WASPs reflect on roles as aviation pioneers

Doris Tanner, Dawn Seymour and Mary-Helen Chapman-Foster visited Squadron Officer College on March 26 to address Squadron Officer School class 09C. The ladies served as Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, during World War II and recounted numerous stories about their experiences as the first women military aircraft pilots. (Air Force photo by Carl Bergquist)

Air War College student saves lives in Africa water rescue

Lt. Col. Keith Andrews (left), an Air War College student, scrambles to rescue two girls in the water at the top of Victoria Falls in Zambia as another woman looks on. Colonel Andrews was visiting the tourist attraction in Africa as part of the school's Regional Cultural Studies class when the girls fell into the water. (Air Force photo by Col. Harold L. Wilson)

AU Board of Visitors member dies

Retired Maj. Gen. Donald L. Lamberson, who had been a member of the Air University Board of Visitors since 2004, died at his home in Niceville, Fla., March 17. (Air Force photo by Donna Burnett)

Giving to a good cause

Lt. Gen. Allen G. Peck (right), commander of Air University, and Col. Kris D. Beasley, commander of the 42nd Air Base Wing, sign their pledge cards for the 2009 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign in the general's office March 9. According to project officer Capt. Benjamin Henley, a goal of $72,031 has been set for Maxwell-Gunter in the campaign ending April 5. The fund benefits organizations that help Air Force people with aid in an emergency, with educational needs, or to have a secure retirement home for Air Force widows or widowers. Active-duty Airmen and retirees may elect payroll deductions, but cash and money orders are also accepted. (Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Welcome Home!

Stepping off a C-130 at Maxwell Feb. 21,Tech. Sgt. Jeff Harris receives an enthusiastic welcome from his daughters, Amanda and Brittnie. Sergeant Harris was one of 60 aircrew and maintenance members of Maxwell’s 908th Airlift Wing that deployed for three weeks to Europe, flying missions out of Ramstein, Germany. An Air Force Reserve wing, the 908th flies and maintains eight C-130H aircraft. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Moorman)

This New House

Capt. Andrew Spady (left), an Officer Training School flight commander, and Capt. Eric Tatum, an Air University Plans and Programs officer, spend their Monday removing a barrier from the two-story home built for the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” television series. More than 80 volunteers from Maxwell spent many hours off-duty in support of the construction of a home for a needy Montgomery family. According to Maj. Freddie Goldwire, 42nd Air Base Wing coordinator for the support, Maxwell volunteers were involved in all phases of the construction and clean-up. (Air Force photo by Donna Burnett)