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  • Spouses are stars during appreciation week

    The Maxwell community has a chance to shower spouses of military members with lunch deals, family drafts, life classes, bowling and golf specials throughout this year's Military Spouse Appreciation Week, May 6-10, themed "A Salute to Maxwell Stars."After giving of themselves daily for military

  • Clinic’s ‘no-show’ rate on the rise

    Missed appointments have cost the Maxwell clinic $258,000 this year, and such "no-shows" have been on the rise since January, impacting other patients waiting for care and the clinic staff paid to treat them.This is a concern for Col. Marina Ray, 42nd Medical Group commander, who sees the negative

  • RIF will impact local civilians

    Maxwell and Gunter are included in approximately 60 Air Force installations that will implement civilian Reduction in Force authorities effective through about Aug. 23 to assist in the placement of employees not assigned against funded positions (termed "surplus employees"). These actions started in

  • Advocate is dedicated to preventing abuse

    April features several informative events for the National Child Abuse Prevention Month at Maxwell, but the team at Family Advocacy must deal with abuse cases all year-round. For one member that means every second of every day. As one of only 44 in the Air Force who remains on call 24/7 as Family

  • Raising awareness of sexual assault

    April is nationally recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, by both civilian and military communities. This year's theme for SAAM is "We own it...We solve it ... Together."Recognizing SAAM is an opportunity for the entire Department of Defense community to underscore commitment to eliminating

  • Sponsorship training is online or in person

    Relocating to a different installation every couple of years is an inevitable part of military service. To help ensure that a smooth transition occurs, service members and their families rely on the assistance of a well-trained sponsor.Sponsors serve as a link between an installation and its

  • OTS military training instructors help shape next generation of officers

    Dating back to September 1947, U.S. Air Force military training instructors have represented one of the most visible special-duty career fields in the service. From the original group of "Flight Marchers" to today's MTIs, the need to train new Airmen has remained constant. Today, 500 Airmen in the

  • Future joint leaders wrestle with fictional world in crisis

    Imagine a worst case scenario for the world 10 years from now. What if -- almost simultaneously -- the major military powers of the world find themselves in situations that could rapidly escalate beyond control? Terrorist attacks once again rattle America's cities, refugees flee across borders while