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  • Running builds esprit de corps, fitness

    The Air Force was well represented at the Birmingham Mercedes Marathon this past weekend. About 40 members of the 34th Student Squadron from Squadron Officer School at Maxwell participated in the marathon and half marathon to promote health and fitness awareness. The 34th Student Squadron prides

  • Spouses share survival tips

    Zip-closed bags, the "OK" sign and couples' retreats are just a few of the tools women use to survive as military spouses. Five Maxwell-Gunter wives shared words of wisdom during a Heart Link spouses orientation Feb. 10 at the Airman and Family Readiness Center.The discussion covered the gamut of

  • Markham's teaching roots help tap potential

    An instructor's legacy of caring has earned him applause from a civic group.Houston Markham, instructional systems specialist in curriculum development for the Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development, received the Young Professional of the Year Award from Emerge Montgomery Feb.

  • Hayes earns AF award second time

    For the second year in a row, Staff Sgt. Terel Hayes, team chief at the Application Software Assurance Center of Excellence, or ASACoE, was selected as the 2011 Air Force General John P. Jumper and Information Dominance-Computer Systems Programming Outstanding NCO.The annual award is given to the

  • Tuesday base exercise may affect traffic, access

    Visitors to Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex should expect delays at the gates Tuesday during the bases' "active shooter" exercise.Military bases conduct active shooter exercises to monitor base personnel and emergency response teams' ability to react to reports of a gunman on the

  • Restructuring affects 908th AW

    According to a plan announced Feb. 3 by the secretary and chief of staff of the Air Force, the service will retire older aircraft as part of an effort to reduce the size of the Department of Defense's budget by $487 billion over the next decade. The 908th Airlift Wing's seven C-130 Hercules

  • AWC lecture series serves as outreach

    The Air University and the Air War College are currently presenting the Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold Lecture Series to universities across the country. The series, which offers three distinct perspectives on national strategy, was presented at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash., and Rutgers

  • Healthy relationship examples crucial for youth, experts say

    In the race to stop domestic violence, educating children before they date can provide the awareness for healthy relationships when they become adults.In the crucial years before youth start dating, parents and peers impact children's perceptions of appropriate dating behavior. "This is a time

  • Road construction projects ahead for Maxwell, Gunter

    The Kelly Street commercial vehicle inspection area upgrade project is scheduled to begin Thursday with the widening of the commercial vehicle inspection area temporary location. This will allow trucks a larger turnaround area. Once the initial project is completed, all commercial vehicles will be

  • Events highlight healthy teen relationships

    Since dating can be a new and complex experience for youth, the Maxwell family advocacy office has organized events to help them navigate this terrain."It can be hard to determine where your relationship falls, especially if you haven't dated much," said April Jones, the Family Advocacy Program's