First-time CCAF grads to be tested Air Force-wide

Education offices at 60 Air Force and Air National Guard bases around the world will test Community College of the Air Force graduates to determine how they compare to counterparts in civilian institutions.The testing begins today and runs through Nov. 15.First-time CCAF degree recipients who have

October brings Fire Prevention Week

"Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With," is this year's theme for Fire Prevention Week, Sunday - Oct. 9, and Maxwell-Gunter fire personnel have a full lineup of events for the occasion.Chief James Smith, Maxwell's assistant chief of fire prevention, said the events will concentrate on making

Medal of Honor upgrade for Chief Etchberger

Last week, in a ceremony at the White House, Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroic action in combat by President Barack Obama. The medal, an upgrade of the chief's Air Force Cross and presented 42 years after the action, was bestowed upon Chief

Enlisted Heritage Hall updates Etchberger exhibit

With Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger's Air Force Cross upgraded to the Medal of Honor, the Enlisted Heritage Hall museum at Gunter is in the process of upgrading its Etchberger Air Force Cross exhibit. The museum has also added another podium to its display that honors enlisted members who

International spouses harvest hands-on agricultural experience

Laughter is not a sound typically heard in a cotton field, nor is it common for people to cheer upon seeing one. Thirty spouses from all over the world, however, found a visit to a cotton field outside of Deatsville to be an occasion for cheers, photographs, laughter and learning on a very warm

Wingman Safety Day

908th Airlift Wing returns

Approximately 150 members of the 908th Airlift Wing returned to Maxwell Air Force Base this past weekend after a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia. The main body arrived via a commercial airliner late Friday evening, while the unit's C-130 Hercules transports and aircrews arrived on Saturday

WWII bomber group presents documents

Members of World War II's 504th Bomber Group visited Maxwell Air Force Base, Gunter Annex during their annual reunion tour last week. On their agenda was donating documents about the group's accomplishments during the war to the Air Force Historical Research Agency.The group, consisting of B-29

POW/MIA luncheon, wreath laying commemorates sacrifices of American servicemembers

Retired Master Sgt. Roy McGinnis, a B-17 gunner in World War II, was captured by the Germans on Oct. 14, 1943, and spent the next 19 months as a prisoner of war. Now 87, he spent part of his wedding anniversary helping to place a wreath at the POW/MIA monument in Air Park, in this way saluting his

Maxwell-Gunter marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Maxwell-Gunter marks Domestic Violence Awareness MonthThe 42nd Medical Group's Family Advocacy Program is bringing attention to the issue of domestic abuse as part of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. "Domestic violence is about power and control. It's not about love," said