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  • From Dark Beginnings, The Sunflower Meet-Up group brings light to spouses

    The Maxwell Sunflower Meet-Up group started almost a year ago to  support military spouses by providing an environment for them to create friendships and a support network while stationed here.Club founder, Emily Chua, saw the need for a relationship building spouses group, but never encountered one

  • Air Force selects 2017 triathlon team

    The Air Force recently selected the 2017 Air Force Triathlon Team that will represent the service at the 2017 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship June 7-11 at Naval Base Ventura County, California.If nominated at the championship, members will advance to compete at the Conseil International du Sport

  • Air University after 70 years

    On March 12, 1946, Maj. Gen. Muir S. Fairchild, the newly selected commander of Air University, formally dedicated Air University at then Maxwell Field. Three years earlier, senior U.S. Army Air Forces leaders with victory in the current war in sight, conceived the idea for a postwar “university of

  • COT works to bridge the gap between TFOT

    Leaders at the Air Force Officer Training School’s Commissioned Officer Training course are closing the training requirements gap between COT students and Total Force Officer Training cadets at Air University.In effort to provide future Air Force officers the same training, regardless of their

  • Rock returns to alma mater, commissions future AF leaders

    Living without fear was the central theme as Lt. Gen. Anthony Rock, Secretary of the Air Force Inspector General, spoke to 17 commissioning lieutenants May 12 at the University of Texas San Antonio.Rock, a San Antonio native, graduated from UTSA 35 years ago and joined the Air Force through Officer

  • Maxwell Airmen earns first place in 2016 Defense Media Awards

    Col. Eric Shafa, 42nd Air Base Wing commander, presents Staff Sgt. Robert Dantzler, 42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs broadcast journalist, a commander’s coin, May 15, 2017, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Dantzler was awarded first place in the 2016 Defense Media Award’s Video Feature Story category

  • Air University cancels SOS class 17G

    Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast, commander and president Air University, has announced with immediate effect that Squadron Officers School (SOS) class 17G is cancelled due to a course re-write and imminent decision on curriculum changes.  AU officials ask for patience over the next few days while Air Force