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  • Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex open Thursday

    With air and road temperatures in the immediate vicinity of Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex forecast to remain above freezing, there is no indication there will be unsafe road conditions near the base. Therefore, Maxwell and Gunter will remain open on a normal schedule Thursday, unless the

  • Dental clinic focuses on young smiles

    Every February, the American Dental Association sponsors National Children's Dental Health Month to raise awareness and inform the public about the importance of children's dental health.To promote clean teeth and a healthy smile among military families, the Maxwell dental clinic actively

  • City plans Riverwalk extension to Maxwell

    As the Montgomery Riverwalk and downtown development progresses, the next phase of the plan may directly affect base personnel."The city's vision is for the eventual (extension) of the Riverwalk to connect downtown with Maxwell. Thus, residents at Maxwell will be able to walk or bike via the

  • Awareness events target unhealthy relationships

    Parents know how to talk to their children about school subjects, but how do they talk about teen dating violence?Dating and violence are not math and science; there isn't just one answer, said Myles Hayes, the Maxwell Youth Center program director. Parents, teachers and other adults need to educate

  • Actor urges men to raise their voices against domestic violence

    "Every 12 seconds, somewhere in the United States, a man abuses the woman he's promised to love."This is the first line of "Voices of Men," a three-act, one-man play written and performed by Ben Atherton-Zeman. Airmen and civilians gathered at the Maxwell base theater Wednesday to hear the comedian

  • Parents’ Advisory Board helps guide youth services

    Parents of children enrolled in Maxwell and Gunter youth programs have a voice in how the facilities operate."We welcome parents' input and involvement to improve the delivery of programs and services through the youth and school age centers," said Robert Richert, director of the youth programs.The

  • Dignified – to confer honor or dignity on, to honor

    Saturday morning was beautiful, with crystal-clear skies. The temperature was very comfortable, and almost any outdoor sport would have been a joy.However, for more than a thousand members of the Maxwell community, they setaside their own personal desires to pay honor and tribute to a fallen

  • Department of Defense’s largest library expanding

    The Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center plays a multifaceted role on the base, as well as in the Air Force, the Department of Defense and the nation as a whole.The lobby has been used as a gathering place for Air University's dignitaries. The racks serve as a repository of information

  • Gathering marries spouses with various base resources

    Spouses are used to being asked for their sponsor's unit, their sponsor's Social Security number, their sponsor's duty phone. But Tuesday the focus was on them during the first spouses' call, held at the Maxwell Event Center.Col. Brian Killough, 42nd Air Wing Base commander, encouraged the wives and

  • Selma visit highlights rich history

    Forty-six years after the clashes in Selma during the civil rights movement, many of the historic sites remain reminders of the sacrifices of others. Members of the Maxwell-Gunter community will visit several of these landmarks on a field trip Feb. 8 organized by the African-American Heritage