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Air University & Maxwell AFB News

  • SNCO Academy seeks instructors

    The Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy is always looking for qualified Senior NCOs to teach its courses, but a recent increase in flight room size is providing additional motivation to put more instructors behind the podium, said Chief Master Sgt. Alexander Perry, commandant of the

  • Development center directors honored for centers’ reaccreditation

    42nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Brian Killough and 42nd Mission Support Group Commander Col. Chris Bargery surprised and honored Alline Russell, Maxwell Child Development Center director, and Jonnie Clark, Gunter Child Development Center director, with a coin presentation in recognition of the

  • Maxwell Fire Department receives facelift

    Tuesday, members of the Maxwell Fire Department began moving back into their newly renovated fire station after almost five months of living and working out of temporary trailers and a hangar next to Maxwell Base Operations.The fire station was opened in 1990, and except for self-help work done by

  • Academic integrity key to learning

    The exponentially expanding Internet is one of the most powerful tools in educational delivery, yet the integral learning process can be sabotaged when students fail to exercise academic integrity.Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, Air University commander, recently noted that advances in technology and increased

  • AFITC demonstrates, enhances military capabilities

    The Air Force Information Technology Conference 2010 in downtown Montgomery this week showed thousands of attendees how new technologies are changing the Air Force.The event, themed "Dominance at the Speed of Need," ran Monday through Thursday and was organized by the Air Force Program Executive

  • New liaison officer bridges Air Force families, schools

    Randy Stokes, Maxwell's new school liaison officer, is eager to make a difference to military families of school-aged children. His job is to help those unfamiliar with the local school systems mesh their educational desires with the resources at hand. Having himself been a military parent, he knows

  • ‘Moving On … Moving Up’ women’s awards luncheon honors, educates

    Keynote speaker Janice Patrick, the career services director at Troy University and retired Air Force chief master sergeant, provided a bevy of facts and figures to illustrate economic power and workplace dynamics as part of the Maxwell-Gunter Federal Women's Month annual awards luncheon Aug.

  • The trial of balancing work and family

    The unfortunate paradox of the workplace is this: People who work the hardest at their jobs are generally rewarded with more work, greater responsibility, more demands on their time and further competition for the precious moments spent with loved ones. This unfortunate paradox of the workplace can

  • Club allows members to keep horses on base

    On a recent late Friday afternoon at Maxwell Air Force Base, while many base members were leaving for the weekend, a few were gathering at the River Road Riding Club for their evening chores.There were horses to be exercised and groomed, stalls to be cleaned and apple-flavored treats to be handed

  • Lorenz on Leadership -- Love your people

    I have gained a wealth of knowledge during my career, but one point remains at the top of the list ... love your people. Through Lorenz on Leadership articles and presentations, I have shared countless personal stories. While they always have different themes, one constant is the wonderful examples