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  • Meetings focus on force management

    Four town hall meetings were held at Maxwell and Gunter last week to inform Airmen of the upcoming force management programs designed to reduce the force by thousands over the next five years.The reduction in force will be the largest since the end of the Cold War as the programs aim to cut

  • Biomedical Sciences Corps Week: Celebrating a proud heritage

    Although the Biomedical Sciences Corps is a relatively new entity in the grand scheme of military history, in some ways it has ancient roots. The BSC insignia of a serpent-entwined rod, also known as the "Staff of Asklepios," has been a symbol of healing and medicine ever since the year 300 BCE.

  • No Regrets part 2: And a doctor?

    Editor's note: This part two of a six part series about the obstacles U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeffrey and his wife Nicole faced, and how the Air Force helped him persevere to his highest potential.By 1995, Woolford earned his Bachelor's of Science in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle

  • Gathering helps family networks conquer ADHD concerns

    Families are invited from 1-3 p.m. Jan. 25 to the Airman and Family Readiness Center from 1-3 p.m. Jan. 25 for food and fellowship as parents with children struggling with special needs come to learn and lean on each other.Networking with families has helped Master Sgt. Erin Panas and other parents

  • The value of being an Air Force instructor

    If there is something that the last three years of instructor duty have taught me, it's that teaching people new things is not as easy as it looks. Being an instructor can be a tough job and oftentimes frustrating. But I've also learned that being an instructor is an incredibly rewarding and

  • Development plan focuses leadership on base's future

    Maxwell leadership began an extensive look at the future direction, goals and vision of the installation throughout the next 15 years Tuesday at a daylong workshop held inside the Maxwell Club.The Maxwell Air Force Base Installation Development Plan was presented to military, civilians and community

  • No regrets part 1: Taking opportunity

    Editor's note: This one of a six part series about the obstacles U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeffrey and his wife Nicole faced, and how the Air Force helped him persevere to his highest potential.He did not become an astronaut, but since joining the U.S. Air Force in 1989 Maj. (Dr.) Jeffrey Woolford, who