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  • CLEP Prep program starting at Maxwell

    A new program is starting at Maxwell to better prepare Airmen striving to complete their Community College of the Air Force degrees.With the final planning meeting taking place as February concludes, the Maxwell-Gunter Top 3 organization encourages Airmen to take part in the new CLEP Prep program as

  • Airmen pay respect to local veterans on Valentine's Day

    Valentine's Day has come and past, and whether you believe the day represents a chance to profess your love for someone special or a marketing ploy to guilt consumers into spending money, there is no denying the holiday is big business.However, a group of Airmen from Maxwell-Gunter used the holiday

  • Intramural golf to begin at Maxwell

    It is time to get the winter dust off of your golf clubs. Intramural golf is set to kick off at Maxwell on March 11.Teams of four will represent their unit in best-ball scrambles on Maxwell's University Course every Wednesday, teeing off at noon.Each team of four will split into two sets of two and

  • Maxwell and the Civil Rights Movement

    Until the mid- to late-1960s, segregation plagued the country, dividing people and fueling prejudices. In 1948 President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981, ending segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces.  After the last all-African-American unit was disbanded in 1954 military bases in the

  • OTS eliminates component distinctions

    The Air Force Officer Training School here has removed all service component distinctions from its line officer commissioning courses.Regular Air Force and Reserve cadets no longer receive their commissions through Basic Officer Training or Air National Guard cadets through the Academy of Military

  • Airmen focus on heritage during National Prayer luncheon

    The Maxwell Chapel hosted a National Prayer luncheon Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at the combined club here.More than 90 base members and leaders gathered to listen to prayers from different religions and to hear keynote speaker Chap. (Col.) Steven Schaick, command chaplain, Air Education and Training

  • Away for Valentine’s Day

    Valentine's Day is a celebration of love and relationships and consists of heart-shaped boxes of candy, jewelry and flowers.  Unfortunately, not every couple can be together for the holiday.  For couples in the military, long-distance relationships are part of being an Airman, but that doesn't make