5 Feb 2021

Civilian Back For Ph.D. In Astronautical Engineering

Civilian Back For Ph.D. In Astronautical Engineering

5 Feb 2021

Maxwell civilian defender reflects on career

Morris Barnes, 42nd Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, has nearly 40 years of experience in law enforcement. In his job, Barnes supervises both military and civilian defenders. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1983 as a security forces defender, the career he had always aspired to pursue.

4 Feb 2021

Maxwell, AU Airmen realize dreams of transferring to U.S. Space Force

When the window opened for Air Force officers and enlisted to apply to transfer to the U.S. Space Force in early 2020, and after giving it much thought, Capt. Hector Saunders threw his name into the ring.

4 Feb 2021

Civilian defenders stand with active duty Airmen in protecting Maxwell AFB

Civilian defenders are government civilian employees who are trained to respond to the same scenarios as their active duty military counterparts. They are involved in every aspect of base law enforcement including conducting patrols, guarding the flight line and entry control duty at the bases’ gates.

3 Feb 2021

Contact tracing key to overcoming COVID-19

Public health Airmen are responsible for medically processing all deployers, ensuring all food products served on base are safe to consume and safeguarding the health of beneficiaries and employees through preventive medicine, education, counseling and surveillance testing. One of the challenges public health Airmen have had to overcome is balancing essential and non-essential services.

29 Jan 2021

AFITs Graduate School of Engineering and Management Presents Annual Awards With Ceremony

The Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management hosted their annual awards ceremony on Jan. 22, honoring faculty and staff for outstanding performance in 2020.

26 Jan 2021

HQ AFJROTC announces 2021 Flight Academy scholarship winners

In the face of the COVID-19 threat more than 1,340 cadets from units around the world applied for one of 230 scholarships that are valued at approximately $22,500. The scholarship covers transportation, room and board, academics and flight hours required to potentially earn a private pilot license. The 2020 Flight Academy was cancelled because of the pandemic.

26 Jan 2021

Barnes Center continues partnership with Senegalese air force

Nearly two years of coordination, instruction and practice culminated in an event Dec. 8-10, 2020, where Senegalese student-instructors were evaluated on their teaching skills as they conducted lessons on historical figures from their country. This third collaboration among the partners was held virtually via Microsoft Teams.

25 Jan 2021

SNCOA instructor attends Royal Canadian Air Force Academy course

Senior Master Sgt. Matthew R. Mitchell, Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy instructor, was recently selected to attend the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) annual Senior Air Environmental Qualification (SAEQ) course. 

19 Jan 2021

CCAF finalizes education partnership with Stillman College, first HBCU in GEM Program

Stillman, located in Tuscaloosa, is the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities to sign up with CCAF’s General Education Mobile Program.