Donation to museum helps bring noteworthy rescue mission to life

Relics from a famous rescue mission in 1968 have found their place in a display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and retired Col. Joseph Panza, Air University Foundation executive director, contributed a piece of his past to it.Panza donated the

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Air Force - you come a long way!

Today's Air Force began with the ingenuity of Orville and Wilbur Wright, two bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio, on Dec. 17, 1903, and nurtured in the hearts and minds of aviators like Glenn Curtiss, Eddie Rickenbacker and Billy Mitchell during World War I and the 1920s, as well as Claire Lee

ACSC ceremony marks 9/11 anniversary

Ten years later, Air Command and Staff College leaders and students remember where they were Sept. 11, 2001. They shared their stories during a remembrance ceremony Sept. 9 at 7:46 a.m., marking the time Flight 11 hit the north tower of the World Trade Center.For many, the first reaction to the

Airlifters team up for labor of love

While most Americans were enjoying a long, relaxing Labor Day weekend with friends and family, members of the Air Force Reserve Command, or AFRC, airlift community were teaming up to bring much-needed relief to orphans in the Central American nation of Honduras.Reservists from the 315th Airlift

After months of work, inspection begins Monday

After months of preparation, base officials say Maxwell-Gunter is prepared for its compliance inspection, or CI, which begins Monday.Inspectors from Air Education and Training Command will review how Air University and the 42nd Air Base Wing comply with Air Force instructions. Besides examining

Malicious websites pose threat to Air Force network

The discovery of spoofed Air Force websites means Air Force network users must maintain awareness before entering passwords into Air Force sites.The 624th Operations Center is alerting Airmen and civilians across the service about malicious websites posing as official Department of Defense and Air

Organizations touch base using social media

Millions of people log into social media sites every day. "Tweet" and "friending" are becoming parts of everyday vernacular. Now more than ever, organizations are hoping to find their niche in this increasingly social web. Maxwell is no stranger to social media as several base offices are using