training Command held its biannual Senior Leadership Conference Feb. 29 - March 4 here.The conference brings commanders and enlisted leaders together to discuss major issues affecting the command, share ideas and promote camaraderie. Innovation was the theme of the conference, and

March 12, 2016 Montgomey Marathon Information

The 2016 Montgomery Marathon will take place on March 12, 2016, from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.  Maxwell will host 11 of the 26 mile route. On Saturday, March 12, the Maxwell Blvd Gate will close until approximately 1 p.m. Montgomery Police Department will close Maxwell Blvd leading to the installation.

Gingrich visits Air University

AU BOV out-brief’s SECAF

Air University Board of Visitors out briefed Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James, Jan. 28, 2016.The purpose of the meeting was to provide her independent advice and recommendations on educational, doctrinal, and research policies and activities of the Air University."This was an

Providing honor and pride even after death

"It's not the dead that scares me, but rather the living," said Christine Bushby, 42d Force Support Squadron Mortuary Affairs and Readiness technician. "When a death happens, especially unexpected, the raw human emotion is hard to bear witness."Every day, people enter or leave the military even if