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April 30, 2020
Chaplain Corps College continues chaplain training, providing resiliency professionals

The Air Force Chaplain Corps College at Air University starts its Basic Chaplain Course May 4 with detailed plans in place to mitigate any possible spread of the coronavirus while providing for much-needed trained resiliency professionals for military communities across the service.The Air Education
April 29, 2020
CAP’s cell phone forensics team reaches 1,000th ‘find’ milestone

Civil Air Patrol’s award-winning National Cell Phone Forensics Team achieved another major milestone with recording its 1,000th find of a lost or missing person on the way to its 656th life saved since the innovative technology was developed.Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air
April 20, 2020
Dependent IDs will remain valid through expiration dates during COVID-19 pandemic

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the 42nd Military Personnel Flight is following DoD guidance to allow dependent identification cards to remain valid through their expiration dates, through September 30, 2020. According to the Memorandum for Chief Management Office of the Department of Defense, the DoD
April 9, 2020
DeCA guidance requires employees, customers to have a face covering to enter commissaries

Commissaries are requiring some form of face covering for store employees and customers to enter a commissary.The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) guidance is effective April 10 and applies to all agency stores and other facilities worldwide where no local directive has yet been issued, said Rear
March 26, 2020
42nd Medical Group no longer processing prescriptions from off-base providers amid COVID-19

Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. – The 42nd Medical Group’s Pharmacy is no longer processing prescriptions made by off-base providers, effective immediately.All new civilian prescriptions, paper and electronic, are suspended due to minimized Mission Essential Staffing at the pharmacy.Existing refills
March 16, 2020
Maxwell air and space show canceled

The Maxwell “Beyond the Horizon Air and Space Show” has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.The Department of the Air Force has suspended public outreach activities and support to community events in the United States and at its overseas’ locations through May 15, 2020. The suspension
March 16, 2020
Maxwell Elementary/Middle School closes to students March 23

Maxwell Elementary/Middle School to be closed to students effective March 23, 2020, with online learning starting March 26, 2020.The Department of Defense Education Activity Southeast District and Maxwell AFB leadership are following Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s recommendation to close in-person
March 14, 2020
Maxwell goes to HPCON Bravo

The Maxwell-Gunter installation commander has directed Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Bravo in response to COVID-19. In addition to all HPCON Alpha actions, HPCON Bravo includes the following actions:- Strict Hygiene (No handshaking, wipe common-use items)- If exposed, self-isolate (Wear mask
Feb. 20, 2020
Maxwell Medical Treatment Facility identified in report to Congress on facility size

A Department of Defense report on the appropriate size and scope of military hospitals and clinics identified the 42nd Medical Group Medical Treatment Facility for future change.The Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act directed the DoD to submit a report to Congress on restructuring
Feb. 6, 2020
Maxwell Pharmacy implements new system to better serve patients, Airmen

The mission of the Maxwell Pharmacy is to properly dispense prescribed medicines to their patients. All 37,000 of them. The pharmacy here serves approximately 500 patients and dispenses 1,200 prescriptions each day of the week.For the 30 team members working behind the desk, those numbers can be

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