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  • Barnes Center rewrites ALS curriculum

    The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education is currently working to revise the Airman Leadership School to better prepare Airmen for future duties.Airman Leadership School is the first level of enlisted professional military education and required to become a non-commissioned officer.The new

  • Recycle, reuse and renew: Maxwell’s composting facility

    Dead trees, broken limbs and bushes are given a second life here by becoming the main ingredient in compost. The 42nd Maintenance Support Group runs a composting site on the north end of the flight line. The composting site came into operation in 1993, and has not ceased in providing the

  • New MSFRIC director discusses future plans for AU library

    Air Force officers quietly study below as the new director walks the upper floor of the Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center.For Dr. Mehmed, there is nothing more exciting than helping people access a world of knowledge.The former Marine joined the Maxwell and Air University family at the

  • Airman’s Attic: A chance to contribute and receive

    As the price of clothing and other necessities increase there is one organization that strives to lessen that burden on military families. The Airman’s Attic, organized and managed by Maxwell’s Top Three, is a used items store where service members, their dependents and retirees can get items free

  • AFIT hosts local students during Engineers Week

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Students from nine local middle and high schools filled the hallways at the Air Force Institute of Technology here Feb. 21-22 as they explored various career paths and opportunities the Air Force has to offer in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and

  • Airmen leaping into a world of language and culture

    In recent years, the Department of Defense has emphasized the need to have Airmen who are proficient in foreign languages and culture.Within the Air Force, programs like the Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) are designed to train leaders who already possess a second language and are looking to

  • Maxwell Airman seeks out volunteer opportunities for fellow wingmen

    A Maxwell Airman has organized a volunteer opportunity to help widows-in-need next month, which is available for anyone in the Maxwell community to participate in. Capt. Brianna Meek, 42nd Medical Group public health officer, is working with Beauty by Fire Ministries, a Montgomery based organization

  • Maxwell hosts Space Symposium

    Speakers from NASA, Space X, United Launch Alliance and Air University lined up to discuss the future of space at the Space Symposium here, Feb. 16. The topic of discussion for the symposium was based around the famous quote, “One small step for man and one giant leap for mankind,” with a focus on a

  • Brazilian Air Force Instructors Receive High Honors in the United States

    A group of Brazilian Air Force instructors at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy received awards within the U.S. Air Force International Instructor Exchange program.Brazilian Air Force (FAB, in Portuguese) service members received high honors during their tour of duty at the Inter-American Air

  • Lt. Gen. Cotton assumes command of Air University

    Lt. Gen. Anthony J. Cotton assumed command of Air University in a ceremony here officiated by Lt. Gen. Steve Kwast, commander of Air Education and Training Command, Feb.15. Upon taking command of AU, Cotton also became its third president and is now responsible for Air Force professional military