• Center gives junior enlisted place to spend off-duty time

    Video game tournaments, pool tables, a movie theater with surround sound and slushies. All of these and more are provided at no cost to junior enlisted at the Airmen Ministry Center.Founded about five years ago here at Maxwell, the Airmen Ministry Center is a place where Airmen E-4 and below can go

  • Maxwell's Air Park: From discarded idea to distinguished landmark

    Maxwell's Air Park almost didn't exist. The Air Park, on the Academic Circle, was founded in April 1983, and it has been a cornerstone of not only Air University, but Maxwell Air Force Base. By displaying static aircraft with historical facts and details, the Air Park has shared a piece of the Air

  • Preparing for the 2010 hurricane season

    With this year's hurricane season beginning Tuesday and running through Nov. 30, officials advise that now is the time to get ready for heavy storms.In preparation, Teri Baker, chief of 42nd Air Base Wing Plans and Resources, has put together a Guide to Hurricane Evacuation Support that gives tips

  • Multimedia Center provides equipment check out

    The base Multimedia Center at Maxwell, located in building 936, offers multimedia services, equipment checkout and a computer lab pre-loaded with media editing software.The center serves all Department of Defense personnel regardless of rank or organization, excluding students of the Officer

  • CCAF, Air Force launch pad for astrophysicist's NASA career

    As a young teen gazing silently at the stars from a vantage point on Canada's Georgian Bay, 250 miles from his home in St. Clair, Mich., Richard Barry wondered a great deal about space and the possibilities of life on other planets. Having spent his formative years on a small farm, he never dreamed

  • Outdoor Recreation plans trip to tree farm

    Maxwell's Outdoor Recreation is planning a trip to the Wadsworth Tree Farm Dec. 12. Families can enjoy a hay ride as well as choose and cut a fresh Christmas tree. Outdoor Recreation is providing a flatbed to carry the trees back to Maxwell. In its 30th year of operation, the Wadsworth Tree Farm is

  • Shop til you drop ... for a good cause

    "Yes, it's always this busy," responded thrift shop manager Reeba Robitzsch when asked whether the aisle-filling bustle of shoppers at the Maxwell Thrift Shop was normal. That bustle is a good normal all around for the volunteers who devote their time there, the base shoppers who enjoy the shop's

  • Recent Air Force Law Review discusses Cyberlaw

    Volume 64 of the Air Force Law Review is now available in hardcopy and online. Published this year, it is sub-titled the "Cyberlaw Edition."Largely the result of a symposium held at the Judge Advocate General School at Maxwell Air Force Base, the edition addresses many of the issues involving the