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  • NO FEAR training deadline looms for Maxwell personnel

    By Maxwell civilian employees and military personnel who supervise civilians are required to complete their biannual Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act training by Dec. 7."Our goal is to make individuals aware that agencies are held accountable for violations,"

  • Mental fortitude: the fire within

    As I sat watching a pre-season National Basketball Association game, I found myself pondering the 2011 playoffs. I'm still flabbergasted that the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat. Turning to my husband, the self -roclaimed basketball aficionado, I asked what happened. Didn't Miami have the

  • Naming those lost in Vietnam War

    As part of a national initiative to honor Vietnam veterans, the Maxwell community and private organizations are reading the names of fallen Vietnamservice members from Alabama.The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund requested communities nationwide to read the names of fallen service members from their

  • AU honorary degree for Skelton

    Conferring one of Air University's greatest honors, Lt. Gen. David Fadok, Air University commander and president, awarded retired U.S. House Representative Isaac "Ike" Skelton IV with the "honoris causa" Doctorate of Law for his contributions to government and military education Nov. 5 in the

  • Air Force senior leaders approve service doctrine restructuring

    Officials at the LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. announce that by next fall, Air Force doctrine will be restructured, streamlined and accessible to anyone with an e-reader, smartphone or tablet.Dubbed "Doctrine Next," the initiative overhauls

  • Looking for Maxwell's youth of the year

    Enabling young people to reach their full potential as caring, productive and responsible citizens has always been a primary mission of the Boys and Girls Club of America.National programs held by the club such as the Youth of the Year Program have served as one of the many vehicles used for

  • Victim turns hurt into healing through writing

    Knowing firsthand the horrors of abuse, poet, author, mother and domestic violence survivor and perpetrator Kimberly Hicks shared her story of living in a home that was far from being a safe haven Oct. 25 at the Domestic Violence Awareness Month luncheon.A retired master sergeant, Hicks, known by

  • Board of Visitors and Air University work together for quality education

    Air University's Board of Visitors meets Monday and Tuesday to discuss military education, ensuring quality instruction in a time of fiscal restraint."Air University is in a time of transformation, and we are sharing that process with the Board of Visitors," said Dr. Bruce Murphy, vice president for