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  • 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

  • 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