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  • Airmen asked to participate in DoD anti-tobacco video competition

    The Department of Defense (DoD), Health Affairs, has recently announced a new tobacco countermarketing video competition aimed to target the message of tobacco being an enemy of our military as it degrades their health, fitness, mission readiness and work productivity. The competition entitled,

  • Big Changes for BE WELL Means More Choices for Airmen

    The BE WELL program, an Air Force-wide program designed to provide Airmen and leadership with resources to optimize fitness and health, now offers more choices and increased flexibility, thanks to a revamp that went into effect July 1.The Balanced Eating, Work Out Effectively, Living Longer, or BE

  • Keesler, Sheppard and Vance shine in King of the Hill game

    The King of the Hill game has ended, and three Air Education and Training Command bases have been spotlighted for best idea, individual participation, and wing participation.Keesler Air Force Base's idea on "C3 Multi-Functional Device Initiatives", which involved renegotiating print, copy, scan and

  • Clubs support Airmen’s spouses

    Spouses at Maxwell are offering a Southern welcome this month to new officer and enlisted spouses making Montgomery their home.Both the Maxwell-Gunter Officers' Spouses' Club and the Maxwell-Gunter Enlisted Spouses Club are reaching out to new and seasoned husbands and wives of Air Force members to

  • Art work helps education, reduce pollution

    In an effort to comply with Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Act guidelines, Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex members may soon notice several colorful art pieces around base. The artwork, designed by the 42nd Civil Engineer Squadron and sixth-graders from Maxwell Elementary/Middle

  • AFROTC cadet carries on Prop and Wings tradition

    Some parents dream that one day their children will follow in their footsteps. For Brig. Gen. Steve DePalmer, U.S. Southern Command, Joint Interagency Task Force South deputy director, that dream became a reality. The F-15 Eagle pilot surprised his daughter, Devin, a cadet in the Air Force Reserve

  • Maxwell civilian nominated for DOD award

    An Air University civilian employee has been nominated for the 58th annual Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award.Dr. Grant Hammond, deputy director of the U.S. Air Force Center for Strategy and Technology and professor of international security at the Air War College, was

  • Talent wins games, but teams win championships

    Have you ever thought about what makes great teams great? From the team owners, to the coaches, to the players themselves, dynasties expect to win. Great teams are willing to achieve greatness. Ask 10 sports enthusiasts what basketball team has been the greatest franchise in 50 years, the answers