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University officials tour Maxwell for close-up look at cadet training

Cadets are challenged by Maxwell's "Project X." The cadets are part of the 2009 Field Training for Air Force ROTC cadets from universities around the nation. Field Training is a four-week long program and a requirement towards graduation and ultimately, a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)

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Legends address ACSC grads during Gathering of Eagles

Following his presentation to Air Command and Staff College students, retired Col. Charles McGhee salutes the officers at ACSC’s Wood Auditorium on June 5. Colonel McGhee, a former Tuskegee Airman who joined the Army in 1942, is a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He flew 409 combat missions during his Air Force career. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roger Curry)

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Graduation day arrives for First Sergeants Academy student

Master Sgt. Michael Diaz displays the "Diamond" he earned after completing the Air Force First Sergeants Academy at Gunter. Sergeant Diaz now returns to the 147th Mission Support Group at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas where he will apply his new skills as the unit's "first shirt." (U.S. Air Force photo/Melissa Ojeda)

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Assumption of Command

Maj. Gen. Maurice Forsyth, Air War College commandant and Spaatz Center commander, and Col. Michael Homan, International Officer School commandant, roll the Spaatz Center-IOS flag during the school’s assumption of command ceremony at the Air University Academic Facility auditorium May 8. Assisting them was Tech. Sgt. Hortencia Crutcher of IOS. The ceremony marked IOS becoming an independent school under Spaatz Center, as opposed to falling under the center’s Educational Support Squadron. Spaatz Center also includes Air Command and Staff College, Squadron Officer College and the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Canadian becomes first international student at First Sergeant Academy

It’s not hard to spot Warrant Officer Jay McLaren in his uniform among his American classmates. Today, Warrant Officer McLaren became the first Canadian to graduate from the U.S. Air Force First Sergeants Academy at Gunter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamie Pitcher)

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SNCOA honors Tuskegee Airman

While speaking at Gunter's Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy on April 1, Lt. Col. (ret.) Herbert Carter was surprised with the academy's honorary diploma by Lt. Gen. Allen G. Peck (left), commander of Air University. Colonel Carter was invited to the academy to tell of his experiences as a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. According to the academy's Chief Master Sgt. Michael Foster, Colonel Carter has spoken to 68 SNCOA classes and more than 20,000 students since 1997. Also shown is Chief Master Sgt. Shelia Knox, vice commandant of the SNCOA. (Air Force photo by Bud Hancock)

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DoD names AUTV Airman as best videographer

Senior Airman Joseph Givens edits video in a computer-based edit suite at Air University TV. Airman Givens was named the Defense Department's Military Videographer of the Year on March 29. (Air Force photo by Jamie Pitcher)

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Legislature honors Brig. Gen. Crowell

Brig. Gen. Edward F. Crowell (second from right) was honored March 12 by a joint resolution from both houses of the Alabama Legislature. The resolution honored General Crowell for his Reserve military service career that began as an Airman Basic in the 908th Airlift Wing located at Maxwell. Leaving the 908th as a colonel after 23 years, General Crowell served at two numbered Air Forces before returning to Maxwell as the mobilization assistant to the Air University commander. General Crowell completed his 35-year career retiring at Maxwell Feb. 4. Shown from left are Rep. Greg Wren , Mrs. Ernestine Crowell, General Crowell, and Air University Commander Lt. Gen. Allen G. Peck. (Courtesy photo)

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MGAFB IOs from SOS get a look at American Justice

Col. Joseph Dent, Staff Judge Advocate General, addresses the audience during this year's Judicial Breakfast at the Maxwell Officers' Club, March 9. Also shown are Judge Wallace Capel (left), U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Alabama in Montgomery and Capt. Keith Barnett, Montgomery Police Department. The breakfast is an annual event hosted by the International Officer School, for the purpose of acquanting international students with the American judicial system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jamie Pitcher)

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MGAFB Special Olympics

Special Olympics swimmer Tiffany Capistran, of the Montgomery Blue Marlins team, gets words of advice from Chap. (Maj.) Kleet Barclay during a swim meet at Alabama State University March 13. The staff of Gunter's Enlisted Heritage Research Institute, the Holm and Barnes Centers and the 42nd Air Base Wing volunteered their assistance for the event, which in addition to the Blue Marlins, drew swimming teams from Dothan, Mobile, Gadsden and Tuscaloosa, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo by Donna L. Burnett)

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Medal of Honor display dedicated at SNCOA

Master Sgt. Jeff Kunkle, the artist who painted the sepia-tone portraits included in the display, stands in front of the Wall of Honor, which was dedicated in a ceremony at Gunter Annex's Senior NCO Academy on Tuesday. The display honors the six enlisted Airmen who received the Medal of Honor for their actions. (Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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Medal of Honor display dedicated at SNCOA

The new Medal of Honor display was dedicated in a ceremony at Gunter Annex's Senior NCO Academy on Tuesday. The display honors the six enlisted Airmen who received the award for their actions. (Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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ACSC spouses truck diapers to governor’s mansion

Alabama’s First Lady Patsy Riley receives an Air Command and Staff College cookbook and coin from Annette Roberts, representing ACSC spouses. Several of ACSC spouses were at the Governor’s Mansion Feb. 12 to present the results of the school’s “Diaper Drive” for the Montgomery Family Sunshine Center, one of Mrs. Riley’s charitable interests which supports victims of domestic violence in the Montgomery area. (Air Force photo by Jamie Pitcher)

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JROTC cadets compete in national drill meet, AF takes title

Cadet Meteo Rodriguez of the Wheeler High School JROTC Color Guard from Marietta, Ga., concentrates as his team competes in Saturday’s national drill competition. (Air Force photo by Bud Hancock)

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Texas and Oklahoma AFJROTC units march in Inaugural Parade

Members of the Klein Collins High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps in Texas prepare to participate in the 56th Inaugural Parade, which was held Tuesday. The 36 cadets who traveled to Washington, D.C., Jan. 16 were chosen by the Presidential Inaugural Committee among more than 1,300 group applications. The unit has won five consecutive first place honors for the best Air Force unit at the Coca-Cola American Legion sponsored drill meet in Montgomery, Ala. (Courtesy photo)

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Leadership, teamwork focus of SOS training program

Members of Squadron Officer School class 09A participate in a leadership wargame-style simulation as part of their coursework Nov. 13. (Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers)

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Inaugural class of civilians graduate from CALT

Civilian Acculturation and Leadership Training student Jana Ramon assists fellow student Eric Chan during a physical problem-solving exercise at Maxwell’s Project-X training facility Nov. 3. Activities at Project-X were just one of many elements of training CALT students received during their two weeks at Maxwell’s Officer Training School. (Air Force photo by Jamie Pitcher)

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Officer trainees volunteer time to LPGA golf tourney

Officer trainee Justin Ailor helps with crowd control Saturday at the Navistar LPGA Classic as Seon Hwa Lee of South Korea tees off the 14th hole of the Senator Course at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Capitol Hill location. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Moorman)

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Saluting air power

The 3-D representation of the Officer Training School patch was originally located on the OTS complex at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Today, it stands just west of the OTS parade field and is referred to by OTS students and personnel as the school?s mascot. It was trucked to Maxwell in 1993 and installed at the old OTS dormitories before they were demolished. The patch was then moved to the OTS complex until it was stored near the Project-X site. It was discovered there last year, and officer trainees restored the patch as a class project. (Air Force photo by Carl Bergquist)

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