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  • Maxwell Elementary School plans Red Ribbon Week festivities

    As part of Red Ribbon Week, Maxwell Elementary School will feature awareness events to get the antidrug message out to children and their parents.Maxwell's Youth Leadership Team planned a list of activities for the week, said Becky Hill, the faculty advisor to Maxwell's Youth Leadership Team. A

  • Breast cancer awareness luncheon to discuss prevention, treatment

    The Maxwell-Gunter Federal Women's Program and the Federally Employed Women are holding a breast cancer awareness luncheon at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Officer's Club ballroom. The program is designed to encourage breast cancer awareness, knowledge of prevention efforts and the latest on treatment

  • Family Child Care program provides employment, care alternatives

    The 42nd Force Support Squadron is searching for caregivers for the Family Child Care program.The Family Child Care program provides opportunities for people to stay at home with their child and set their own hours while offering child care for others. A Family Child Care home is one on or off base

  • 908th Airlift Wing returns

    Approximately 150 members of the 908th Airlift Wing returned to Maxwell Air Force Base this past weekend after a four-month deployment to Southwest Asia. The main body arrived via a commercial airliner late Friday evening, while the unit's C-130 Hercules transports and aircrews arrived on Saturday

  • WWII bomber group presents documents

    Members of World War II's 504th Bomber Group visited Maxwell Air Force Base, Gunter Annex during their annual reunion tour last week. On their agenda was donating documents about the group's accomplishments during the war to the Air Force Historical Research Agency.The group, consisting of B-29

  • Maxwell-Gunter marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    Maxwell-Gunter marks Domestic Violence Awareness MonthThe 42nd Medical Group's Family Advocacy Program is bringing attention to the issue of domestic abuse as part of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. "Domestic violence is about power and control. It's not about love," said

  • Outreach events provide ounce of cure for family issues

    Many outreach services exist to raise education and awareness about family issues in both the general population and among people at risk for domestic violence. These courses deal with potential issues in relationship and family life to make life easier and stem the tide of potential

  • MiG-17 spends 5 months at Maxwell after pilot falls ill

    If you were wondering why a Russian MiG-17F was sitting outside a Maxwell hangar last month, you probably weren't alone. In March, pilot Randy Ball was flying the MiG from Mississippi to Maxwell for the Thunder Over Alabama Air Show and Open House when he suddenly experienced a severe cardiac event.

  • Resources available to help smokers quit

    Mike Miller has been an ex since 7:38 p.m. May 1 -- the time of his last cigarette. The retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and Vietnam veteran started smoking as a junior in college in 1969. He smoked three packs a day, four in Vietnam.When it comes to quitting the habit, Mr. Miller thinks the