Secretary of the Air Force visits Maxwell

Winning essays earn students rides with the Civil Air Patrol

Thanks to their winning essays on aviation, six fourth-graders from two Montgomery schools took to the skies Tuesday morning, courtesy of Maxwell's Civil Air Patrol.The students - Kaitlyn McDonald, Thomas Cauthen and Jarrod Castleberry from Dalraida Elementary and Katie Carothers, Mara Bradford and

Schools announce SECAF Leadership Awards

Spaatz Center's Air War College, Air Command and Staff College and Squadron Officers' School; and the Barnes Center Senior NCO Academy have announced recipients of the Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award.This award is given annually to the graduate who demonstrated the greatest leadership

Widow receives husband's Distinguished Flying Cross for WWII

On behalf of her husband, Mrs. William Norred received the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor from Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, Air University commander, before a group of family members, friends and well wishers April 13.The ceremony took place at the Butler County Commission in Greenville, Ala., and

Colonel Dent, Mr. Adams win AETC legal awards

Col. Joseph F. Dent and Mr. Bryan C. Adams have been recognized by the Air Education and Training Command in the 2008 Judge Advocate General Awards. Colonel Dent, Air University Staff Judge Advocate, received the Outstanding Senior Attorney Award or the Reichart Award. This award is presented by the

908th’s NDI lab best in Air Force

It wasn't a case of worst to first but the 908th Maintenance Squadron's nondestructive inspection laboratory's recent recognition as 2009 USAF NDI Lab of the Year represents a considerable climb says the supervisor who secured the lab's ascent to the top with a "steal." Nondestructive inspection, or

Maxwell legal services wins government-wide award

The director of the Air Force Legal Operations Agency's Directorate of Legal Information Services, or AFLOA/JAS here at Maxwell, said he was notified March 27 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School that his organization had won the government-wide 2009 W. Edwards Deming Award. Col.

DoD names AUTV Airman as best videographer

A broadcaster from Air University Television has been recognized as the best in the Department of Defense. Senior Airman Joseph Givens was named Military Videographer of the Year on March 29. He received the honor against entries submitted by his peers from all branches of the U.S. military

SNCOA honors Tuskegee Airman

General Lorenz selects MDG Airman for STEP

"The Air Force no longer needs Staff Sgt. Shawone Riser," said Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, the Air University commander, to an impromptu gathering Wednesday at the 42nd Medical Group. Silence ... A nervous giggle from someone in the audience ... But, he added, to wild cheers and applause, "As of now, she