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  • Inactivation ceremony held for 690th NSS detachment

    The 690th Network Support Squadron, Detachment 2, was inactivated during a  ceremony at the First Sergeants Academy, Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama, Dec. 16, 2014.The unit supported the Enterprise Service Desk as part of a worldwide call center.  In collaboration with agencies such as the

  • Young Airman takes on big responsibility as an air traffic controller

    The old, metal staircase spirals upward six stories, with ladders giving access to the next two before reaching the top of the tower. The air is warm and thick and gets hotter near the top.  At the end of the eight-story climb is a panoramic view of the base and its surroundings.The air traffic

  • The strength of communication

    Most families experience growing pains when it comes to communication, whether it's learning how to express their feelings with each other or dealing with a teenager going through adolescence. The staff at the Family Advocacy Program here helps Airmen and their families to understand the importance

  • Living legend receives ROTC Distinguished Alumni award

    "Houston, we've had a problem."Those were the famous words spoken by Astronaut Jack Swigert on April 13, 1970, to the mission control center in Houston, Texas, that ignited a series of events during the historic Apollo 13 mission in which the lives of the crewmembers were at stake.Leading the group

  • Maxwell ACSC instructor accepts DoD award

    Alexander Haig, a former Army general who also served as the U.S. secretary of state under President Ronald Regan, once said, "Practice rather than preach. ... Dare to the level of your capability and then go beyond to a higher level."An Army instructor at Air Command and Staff College, who took