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  • 13th annual USAF Marathon takes place in September

    The thirteenth annual United States Air Force Marathon is less than two months away, taking place on Sept. 19, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Events include the full marathon, half-marathon, individual 10K, 5K, and a wheelchair race. The event is open to the public, with

  • JROTC instructor named La. high school teacher of year

    A Louisiana Air Force JROTC Senior Aerospace Science Instructor (SASI) was recognized July 17 as the 2010 Louisiana High School Teacher of the Year by the Louisiana Department of Education at the Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Symposium in Baton Rouge, La., for his integral contributions to the

  • LeMay Center holds first Service Core Function Symposium

    As Airmen continue to fight wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, they work side-by-side with warfighters from the Army, Navy and Marines as well as coalition partners from around the globe. The doctrinaires at the LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education concluded a symposium Tuesday that helped

  • 42nd Medical Group squadrons change leadership

    Two thirds of the 42nd Medical Group changed leadership recently as group commander Col. Diana Atwell passed squadron guidons to Lt. Col. (Dr.) Lynda K. Vu and Lt. Col. James W. Barber. Colonel Vu became commander of the 42nd Medical Operations Squadron and Colonel Barber assumed command of the 42nd

  • AFRI holds symposium to define future operators

    "Effects on the battlefield define a future Air Force operator" became a common theme in summation briefings July 23 at the Future Operators Symposium sponsored by the Air Force Research Institute, or AFRI, July 21-23 at Maxwell. Symposium Director retired Col. Scott Johnson said more than 300

  • Maxwell switchboard closing

    As planned on Aug. 6 at 10 a.m., the Maxwell-Gunter telephone switchboard system will transition to the Consolidated Telephone Operations (CTO) Center at Port San Antonio, Texas. Brian Therrien, 42nd Communications Flight Mission Systems manager, said the change will be managed by the AETC

  • New staff cars on base

    Commanders at Maxwell and Gunter are driving new staff cars that have a different appearance from the previous models, according to Master Sgt. Bryan Johnson, first sergeant of the 42nd Force Support Squadron. The new cars are Dodge Avenger models and are black, white, gray, silver and tan. The 42nd