News Search

Maxwell AFB News

  • Airmen need to ask themselves ‘Can I deploy today?’

    Each military member, regardless of assigned unit or location, must be ready to deploy. It's simply a fundamental part of the service to the nation. Outside of job training, each Airmen must be personally ready to deploy when called upon. To do so, consider the following:Family and children:

  • Maxwell Reservist flies airlift missions for USCENTCOM, Pakistan relief ops

    Capt. Jeremy Corner is a C-130H Hercules pilot deployed with the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia.Captain Corner is deployed from the Air Force Reserve's 357th Airlift Squadron, 908th Airlift Wing, at Maxwell Air Force Base. As a C-130 pilot with the

  • SNCO Academy seeks instructors

    The Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy is always looking for qualified Senior NCOs to teach its courses, but a recent increase in flight room size is providing additional motivation to put more instructors behind the podium, said Chief Master Sgt. Alexander Perry, commandant of the

  • Development center directors honored for centers’ reaccreditation

    42nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Brian Killough and 42nd Mission Support Group Commander Col. Chris Bargery surprised and honored Alline Russell, Maxwell Child Development Center director, and Jonnie Clark, Gunter Child Development Center director, with a coin presentation in recognition of the

  • Maxwell Fire Department receives facelift

    Tuesday, members of the Maxwell Fire Department began moving back into their newly renovated fire station after almost five months of living and working out of temporary trailers and a hangar next to Maxwell Base Operations.The fire station was opened in 1990, and except for self-help work done by

  • Academic integrity key to learning

    The exponentially expanding Internet is one of the most powerful tools in educational delivery, yet the integral learning process can be sabotaged when students fail to exercise academic integrity.Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, Air University commander, recently noted that advances in technology and increased

  • AFITC demonstrates, enhances military capabilities

    The Air Force Information Technology Conference 2010 in downtown Montgomery this week showed thousands of attendees how new technologies are changing the Air Force.The event, themed "Dominance at the Speed of Need," ran Monday through Thursday and was organized by the Air Force Program Executive

  • Air Force officials release lieutenant colonel promotion list

    The following are Maxwell Air Force Base - Gunter Annex lieutenant colonel selectees.Air Command and Staff CollegeScott W. Anderson Joel R. Bius Craig A. Marion Gonzalo Reyna Keith M. Spudic Kelly L. Varitz Helen H. Yu Steven G. Behmer Travis J. Clovis Jeffrey M. CunninghamTravis L. EdwardsZachary