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  • LeMay Center publishes special operations revision

    The Air Force Chief of Staff last month signed the revision to Air Force Doctrine Document 2-7, Special Operations, making it the most current doctrine publication in the Air Force library."It's an interim change to our operational-level doctrine," said Lt. Col. Fred McNeil, from the LeMay Center

  • Base exercise tests response, reaction to shooting threat

    In the wake of last year's Fort Hood shooting disaster, Maxwell-Gunter conducted a basewide, everyone plays, exercise May 26 that involved an active shooter on Maxwell.Gary Looney, base Exercise Evaluation Team chief, said he and the 42nd Air Base Wing leadership were "very pleased" with the

  • Maxwell attorney claims national NextGov award

    A civilian lawyer at the Air Force Legal Operations Agency here was named one of eight winners of the inaugural NextGov Awards in a Washington ceremony May 27.Lynn Mokray, division chief of legal information services at AFLOA, accepted the award given to federal managers who overcome bureaucratic

  • Preparing for the 2010 hurricane season

    With this year's hurricane season beginning Tuesday and running through Nov. 30, officials advise that now is the time to get ready for heavy storms.In preparation, Teri Baker, chief of 42nd Air Base Wing Plans and Resources, has put together a Guide to Hurricane Evacuation Support that gives tips

  • Air University authors receive Blue Dart Awards

    In a ceremony this week at Air War College's Jones Auditorium, seven Air War College students and faculty members received Blue Dart Awards for writing opposite-the-editorial-page, or op-ed, pieces about their work at Air University. There were at total of 25 Blue Dart Awards presented for 2010.In

  • Base Wet Bulb monitors heat risks

    Alabama summers can be rough on even the most seasoned Southerner. With the long days of sunshine and the suffocating humidity, it is easy to suffer from heat exhaustion, or worse, heat stroke. The Air Force's Critical Days of Summer Campaign, which begins today, is designed to help Airmen stay safe