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  • Maxwell Elementary School plans Red Ribbon Week festivities

    As part of Red Ribbon Week, Maxwell Elementary School will feature awareness events to get the antidrug message out to children and their parents.Maxwell's Youth Leadership Team planned a list of activities for the week, said Becky Hill, the faculty advisor to Maxwell's Youth Leadership Team. A

  • ADAPT counters substance abuse with treatment, education

    The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment program promotes readiness among servicemembers by educating them on the dangers of substance abuse.ADAPT also takes part in educational programs and displays to prevent abuse problems before they start. As part of Red Ribbon Week, celebrated

  • 100th anniversary of Wright brothers' school honored with Dining Out

    Saying no state has played a more important role in aviation than Alabama, Gov. Bob Riley opened his remarks Oct. 15 to attendees of a Dining Out held by Air University and the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce at Wynlakes Country Club. "I can very easily contend that when it comes to aviation, no

  • SOC commander takes helm of Holm Center

    Command of the Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development has been handed to Col. Roger Watkins by Brig. Gen. Teresa Djuric.Colonel Watkins is no stranger to Maxwell Air Force Base, having graduated from Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War

  • Enhanced security coming to Maxwell-Gunter

    Beginning in January, Maxwell-Gunter will start implementing the Defense Biometric Identification System to register everyone requiring access to the base.Staff Sgt. Joshua Allen, 42nd Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge of pass and registration, said the Department of Homeland Security has

  • Cyberspace Operations Doctrine: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

    The LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education approved and published the newly developed Air Force Doctrine Document (AFDD) 3-12, Cyberspace Operations.Maj. Gen. David S. Fadok, Commander, LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, said cyberspace operations are critical to

  • MWD Blek returns to Maxwell after IED attack

    Blek, the 7-year-old German Sheppard injured last month at the side of his handler in Afghanistan, has returned to the 42nd Security Forces Squadron kennel at Maxwell Air Force Base. Because of his injuries, Blek will be retired and put up for adoption.Tech. Sgt. Ryan Veith, 42nd Security Forces

  • Base legal office implements new website with procedure changes

    The Maxwell Air Force Base legal office, located in building 804, is implementing changes to its operating procedures, effective Nov. 8, in order to better help personnel here."The changes we are making to our Legal Assistance program will put more emphasis on the needs of the client," said Capt.