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  • ADAPT saved my life

    (The military member’s name has been changed to honor the privacy of the individual.) Staff Sgt. Brandon was in bad shape. He drank every day and had withdrawals while at work. He looked for reasons to justify why he earned that drink at the end of the day. Brandon is a recovering alcoholic.

  • Bama’s only Reserve Wing hosts 22nd AF Command Team

    The 908th Airlift Wing hosted the 22nd Air Force command team of Maj. Gen. Craig La Fave and Chief Master Sgt. Imelda Johnson during the wing’s March Unit Training Assembly at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

  • Air University Commander visits the Air Force Culture and Language Center

    Air University President and Commander Lt. Gen. Anthony Cotton visited the Air Force Culture and Language Center Wednesday morning. During a briefing, he described the center’s work as “very beneficial”.  “I didn’t even realize how many countries we are associated with,” Cotton said, “this is very

  • Maxwell Youth Program: providing support, stability for military kids

    It’s 3:30 p.m., school is out and the Maxwell Youth Center is bustling with children. About an hour later, parents dressed in military uniforms begin arriving and play time is over for the day. The Maxwell Youth Centers and school age programs provide a fun, but safe environment for military kids

  • A Family Journey of Faith and Service

    “We’re just a very patriotic family. Love of God, and love of country is paramount in our family, and wanting to serve,” said Lt. Col. Scott Nupson, 42nd Air Base Wing chaplain, describing what has driven so many of his family members to serve in the defense of the United States.Starting with his

  • Inside Maxwell's air traffic control tower

    The air traffic control tower on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, is made up of seven flights of stairs leading to the observation room where air traffic controllers have a 360 degree view to monitor the flight line. Maxwell’s air traffic control tower is the second oldest tower still in use today

  • Barnes Center rewrites ALS curriculum

    The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education is currently working to revise the Airman Leadership School to better prepare Airmen for future duties.Airman Leadership School is the first level of enlisted professional military education and required to become a non-commissioned officer.The new