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  • Assistance fund supports Airmen in need

    The 41st annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicked off Monday and will run until April 11.The AFAF is an official Air Force, tax-exempt organization whose mission is to raise money for charities that directly support members of the Air Force family who are in need."AFAF is a great opportunity

  • Enrollment for free CCAF-credit culture course begins March 6

    The Air Force Culture and Language Center begins accepting applications for the spring 2014 session of "Introduction to Culture" March 6. The ITC course is entirely online, self-paced and is offered at no charge to enlisted active duty Airmen, Air Reservists or Air National Guardsmen enrolled in

  • Airmen honor former senior enlisted leaders

    Airmen gathered to honor the former chief master sergeants of the Air Force with a positional colors ceremony at the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Gunter Annex Feb. 27. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody presided over the ceremony, and presented the Chief Master

  • CAP bestows highest honor on Senator Harkin

    Before Civil Air Patrol's Command Council convened in Washington, D.C., this week for its annual winter meeting, it gathered on Capitol Hill for Legislative Day on Thursday to induct Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, into CAP's Hall of Honor and to brief Congress on the U.S. Air Force auxiliary's primary

  • Reading program encourages youths to hit the books

    To further the Air Force Personnel Center's push to promote literacy among youths, the Maxwell and Gunter youth centers are still encouraging youths to take part in the One Page at a Time Program. The program began Nov. 12 and will conclude March 14. The program's goal is to offer literacy-enriched

  • Medical group hosts Patient Safety Awareness Week

    courage the engagement of patients, families, healthcare providers and the public, the 42nd Medical Group is participating in the 2014 Patient Safety Awareness Week campaign. Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 2-8 is an annual education and awareness campaign for healthcare safety. Each year,

  • Every hand went up: Maxwell holds first sergeant symposium

    Maxwell Air Force Base held a first sergeant symposium at the U. S. Air Force First Sergeant Academy on Gunter Annex, Feb. 18-21. Active duty service members who have the additional duty of being a "shirt" attended various briefings, enhancing their ability to serve in their roles."The overall goal