• Chester McBride: a true wingman

    Phillips Brooks, the American Episcopal clergyman who authored "O Little Town of Bethlehem," said, "Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones."The quote from a renowned Christian lyricist mirrors the life of Air Force Special Agent Chester McBride, killed in

  • Juggling enlisted life and advanced education

    Now a Ph.D., Chief Master Sergeant Jackie-Lynn Brown recalls her mother pecking away, key by key, on an old, manual typewriter at the dinner table.  She remembers her saying, "We can be 10 years older and have our degree or we can be 10 years older and not have it." It was her mother's words of

  • Campaign behind the hat

    During a push to gain military training instructors, then Staff Sgt. Chi Yi, found himself dawning the under-the-brim stare that welcomed him to Lackland Air Force Base years before.The former vehicle operations specialist accepted the challenge of molding future Airmen, an ambition of his since

  • Maxwell Airman debuts in stage production

    The bright lights illuminate the stage as Capt. James Scott, Holm Center Curriculum Directorate Field Leadership chief, reads off his lines. He had a growing curiosity in theatre and finally decided to dive right into it, however, his inexperience as an actor made him nervous, but he proved to be a

  • Maxwell Airmen use common interest to help others

    The winding roads led further and further into the country, where the dense forest lines the road like a tunnel. Suddenly the smooth pavement turned into a narrow and rough dirt road. Finally a clearing appears and reveals a small house hidden quietly away behind miles of trees. The faded brown

  • Airman pedals with purpose

    The idea started in 2005, after Jody Hershbine's return from an 11-month tour in Iraq. His struggle to return to normality and transition from a deployed environment back to life at home led him to spend quiet moments riding his bicycle."I needed to kind of get my head back in the game, so I did a

  • Guard couple juggles military life, share command

    Recently, an Air National Guard officer took command of the Air Force Officer Training School's Detachment 12 here from another Guard officer. While that may not seem strange, what is unusual is the fact that the former and new commanders have 23 years of history together.On July 16, Lt. Col.

  • Maxwell hosts African representatives on Department of State tour

    World leaders understand that building partnerships prevents conflict and enables a quicker response to instability, but the mission of building those partnerships extends past the Department of Defense.Often, by supporting building partnership capacity initiatives, one of the Air Force's core