Air University aims to spark more innovation, collaboration with MGMWERX

Air University has long been considered the leadership-development center for the Air Force, and it continues its 72-year-long legacy with a new joint venture, named MGMWERX, in collaboration with the City of Montgomery, Montgomery County, and the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, to encourage

Air Force Reservist brings comic-con to military members

Make-up, costumes and talent came together Saturday, to create a one of a kind masterpieces to showcase at the only place it seems acceptable: a comic convention. Staff Sgt. Christopher Tarantino, an Air Force reservist assigned to the 164th Airlift Wing within the Tennessee Air National Guard,

AAFES renovates old to new

Early last week, AAFES began the process of fixing up the old car wash located on Maxwell AFB next to the shoppette. Instead of demolishing the facility, engineers are adding to the current building and expanding capabilities. “The expansion will allow us to add vacuums and build a tunnel carwash,

Tyndall EOD unit detonates expired munitions on Maxwell

AU students discuss innovation, technology during first research symposium

Augmented reality for special operations units, adaptive flight training, machine learning and cognitive computing were just a few of the topics discussed during the first Air Command and Staff College research symposium held here yesterday and today.Twenty-seven ACSC students presented their

Inside Maxwell's air traffic control tower

The air traffic control tower on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, is made up of seven flights of stairs leading to the observation room where air traffic controllers have a 360 degree view to monitor the flight line. Maxwell’s air traffic control tower is the second oldest tower still in use today

Recycle, reuse and renew: Maxwell’s composting facility

Dead trees, broken limbs and bushes are given a second life here by becoming the main ingredient in compost. The 42nd Maintenance Support Group runs a composting site on the north end of the flight line. The composting site came into operation in 1993, and has not ceased in providing the

New Squadron, New Commander, New Mission, needing New Airmen

One of the newest units in the Air Force has a commander after an Assumption of Command ceremony Feb. 12, at Gunter Annex.