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  • School applauds addition of middle school

    The base school is not the same old elementary school anymore. With the acceptance of middle-school students, Maxwell Elementary School is now Maxwell Elementary Middle School. The formal announcement recognizing the inclusion of grades kindergarten through eight came during an assembly on the first

  • Spouses' club opens door to new members

    Spouses' clubs aim to improve communities and build friendships among members."There is nothing like being a military spouse," said Lisa McCaffrey, president of the Maxwell-Gunter Officers' Spouses' Club, or MGOSC. "We all need friends that are in the same situation that we are in to be able to

  • 'GOT CONSENT?' T-shirts bolster awareness

    The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team's latest campaign is off to a running start at Maxwell.The sexual assault response coordinator, or SARC, and victim advocates distributed "Got Consent?" T-shirts and information during the 5-kilometer warrior run July 29 at the Maxwell Fitness

  • AFRI to lead cyber symposium in October

    The Air Force Research Institute here is hosting a cyber symposium Oct. 26-27. The event, titled "Cyber Power: The Quest for a Common Ground," is designed to improve the lack of accepted standards for definitions, data structures, threat assessments and policies both within and across communities

  • New commander takes helm of LeMay Center

    Major Gen. Thomas Andersen took command of the Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education July 28, succeeding Maj. Gen. David Fadok, who later this month will be taking command of Air University from Lt. Gen. Allen Peck.During the LeMay Center change-of-command ceremony, Peck

  • Designer of JAG Corps e-learning system earns award

    Combining the latest technology with the educational needs at the Air Force Judge Advocate General's School earned a Maxwell major the Air Force Productivity Award earlier this month.Maj. David Houghland, chief of the Air Reserve Component Training, designed the web-based learning management system

  • Wheel safe: Course revs up motorcycle skills

    Base personnel participated in the Maxwell Safety Office's basic riders' course last week. The two-day course, a requirement for Airmen and civilian personnel who wish to operate motorcycles on base, teaches riders basic skills, including low-speed maneuverability and safety.Even though the course

  • Spouses experience flight in C-130

    During the inaugural Spouses Orientation Flight, fifteen spouses were treated to a chance-of-a-lifetime experience as they were taken aboard a C-130 aircraft, and toured a 100-mile radius around Maxwell Air Force Base.As an addition to the Spouses Day celebration in May, the 908th Airlift Wing