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  • Outreach events provide ounce of cure for family issues

    Many outreach services exist to raise education and awareness about family issues in both the general population and among people at risk for domestic violence. These courses deal with potential issues in relationship and family life to make life easier and stem the tide of potential

  • MiG-17 spends 5 months at Maxwell after pilot falls ill

    If you were wondering why a Russian MiG-17F was sitting outside a Maxwell hangar last month, you probably weren't alone. In March, pilot Randy Ball was flying the MiG from Mississippi to Maxwell for the Thunder Over Alabama Air Show and Open House when he suddenly experienced a severe cardiac event.

  • Resources available to help smokers quit

    Mike Miller has been an ex since 7:38 p.m. May 1 -- the time of his last cigarette. The retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and Vietnam veteran started smoking as a junior in college in 1969. He smoked three packs a day, four in Vietnam.When it comes to quitting the habit, Mr. Miller thinks the

  • Singers try out to perform national anthem for base events

    About 16 vocalists, including one trio and the Maxwell Elementary School Eagles Choir, displayed their singing skills recently by performing "The Star-Spangled Banner" in front of four judges who will decide if they have what it takes to perform during special events on and off Maxwell Air Force

  • AFITC demonstrates, enhances military capabilities

    The Air Force Information Technology Conference 2010 in downtown Montgomery this week showed thousands of attendees how new technologies are changing the Air Force.The event, themed "Dominance at the Speed of Need," ran Monday through Thursday and was organized by the Air Force Program Executive

  • New liaison officer bridges Air Force families, schools

    Randy Stokes, Maxwell's new school liaison officer, is eager to make a difference to military families of school-aged children. His job is to help those unfamiliar with the local school systems mesh their educational desires with the resources at hand. Having himself been a military parent, he knows

  • Club allows members to keep horses on base

    On a recent late Friday afternoon at Maxwell Air Force Base, while many base members were leaving for the weekend, a few were gathering at the River Road Riding Club for their evening chores.There were horses to be exercised and groomed, stalls to be cleaned and apple-flavored treats to be handed

  • Food court to close Sept. 3 for renovations

    The food court -- consisting of fast-food restaurants Charley's Steakery, Robin Hood and Anthony's Pizza -- will close Sept. 3 for about three months to accommodate renovations, said Patricia Austin, general manager of Maxwell AFB/Ft. Rucker Consolidated Exchange. While the food court is closed,

  • Maxwell Boulevard to be reduced to two lanes

    Beginning Sunday, traffic flow on Maxwell Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes. The action is part of the ongoing Alabama Department of Transportation renovation and widening of Maxwell Boulevard to six lanes. The reduction to two lanes, one west bound and one east bound, is projected to last