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  • City plans Riverwalk extension to Maxwell

    As the Montgomery Riverwalk and downtown development progresses, the next phase of the plan may directly affect base personnel."The city's vision is for the eventual (extension) of the Riverwalk to connect downtown with Maxwell. Thus, residents at Maxwell will be able to walk or bike via the

  • Awareness events target unhealthy relationships

    Parents know how to talk to their children about school subjects, but how do they talk about teen dating violence?Dating and violence are not math and science; there isn't just one answer, said Myles Hayes, the Maxwell Youth Center program director. Parents, teachers and other adults need to educate

  • Department of Defense’s largest library expanding

    The Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center plays a multifaceted role on the base, as well as in the Air Force, the Department of Defense and the nation as a whole.The lobby has been used as a gathering place for Air University's dignitaries. The racks serve as a repository of information

  • 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