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  • International Officer School honors distinguished alumni

    Air Force leadership recently identified building partnerships as a critical mission focus.  The International Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base builds partnerships by opening professional military educational opportunities to rising stars worldwide. This year, eight former international Air

  • AF Historical Foundation recognizes Maxwell writers

    During its annual symposium in Arlington, Va., Oct. 8, the Air Force Historical Foundation recognized a professor from the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies and two members of the Air Force Historical Research Agency with writing awards.Dr. Richard R. Muller, a professor at SAASS, and

  • Department of the Air Force police officers now at base gates

    Visitors to Maxwell-Gunter may have noticed a change at the gates. Once manned by contracted guards, the gates now have Department of Air Force police officers.The 22 new officers began duty at the base Sept. 14, and are being trained to handle all the duties of 42nd Security Forces Squadron

  • Sheppard, community come together for 2009 Air Show

    More than 23,000 spectators were marveled by performers in the air and on the ground Oct. 10-11 during Sheppard's 2009 Open House and Air Show. From the awe-inspiring aerial performance of the C-17 Globemaster III to the life-like realism of the Virtual Army Experience to miniature tricycle aircraft

  • Seabees give back to community

    Sailors from The Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering Detachment here earned the prestigious Emy Lou Baldridge Partnership Award Oct. 5.Seabees are highly-trained construction workers who follow Marines during times of war.  The Seabees earned the award for volunteer efforts including the

  • Chief Murray: You are now part of an extraordinary opportunity

    The mission and leadership here equal the perfect technical and combat training appropriate for today, said the 14th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald Murray during his visit here Oct. 8-9. He said it was different from the technical training he attended nearly 30 years ago. "The

  • EMS awareness to be vital in upcoming ESOHCAMP

    As the 97th Air Mobility Wing prepares for the Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management Program to be held Oct. 19 to 23, base personnel are reminded to be aware of ESOH policy and procedures. In the previous months, the Natural Resources Flight has been