• CCAF: A lighthouse for the enlisted

    The Community College of the Air Force serves as a lighthouse for enlisted Airmen searching for a path to receive college credits for their military service on the road to getting their associate degrees.Established April 1, 1972, the CCAF is the world's only degree granting institution for enlisted

  • New CC's focus: team play

    As the new 42nd Air Base Wing commander, Col. Andrea Tullos is responsible for providing all base operational support, infrastructure and services for 42,000 Airmen and their families, students, contractors and retirees in direct support of Air University and the more than 40 other mission partners

  • CCAF: A lighthouse for enlisted

    The Community College of the Air Force serves as a lighthouse for enlisted Airmen searching for a path to receive college credits for their military service on the road to getting their associate degrees.Established April 1, 1972, the CCAF is the world's only degree granting institution for enlisted

  • Friendship knows no borders

    Four-year-old Sarah reached out to grasp her friend Fatou's hand as she has every day since Fatou first arrived at the Maxwell Air Force Base child development center in August 2013. On this day, Sarah led Fatou to the dance floor, placing her in a specific position like a delicate wall fixture.

  • Trainee health clinic provides care when needed most

    The seven-member staff of the 42nd Medical Group trainee health clinic sees approximately 3,300 patients a year.Their patients come from very different backgrounds and at very different times in their military careers.In the summer, there are two months when the clinic is responsible for about 1,500

  • PhD Commando improves US/Afghan cultural communication

    He walks into the library holding a large box. It is a huge library, the Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center on Maxwell, but his size makes it look small. His left arm is covered in a full-sleeve tattoo, and on his right is a family crest. He flashes a big smile and extends his hand in a

  • Grief sessions help Airmen heal

    When a person goes through loss, they may be instantly overcome by grief, or it might take days, weeks or months to set in. The emotions may flood in at once or come in manageable stages. When a person is grieving, there is no set formula for what is happening or how to overcome, but there is help.A

  • LeMay Center commander uses diverse background to serve Airmen

    As the child of a missionary growing up among the Ndu tribe in the West African nation of the Republic of Cameroon, Steven Kwast and local children rubbed mud and ash from the previous night's fires into their hair to mimic the appearance of respected tribal elders.In a region of the world that now