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  • Get ready for hurricane season

    Hurricane research and a surge of tornadoes devastating the South make preparation for this year's hurricane season more vital than ever. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that the Atlantic hurricane season, which began Wednesday and continues through November, will have

  • Sports affects global culture, author explains

    The Air Command and Staff College and the Air Force Culture and Language Center Professional Development Program recently co-hosted a program featuring Dr. Andy Markovits, author and professor of comparative politics and German studies at the University of Michigan.Dr. Markovits lectured about his

  • Course tests JAGs' mettle

    The Air Force Judge Advocate General's School held its Operations Law Course over the past two weeks. The course is designed to focus on legal issues that might arise during deployments. Students come from different installations as attorney-paralegal teams to participate in the course. The first

  • Emergency agencies wind down base work

    One month after deadly tornadoes ravaged northern Alabama, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency began demobilization from the incident support base set up at Maxwell Air Force Base.A small crew from FEMA is still on site until various trucking companies

  • Base preparing for September inspection

    September's compliance inspection, or CI, gives Maxwell Air Force Base an opportunity to demonstrate to the Air Education and Training Command inspector general how well the installation follows Air Force guidelines.The evaluation will confirm the installation is doing "the right thing at the right

  • Air War College graduates make impression

    In addition to enhancing their leadership skills, graduates of the Spaatz Center's Air War College class of 2011 made a difference in the community before their graduation Thursday in Jones Auditorium."I was constantly amazed at how professional and 'let's get it done' everyone was," said class

  • Maxwell Airmen win Air Force-level awards

    The Air Force-level John P. Jumper and Information Dominance Award winners were announced last month recognizing two local Airmen. Capt. John Sykes was named the Information Assurance Outstanding Program Manager, and Staff Sgt. Terel Hayes was named the Computer Systems Programming Outstanding

  • Cyclists make two-wheeled commute

    Last week, personnel from Gunter participated in Bike-to-Work Week by - what else? - biking to work. The group rode from the Air Force Enlisted Heritage Hall at Gunter Annex to different points on base.Jose Ramos, the health and fitness program manager, put together the event. He said he was excited

  • Authors’ Day: Young writers gain novel experience

    Children at Maxwell Elementary School got a taste of what it means to be published writers at the school's second annual Authors' Day celebration Monday. Students wrote books for the event and read them aloud to family and friends.The program allows each student to experience the process of writing