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  • Officer trainees volunteer time to LPGA golf tourney

    Fifty-two officer trainees from Maxwell Air Force Base volunteered precious study time last weekend to help make the Navistar LPGA Classic golf tournament in nearby Prattville a success. "I don't know what I would do without these guys," Larry Deavers, the marshal chairperson for holes 13 through

  • AU commander hosts forum for local leaders

    Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, Air University commander, hosted more than 50 River Region leaders at the Maxwell Officers Club Wednesday for the River Region Forum, a quarterly event that educates local civic leaders on security issues. This was his first forum as commander, and he was pleased by the turnout,

  • Financial adviser encourages Airmen to ‘focus on fundamentals'

    What wouldn't most Americans give for solid financial advice in the current uncertain climate? For more than 140 Officer Training School cadets, all they had to do was show up for work. A money expert from the United Services Automobile Association visited Maxwell-Gunter for a briefing at Officer

  • Gas station running on empty

    For the second time in a week, the Maxwell gas station ran out of gas Saturday. The station, run by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, is one of many stations in the Southeast suffering from supply problems caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the station

  • Summer ends safely for Maxwell, Gunter

    Maxwell-Gunter members experienced a fatality-free 101 Critical Days of Summer, and this year's Air Force-wide death toll was reduced in comparison to the two previous years. Regrettably, 16 Air Force members lost their lives during the summer safety campaign, but the number is an improvement over

  • Maxwell hosts Camp Sunshine for sixth year

    Hosting Camp Sunshine has become a tradition at Maxwell Air Force Base. Young people from the local community have come here for fun and learning for the last six summers. The camp is a collaborative effort between the Central Alabama Community Foundation, the local area Boy Scouts and

  • Top Junior ROTC cadets explore AF opportunities

    More than 450 high school students from hundreds of Air Force ROTC units worldwide participated in the 2008 Air Force Junior ROTC Aerospace and Technology Honor Camps this summer. More than 100 Junior ROTC cadets completed the final two programs in Albuquerque, N.M., and Oklahoma City, Okla., July

  • Senior NCO Academy class freezes moment in history

    Time was forced to a stand-still at the Air Force Senior Non-commissioned Officer Academy July 23 as more than 400 people remembered one of the most definitive moments in recent American history. Academy Class 08-Delta unveiled four glass and steel panels on a clock tower in the courtyard of