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  • Juggling enlisted life and advanced education

    Now a Ph.D., Chief Master Sergeant Jackie-Lynn Brown recalls her mother pecking away, key by key, on an old, manual typewriter at the dinner table.  She remembers her saying, "We can be 10 years older and have our degree or we can be 10 years older and not have it." It was her mother's words of

  • Airmen support underrepresented youth at Tuskegee aviation event

    The Air Force supported the cultivation of a diverse force by taking part in the Legacy Flight Academy's "Eyes Above the Horizon" program Dec. 5, 2015, at the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site Museum, Tuskegee, Alabama.The Eyes Above the Horizon is an outreach program that familiarizes

  • Air University’s OTS honors former vice CSAF

    Air University's Officer Training School inducted former Vice Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. (retired) Larry O. Spencer into the OTS Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame here, Dec. 17.The one-time OTS and Squadron Officer School distinguished graduate joined an elite group of 11 other leaders to be recognized

  • Maxwell-Gunter recognized new Chief Master Sgt. selects

    42d Air Base Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant, Chief Master Sgt. Laura Callaway, recognized the newest Chief Master Sgt. selects Dec. 17, 2015, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.Callaway went to each of the new Chief Master Sgt. select's place of work and rounded them up on a bus where they

  • Campaign behind the hat

    During a push to gain military training instructors, then Staff Sgt. Chi Yi, found himself dawning the under-the-brim stare that welcomed him to Lackland Air Force Base years before.The former vehicle operations specialist accepted the challenge of molding future Airmen, an ambition of his since

  • Glenn Miller past and present

    It was December 1942, and the United States had been at war for a year.  To help ease the pain of war department telegrams and empty places at the Christmas table that year, Captain Glenn Miller, a well-known musician and band leader, was now in the uniform of the U.S. Army Air Forces (AAF) and

  • Maxwell Airmen use common interest to help others

    The winding roads led further and further into the country, where the dense forest lines the road like a tunnel. Suddenly the smooth pavement turned into a narrow and rough dirt road. Finally a clearing appears and reveals a small house hidden quietly away behind miles of trees. The faded brown

  • At the top of Santa's list, small-unmanned aircraft systems

    It's getting near to the time of year when we may be shopping for young ones and those young at heart.  On the top of the list for many will be small-unmanned aircraft systems or other remote controlled aircraft.  The technology is fantastic these days allowing control by smart phones and tablets. 

  • Air University summit addresses medical officer education, partnerships

    Air University held its first summit recently designed to take a look at new educational opportunities for the next generation of military medical officers and to advance collaboration and partnerships between military and civilian healthcare professionals.The goal for the Air University Medical