Combined Federal Campaign underway at Maxwell-Gunter

The Heart of Alabama Combined Federal Campaign officially began Monday. During a ceremony at Maxwell's Officers Club Monday, Col. Diana Atwell, 42nd Medical Group commander, speaking on behalf of the 42nd Air Base Wing Commander Col. Kris Beasley, said this year's Combined Federal Campaign goal is

'Considerable improvement' seen in September exercise

The Maxwell-Gunter Exercise Evaluation Team chief said the September base exercise showed "considerable improvement," especially in the area of major accident response exercises. "The MARE went really well," said Gary Looney. "Security forces, the fire department, HAZMAT, Bio-environmental

Former Joint Chiefs chairman remembers 9/11

Sept. 11 was a day of remembrance across the country as Americans reflected on the events that occurred that day in 2001. Gen. Richard B. Myers, the now-retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled to Maxwell to share his unique perspective of what happened that day and offered his

Maxwell houses Urban Search, Rescue teams

More than 250 members of Urban Search and Rescue teams from across the country arrived at Maxwell on Sept 8 to provide direct support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hurricane Ike operations. Urban SAR teams are called upon during national emergencies such as natural disasters and

Maxwell officials provide shelter for Gustav evacuees

When Hurricane Gustav made landfall early Sept. 1 along the Louisiana coast, 658 individuals from the Gulf Coast region were safely out of harm's way in temporary facilities here. Maxwell Air Force Base is a designated National Logistical Support Area for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and

Education highlighted during Air Force IT Conference

The professional education of thousands of Airmen and Air Force civilian personnel is on the fast track to change, according to a seminar at the Air Force Information Technology Conference on Tuesday. "Air Education and Training Command's vision is to deliver unrivaled air, space and cyberspace

Maxwell shelters Navy Seahawks from Tropical Storm Fay

Dozens of U.S. Navy helicopters evacuated from the Florida coast to Maxwell Air Force Base on Wednesday in an effort to avoid the destruction of Tropical Storm Fay. Navy Cmdr. Chris Fallia said the decision to evacuate to Maxwell AFB happened early Wednesday, when the tropical storm was projected to

Convoys, IEDs and low-crawling: Deployers train at Fort Dix

Green smoke flooded the air and ground bursts exploded as Fire Team Bravo maneuvered in a tactical V formation at Fort Dix recently as part of training required for every Airman deploying to the Central Command area of responsibility. "Advanced Contingency Skills Training is for support personnel

Sunset at Maxwell

Saluting air power