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  • Spouses’ call to express support, share resources

    Providing resources and making connections earn Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex the name "best hometown in the Air Force." To continue the tradition, Air University and the 42nd Air Base Wing are hosting a spouses' call from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Maxwell Event Center."Our

  • Opportunities knock for those interested in logistics planning

    For qualifying Airmen interested in a career change, cross-training opportunities are now available for the logistics plans career field.A logistics planner's duties include first-hand knowledge of aerospace expeditionary force requirements, current contingency operations, installation deployment

  • Air Force converts to Controlled Spend Account cards

    Over the next few months, the Air Force will be converting to the Controlled Spend Account. The CSA is different from the government travel card, and provides the traveler with increased flexibility to meet their travel needs. Fueled by mission-driven spend limits and unprecedented worldwide

  • CCAF adds two professional certification programs

    At the start of the new year, the Community College of the Air Force strengthened its credentialing program by adding two professional certification programs -- the Professional Manager and CCAF Instructor certification programs."Both the PMC and the CIC provide Airmen with transcripted credentials

  • Base closure due to inclement weather

    Due to expected inclement weather, the 42nd ABW commander has directed only key and essential personnel report prior to 4 p.m. Monday, January 10, 2011. From 6 p.m. Sunday until 4 p.m. Monday, non-essential personnel are excused from work. Anyone unsure of whether they are key or essential personnel

  • System to speed VA disability aid

    The Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs have teamed up to establish a streamlined system to increase the response time for benefits. The process isexpected to begin this month at the Maxwell clinic.Currently, service members who are medically separated or retired face a 12-18 month wait

  • Registration starts for advanced ID cards

    Registration for the Defense Biometric Identification System has begun at Maxwell and Gunter, and everyone needing access to base is required to register by July."(With DBIDS) guards will scan the ID of the accessing individual to check for authorized access," said Staff Sgt. Joshua Allen, 42nd

  • Upcoming base exercise may affect traffic, access

    Visitors to Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex should expect delays at the gates Tuesday, Jan. 11, as base emergency response teams conduct an "active shooter" exercise.Military bases conduct active shooter exercises to monitor base personnel and emergency response teams' ability to react to