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  • Heart health depends on choices

    Education is the key to preventing heart disease since most of its contributing factors are preventable. Indicators include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking addiction, a sedentary lifestyle and obesity.Other factors, such as age, sex or family history, cannot be controlled,

  • Cyberbullying: Parents are children's first line of defense

    Keeping children safe now involves a new dimension - cyberspace. Learning to navigate this terrain can be a challenge for parents, particularly those who didn't have Facebook and smart phones when they grew up. Marie Hixon, a personal andwork life consultant for the Airman and Family Readiness

  • Maxwell Boulevard gate to close in March

    Personnel who use the Maxwell Boulevard gate to enter the base will have to use an alternate entry point March 14-25.The Maxwell Boulevard gate will close to allow construction to begin on a closeable gate similar to one at Gunter Annex's Congressman Dickinson gate, said Master Sgt. Rico Harvey of

  • Base exchange upgrade nearly completed

    The construction dust should be cleared in the Maxwell base exchange by the beginning of March, said Patricia Austin, general manager of the Maxwell/Fort Rucker Consolidated Exchange.The food court expansion and BX renovations faced some delays due to unexpected engineering and structural

  • AU honors Alabama Goodwill Ambassadors

    The annual 2011 Alabama Goodwill Ambassador's Appreciation Night, held at the Officers' Club Feb. 3, honored sponsors who volunteer their time so international officers attending Air University schools will have a better experience during their visit to Maxwell.The event included more than 400

  • Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex open Thursday

    With air and road temperatures in the immediate vicinity of Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex forecast to remain above freezing, there is no indication there will be unsafe road conditions near the base. Therefore, Maxwell and Gunter will remain open on a normal schedule Thursday, unless the

  • Dental clinic focuses on young smiles

    Every February, the American Dental Association sponsors National Children's Dental Health Month to raise awareness and inform the public about the importance of children's dental health.To promote clean teeth and a healthy smile among military families, the Maxwell dental clinic actively