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  • AIC course empowers OTS instructors to train future leaders

    The Air Force needs leaders. It needs leaders who can make decisions at a moment's notice. There is no warning, heads up or reminder email for some situations; there is just do. The Air Force needs leaders who can do. The Academic Instructors Course, a part of the Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer

  • Athletes' sweat honors veterans, warriors

    More than a dozen athletes walked into the Maxwell gym annex at noon Nov. 12, warmed-up and ready to workout. Exchanging comfort for sweat, they remembered veterans who have served and suffered worse things than a grueling day at the gym.The WOD for Warriors was a way for those on the installation,

  • Aircraft soar again as flight line renovations wrap up

    After being closed to aircraft operations from Nov. 9-17 to remedy worn areas and improve safety for pilots and aircraft, renovations to the flight line are complete. The discrepancies on the flight line posed a possible threat to flight operations. "Now that the project is complete, Maxwell's

  • From enlisted Airman to mentor

    The Key Spouse Program at Maxwell continues to grow as a commander's program, influencing individual programs throughout the Air Force, as local spouses extend their help beyond traditional roles and families. Key spouses of a squadron, under the guidance of their key spouse mentor, unit and wing

  • The salute - an obligation to take pride in

    Rendering a salute is a fundamental military custom and courtesy and is engrained in all service members during the early stages of basic officer and enlisted training programs. There is no definitive history on the origin of the hand salute, though there are many theories. The practice may have

  • Fitness excellence sets pharmacy apart

    On the hour, every hour, the 42nd Medical Group's pharmacy flight gathers in a back room and starts counting, not prescription refills, but repetitions of pushups, sit-ups or pull-ups. While maintaining the busiest pharmacy in Alabama, the pharmacy cannot afford to not have the energy to support the

  • 213 Airmen selected for language program

    Air Force Culture and Language Center officials here announced selection of 213 applicants for the Language Enabled Airman Program Nov. 14. The new participants in the career-long language and culture learning program will receive in-depth language training, ensuring the Air Force has a "bench" of

  • Air Force’s doctrine center commander ends successful career

     An Airman ended a career last week that had taken him from the cockpit of fighter jets to helping build an air force to leading the development of Air Force doctrine.Major Gen. Walter Givhan retired Nov. 15 following a 33-year career. His final assignment was as commander of the Curtis E. LeMay