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  • Maxwell Airman saves two in car accident

    Airman 1st Class Mason Conway, 42nd Security Forces Squadron patrolman, saved two people who were in a car accident Jan. 4, 2016, in Prattville, Ala.On this day, he said he decided to take a new route on his way to the gym on Maxwell. While driving, he spotted something off the side of the road that

  • Chester McBride: a true wingman

    Phillips Brooks, the American Episcopal clergyman who authored "O Little Town of Bethlehem," said, "Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones."The quote from a renowned Christian lyricist mirrors the life of Air Force Special Agent Chester McBride, killed in

  • Maxwell Veterinarian Clinic provides care for Airmen’s pets.

    Gus anxiously paces the room as he waits for his name to be called. The room is filled with an occasional growl from the other patients waiting for their names to be called.Finally Gus' name is called and his owner leads him back to a room where the doctor and technicians are waiting for him at the

  • SNCOs provide insight to SOC students on issues facing the enlisted force

    Squadron Officer School partners up with the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy to provide insight to SOC Captains  regarding issues facing the enlisted force Dec. 7, 2015, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.The lesson is called Combined Operations and is held during the Deliberate Development

  • Army, Air Force collaborate on education, innovation

     Gen. David G. Perkins, commanding general of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC, visited officials from Air Education and Training Command, Jan. 7-8, to collaborate with Air Force leaders on advancing education and innovation within the respective military services.Perkins spoke

  • Juggling enlisted life and advanced education

    Now a Ph.D., Chief Master Sergeant Jackie-Lynn Brown recalls her mother pecking away, key by key, on an old, manual typewriter at the dinner table.  She remembers her saying, "We can be 10 years older and have our degree or we can be 10 years older and not have it." It was her mother's words of

  • Growing popularity of unmanned aircraft increases FAA’s regulations

    With the holidays around the corner and gifts piling high under the Christmas tree, kids will be eager to go out to play with their new toys come December 25. However, there is one popular gift item that should not be treated as a toy.This year The Consumer Electronic Association believes that 2015

  • Airmen support underrepresented youth at Tuskegee aviation event

    The Air Force supported the cultivation of a diverse force by taking part in the Legacy Flight Academy's "Eyes Above the Horizon" program Dec. 5, 2015, at the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site Museum, Tuskegee, Alabama.The Eyes Above the Horizon is an outreach program that familiarizes