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  • Gunter NCO Academy, instructor, retired major receive volunteer awards

    They help the community by living the Air Force Core Value "Service Before Self," and on April 30 the Volunteer and Information Center and the Junior League of Montgomery recognized the Gunter Noncommissioned Officer Academy, one of its instructors, and a retired major in the 2008 River Region Volunteer of the Year awards. Master Sgt. Ricky Higby

  • QEP results from SACS pleases AU officials

    Results of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools assessment of Air University's Quality Enhancement Plan, titled "Cross-Culture Competent Airmen," are in, and university officials are happy. "The result of the Quality Enhancement Plan review was great news for Air University," said Lt. Gen. Allen G. Peck, Air University commander. "Our

  • Med group offers allergy, asthma treatment options

    Asthma and allergies are two of the most common chronic childhood diseases. Asthma affects nearly five million American children, while allergies affect about 50 million. Asthma occurs when the airway in the lungs become inflamed or constricted. Signs and symptoms of asthma may range from minor wheezing to life-threatening attacks. There are many

  • Construction projects will affect base gates

    Upcoming phased construction projects beginning Sunday will impact the Maxwell and Gunter traffic flow patterns through December, according to Col. Tyrone Woodyard, 42nd Air Base Wing vice commander. Colonel Woodyard said construction will begin Sunday at the Dalradia Street gate at Gunter. In early June, the Alabama Department of Transportation
  • During the CMSAF #1 Ring Exhibit Dedication ceremony, Enlisted Heritage Research Institute Director Chief Master Sgt. Rick Fanning listens as Chief Airey’s son, retired Chief Master Sgt. Dale Airey, talks about life with his dad. The dedication ceremony was held April 30 at Enlisted Heritage Hall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamie Pitcher)

    Enlisted Heritage Hall receives Airey CMSAF ring

    Paul Wesley Airey, the first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, had a close and very special association with Gunter, which he proved by leaving his CMSAF ring to the Enlisted Heritage Hall museum, his son said. "Dad always wanted his ring to come to Gunter because of his association with the Senior NCO Academy and EHH, and we [his family]
  • Members of Maxwell and Gunter stand in formation in tribute to World War II veterans as their plane passes through a water “arch of triumph” Saturday at Montgomery’s Dannelly Field. On an “honor flight,” the veterans are returning from a one-day trip to Washington, D.C. where they saw the WWII memorial. (U. S Air Force photo by Jamie Pitcher)

    Airmen show 'Honor Flight" vets huge welcome

    More than 340 military personnel from the Maxwell-Gunter area provided a "huge" welcome May 2 at Montgomery's Dannelly Field for "Honor Flight" veterans of World War II, according to Capt. Eric Tatum, project officer for the military welcome. It was the third honor flight for Montgomery and surrounding area veterans of WWII in the past two years.
  • Air Force Air and Space Basic Course faculty, staff and students watch as instructors demonstrate Air Force combative skills after the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Expeditionary Training Complex May 1. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamie Pitcher)

    ASBC adds combatives facility; Combat skills for new officers

    Arms and legs flailed and thrashed in grappling and arm bars as instructors and students demonstrated self-defense tactics for a grand opening ceremony May 1 at the new Expeditionary Training Center here. Combatives are now part of the new warrior-ethos curriculum being developed and integrated into Air University's Air and Space Basic
  • May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month and events throughout the month will highlight the culture and achievements of Asian-Pacific Americans. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration)

    Asian-Pacific American Heritage month kicks off

    Beginning May 1, Airmen around the Air Force will begin celebrating Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month with events, speeches and various other activities at their bases. Events will highlight the culture and achievements of Americans of Asian and Pacific Island descent. Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated with community
  • In honor of the first group of graduates of the Air University Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative program, Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, Air University commander, and Tito Guerreo, Air University Board of Visitors chair, presented a plaque of recognition to Staff Sgt. Lisa Kilpatrick. Sergeant Kilpatrick, an Airman Leadership School instructor from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., was one of the first to complete her ABC degree, accepted the plaque on behalf of all the members of the first cohort of ABC program graduates at a BOV luncheon at the Maxwell Officers Club April 22. At the event, board members had the opportunity to talk with current students of the program about their experiences, and the education they are receiving. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

    First Air University Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative grads

  • Rabbis Scott Kramer of Agudath Israel Etz Ahayem Synogague in Montgomery, Ala., and Rabbi Elliot Stevens of Temple Beth, Ore., meditate during the lighting of the candles at Maxwell’s Days of Remembrance ceremony April 24. The service featured a historical background of the Holocaust by retired Senior Master Sgt. Dave Barry, a reading in unison by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Levenson and closing remarks from Col. Kris D. Beasley, 42nd Air Base Wing commander. Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom Hoshoah, was established by Congress to commemorate more than five million victims of the Holocaust. This year's theme is, "Never Again: What you do matters." “The story of the Holocaust, however ghastly, offers us an opportunity to reflect on the responsibilities in life,” said Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “It’s a chance to remember that what we do, or choose not to do, really matters,” he said. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

    Remembering the Holocaust

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