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  • Maxwell announces quarterly award winners

    42nd Air Base Wing commander, Col. Eric Shafa, presented the winners of Team Maxwell’s fourth quarterly awards, Jan. 26, 2018, Maxwell Air Force Base.  Airman of the quarter: SrA Richard Caesar Non-commissioned officer of the quarter: Tech. Sgt. K C Fought Company grade officer of the quarter: Capt.

  • An OTS MTI: Shaping our Air Force 100 cadets at a time

    “Hurry up!” These are the greeting words for the newest Officer Training School cadets. The cadets quickly move up the side walk toward a group of Military Training Instructors, whose mission is to shape them into Air Force leaders. For the new cadets, this day will be remembered as their first day

  • Ambassadors honored during annual IOS event

    The International Officer School’s annual Alabama Goodwill Ambassador Appreciation Night was held Thursday at the Maxwell Club. The event offered an opportunity to recognize the outstanding performance of community members who volunteer as Alabama Goodwill Ambassadors for international officers

  • Restoring Smiles Abroad

    Kelley Davis, Maxwell Dental Clinic volunteer, was a stay-at-home mom when she began taking college courses. She applied for as many scholarships as she could, with many of them being geared toward military families. She estimates that 95 percent of her tuition was covered by scholarships. Since

  • AFJROTC launches Flight Academy program to address aircrew shortage

    Headquarters Air Force Junior ROTC here has launched a pilot program aimed at potentially putting more pilots in the cockpits of military aircraft to help address the Air Force’s ongoing aircrew shortage.Beginning in the summer of 2018, select AFJROTC cadets who applied for a new Fight Academy

  • Air University campus hosts open house

    The Squadron Officer College opened its doors to Air University students, faculty and alumni, Dec. 8, 2017. The open house was an opportunity for SOC to share how it is transforming education for students, and for a chance to meet with AU faculty and staff.“This is an opportunity for AU faculty

  • Former Maxwell Airman creates lasting ties with local community

    Squadron Officer College alumni demonstrated just how lasting the ties between Air University and the local community can be. Lt. Col. Paul Cancino, 82nd Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, traveled all the way from his current duty station, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, to support and say

  • SecAF visits Maxwell, emphasizes importance of leadership

    Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson visited Maxwell AFB Dec. 11-13 to discuss some of her priorities with Airmen across the base.One of the main points Wilson underscored during her visit was that she and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein view the squadron as the building block of

  • Air University student recognized with multiple student awards

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Margarita Balish, set to graduate from Naval Postgraduate School's National Security Affairs program, Dec. 15, is the recipient of two prestigious awards for the 2017 Fall Quarter, the Superior Service Award and the Air Force Association’s Award for Outstanding Air Force