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  • The strength of communication

    Most families experience growing pains when it comes to communication, whether it's learning how to express their feelings with each other or dealing with a teenager going through adolescence. The staff at the Family Advocacy Program here helps Airmen and their families to understand the importance

  • Living legend receives ROTC Distinguished Alumni award

    "Houston, we've had a problem."Those were the famous words spoken by Astronaut Jack Swigert on April 13, 1970, to the mission control center in Houston, Texas, that ignited a series of events during the historic Apollo 13 mission in which the lives of the crewmembers were at stake.Leading the group

  • International military leaders inducted into AU Honor Roll

    Newly enshrined into the Air University International Honor Roll, 14 alumni and one representative gathered at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, for the formal induction ceremony Dec. 3 to celebrate their successes since graduating from the university.This year's induction to the honor roll included

  • Tool to safeguard PII to rollout December

    The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5, providing Microsoft Outlook email users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information."I can't overstate the operational importance of

  • A different thought on diversity

    Have you ever had one of those moments where you're sitting in a staff meeting, someone throws out a seemingly good idea, and all the heads around the room nod in agreement, even though you're certain not everyone is fully on board?  Or, have you ever been a part of a hand-picked team of like-minded

  • '14 Bulls up, 14 Bulls down'

    Those who have watched the epic miniseries "Band of Brothers" are likely familiar with the phrase "Three miles up, three miles down!"  Army soldiers assigned to the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment shouted these words countless times at Camp Toccoa, Georgia, in the early days of World War II.  This

  • Glenn Miller

    It was December 1942, and the United States had been at war for a year.  Virtually every family in the country, including those at Maxwell and Gunter fields and in the Alabama River Region, had family members fighting the forces of tyranny or supporting American and Allied forces across the

  • Air Force members get new app to solve their own computer problems

    As the Air Force Enterprise Service Desk goes virtual, Air Force members will see a new application on their computers that allows them to immediately tackle and fix their minor IT issues. The Virtual Enterprise Service Desk is a client-based application that allows the user to solve common issues

  • Lt. Gen. Kwast assumes command of Air University

    Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast assumed command of Air University from Lt. Gen. David S. Fadok in a change-of-command ceremony Nov. 10 at Maxwell Air Park here.Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Education and Training Command, presided over the ceremony.Rand described AU as not only the "intellectual