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  • Wright Flyer monument sculptor recalls 24-year-old project

    The successful career of a south Alabama sculptor began at his father's animal feed business and eventually led to his sculpting Maxwell-Gunter's Wright Flyer monument 24 years ago for the base's Air Park. "After graduating from Auburn University with a degree in applied arts, I worked in my dad's

  • Drug Demand Reduction Program still in full swing

    A trip to the orderly room can bring about many different outcomes. One of those might be a more clear understanding of the reasons why the Air Force has zero tolerance for drug use. The Air Force Drug Demand Reduction Program is a DoD-mandated program that serves to do what its name says -- reduce

  • Maxwell children ‘Read to the Paw’

    In the old "Lassie" television series, Timmy and Lassie worked together to help others in their town. Today, when a child is struggling with an important life skill such as reading, sending a four-legged sidekick to help may seem like something seen on the silver screen. However, special therapy

  • 42nd MDG fights children's tooth decay

    The 42nd Medical Group's dental clinic is targeting education for both parents and children as it prepares for February's National Children's Dental Health Month. "As far as actual treatment performed on dependent children, we only see them on a very limited, emergency basis," said Capt. (Dr.) Matt

  • Spouses’ club serves up success with second ‘Iron Chef’

    The secret ingredient was chayote. Everything else was fair game for two professional chefs competing in an "Iron Chef" contest at the Officers' Club on Jan. 15. The second annual competition and luncheon was hosted by the Maxwell-Gunter Officers' Spouses' Club. Tonya Terry from WSFA-TV was the

  • Bulgarian visitors to U.S. warm to American lifestyle

    "What I would tell the next Bulgarian family coming to the United States is that everything here is perfect," said the wife of an international officer from the Republic of Bulgaria attending Air Command and Staff College. Maj. Todor Golakov, and his wife Gergana, said they are enjoying their visit

  • Base Tax Center open for business

    Beginning Feb. 2, members of the Maxwell-Gunter Tax Center will start preparing 2008 tax returns at the 42nd Air Base Wing Judge Advocate office in the northeast wing of Building 804. The free service will continue through April 15. Base military members, their dependents and retirees are eligible

  • Leadership, teamwork focus of SOS training program

    As students at Air University's Squadron Officer School, captains from across the Air Force experience a unique training program. A mix of Air Force and private sector academic expertise, the Leadership Development Simulator, or LDS, is a partnership between Squadron Officer College and Michigan

  • AFHRA helps locate unexploded WWII bombs in Germany

    A division manager for a survey company in Dresden, Germany, often turns to the Air Force Historical Research Agency when companies want to develop land in Germany. A geologist and explosive ordnance disposal expert, Dietmar Staude has studied the records of the British government, the National

  • Barnes Center NCO runs fifth military marathon

    Facing his fifth military marathon with great anticipation of a "fun run," Tech Sgt. James Tetrault boarded an airplane Saturday to Washington, D.C., to participate in the 26.2-mile U.S. Marines Corps Marathon held the next day. The sergeant, an instructional systems designer in educational