Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault: Aerial acrobat and pursuit pilot pioneer

Looking to the sky over Prattville in 1931, residents might have caught a glimpse of Capt. Claire Chennault flying home for lunch in his P-12.A tactics instructor at the Air Core Tactical School on Maxwell Air Force Base, Captain Chennault was known for his daring on and off-duty adventures, said

Air show brings famous flyers, celebrates 100 years of flight

Visitors to this weekend's Maxwell Open House & Air Show 2010 will see two of the military's most famous and honored flying groups: The Air Force's Thunderbirds and the Army Golden Knights. Both will take to the air over Montgomery Saturday and Sunday as part of Thunder over Alabama.The groups'

Re-enlisting with the T-Birds

Two Hometown Heroes to fly with Golden Knights

A Prattville, Ala. firefighter and a local student were notified Tuesday they were selected to fly with the U.S. Army Golden Knights as part of its Hometown Hero program.Michael Whaley, a battalion commander with the Prattville Fire Department, and Robert Mitchell, a student at Auburn University

Thunderbirds select local Hometown Hero for flight

A Montgomery-area teacher was notified of his selection today to fly with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds as part of its Hometown Hero program.Michael Gross, an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science at Auburn University Montgomery, was chosen from dozens of

Air show to feature Virtual Army Experience

Attendees to the Maxwell Open House and Air Show on March 27 and 28 will have the opportunity to lace up their boots and take part in a virtual mission as Soldiers in the United States Army at the Virtual Army Experience.The high-tech, team-based mission challenges participants, 13 years and older,

Air show to feature Virtual Army Experience

Attendees to the Maxwell Open House and Air Show on March 27 and 28 will have the opportunity to lace up their boots and take part in a virtual mission as Soldiers in the United States Army at the Virtual Army Experience.The high-tech, team-based mission challenges participants, 13 years and older,

Single Airman Working Group opens support structure discussion

Air Force officials here established the Single Airman Working Group to evaluate and develop morale and support programs for its members as part of the Year of the Air Force Family.Officer and enlisted single Airmen representatives from each major command and subject-matter experts from several

New cultural distance learning courses boost Airmen's readiness

Three new distance learning courses designed by the Air Force Culture and Language Center - one Culture-General course and two Culture-Specific courses - are available to increase Airmen's cross cultural competence. Through the course instruction, large numbers of Airmen are increasing their ability

Writing Women into History: Col. Laura Koch

The theme of this year's Women's History Month, "Writing Women Back into History," affords us an opportunity to focus on individuals who are making history at Maxwell-Gunter. Col. Laura J. Koch, the Air Force Officer Training School commander, is an individual dedicated to molding new officers to