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Air University & Maxwell AFB News

  • CE studies how to cut energy costs

    During a time when "government shutdown, furlough and recapitalization" are a part of the military landscape, Airmen are constantly looking for ways to save money for the service. Everything the Air Force does, from launching aircraft to sending emails, costs money, and Airmen have an eye on

  • Domestic violence speaker overcomes life of terror

    Her innocence was annihilated at age 5, and the ensuing silence from her family and society ultimately led to a life of sexual and physical abuse and two years of pure terror.Tahiera Brown, clothed in deep purples, stood Oct. 3 with her chin high before an audience at the Air University's Academic

  • Duel of the schools

    Taking a break from the daily rigors of Air Force academia, the Air Command and Staff College competed against the Air War College in the second annual Duel of The Schools competition Monday and Tuesday. Events took place base-wide, providing excitement, relaxation and a competitive spirit for ACSC

  • Hearts Apart brings 'Gatsby' to Maxwell

    The Maxwell Event Center had the look and feel of the "roaring '20s" Sept. 23 at the Hearts Apart program's "Great Gatsby"-themed dinner.Once a month, the program hosts a dinner at different locations on Maxwell in support of families who have a loved one deployed, soon-to-be deployed, recently

  • Base auditions anthem singers

    The 42nd Air Base Wing special events office held auditions Sept. 26 to determine who would be the best national anthem singers to represent Maxwell.Judges for the audition said they were listening for the person who sang the "The Star-Spangled Banner" "traditionally.""We want traditional singers

  • Family fitness: We’re in this together

    Gone are the days when families would spend afternoons and weekends walking and riding bicycles outdoors. Today, it seems you must look indoors to find people, or they are usually found seated with some type of device, whether watching a television or with a game console or tablet in hand. The

  • Survival story highlights importance of breast cancer awareness events

    The finish line in sight, she pushed beyond all mental hurdles, forcing her legs to extend the last few yards of the excruciating 26-mile race.Diane Holtam celebrated the triumphal finish of her first full marathon, a milestone of personal fitness spurred on by her father's death to a rare blood

  • Muster match highlights Fire Prevention Week

    As many as 20 teams of four will battle Oct. 17 in the Maxwell Fire Department's first-ever fire muster, the final event of National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 6-12.Participants will have to don more than 60 pounds of fire equipment and spray hoses, carry victims to safety and form a bucket brigade,