MEMS parade encourages reading

To further the National Education Association's initiative to motivate children to read more, Maxwell Elementary/Middle School held a Read Across America Parade, March 6, inside the school.Taking place the same week as Dr. Seuss's birthday, the event honored author Theodor Seuss Geisel by

Blake paved way for thousands of Air Force women

The women of today's Air Force can look back with pride to Staff Sgt. Esther McGowin Blake. "We consider her the first lady of the Air Force," said William Chivalette, the curator of the Enlisted Heritage Hall at Gunter Annex. "She raised her right hand to enlist in the U.S. Air Force on the first

'Hideous' project starts woodworking hobby

It all started a couple of years ago after she asked her husband to build a wood bed for their dog Bama, a Great Dane.The end result was "hideous," according to her. "My husband is not a builder," she added.Rachel Napier held on to the bed long enough to show her best friend Pam Wickham, visiting

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

New commandant for the Air Force Senior NCO Academy

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