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  • Maxwell Airmen lead, inspire during rocket launch

    Maxwell Airmen helped students launch rockets on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Sept. 16, 2015.The 56 fifth graders studied Newton's Laws of Motion and applied their newfound skills to construct water rockets during their science and technology academies reinforcing basic aviation and space

  • Maxwell honors POWs, MIAs with Wreath Ceremony

    Maxwell honored fallen and missing service members during the 2015 Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Wreath ceremony Sept. 17, 2015, held at the POW/MIA memorial located in Maxwell's Air Park.In honor of National POW/MIA Day, Maxwell Airmen gathered to pay their respect and recognize the

  • Air University releases Strategic Plan 2015

    Air University provided a roadmap for its ongoing transformation efforts with the release of the Air University Strategic Plan Sept. 18, 2015.This document is Air University's way of aligning actions and resources with the broader Air Force vision outlined in "America's Air Force: A Call to the

  • Airmen 2.0: The Air Force's human capital plan

    A panel of personnel experts talked about the way ahead for equipping, training and growing future Airmen as part of a discussion during the 2015 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 15 in Washington D.C."We are here because all of us have a filter of the

  • U.S., Royal Air Force officers commemorate Battle of Britain with piano burn

    American Airmen and international partners joined Royal Air Force officers to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a piano burn here at the Maxwell Club, Sept. 11, 2015.Although its origin is unknown, the burning of a piano is not only a long-lived tradition of the Royal

  • Maxwell celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month

    To raise awareness about disability employment issues and to celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities, the U.S. Congress, in 1988, established October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Its roots lay with the 1945 law enacted by Congress that

  • Troops-to Teachers funds veterans to pursue teaching career

    Maxwell Airmen interested in a career in education attended a Troops-To-Teachers seminar, Sept. 2, 2015, held at the base education center.The DOD funded program offers veterans the opportunity to pursue a new career in education services.  The seminars are free and no registration is required.The