Maxwell’s perimeter fence upgrades security

An obvious change to Maxwell Air Force Base is the ongoing construction of the new perimeter fence.The Maxwell-Gunter Antiterrorism Officer said the new fence project was started shortly after the base acquired the Riverside Heights property in 2006 under then 42nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Paul

42nd Medical Group changes sick-call hours

Effective Thursday, the 42nd Medical Group will change the family practice sick-call hours from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. to 7 to 7:30 a.m. Monday-Friday, excluding holidays and down days.The change will align family practice and flight medicine sick call times, creating an easy-to-remember schedule for

CIA representative augments AWC staff

An analyst from one of the nation's most secure organizations serves as an academic representative to Air University's Air War College.Christopher Keast of the Central Intelligence Agency's Directorate of Intelligence is currently assigned to Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, Air University commander, as a

Enlisted Heritage Hall offers ever-growing list of exhibits

No matter how often they come through the doors, there is almost always something new for visitors to the Enlisted Heritage Hall. Some of the newest features are videos accompanying some exhibits. The first black and white silent movie ever made about aviation shows the Wright brothers

Distinguished educators gain first-hand experience during Maxwell visit

Twenty-five distinguished educators from colleges and universities around the United States and Puerto Rico completed a three-day visit to Maxwell Air Force Base on June 12.The Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accession and Citizen Development provided the college and university representatives

57 graduate from School of Advanced Air and Space Studies

Fifty-seven majors and lieutenant colonels graduated from the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies during a ceremony attended by about 300 people Wednesday at the Maxwell Officer's Club ballroom.Col. Timothy Schultz, SAASS commandant, told the students who made up Class 19 it had been an

ACSC graduates 409 distance learning students

Thirty Air Force members, including five Air Force Reservists, seven Air National Guardsmen and six civilians, attended the Air Command and Staff College Online Master's Program graduation program Saturday at ACSC's Wood Auditorium.They represented a total of 409 students from around the Air Force

Career fair added to tech conference

The Air Force's top information technology conference will feature a new component this year - a career fair.The purpose of the Air Force Information Technology Conference Career Fair is to bring together job seekers and employers/recruiters within the defense technology, intelligence, scientific,

University Inn up for 'best lodging' award

An Air Force innkeeper evaluation team led by Col. Patrick Dunn, director of Services Operations, Air Force Services Agency, will be at Maxwell Wednesday through June 25 inspecting the University Inn to determine if it is the best lodging operation in the Air Force. The University Inn was selected

Biscuits honor military