Base hosts volunteer recognition lunch

The 42nd Force Support Squadron held a Volunteer Excellence Award recognition luncheon at the Maxwell Event Center July 31 in honor of the base's long-term volunteers.Christine Bushby, a Maxwell volunteer with the base chapel and Boy Scouts for the past eight years won the volunteer excellence award

SOS Class, Habitat for Humanity team up to rebuild local home

Saturday, July 14, marked the last time students from Squadron Officer School class 12D volunteered at the Habitat for Humanity New Hope Village in Montgomery, Ala. For the last month, more than 190 students from the class have lifted sheets of plywood, swung hammers and roasted in the hot Alabama

Healthy mind, healthy body

As the nation and military forge ahead with a strong emphasis on preventing diseases before they become a costly medical condition, the Maxwell Health and Wellness Center offers programs, classes and instruction in preventive health. "The HAWC serves as an excellent resource for fitness/performance

Intramural basketball to begin at Maxwell

Defending champion, Air Force Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, hopes to repeat its victory the Maxwell three -on - three intramural basketball tournament Aug. 20.Maxwell traditionally has 10 teams play in the tournament, said David Gates, sports program director for

Maxwell medics return from Peru

Nine members of the 42nd Medical Group recently returned from New Horizons, an ongoing joint humanitarian training exercise in Peru. An annual series of free medical clinics and infrastructure development projects, New Horizons is a U.S. Southern Command-led exercise conducted with Latin American

Military professionals: the ultimate Olympian

The pomp and pageantry in Great Britain's opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics provided a spectacular forecast of what will follow - friendly, but intense competition in summer sport. What could not easily be discerned from the opening ceremony is the amount of hard work, long hours and personal

AFRC promotes healthy families

Maxwell's Airman and Family Readiness Center is sponsoring a healthy family conference from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at Maxwell Elementary Middle School .This free conference is an opportunity for families to attend workshops about how to be healthy as a family."We are trying to promote healthy

Summer is bright for for Camp Sunshine boys

Children from the Montgomery County Public Housing Authority convened at Maxwell for Camp Sunshine, a cooperative program between Maxwell and the Montgomery area Boy Scouts.The kids, ages 6-12, spent this week in different types of events and learning activities, including bowling, swimming,

AWC opens doors for new academic year

The Air War College held an opening day ceremony Tuesday, marking the beginning of 10 months of advanced graduate-level studies for 242 new students. The class of 2013 is a mix of students from all five U.S. military branches, federal civilian employees and international military members

Construction continues at Dickinson gate