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  • Glenn Miller concert benefits Montgomery Area Food Bank

    The 30th Annual Glenn Miller Concert will continue its tradition of support for the Montgomery Area Food Bank by collecting canned good donations from concert attendees. The free concert will be held at the Davis Theater at 7 p.m., Dec. 9. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are not required. Seating is

  • Inaugural AU doctorate presented

    Lt. Col. Tadd Sholtis, deputy director of public affairs at Headquarters Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va., accepted the Air University's first doctorate degree conferred by a Maxwell-based institution.AU's Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, has been

  • Maxwell Community Library moves

    Maxwell Community Library is closed until Nov. 25 to facilitate the move into its new location. The library will reopen at 10 a.m. Nov. 28 in Building 910 on Shumacher Ave."It's a good move for patrons," said Marsha Taylor, library director. The new location is larger, allowing the library to expand

  • Use eating tactics to buoy holiday health

    As the saying goes, "A minute on the lips, a lifetime on the hips," and the holiday season provides a lot of tasteful minutes that often come back to haunt people when they step on the scale. According to a 2000 Nutrition Review article, a study showed that people gain an average of about a pound

  • MWD Blek earns state kudos for Afghanistan service

    Retired military working dog Blek and his handler, Staff Sgt. Brent Olsen of 42nd Security Forces Squadron have been through a lot together. While in Afghanistan in 2010, the pair was injured after a Soldier stepped on a pressure plate, setting off a series of five mortar rounds. More than a year

  • Air University Awards Tom Brokaw Honorary Degree

    The Air University honored Tom Brokaw with an honorary degree Monday."You are one of the most trusted and respected figures in broadcast journalism," said Lt. Gen. David Fadok, commander and president of the Air University, during the ceremony at Polifka Auditorium. "The magnitude of a news event

  • Honor Guard Honors Fallen, Serves Community

    They are the nameless, faceless representatives of the Air Force; humbly serving their country by honoring fallen Airmen. The Maxwell honor guard provides a vital service to fallen Airmen and our sister services."The primary responsibility of our team is to render graveside military honors to our

  • State Department diplomats enrich AWC experience

    New perspectives enhanced the education of Air War College students as 15 State Department diplomats participated in seminars during the National Security Decision Making course last week."Having the State Department representatives join us in lecture and seminar discussion was beneficial to us all,