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  • Maxwell celebrates Children's Dental Health Month

    February marks the American Dental Association's 63rd Annual National Children's Dental Health Month and Airmen from the 42nd Medical Group raised awareness for proper oral hygiene.The team, led by "Major Molar," distributed booklets to students at Maxwell Elementary Middle School, Feb. 12."Our

  • Maxwell installation address focuses on base developments

    The commander of the 42nd Air Base Wing held an installation address for the Maxwell community Feb. 14 at the Air Command and Staff College's Wood Auditorium to provide base-wide updates along with information on specific projects.The installation address also served as a forum for attendees to

  • New POW exhibit opens at Enlisted Heritage Hall

    Forty years since America welcomed home 591 Vietnam War prisoners under the Operation Homecoming mission, Gunter's Enlisted Heritage Research Institute honored their sacrifice and those still missing Feb. 15 with the unveiling of a new exhibit focusing on one enlisted man's story of freedom.Nearly

  • Week helps Airmen, families save money

    As part of a national initiative to inform military members on debt and financial management, the Airman and Family Readiness Center will be hosting events for Military Saves Week from Feb. 22 through March 1.Military Saves Week is a Department of Defense-wide financial readiness campaign to

  • Kids, spouses, teachers learn about deployments

    It is Friday afternoon and you're heading home with reservations to your favorite restaurant. Pulling into your driveway, your phone rings. After a 60-second conversation consisting of a reply of: "Okay," you hang up. During that minute, not only your plans for the evening, but for the next eight

  • Air Force relies on medical groups to combat illnesses

    Over the course of history, disease has affected the world's militaries. From malaria and yellow fever, to influenza, the battle with disease continues.Each year, Air University schools host more than 50,000 students at its in-residence courses, and with flu season taking its toll, an illness

  • POW endures 'boredom, punctuated by terror' during captivity

    It was a mission that lasted more than seven years. It was also a trap.Sent to rescue the downed pilot of an F-105D Thunderchief during the Vietnam War, retired Capt. William "Bill" Robinson, an airman first class at the time, and his three teammates navigated inside enemy lines where an ambush lay