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  • Sexual assault awareness is focus of April events

    The 10th annual Sexual Assault Prevention campaign kicks off Tuesday. This year's theme is "Live Our Values: Step Up to Stop Sexual Assault."To help educate Maxwell and Gunter on sexual assault prevention, the sexual assault response coordinator's office will host events throughout the month."These

  • Spring’s arrival brings sun, pollen and allergies

    Spring is here, which means seasonal allergies are not far behind. Grass is starting to grow again, and trees, shrubs and flowers also will start to bloom. Pollen from grass, trees, shrubs and flowers is released into the air and can make many people suffer from sneezing, itching, congestion and

  • RCS takes AWC students around world

    Approximately 240 Air War College students and faculty gained insight into issues facing about 13 different regions of the world and ways to develop solutions to common challenges during a field study, March 1-14.As part of the AWC Regional and Cultural Studies curriculum, AWC students and faculty

  • Astronauts train at Maxwell

    To prepare for the rigors and dangers of space travel, astronauts attend different training scenarios at facilities all over the world. Some are highly specialized, immersive environments such as underwater tanks containing full mock ups of the international space station to practice functioning in

  • MEMS parade encourages reading

    To further the National Education Association's initiative to motivate children to read more, Maxwell Elementary/Middle School held a Read Across America Parade, March 6, inside the school.Taking place the same week as Dr. Seuss's birthday, the event honored author Theodor Seuss Geisel by

  • Blake paved way for thousands of Air Force women

    The women of today's Air Force can look back with pride to Staff Sgt. Esther McGowin Blake. "We consider her the first lady of the Air Force," said William Chivalette, the curator of the Enlisted Heritage Hall at Gunter Annex. "She raised her right hand to enlist in the U.S. Air Force on the first

  • 'Hideous' project starts woodworking hobby

    It all started a couple of years ago after she asked her husband to build a wood bed for their dog Bama, a Great Dane.The end result was "hideous," according to her. "My husband is not a builder," she added.Rachel Napier held on to the bed long enough to show her best friend Pam Wickham, visiting

  • Assistance fund supports Airmen in need

    The 41st annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign kicked off Monday and will run until April 11.The AFAF is an official Air Force, tax-exempt organization whose mission is to raise money for charities that directly support members of the Air Force family who are in need."AFAF is a great opportunity