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  • Air Force launches new doctrine website: simplifies access, process

    The Air Force's center for doctrine development has made it easier to access the service's fundamental documents and has the potential to cut the time it takes to publish updates to the documents from years to months or even weeks.Officials at the Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and

  • ACSC students visit CNN Headquarters, discuss military-media relations

    Eleven Air Command and Staff College students visited both the headquarters of CNN and a Defense Department news distribution operation November 20 as part of the elective "The War for Public Opinion," produced by the U.S. Air Force Public Affairs Center of Excellence.At CNN, the students were given

  • Leaders, spouses help Airmen at holiday

    In celebration of Thanksgiving, Maxwell-Gunter leadership and key spouses showed what they're thankful for by conducting events aimed at giving back to Airmen. "The events were created because installation leadership felt it was important as a community to show some appreciation and take care of our

  • 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