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  • Maxwell officer's daughter finishes near top in Junior Olympic race

    Amaris Tyynismaa of Montgomery, Ala., finished 26th out of 405 runners in the 11-12 year old division at the 2013 United States of America Track and Field Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships held last month in San Antonio. The eldest daughter of Col.Mike Tyynismaa, Officer Training School

  • MEMS students learn how their garden grows

    Busy little workers at Maxwell Elementary/Middle School inspect their growing garden beds, watching for friends or warding off foes outside Katie O'Connor's classroom window. Working daily in their garden, students in O'Connor's second- grade class are given firsthand lessons on the lifecycles of

  • AF JAG Corps gains insight at SAPR Summit

    The Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps held its first Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Summit Dec. 17-18 at the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Gunter Annex.The purpose of the summit was to bring total force legal professionals together to improve the way they handle

  • Maxwell, Gunter top $450,000 for CFC

    The Combined Federal Campaign held its annual Victory and Awards Celebration Dec. 13 at the Maxwell Club.Maxwell-Gunter's accumulated total contribution was $451,889.32, falling short of its goal of $558,079 because of uncontrollable circumstances such as the government shutdown and civilian

  • Military members master public speaking as group

    "Some people just have the gift and ability to speak," said Senior Airman Bryce Bellmore, an Air University knowledge operations manager. "I don't have that, but I'm learning."To improve his ability to speak to the masses, Bellmore, along with other service members, attend Maxwell Air Force Base's

  • Air University BOV meets, members receive awards

    The Air University Board of Visitors met with university officials in mid-November and left with a better understanding of how sequestration, civilian furloughs and faculty travel restrictions have and continue to impact the university. The board chair meets annually with the secretary of the Air

  • Jolly Santa reads to youths at library

    With only 12 days before Christmas, the Maxwell community library managed to track down Santa Claus with the help of Air Force technology. They brought in St. Nick for a special visit to the boys and girls on base.During his visit Tuesday, Mr. Claus participated in story time with the children,

  • Youths treat security forces, firefighters

    In celebration of the Christmas holiday, the Gunter Youth Center conducted its annual holiday baking activity, Dec. 5.Each year, members of the Gunter Youth Center bake holiday-themed sweets such as chocolate chip cookies, sugar cookies and red-and-green rice cereal treats for the 42nd Security