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  • Gathering marries spouses with various base resources

    Spouses are used to being asked for their sponsor's unit, their sponsor's Social Security number, their sponsor's duty phone. But Tuesday the focus was on them during the first spouses' call, held at the Maxwell Event Center.Col. Brian Killough, 42nd Air Wing Base commander, encouraged the wives and

  • Center offers free tax help

    Just like birthdays, tax season comes around every year. Filing may not be as exciting as a party, but the Maxwell-Gunter Tax Center is here to ensure taxpayers get the refund they deserve.The office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but closed for lunch from noon to 1 p.m., in

  • New Fitness Requirements for JET Airmen

    Airmen preparing to attend Army-taught Combat Skills Training prior to deploying to a Joint Expeditionary Tasking in direct support of Combatant Commander or Joint Task Force ground component missions will soon be required to possess a current and passing fitness assessment, according to new Air

  • Bus boycott veteran shares first-person view of history

    Guided by faith, several charismatic pastors led more than 50,000 blacks who stood up to oppression in Montgomery in the 1950s. One of those pastors was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Another is the Rev. Robert Graetz, guest speaker at the Dr. King celebration Tuesday at Maxwell Chapel 2.The Rev. Graetz

  • Defense Biometric Identification System registration

    The visitor control center and Military Personnel Flight will be open for DBIDs registration 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, Feb. 12, 19, and 26 for anyone needing to register. Registration is mandatory for everyone accessing the base. The biometric registration should take three to five minutes,

  • Resolutions: Base personnel offer tips for a happy new year

    No matter what the resolutions are, Marie Hixon has advice on making them a reality. Ms. Hixon offers personal and work life workshops through the Maxwell Airman and Family Readiness Center.ยท Understand the areas of strengths and weaknesses to empower oneself to take an honest look at where changes

  • BE WELL program helps elevate personal fitness

    A class at the Health and Wellness Center is designed to help those needing a fitness boost.The Air Force BE WELL -- Balanced Eating, Work Out Effectively, Living Longer -- program takes a multidisciplinary approach to education, said Tech. Sgt. Henry Myers, a diet technician with the HAWC.During

  • Colonel Denker assumes command of ACSC

    The cold weather last weekend did not diminish the warm welcome Col. Stephen Denker and his wife, Corrine, received from the community.He was impressed by the show of support, despite the base closure Monday for an ice storm, he said during his Air Command and Staff College assumption of command