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  • Overcoming skepticism through education: 42nd MDG worker gets vaccine

    Strong was offered the COVID-19 vaccine since she is categorized under “Phase 1a” of the DoD population schema. This means she receives priority in vaccine distribution because she supports patient care at the 42nd MDG, and she is at a higher risk of exposure to individuals who have contracted

  • Maxwell AFB medical logistics flight oversees COVID-19 vaccine

    The Medical Logistics Flight is responsible for the receipt and storage of the vaccine, in addition to monitoring and reporting usage. They are also responsible for ordering the vaccine and purchasing consumable supplies, like masks and gloves, to support the point of dispensing, or POD.

  • Tuesday, Feb. 16: Two-hour delay for Maxwell-Gunter

    Maxwell AFB and Gunter Annex will be operating on a two-hour delay for Tuesday, Feb. 16. All emergency essential services on Maxwell-Gunter will continue. The Child Development and Youth centers will open at 0830. MEMS will remain in virtual learning for the day. The dining facilities will operate

  • February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

    February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness MonthNearly 26% women and 15% of men in the U.S. will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from someone they’re in a relationship with before they become adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In order to spread

  • Securing The Freedom to Serve

    On this day in February 1946, hours after being honorably discharged from the US Army and still wearing his uniform, Sgt. Isaac Woodard Jr., a decorated veteran who had recently returned from the Pacific, was removed from a Greyhound bus, beaten blind, then jailed by a white police chief in