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Air University & Maxwell AFB News

  • Events highlight healthy teen relationships

    Since dating can be a new and complex experience for youth, the Maxwell family advocacy office has organized events to help them navigate this terrain."It can be hard to determine where your relationship falls, especially if you haven't dated much," said April Jones, the Family Advocacy Program's

  • Business booming at the Air University Inn

    The Air University Inn recently called back to work many of its employees as a result of an increase in student lodging needs.Following the closure of the Air and Space Basic course, the need for student lodging decreased August through December. The restructuring of Squadron Officer School has

  • Opportunities knock for child care providers

    The Family Child Care Program provides assistance to individuals interested in caring for children in a safe, loving environment. A Family Child Care home is housing on- or off-base in which care is provided for one or more unrelated children for more than 10 hours per week. Providers may have up to

  • See and be seen when running - Stop, look and listen

    Headphones can be hazardous to your health, not just in potential hearing loss but in an increased risk of incurring a fatal accident.According to research by the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Medical Center, headphone-related serious injuries have more than tripled in just the last

  • Lego team builds winning reputation

    The Soaring Eagles reached great heights in December, placing first in a regional competition and second at the state level in the First Lego League competition. The Maxwell Elementary Middle School students demonstrated their winning presentation and robot during a school board meeting Jan.

  • Cub Scouts test craftmanship

    Maxwell Elementary Middle School hosted the annual Cub Scout Pinewood Derby race last weekend. Thirty-nine racers competed against one another for the first place prize at the event Saturday, according to Master Sgt. Marshall Brown, the pack leader for Maxwell Boy Scout Troop 23.Each scout designs a

  • Alabama Goodwill Ambassadors honored

    The annual Alabama Goodwill Ambassador's Appreciation Night, held at the Maxwell Club Tuesday, honored sponsors for their tremendous support of the AGA program. Ambassadors sponsor international officers attending the Air University schools. The program provides opportunity for ambassadors and

  • Base celebrates legacy of King

    The Maxwell chapel held a memorial service Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King Jr., celebrating the life and work of the famous civil rights activist. During his invocation, Chaplain (Capt.) David Del Prado called attendees to walk in the footsteps of the late King."We remember the heart of a man who

  • Tax center opening Wednesday

    The 42nd Air Base Wing Legal Office will open its tax center Wednesday, offering military members and their families free filing services.Appointments are available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday but closed for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. in building 804 at Maxwell by calling 953-4486.

  • JAG school students glimpse civil rights cases

    Students at the Air Force Judge Advocate General's School learned about the civil rights movement from a man who continues to fight for fairness. Michael Jackson, district attorney for Alabama's Fourth Judicial District, told the students Jan. 16 how he closed the case on the death of Jimmie Lee