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  • Airmen A2D2 volunteers save lives

    We have all heard the messages ... "If you are going to drink, have a plan." "Driving drunk can cost you more than a career."Each year, Airmen are exposed to briefings from supervisors and Airman Against Drunk Driving volunteers emphasizing the need to have a plan when going out on the town."Call us

  • Air Force JAG School starts new course

    The Air Force Judge Advocate General's School recently added a new course to its curriculum in conjunction with the Wing and Group Commanders Course at the Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Development.The Senior Officer Legal Orientation Course, a two-day advanced legal course for commanders, is

  • Future joint leaders wrestle with fictional world in crisis

    Imagine a "worst case scenario" for the world a decade from now. What if, almost simultaneously, the major world powers find themselves in situations that could rapidly escalate into military chaos? Terrorist attacks once again rattle North American cities; primary shipping lanes threatened in the

  • Top 3 offers speed mentoring at quarterly forum

    The Maxwell-Gunter Top 3 Council chose a new format for their quarterly meetings by opting for speed mentoring over the usual forum at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, April 2, 2015. Speed mentoring is similar to speed dating in that there is limited time for discussion between two people.  The

  • Base commemorates ‘Days of Remembrance’

    A memorial service for the victims of the Holocaust during WWII is April 14, 2-3 p.m., in Air War College's Brock Auditorium.The service is hosted by the Maxwell-Gunter "Days of Remembrance" program committee, chaired by Senior Airman Kjelen Brown, 42nd Civil Engineer Squadron.This year's national

  • Maxwell fire department receives accreditation

    The 42nd Air Base Wing's fire department is now one of only 13 bases Air Force-wide with an accreditation through the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.The department received a recommendation for accreditation following a four-day inspection in January 2015 by CFAI. The fire department

  • CCAF graduates largest spring class ever

    The Community College of the Air Force celebrated its 43rd birthday on April 1, 2015. But the spring season brought a lot more to the college.CCAF awarded 11,575 associate degrees to its spring graduating class, the largest spring class in its 43-year history. More than 456,000 Airmen have graduated

  • ACSC, AWC build partnerships at International Culture Day

    The 111 international officers attending Air War College and Air Command and Staff College shared their cultures with their fellow students during the annual International Culture Day, March 28, 2015, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.AWC and ACSC students, faculty and families had the opportunity to