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  • Small business opportunities to be highlighted during AFITC 2010

    The No. 1 information technology conference in the Air Force will be bringing back its popular sessions designed with small businesses in mind.The Air Force Information Technology Conference 2010, scheduled to run Aug. 30 - Sept. 2 at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa at the Convention Center

  • Fine arts museum set to welcome military

    The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is preparing to hold its 15th annual Military Appreciation Night and Open House Thursday."We appreciate the military and our long-standing relationship with them," said Lara Lewis, director of marketing and public relations for the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.

  • Volunteer Appreciation Day to heighten awareness, recognize volunteerism

    A base event is planned to thank current volunteers and link potential volunteers with the agencies that need them.Volunteer Appreciation Day, organized by the Airman and Family Readiness Center, will be held 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Maxwell Event Center. The event will include displays from

  • Base makes Camp Sunshine fun for local sons

    Airman 1st Class Byron Wilson of the 42nd Contracting Squadron has only been at his first duty station for a month, but already he has taken part in his first volunteer activity. He'd read about the volunteer opportunity for Camp Sunshine and jumped at the opportunity to do something with youth, he

  • Gunter Commissary reopens July 28 ahead of schedule

    Shoppers can return to the Gunter Air Force Base Commissary on July 28 thanks to repairs to its main electrical panel being completed ahead of schedule.Because of Gunter's reopening, the Maxwell Commissary, which opened on Mondays to accommodate Gunter customers, will return to its normal six-day

  • Forum highlights AU programs, Iraqi air force stand-up

    Cyberspace research and U.S. support in building an Iraqi air force were topics of discussion during this year's first River Region Forum at the Maxwell Officers' Club July 16. Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, Air University commander, hosted about 30 civic leaders from the River Region community, along with

  • Row housing demolition begins near Maxwell Elementary

    As part of the housing privatization initiative at Maxwell, 102 units of row housing and duplexes near Maxwell Elementary School will soon be torn down.Bob Miller, Hunt Building Company project superintendent, said work has begun on Magnolia Street, and a chain-link fence surrounding the area to be

  • Event to bring higher education options to base

    Maxwell's education and training office is making it easier for those seeking higher education by bringing them a smorgasbord of options from which to choose.An education fair, themed "Education: Focus on the Future," will be held at the Maxwell Event Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 16. Fifty-six

  • Couple spends time, law degrees giving to Maxwell community

    Maxwell is the first base where Gretchen Elameto immersed herself in volunteering, and she's found a new way to enjoy being a military spouse. "I loved it," she said. "It's actually been really, really rewarding. I've made so many friends. This is the first time that I haven't worked, and just doing