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Air University & Maxwell AFB News

  • Air Force’s new site planning tool boosts warfighter capabilities

    The 554th Electronic Systems Group's, Force Projection and Readiness Division at Gunter activated the Web-based Base Support and Expeditionary Planning Tool on the Air Force Portal recently. The activation was a major milestone in a capability development that started as a Joint Expeditionary Force

  • 42nd SFS members receive Combat Action Medal

    Eight members of the 42nd Security Forces Squadron received the Air Force Combat Action Medal, and two more will soon receive AFCAMs for their involvement in anti-insurgent raids while deployed to Baghdad. During the period of April to September 2006, the security forces members were assigned to the

  • Convoys, IEDs and low-crawling: Deployers train at Fort Dix

    Green smoke flooded the air and ground bursts exploded as Fire Team Bravo maneuvered in a tactical V formation at Fort Dix recently as part of training required for every Airman deploying to the Central Command area of responsibility. "Advanced Contingency Skills Training is for support personnel

  • ORI starts now, wing inspector general says

    In the coming days, the 42nd Air Base Wing inspector general will receive a list of "deliverables" from Air Education and Training Command to comply with the upcoming operational readiness inspection. The list of "deliverables," which requests all types of unit information, are due back 60 days, 45

  • Medics in Panama see side effects of pesticide use

    The town of Santa Maria is surrounded by rice fields that, until eight years ago, were sprayed with pesticides from airplanes. In recent years, the Panamanian government has gone to extensive lengths to take environmental issues into consideration, and now a large area near the town has been

  • Translators indispensable to medics in Panama

    Doctors from the U.S. Air Force and Panama began offering free medical care at the third and final site for Medical Readiness Training Exercise Panama at a middle school here Monday. While the doctors say the mission has been successful on a number-of-patients-seen basis, an important lesson learned