• AF spouse, civilian employee makes difference

    Providing comfort to the grieving has always been a concern for this Air Force spouse.Christine Bushby said she always knew she wanted to be a funeral director, saying that as a member of a large family, she spent a lot of time going to funerals and weddings. She learned consideration and compassion

  • Maxwell observes Read Across America Day

    Cruise through one of the libraries here at Air University and you're sure to find service members and students reading reference books of all types, but there are more than Colonels, Captains and Senior Noncommissioned officers enjoying Maxwell's libraries. In celebration of the National Education

  • Girl's juvenile diabetes changes perspective for militay family

    Sometimes a child's voice can be the strongest.When 9-year-old Abigail Davis headed to Washington, D.C., earlier this week, she carried a strong message - find a cure for diabetes. She joined more than 100 other children as a delegate during Children's Congress 2011.Abigail is the daughter of

  • Ride of respect: Patriot Guard Riders comfort the living, honor the dead

    Base personnel are taking their military appreciation to the streets -- on two wheels -- through the efforts of the Patriot Guard Riders. They are an organization of motorcyclists and non-riders, veterans and others, united by their appreciation of the military and the sacrifices they have made and

  • Map room a great resource

    Cartographic technician Cliff Harker runs a one-man shop at the Fairchild Research Information Center known as the map room. It is one of the larger map rooms in the Department of Defense outside of Washington, D.C.With more than 400,000 maps available, the mission of the map room is to supply

  • Coming to America: International officers at Maxwell

    While traversing the grounds of Maxwell Air Force Base, some interesting uniforms might be spotted. New ribbons, service caps and even new dress-blues could appear. However, these are not new Airman Battle Uniforms, or an exciting new revision of AFI 36-2903--they are most likely an international

  • Eagles to soar into new school year

    Maxwell Air Force Base Elementary School principal Melissa Hayes has a special bond with her school. After all, it was her first. In the 60s, she and her family lived in the row housing now being demolished, and she attended pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade at Maxwell. "I love our