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  • Nation can learn from military, Brokaw says

    Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series on Tom Brokaw's visit to Maxwell Nov. 14. The first article appeared in the Nov. 18 Dispatch.There is a lesson to be learned from the "greatest generation" - a unified dedication to country and fellow Americans can make a difference. This was a

  • Heritage event provides new cultural perspective

    The equal opportunity office, in conjunction with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Bass Pro Shop, hosted an archery clinic and demonstration at Maxwell celebrating National American Indian Heritage Month Nov. 18. The clinic allowed participants to experience a key part of Native American

  • OTS marks 20,000 COT graduate

    The milestone was reached through 15 years of motivation, dedication and perspiration. Nov. 18 when the Officer Training School graduated its 20,000th commissioned officer trainee during a ceremony at Boyd Auditorium."As a flight nurse, (Commissioned Officer Training) has made me feel like I am now

  • Glenn Miller concert benefits Montgomery Area Food Bank

    The 30th Annual Glenn Miller Concert will continue its tradition of support for the Montgomery Area Food Bank by collecting canned good donations from concert attendees. The free concert will be held at the Davis Theater at 7 p.m., Dec. 9. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are not required. Seating is

  • Inaugural AU doctorate presented

    Lt. Col. Tadd Sholtis, deputy director of public affairs at Headquarters Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va., accepted the Air University's first doctorate degree conferred by a Maxwell-based institution.AU's Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, has been

  • Maxwell Community Library moves

    Maxwell Community Library is closed until Nov. 25 to facilitate the move into its new location. The library will reopen at 10 a.m. Nov. 28 in Building 910 on Shumacher Ave."It's a good move for patrons," said Marsha Taylor, library director. The new location is larger, allowing the library to expand

  • Use eating tactics to buoy holiday health

    As the saying goes, "A minute on the lips, a lifetime on the hips," and the holiday season provides a lot of tasteful minutes that often come back to haunt people when they step on the scale. According to a 2000 Nutrition Review article, a study showed that people gain an average of about a pound

  • MWD Blek earns state kudos for Afghanistan service

    Retired military working dog Blek and his handler, Staff Sgt. Brent Olsen of 42nd Security Forces Squadron have been through a lot together. While in Afghanistan in 2010, the pair was injured after a Soldier stepped on a pressure plate, setting off a series of five mortar rounds. More than a year