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  • Big Band is Back Glenn Miller's legacy lives on

    The Glenn Miller legacy continues with the 31st annual Glenn Miller Holiday Concert, performed by the United States Air Force Band's Airmen of Note, at 7 p.m. Dec. 20 at Troy University's Davis Theatre in Montgomery.This year marks the 70th anniversary of the original Glenn Miller Christmas Eve

  • Principal Robbie Swint joins MEMS staff

    Preparing the students at Maxwell Elementary Middle School to be educationally competitive on a global scale is just one of the routes into a new direction that has been outlined by newly appointed principal, Robbie Swint.Selected as the principal in October, Swint feels that his previous years of

  • OSC hosts holiday market, raises scholarship money

    The Maxwell-Gunter Officers' Spouses' Club held its eighth annual Holiday Mini Market on Nov. 30 at the Maxwell Club.The Holiday Mini Market raised more than $1,260 to offset costs for their charitable events, which include raising money for scholarships given to military students. "This past year,

  • Medal of Honor recipient shares perspective with students

    Service and sacrifice may be familiar to those in uniform, but it doesn't hurt to have a reminder once in a while. Medal of Honor recipient retired Army Col. Jack Jacobs was a featured guest speaker at the Air War College, the Air Command and Staff College, the Squadron Officer School and the Senior

  • Outdoor recreation helps campers year-round

    Editor's Note- This is part three of a three part series.The mild winters in the Southeast provide many opportunities for lovers of the great outdoors to indulge themselves with overnight camping trips in the Alabama wilderness.For those who would like to experience camping for themselves but don't

  • OTS transforms BOT course

    Beginning in January, the Air Force Officer Training School's Basic Officer Training course will be shortened by three weeks. Cutting the course from 12 weeks to nine weeks was the result of finding efficiencies in the course's scheduling processes and curriculum, said the OTS commandant. "Our staff

  • International Officer Spotlight

    Name: Satoshi SaitoRank/Country of service: Major /JapanBranch of service: Japan Air Self- Defense ForceOfficial duty title: F-2 fighter pilotI currently am an exchange student attending Air Command and Staff College, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell AFB, Ala.Give a brief description of

  • Maxwell reaches out to those in need

    Everyone deals with stress differently, and how people respond to that stress can be the difference in living or taking one's life. Saving lives is the goal of Maxwell, not just for others, but for its own. Mental health professionals and programs at Maxwell are aimed to keep Airmen from becoming