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  • 42nd MDG fights children's tooth decay

    The 42nd Medical Group's dental clinic is targeting education for both parents and children as it prepares for February's National Children's Dental Health Month. "As far as actual treatment performed on dependent children, we only see them on a very limited, emergency basis," said Capt. (Dr.) Matt

  • Brig. Gen. Ed Crowell retires after 35 years

    Remembering his start as an airman basic 35 years ago, Brig. Gen. Edward F. Crowell, mobilization assistant to the Air University commander, fondly remembers a career that saw five armed conflicts and admits he'll miss the "people" most of all as he approaches his Feb. 4 retirement date. "You build

  • Gunter CDC receives multi-year state grant

    The Gunter Child Development Center has received an Alabama state grant of $45,000 annually for four years to fund a special pre-kindergarten class for 4-year-old students, according to Jonnie Clark, CDC director. The new class has a lower student-to-teacher ratio of 9-1 as opposed to the normal

  • Safety analysis shows reportable mishaps down for 2008

    Total reportable mishaps decreased from the previous year for Maxwell-Gunter, while mishaps increased in the categories of Combat Training and Sports and Recreation, according to a 2008 fiscal-year-in-review report by the 42nd Air Base Wing safety office. A reportable mishap is defined as causing

  • Spouses’ club serves up success with second ‘Iron Chef’

    The secret ingredient was chayote. Everything else was fair game for two professional chefs competing in an "Iron Chef" contest at the Officers' Club on Jan. 15. The second annual competition and luncheon was hosted by the Maxwell-Gunter Officers' Spouses' Club. Tonya Terry from WSFA-TV was the

  • Texas and Oklahoma AFJROTC units march in Inaugural Parade

    Two Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps units were selected by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to march in the 56th Inaugural Parade on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Klein Collins High School AFJROTC from Texas and Union High School AFJROTC from Oklahoma were two of more than 90

  • Presidential Inauguration: Witness to History

    I now know what is meant by a "sea of people." Tuesday, standing with millions of others along the two mile long park known affectionately as "America's front yard," I tried to comprehend the enormity of the crowd surrounding me on the National Mall. Members of the Boy and Girl Scouts of America

  • Maxwell crash, rescue team learns Chinook operations

    The season's bitter wind did nothing to deter a joint helicopter training exercise here on Jan. 15 with Airmen from Maxwell Air Force Base and soldiers from Fort Rucker, Ala. That day, a multi-service team came together to provide egress and safety procedures training for the Maxwell AFB Fire

  • Spaatz commander mentors PA students

    Using his personal experiences as a guide, the commander of Air University's Spaatz Center for Officer Education and commandant of the Air War College presented ideas Tuesday on how to be a better public affairs representative to students of the Public Affairs Senior Leadership Enrichment

  • Registration opens for AFRICOM symposium

    Registration has opened for the Air Force's U.S. Africa Command Symposium scheduled to be held here March 31 through April 2. The policy-focused event will consider the Air Force's contribution to AFRICOM and engage participants in the creation of a set of proposals for the sponsors, which includes