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  • Clearing the way for Gunter fitness center

    Demolition of 70 base housing units at Gunter will make way for the new, and long-awaited, Gunter Fitness Center, said Lori Booth, 42nd Air Base Wing housing asset manager."The houses being demolished at Gunter are in excess of the 501-unit housing requirement as defined by the Maxwell Housing

  • Air Command and Staff College student serves on WASP museum board

    The Women Airforce Service Pilots, the first civilian female aviators to fly for the military, serve as an example of service before self that continues to inspire female military aviators today. An Air Command and Staff College student, herself a B-1 instructor pilot, is so inspired by the example

  • Air University Foundation enhances mission with financial support

    "The Air University Foundation has only one objective," says its executive director, Joe Panza, who retired from the Air Force as a colonel."The foundation's sole purpose is to provide financial resources to Air University when appropriated funds are not available, preventing funding of programs and

  • AU strategic plan gives big-picture view of priorities

    Air University recently published its strategic plan to provide a more streamlined view of Air University's vision, mission, priorities and goals. The strategic plan is the framework that establishes the necessary direction for moving the university toward mission accomplishment. "It is said that

  • Airmen transition into new fitness program

    As Airmen begin transitioning into the new testing cycle this month, officials worked to publish the new Air Force instruction to the Air Force Publications Web site Jan. 12, with an effective date of July 1.Air Force officials unveiled the new fitness program in August while still completing a

  • Maj. Gen. Forsyth takes reins at LeMay Center

    "At the heart of warfare lies doctrine," said Gen. Curtis LeMay, fifth Chief of Staff of the Air Force. He believed it so fervently that the Air Force named the organization that produces doctrine for him. Tuesday that organization held a change of command ceremony at the Maxwell Officers' Club to

  • Hometown Hero Sought for Thunderbirds Flight

    Officials at Maxwell Air Force Base are looking for one hometown hero to fly with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds prior to the base' s 2010 Open House and Air Show. The show is scheduled for March 27 and 28, and will highlight 100 years of flight since the Wright Brothers established their