Commentaries

Dec. 14, 2018
My advanced education journey started with CCAF

My educational journey started after talking to a guidance counselor at the education office at Bergstom AFB, Texas.The counselor provided excellent information regarding the Community College of the Air Force.She explained that since I had just completed technical training school for the military
July 16, 2018
Field Manual 100-20: The ‘Declaration of Independence’ for tactical airpower

On February 14, 1943, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, commander of the German Afrika Korps in North Africa, launched a major offensive against Allied positions at the Kasserine Pass in Tunisia, North Africa. Within days, the rapid advance of the Afrika Korps, supported by German aircraft, nearly overran
April 16, 2018
“Remembering the victims of the Holocaust”

Between January 1933, when Adolph Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, and Germany’s surrender on May 7, 1945, the Nazi regime and its collaborators caused the deaths of between five and six million European Jews, one-third of the pre-1939 Jewish population of the world. To remember the victims of
Feb. 8, 2018
Who can concealed carry on base?

The commander of the 42nd Air Base Wing, Col. Eric Shafa, has authorized the concealed carry of privately owned firearm by qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired or separated law enforcement officers who are Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act, or LEOSA, credentialed individuals.
Aug. 23, 2017
Maxwell Air Force Base and the 42nd Air Base Wing through the Years

Maxwell Air Force Base is one of the most historic Air Force bases that is still in active status. Its history spans over a century of aviation in Central Alabama from the Wright Brothers to today. Since April 1918, a 100 years ago, when the “Air Force” presence began as Aircraft and Engine Depot
Aug. 18, 2017
Maxwell and the Advent of High Altitude Bombing in Europe during World War II

Soon after the United States entered World War II, the U.S. Army Air Forces began building up its air forces in Britain. Elements of the 97th Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force, arrived at Royal Air Force High Wycombe, England on May 12, 1942. On August 17, 1942, three months later, 12 B-17s from the 97
June 2, 2017
“Billy” Mitchell and the Rise of Naval Airpower

The US Navy and the Japanese Navy, 75 years ago, fought two historic naval battles which changed the course of the Pacific War and naval history. On May 8-4, 1942, in the battle of the Coral Sea, just to the northeast of Australia, the two adversaries fought each other, entirely with naval
April 25, 2017
Maxwell Air Force Base remembers the victims of the Holocaust

Maxwell Air Force Base will host a series of events during the week to remember the victims of the Holocaust, to include a base proclamation, tree dedication, and Reading of Names in the Garden of the Maxwell Club on April 24 at 7:45 a.m., a special memorial service in Shelburne Auditorium, building
April 18, 2017
The Air Force celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Japan

On April 18, 1942, 75-years ago, Americans woke up to the startling news that Army Air Force medium bombers had attacked Japan. After four months of doom and gloom news, including the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia, and the recent surrender of 75,000
March 29, 2017
Strategic Joint Wargame Challenges Future Leaders Ability to Think Multidimensional

The 34th annual Joint Land, Air and Sea Strategic Special Program, or JLASS-SP, is part of a six-day event that is the culmination of a seven-month elective, designed to provide participants an opportunity to develop and implement their own regional strategies against realistic problems. These