New MA to Air University commander emphasizes expeditionary Air Force

Brig. Gen. Lance D. Undhjem, the new Mobilization Assistant to Air University Commander, Lt. Gen. Allen G. Peck brings 32 years of experience to the intellectual and leadership center of the Air Force. General Undhjem comes to AU following a five-month deployment to Southwest Asia where he served as the director of the Combined Air and Space Operations Center for the U.S. Central Command at Al Udeid Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Widow receives husband's Distinguished Flying Cross for WWII

Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, Air University commander, presents Mrs. William (Doris) Norred with her late-husband's Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor on Monday. Capt. William Norred's military records were reviewed, and it was determined he earned the DFC on a combat mission during World War II. (Air Force photo by Carl Bergquist)

Coast Guard’s top officer highlights service ties with Air Force

Adm. Thad Allen, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, addresses Air War College students April 9 about Homeland Security. The admiral's address was part of the Distinguished Lecture Series that Air War College provides its students in order to educate them on leadership. Under the program, leaders from across a wide range of disciplines, including diplomats and scholars, speak on a regular basis to Air War College classes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Coast Guard’s top officer highlights service ties with Air Force

Air War College students listen as Adm. Thad Allen, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, speaks about Homeland Security on April 9. The admiral's address was part of the Distinguished Lecture Series that Air War College provides its students in order to educate them on leadership. Under the program, leaders from across a wide range of disciplines, including diplomats and scholars, speak on a regular basis to Air War College classes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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)

Top Air Force Chaplain says ‘with faith, we have air cover’

Chap. (Maj. Gen.) Cecil Richardson greets Senior Master Sgt. (ret.) Dave Berry at the Maxwell-Gunter National Prayer Breakfast Feb. 13 at the Maxwell Officers’ Club. Chaplain Richardson, chief of Chaplains for the Air Force, was the keynote speaker. Sergeant Berry is a local Jewish lay leader. (Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)