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  • 42nd MDG hosts Jingle Mingle Dec 18

    The 42nd Medical Group will be hosting the Airmen Helping Airmen Forum group-sponsored event, the Jingle Mingle, from noon-4 p.m. Tuesday in the Maxwell clinic's third floor classroom.The event will consist of $2 pizza slices, free hot chocolate, mugs, T-shirts and activities to promote self-respect

  • Keeping parties safe

    As the holidays approach, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program encourages everyone to keep safe party practices in mind.Those hosting a holiday party should:· Offer your guests non-alcoholic drinks and nutritious foods. · Monitor your guests' drinking by serving measured,

  • Ethics, gifts and the holiday season

    The holiday season is traditionally a time of parties, receptions and exchanging gifts. However, even at the holiday season, standards of conduct apply. To avoid unknowingly violating the standards, a brief summary of the applicable rules is set out below. General rule: Federal personnel may not

  • Youth bake holiday goodies for Gunter Airmen

    It was just a regular day on duty at Gunter Annex for members of the 42nd Security Forces Squadron and the fire department when they were surprised with warm baked goodies, hand delivered by the children of Gunter's Youth Center Dec. 6.It's a tradition that center program manager Alfred Frazier said

  • An October Christmas

    Military necessity sometimes collides with holiday activities, even Christmas. This was the case in July 1995, when the Army unit I commanded in Baumholder, Germany, was ordered to deploy to Macedonia in support of a United Nations' mission along the borders of Kosovo and Serbia. Time was short

  • Commander's holiday message

    The holiday season means different things to different people. It means celebrating with family and friends, often traveling to do so. It also means being thankful.We are thankful to be on your team, and we are thankful for the hard work of everyone who is a part of our Maxwell-Gunter team. Your

  • Retired general discusses national security

    Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright visited the Air University on Dec. 7 to help prepare and inform students at Air War College as to how the national security apparatus works.By using previous tactical government decisions as case studies, students in Cartwright's workshop got the chance to

  • Airmen provide free rides home

    The Airmen Against Drunk Driving program is encouraging military identification card holders to use its anonymous transportation service this holiday season.A2D2's mission is to serve as an alternative means to driving after alcohol consumption."Any amount of alcohol consumption is bad when trying