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  • Holm Center namesake passes

    The namesake of the Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accession and Citizen Development passed away Feb. 15.Retired Maj. Gen. Jeanne M. Holm was the first woman to attend Air Command and Staff College, and the first woman to attain the ranks of brigadier general in 1971 and major general in

  • Air Force promotes 10 from Maxwell-Gunter to SMSgt

    Air Force officials notified 10 Maxwell-Gunter master sergeants of their selection to the rank of senior master sergeant March 4.Overall, Air Force officials selected 1,269 of 13,741 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant for a selection rate of 9.24 percent.The following

  • Day Street gate to reopen Feb. 28

    Base officials here announced the reopening date for Maxwell's Day Street Gate today.The Day Street gate, which has been closed since July 1, is scheduled to reopen to traffic on Feb. 28 at 6 a.m.The overall $1.3 million project, which was funded with stimulus money, was divided into three separate

  • Lorenz on Leadership -- The solid foundation

    Our Air Force has more than 175,000 civilian employees spread across the globe. In fact, they make up more than 25 percent of our authorized Total Force end strength. The civilian force fills an ever-increasing role in daily mission accomplishment, especially as we've experienced personnel

  • CMSAF visits Maxwell-Gunter

    During a visit week to Maxwell-Gunter Feb. 22-25, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy took time out to talk about his vision for the Air Force enlisted corps.Since becoming the 16th CMSAF in June 2009, Chief Roy is evaluating many aspects of the corps. Chief Roy said he would like to see a

  • Plans underway to showcase Air Force's best

    Tens of thousands of spectators are expected to flock to Maxwell's air show March 27 and 28, according to officials here."We're excited about hosting the community for two days of top-notch flying action," said Lt. Col. Bud Mahan, the air show director.The Air Force's leading fighter jet

  • SAASS, ACSC team up to send clothes, toys to Afghan children

    The opportunity to send clothing and toys to children and adults in a remote province of Afghanistan was made possible by the efforts of students, faculty and spouses of the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies and Air Command and Staff College.Air Force Reserve Maj. Christine Jones, who

  • Anthropologist says honor highlights AFCLC groundbreaking efforts

    Dr. Brian Selmeski, deputy director plans and policies of the Air Force Culture and Language Center, said his recent selection as a fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology is more a recognition of the groundbreaking work being accomplished by the center than an accolade for his individual

  • Base, local area hit by snowstorm

    For the third winter in a row, snow has fallen and accumulated at Maxwell-Gunter. This year, three and a half inches of snow fell, and the base received two inches of accumulation, said the Maxwell Weather Office manager."The temperature at sunrise was 37 degrees, so it took awhile for it to get

  • Training hones base honor guard skills

    For 10 days, the Maxwell AFB Honor Guard learned to carry out their ceremonial duties with greater precision with the help of their special guests from the Air Force Honor Guard, based in Bolling AFB, D.C. They displayed the skills they learned during a full-honor military funeral demonstration as