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  • 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.

  • Assaults impact mission readiness

    Thank you for keeping up with this series aiding us as we prepare Team Maxwell for our consolidated unit inspection in September. Last month's commentary was focused on you: self-assessment and the roles and responsibilities you have as a military professional. I want to continue with that focus,

  • Rethinking footwear for runners

    With thousands of innovations marketed for runners, surprisingly, the running shoe should not be one of them, according to 18-year, U.S. Air Force team runner and five-time Air Force Half Marathon masters champion Lt. Col. (Dr.) Antonio Eppolito. He shared his running expertise during a seminar

  • Global Challenge 2013 one of many wargames at LeMay

    The Air War College class of 2013 participated in Global Challenge, its military education capstone event designed to test the students' ability to synthesize the principles, concepts and processes taught in the AWC curriculum and translate national-level decisions into strategic and