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  • Financial readiness courses educate Airmen on money matters

    A recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found the amount of basic financial debt knowledge an individual possesses, has a strong correlation to the amount of debt they carry. The results, released in March, of the "Debt Literacy, Financial Experiences, and Over-indebtedness"

  • Base goes to 24-hour ops to load, ‘deploy’ 908th Airlift Wing

    Starting at noon on Saturday, members of the 42nd Air Base Wing went to 24-hour operations until Monday night, exercising the Wing's ability to deploy one of its largest mission partners - the 908th Airlift Wing. In a dress rehearsal for its December Operational Readiness Inspection, the 908th

  • CFC kicks off with base-wide celebration

    Before a crowd of more than 150 base members and employees and community federal employees, the Heart of Alabama Combined Federal Campaign kicked off its 2009 campaign at the Maxwell Officers' Club, on Monday. According to the organization's Web site, the mission of CFC is to promote and support

  • Hispanic Heritage Month opening ceremony focuses on rich heritage

    The Hispanic Heritage Month opening ceremony Tuesday at the Maxwell Event Center opened eyes to the diversity of the Hispanic experience through slices of life - home-cooked food, educational displays, presentations and clothing. Tech Sgt. Juan Medina and Tech. Sgt. Hortencia Crutcher, both of

  • Civil Air Patrol pilots to fly ‘Surrogate Predators’

    With the conversion of a Civil Air Patrol plane into a "Surrogate Predator," the U.S. Air Force is relying on its auxiliary in a most imaginative way. "We're using a manned aircraft to simulate an unmanned aircraft," said CAP-U.S. Air Force Commander Col. Bill Ward, explaining that a sophisticated

  • The power of words

    Most of us can remember a time when someone we didn't even know spoke kind words that lifted our spirits. On the other hand, all of us, I'm sure, can remember walking away from a conversation feeling dejected or offended. Often, it was due to a combination of what, when, and how something was

  • First enlisted-to-officer air liaison officers receive Air Force commissions

    The Air Force's newest officer career field welcomed its first five former Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airmen after they received their Air Force commissions Sept. 9 from Officer Training School here. Effective Aug. 1 the Air Force dedicated Air Liaison Officer (ALO) as a specific officer

  • Maxwell to undergo DISA Enhanced Compliance Validation

    Maxwell will undergo a Defense Information Systems Agency Enhanced Compliance Validation, or ECV, network inspection Sept. 28 through Oct. 2. "The ECV is very similar to an Operational Readiness Inspection, or a Nuclear Surety Inspection, of our secure and non-secure networks," said Major Gerald

  • Defense Department to start H1N1 flu vaccinations

    All military personnel will be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, and the vaccine will be available to all military family members who want it, a Defense Department health affairs official said Sept. 2. The H1N1 vaccination program will begin in early October, said Army Lt. Col. (Dr.) Wayne