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In celebration of Maxwell's 20th consecutive Tree City USA award, base and city leadership, volunteers and visitors taking part in the Arbor Day event witnessed the replacement of the Tree City USA marker by the Bell Street gate's visitor center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sandra Percival)

Bring up your fitness, join 'Club 100'

Maxwell Air Base recognizes Airmen who earn a perfect score of 100 on their annual physical fitness assessment. These Airmen have improved their score from their last physical training test in order to get into Maxwell's Club 100, or have had a score of 100 previously. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Stoltz)

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Airmen raise the flag in a revile ceremony during the 40th anniversary of the Air Force Senior NCO Academy. During the anniversary, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody served as the guest speaker for the celebration and spoke to the graduates about the strides the academy has made since its birth. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Blankenship)

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Airmen form as a flight during the reviele ceremony during the 40th anniversary of the Air Force Senior NCO Academy. As part of the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, SNCOA is the gateway to the top of the enlisted ranks. Prior to being promoted to E-8, Airmen must complete this course, or a sister service equivalent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Blankenship)

New POW exhibit opens at Gunter

Capt. Bill Robinson stands in front of the Operation Homecoming exhibit where a mannequin cast in his likeness stands ready to leave the cell, garbed in an Operation Homecoming uniform issued to him by North Vietnamese guards during his time as a prisoner of war. The Operation Homecoming exhibit opened at the Enlisted Heritage Research Institute, Feb. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Stoltz)

New POW exhibit opens at Gunter

Colonel Stewart Price, commander of the Barnes Center for Enlisted Education and former POW's retired Col. Wayne Wadell, left and retired Lt. Col William Gaunt, right, helped unveil the Operation Homecoming exhibit at the Enlisted Heritage Research Institute, Feb. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Stoltz)

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The 42nd Air Base Wing Annual Awards Banquet, with presentations by wing commander Col. Trent Edwards and command chief Chief Master Sgt. Garth Meade, was held at the Maxwell Club on Jan. 25, 2013. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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The 42nd Air Base Wing Annual Awards Banquet, with presentations by wing commander Col. Trent Edwards and command chief Chief Master Sgt. Garth Meade, was held at the Maxwell Club on Jan. 25, 2013. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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The 42nd Air Base Wing Annual Awards Banquet, with presentations by wing commander Col. Trent Edwards and command chief Chief Master Sgt. Garth Meade, was held at the Maxwell Club on Jan. 25, 2013. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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The 42nd Air Base Wing Annual Awards Banquet, with presentations by wing commander Col. Trent Edwards and command chief Chief Master Sgt. Garth Meade, was held at the Maxwell Club on Jan. 25, 2013. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

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The 42nd Air Base Wing Annual Awards Banquet, with presentations by wing commander Col. Trent Edwards and command chief Chief Master Sgt. Garth Meade, was held at the Maxwell Club on Jan. 25, 2013. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Air Force relies on medical groups to combat illnesses

In this staged photo, Senior Airman Osniel Diaz, 42nd Medical Group public health professional, peers down a line of sick service members during this flu season. To date, the clinic has issued more than 6,500 influenza vaccines for this season’s outbreak. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Senior Airman Christopher Stoltz)

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Debbie Gaddy, chair of the Alabama Goodwill Ambassadors' Advisory Committee, was selected from more than 85,000 individuals across 12 Air Education and Training Command bases to receive the inaugural AETC International Student Support Award, presented by Lt. Gen. David Fadok, Air University commander and president, Tuesday during a ceremony at the Maxwell Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

The Guard and Reserve Network hosts 'elevator pitch' workshop

United States Air Force Col. Edward Vaughan of Tampa, Fla., co-founder of the Guard and Reserve Network, or GARNET, delivers his pitch to the judges Jan. 23 in a series of 60-second "elevator pitches." GARNET sponsored this first-ever Air University Pitch-Fest, held at the Air War College. Military members and veterans received constructive feedback after pitching their big idea, their qualifications for their next job or any other topic they chose. (U.S. Air Force photo by Scot Talcot/RELEASED)

Exercise Week photos

A member of the hazardous materials team simulates hosing down Col. Matthew Brand, Spaatz Academic Center's director, as part of the decontamination process on Maxwell Air Force Base during a nerve-agent exercise Jan 17. (U.S. Air Force photograph by Donna L. Burnett)

Exercise Week photos

Members of the hazardous materials entry team, wearing chemical protective suits, enter building 836 to sample for nerve agents on Maxwell Air Force Base during a nerve-agent exercise Jan 17. (U.S. Air Force photograph by Donna L. Burnett)

Exercise Week photos

Members of the 42nd Security Forces Squadron conduct an active-shooter exercise Jan 16 in the parking lot by the Maxwell Air Force Base fitness center. (U.S. Air Force photograph by Donna L. Burnett)

Changes in TAP helps Airmen adjust to civilian life

Soon-to-be retired service members attend the final day of the newly-revised Transition Goals Plans Success, or Transition GPS class held at the Maxwell Air Force Base Airman and Family Readiness Center on January 11. The program, which was revised for the first time in more than 20 years, focuses on translating military training and experience into civilian knowledge, skills and abilities, financial planning, and includes a VA benefits briefing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Stoltz)

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Lt. Col. Travis Zimmer of the 908th Airlift Wing, along with wife, Amy, react as Lt. Gen. David Fadok, commander and president of Air University shares his three-star cover with the Zimmer's daughter, Florence, prior to the deployment of Airmen from the 908th Jan. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Gene H. Hughes)

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Members of the 908th Airlift Wing are greeted Jan. 10 prior to embarking on a C-130 by Chief Master Sgt. Garth Meade, 42nd Air Base Wing command chief; Col. Paul Knapp, voce commander of the 908th Airlift Wing; U.S. Rep. Martha Roby and Col. Trent Edwards, 42 Air Base Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Jerry Lobb)

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Staff Sgt. Brent Olson and Staff Sgt. Sansha Richard enact an aggressor situation where military working dog, Art, is given the order to "attack." (U.S. Air Force photo by Rebecca Burylo)

OSC hosts holiday market, raises scholarship money

A vendor sells jewelry, picture frames and ornaments during the Maxwell-Gunter Officers' Spouses' Club annual Holiday Mini Market. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rebecca Burylo)

Holiday Spirit

Bottom left, Rachel Del Prado, 10, daughter of Chap. (Capt.) David and Librada Del Prado, sings with the Maxwell Chapel Protestant children's choir during the tree lighting festivities Monday at Maxwell. (U.S. Air Force photo by Donna Burnett)

Holiday Spirit

Santa waits to hear a child’s wishes Tuesday during the Gunter tree lighting event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Donna Burnett)