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- April 12, 2017
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In Other News: Airmen Coming Alone to Maxwell AFB due to Quality of Local Schools; Military Airport Program Eligibility Extended0
Poor performance ratings for Montgomery, Ala., schools are harming the city and the ability of Air University located at Maxwell AFB to recruit faculty, reports the Montgomery Advertiser. Lt. Gen. Anthony Cotton, the school’s commander, said 56 percent of the airmen in last year’s Air War College came to Montgomery without their families, primarily due
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In Other News: Dayton Sues Firefighting Foam Manufacturers; U. of Alaska Campus Earns Purple Heart Designation0
- Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- October 9, 2018
The city of Dayton, Ohio, is suing a handful of manufacturers of firefighting foam — including the 3M Co., Buckeye Fire Equipment Co., Chemguard, Tyco Fire Products L.P., and National Foam — in response to the discovery of low levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the municipal water supply. Local water officials believe
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Dynamic Relationship with Community Is Key to Success, Ft. Benning School Principal Says0
- Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- October 3, 2018
The principal of an elementary school on Fort Benning, Ga., which was named a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School on Monday, cited the high degree of participation by parents and the commitment of teachers outside the school in explaining its success. “Communication is the big thing, the sense of community,” E.A. White Principal Renee Mallory
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In Other News: New Ft. Benning Elementary School Features Modern Learning Methods, Sustainable Elements; Army Updates Process for Reviewing Energy Efficiency, Resiliency Projects0
- Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- September 28, 2018
Officials at Fort Benning, Ga., on Wednesday celebrated the grand opening of a 109,390-square-feet elementary school serving families at the post’s Patton Village neighborhood. The school, which opened Aug. 6, hosts 600 students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, reports Fort Benning Public Affairs. It does not have a traditional classroom layout; instead, teaching areas are
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In Ohio News: College to Offer Courses on Air Guard Base; Connect with Installations, Industry at the Ohio Defense Forum0
- Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- September 27, 2018
Clark State Community College will offer courses on base to airmen in the Ohio Air National Guard’s 178th Wing, allowing them to earn an associate’s degree with the Community College of the Air Force, under a recent agreement the wing based at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport reached with the school. The college already offers a 50
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In Other News: Robins AFB, University Renew Ties0
- Mission Support/Community Partnerships
- September 18, 2018
Mercer University and Robins AFB held a formal signing ceremony at the school’s Macon, Ga., campus last week to renew their long-standing educational partnership agreement. The close collaboration between the two organizations dates to the early 1980s when the commander of Warner Robins Air Logistics Center and the president of Mercer came up with a
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