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  • AFROTC cadet wins Boren Award for Arabic studies

    An Air Force ROTC cadet at the University of Oklahoma won a nationally recognized award recently for his study of Arabic languages and culture that he hopes will help him to contribute solutions to problems in the Middle East.Cadet Jeremiah Cox received a 2016 Boren Awards for International Study

  • Maxwell SAPR chief lights up Montgomery sky

    LaNessa Howard isn't an architect, but she did manage to change Montgomery's skyline for a night - and for a good cause.Howard, the chief of the Maxwell Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, had noticed the Retirement Systems of Alabama's Dexter Avenue building, or RSA building as it's

  • Total-force officers take next step

    Air Force has continued its total-force officer integration, launching the Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty program in early 2016.This program provides an opportunity for Air National Guard and Air Force Reservists to become active-duty Airmen for a period of time.For three years and one day,

  • Maxwell awards youngest volunteer

    Maxwell volunteer coordinators recognized the base's youngest volunteer to receive the bronze level President's Volunteer Service Award during the third annual Maxwell Volunteer Recognition Awards ceremony, April 15, 2016.Seven-year-old Isabella Torres was recognized for her 35 hours of volunteer

  • 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