Spouses donate $2,500 to help heal TBI, PTSD

Maxwell Gunter Officer Spouse Club members presented a check for $2,500 to the Shepherd's Men of the Shepherd Center for Traumatic Brain Injury, during the annual MGOSC fundraiser event, the Silent Auction and Dinner, April 16, 2016, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.The Shepherd Center for Traumatic

CGOs enhance airpower through FLEXbility

Once the Air Force's fledgling commissioned officers reach the rank of captain, they come to the Carl A. Spaatz Center for Officer Education for a five-week course to develop leadership capabilities ... and play dodge ball, sort of.During the course, students learn how to create and execute

Mentoring from the top

AETC commander presents 2015 Altus Trophy to Montgomery mayor

The city of Montgomery was formally presented with the Altus Trophy as the community having the best relationship with its military partners in Air Education and Training Command for 2015 during a ceremony April 11 at the U.S. Federal Courthouse.Presenting the trophy to Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange

CAAF case at Maxwell could have DOD-wide implications

The Air Force Judge Advocate General's School hosted a Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) outreach argument in Air Command and Staff College's Wood Auditorium here, April 6.This particular case was a Marine Corps case that dealt with human lie detector testimony. The decision by the court,

MEMS kicks of fourth annual STEMposium with Birds of Prey

Maxwell Elementary and Middle School students kicked off the fourth annual STEMposium with a visit from the Alabama 4-H Science School's Birds of Prey demonstration April 8, 2016, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.The STEMposium is a week-long event that teaches science, technology, engineering and

Future joint leaders wrestle with fictional world in crisis

Students from war colleges across the country and every service are coming together here at Maxwell AFB to practice responding to any worst-case scenario possible.Participants will meet Sunday for a five-day culmination of the exercise that already been carried out across the country for several

DoD Announces Pilot Tutor Program for Service Members

Officials with the Department of Defense (DoD) Voluntary Education Program and the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) announced the launch of a pilot tutoring program that will provide service members with tutoring support at no cost, anytime, anywhere."If a service