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  • Eaker Center gains new leader

    During a ceremony Monday inside the Maxwell Club, command of the Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Development was transferred from Col. John McCain to Col. Roland Van Deventer.The change of command reunited Van Deventer with the Air University, the River Region and his family after three years

  • Local Women's Army Corps, Air Force retiree turns 100

    During World War II, more than 150,000 women enlisted in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and the Women's Army Corps (WAC). Despite the initial difficulty the Army and the American public had accepting the notion of women in uniformed service, these women would honorably serve their nation in

  • JAG School celebrates its 20th anniversary

    Celebrating 20 years of providing the Air Force with trained and qualified judge advocates, civilian attorneys and paralegals, the Air Force Judge Advocate General's School recently commemorated the historic occasion."The 20th anniversary of the JAG School building dedication is a momentous day in

  • New military funeral policies begin this week

    Due to the sequestration's effect on monetary resources, the Air Force is adjusting requirements for military funeral honors for retirees, now reduced to a two-person Air Force honor team rather than seven. Previously, the Air Force would provide a two-member team for veterans, a seven-member team

  • ROTC summer field training, molding the leaders of tomorrow

    Approximately 2,400 Air Force ROTC cadets are forgoing lazy summers at home for a series of 28-day field training courses at Maxwell.Field training is designed to evaluate cadets' leadership potential and discipline and their readiness to enter into the Professional Officer Course in their junior

  • C-7A association dedicates bench

    To commemorate Caribou Airmen who sacrificed their lives during the Vietnam War, the C-7A Caribou Association held a memorial dedication June 21 at the Enlisted Heritage Research Institute, unveiling a 1,100-pound granite bench. The C-7A Caribou Association is a war veterans group comprised of

  • Air Force reservist goes officer, beauty queen

    It's not often that the two very different worlds of beauty pageants and military service intersect, but for newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Cara Lustig, they are a perfect fit. Graduating from commissioned officer training today, Lustig, who also serves as Miss Rhode Island 2013, will immediately head

  • Maxwell Toastmasters Club: Improving leadership one speech at a time

    Sweat beaded on her forehead. Her throat narrowed and head spun. She was next to speak, but words refused to come.The anxiety that once overwhelmed Capt. Mary Hoyer during briefings and speeches is only a memory after attending her first Toastmasters Club meeting almost two years ago at Maxwell Air

  • Dedication to education: Eaker honors Gen. Boles

    The Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Development recognized Gen. Billy Boles' achievements and dedication to the education and development of Air Force personnel professionals with the Billy J. Boles Auditorium, named in his honor June 19."I could not believe they were doing this," said Boles.