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Feb. 9, 2021
AFRC, AETC senior leaders visit 908th Airlift Wing

The Air Force Reserve Command leadership team, Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, joined the Air Education and Training Command leadership team, Lt. Gen. Brad Webb and Chief Master Sgt. Erik Thompson, for a combined visit to the 908th Airlift Wing here Feb. 6.First on the
Jan. 19, 2021
CCAF finalizes education partnership with Stillman College, first HBCU in GEM Program

Stillman, located in Tuscaloosa, is the first Historically Black Colleges and Universities to sign up with CCAF’s General Education Mobile Program.
Jan. 16, 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations begin at Maxwell-Gunter AFB

The 42nd Medical Group began administering the COVID-19 vaccine at the honor guard hangar Jan. 16, 2020, on Maxwell Air Force Base.
Dec. 2, 2020
Air University hosts first-ever JADO, JADC2 symposium

Military and government representatives from multiple academic and intelligence communities met in-person and virtually for the first-ever Air University Joint All Domain Operation/Joint All-Domain Command and Control Symposium, Nov. 18-20, 2020.
Nov. 20, 2020
Maxwell AFB selected as location for MH-139 FTU

The MH-139 FTU’s mission is to train pilots in providing security and support for the nation’s intercontinental ballistic missile fields spanning Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Colorado and Nebraska. The MH-139 mission will replace the mission of the Air Force Reserve’s 908th Airlift Wing’s aging
Nov. 18, 2020
Maxwell AFB, Air University tackle public education head on, earn 2020 Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award

Air University and Maxwell Air Force Base’s public education coalition, the River Region Partnership for Educational Excellence, is the winner of the Military Child Education Coalition’s highest award, the Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Award for Outstanding Community Partnership.
Oct. 27, 2020
42nd ABW defenders support Domestic Violence Awareness Month

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men have been a victim of domestic violence during their lifetime, including military members and their families.
Oct. 23, 2020
VCSAF Wilson recognizes Maxwell AFB MDG

In order to properly support the DoD’s lines of efforts towards COVID-19, protecting people, ensuring mission readiness and supporting the whole-of-nation response, the medical professionals at the 42nd Medical Group stepped up to the challenge with tactfulness and ingenuity.
Oct. 20, 2020
Air University’s Barnes Center begins beta-testing for ALS DLC

The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education has begun a beta-test of its completely updated Airman Leadership School Distance Learning Course, ALS DLC 1.0. It is scheduled for release to Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen in November 2020.The Noncommissioned Officer Distance
Oct. 16, 2020
OTS commissions first Space Force officers

Air University’s Officer Training School commissioned its first two U.S. Space Force officers Oct. 16, 2020 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The OTS mission has historically been to properly educate and train Air Force officers to be prepared for the field, that mission has now been expanded to