Can retirees use the dining facilities on Gunter and Maxwell?

Comment:When the Senior NCO Academy is on extended breaks, retirees can dine at the Aviation Inn on Gunter. Typically, the SNCOA is on break once during the summer and a few weeks in December. The specific dates are posted in the Aviation Inn and published in the base bulletin.The Aviation Inn on

Time for additional unlimited check-out lane at Maxwell commissary

Comment: The self-checkout option at the Maxwell Commissary is a good one.  However, there seem to be at least two problems that need to be addressed.  The scanning equipment on the "unlimited number of items" lane seems to be inoperative much or most of the time.  The last four times my wife and I

Military Saves Week at Maxwell

Military Saves Week is an annual opportunity for installations to encourage military members and their families to save money, reduce debt, build wealth and plan for the future.For Military Saves Week, which ends Friday, the Airman and Family Readiness Center hosted classes and events focused on

CLEP Prep program starting at Maxwell

A new program is starting at Maxwell to better prepare Airmen striving to complete their Community College of the Air Force degrees.With the final planning meeting taking place as February concludes, the Maxwell-Gunter Top 3 organization encourages Airmen to take part in the new CLEP Prep program as

Children's Dental Health Month at Maxwell

Airmen pay respect to local veterans on Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day has come and past, and whether you believe the day represents a chance to profess your love for someone special or a marketing ploy to guilt consumers into spending money, there is no denying the holiday is big business.However, a group of Airmen from Maxwell-Gunter used the holiday

Intramural golf to begin at Maxwell

It is time to get the winter dust off of your golf clubs. Intramural golf is set to kick off at Maxwell on March 11.Teams of four will represent their unit in best-ball scrambles on Maxwell's University Course every Wednesday, teeing off at noon.Each team of four will split into two sets of two and

Maxwell and the Civil Rights Movement

Until the mid- to late-1960s, segregation plagued the country, dividing people and fueling prejudices. In 1948 President Harry S. Truman issued Executive Order 9981, ending segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces.  After the last all-African-American unit was disbanded in 1954 military bases in the

OTS eliminates component distinctions

The Air Force Officer Training School here has removed all service component distinctions from its line officer commissioning courses.Regular Air Force and Reserve cadets no longer receive their commissions through Basic Officer Training or Air National Guard cadets through the Academy of Military

Airmen focus on heritage during National Prayer luncheon

The Maxwell Chapel hosted a National Prayer luncheon Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at the combined club here.More than 90 base members and leaders gathered to listen to prayers from different religions and to hear keynote speaker Chap. (Col.) Steven Schaick, command chaplain, Air Education and Training