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  • LeMay class directly supports Middle East effort

    When the Iraqi Air Force requested training, Lt. Col. Dustin Ashton got into gear. Americans working with the Iraqi Air Operations Center received a request from the Iraqis to provide any type of training that would be good for Iraqi military members working at the IAOC. "(The Iraqis) need to learn

  • Air University recognizes its best for 2008

    Six active duty members and three civilian employees were recognized as Air University's best in a "pep rally" ceremony in Polifka Auditorium at Maxwell March 12. The winners were presented bronze eagles by Lt. Gen. Allen G. Peck, commander of Air University; and will represent AU in Air Force wide

  • Air Force announces Maxwell officer promotions

    Air Force officials announced Tuesday the results of the officer promotion boards to the ranks of colonel, lieutenant colonel, and major. The following were selected for promotion from the Maxwell-Gunter community: Colonel Steven A. Schaick, Air War College Lieutenant Colonel Patrick W. Franzese,

  • Annual AFAF campaign kicks off

    Tough economic times are not expected to hurt this year's Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, according to Capt. Benjamin Henley of the 42nd Air Base Wing Judge Advocate office and campaign project officer. As the campaign began on Maxwell-Gunter Feb. 23, he explained military members may be

  • Five LeMay intel specialists win command ISR awards

    Air Education and Training Command has recognized five intelligence specialists from Maxwell's LeMay Center in the 2008 Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Awards. Capt. Jennifer L. Formell received the Maj. Gen. John S. Patton Outstanding Active Duty ISR Officer of the Year,

  • LeMay Center to host Building Partnerships Symposium

    The LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education is hosting a Building Partnerships Symposium March 23 to 25 in order to promote discussion about relevant experiences and theories to be incorporated into Air Force doctrine concerning BP. "Theater Security Cooperation activities give the

  • LeMay Center realigns doctrine development

    The commander of the Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education said Feb. 19, the center is taking a vision "first imagined in 1997," when the Air Force Doctrine Center moved from Langley Air Force Base, Va., to Maxwell, and is moving it forward to ensure a direct relationship

  • AU Balanced Scorecard sets goals, measures success

    Air Force metrics tend to be predominantly financial or production based, which drives priorities and practices not normally focused on warfighter capabilities, according to Patricia Roberson, Balanced Scorecard Program manager for Air University. As a remedy to this imbalance of metrics and

  • Brig. Gen. Ed Crowell retires after 35 years

    Remembering his start as an airman basic 35 years ago, Brig. Gen. Edward F. Crowell, mobilization assistant to the Air University commander, fondly remembers a career that saw five armed conflicts and admits he'll miss the "people" most of all as he approaches his Feb. 4 retirement date. "You build

  • Maxwell crash, rescue team learns Chinook operations

    The season's bitter wind did nothing to deter a joint helicopter training exercise here on Jan. 15 with Airmen from Maxwell Air Force Base and soldiers from Fort Rucker, Ala. That day, a multi-service team came together to provide egress and safety procedures training for the Maxwell AFB Fire