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  • Maxwell chiefs offer speed feedback session

    The Maxwell-Gunter Top 3 Council chose a new format for their quarterly meetings by opting for speed mentoring over the usual forum at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, April 2, 2015.Speed mentoring is similar to speed dating in that there is limited time for discussion between two people. The

  • Nomads lock and load in first F-35A weapons load competition

    The 33rd Fighter Wing held its first weapons load competition here, April 3, since the 2009 draw down of the F-15C Eagle mission, to determine the best F-35A Lightning II weapons load crew.Earning the title of the best load crew in the 33 FW was Staff Sgt. Timothy Gaulden, crew six load crew chief

  • Sacrifices of the military child recognized during April

    Established by then-Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in 1986, the Month of the Military Child recognizes some 1.9 million U.S. military children ranging in age from infants to 18 years old, who have one or both parents serving in the armed forces.

  • HCE educates local community on hearing loss prevention

    Members from the Department of Defense Hearing Center of Excellence (HCE), located on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, educated more than 700 children and their families on preventing noise-induced hearing loss at a local museum, March 28-29, 2015. Through hands-on activities and information

  • From initiation to execution: ARPC changes the face of strategic planning

    When the mission is high and workload stressful, members of Air Force units around the world can find it difficult to take the time to make strategic planning part of daily operations, which can mean endless cycles of reacting to problems instead of managing and growing. To overcome this, the Air

  • ACSC, AWC build partnerships at International Culture Day

    The 111 international officers attending Air War College and Air Command and Staff College shared their cultures with their fellow students during the annual International Culture Day, March 28, 2015, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.AWC and ACSC students, faculty and families had the opportunity to

  • Preventing sexual assault in the Air Force is our enduring responsibility

    As we begin Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, clear signs point to the progress we have made in combating sexual assault. We can cite encouraging numbers in the areas of prevalence, reporting and convictions; however, this serves as only the beginning of an enduring effort. This effort

  • 1,000th F-35 training sortie flown at Luke AFB

    The 56th Fighter Wing flew its 1,000th F-35A Lightning II training sortie March 31, making it the fastest F-35 wing to reach the 1,000-sortie milestone in the Defense Department.

  • 2015 Keesler Air Show/Open House

    Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi held it's first air show since 2011 here on March 28 and 29, 2015. It featured 17 aerial acts, 27 static displays, the U.S. Army Parachute Team "Golden Knights", and was headlined by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. Approximately 155,000 people were in attendance

  • The Ninety-Nines, preserving women in aviation

    Since 1910, when Bessica Medlar Raiche took her first backyard flight in her homemade aircraft, women have been part of aviation history.Since 1929, a women's group called the Ninety-Nines has been preserving that history and is supporting female aviators to this day.The Ninety-Nines, Inc.