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Air University & Maxwell AFB News

  • Lego team builds winning reputation

    The Soaring Eagles reached great heights in December, placing first in a regional competition and second at the state level in the First Lego League competition. The Maxwell Elementary Middle School students demonstrated their winning presentation and robot during a school board meeting Jan.

  • Cub Scouts test craftmanship

    Maxwell Elementary Middle School hosted the annual Cub Scout Pinewood Derby race last weekend. Thirty-nine racers competed against one another for the first place prize at the event Saturday, according to Master Sgt. Marshall Brown, the pack leader for Maxwell Boy Scout Troop 23.Each scout designs a

  • Enlisted coursework starts here

    Most people are not aware of a warehouse on Gunter with its own zip code, according to Maj. James Young, commandant of the Air Force Career Development Academy."I would venture to say that most of the Air Force population doesn't know we exist. They just don't understand what the capabilities we

  • Alabama Goodwill Ambassadors honored

    The annual Alabama Goodwill Ambassador's Appreciation Night, held at the Maxwell Club Tuesday, honored sponsors for their tremendous support of the AGA program. Ambassadors sponsor international officers attending the Air University schools. The program provides opportunity for ambassadors and

  • Base celebrates legacy of King

    The Maxwell chapel held a memorial service Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King Jr., celebrating the life and work of the famous civil rights activist. During his invocation, Chaplain (Capt.) David Del Prado called attendees to walk in the footsteps of the late King."We remember the heart of a man who

  • E-change coming - Maxwell to migrate to AF net

    Maxwell will soon migrate its computer users into a central Air Force Network, or AF Net. Over a nine-week period beginning in March, technicians will begin migrating workstations, network users and email accounts onto AF Net. The migration is part of an Air Force move to "get away from the

  • Tax center opening Wednesday

    The 42nd Air Base Wing Legal Office will open its tax center Wednesday, offering military members and their families free filing services.Appointments are available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday but closed for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. in building 804 at Maxwell by calling 953-4486.

  • JAG school students glimpse civil rights cases

    Students at the Air Force Judge Advocate General's School learned about the civil rights movement from a man who continues to fight for fairness. Michael Jackson, district attorney for Alabama's Fourth Judicial District, told the students Jan. 16 how he closed the case on the death of Jimmie Lee

  • Rules govern fundraising on base

    Many private organizations use fundraising and donations to support their activities. Those groups registered at Maxwell-Gunter must follow base, Air Force and Alabama instructions and policies to ensure proper management.The 42nd Force Support Squadron hosted two workshops earlier this week to

  • Spouses invited to Heart Link

    Spouses at Maxwell-Gunter are invited to learn more about the Air Force and their community during a free Heart Link program Feb. 10."Heart Link is an Air Force spouse's orientation program that is designed to help the spouses learn about the Air Force mission, how important they are to the mission,