Maxwell expands reach into 'Twitterverse'

Maxwell joined Twitter on Saturday, becoming the first base in Air Education and Training Command to do so. Twitter is a popular social-networking tool where users send short messages, or "tweets," to other users. "We're always looking for new avenues to tell people the Maxwell and Air Force

ASF 'The Furniture of Home' tickets on sale at ITT

The new Alabama Shakespeare Festival play, "The Furniture of Home" opens today on the Octagon Stage. The play is recommended for ages 12 and older and runs through March 29 on the Octagon Stage. Preview performance tickets are available at ASF. Southern residents did not have to live in Louisiana to

Annual AFAF campaign kicks off

Tough economic times are not expected to hurt this year's Air Force Assistance Fund campaign, according to Capt. Benjamin Henley of the 42nd Air Base Wing Judge Advocate office and campaign project officer. As the campaign began on Maxwell-Gunter Feb. 23, he explained military members may be

MEPS dedicates room to fallen soldier

As young men and women enter the military for the first time, they now have a reminder at the Montgomery Military Entrance Processing Station that freedom has a cost. These new military members now take their initial oath in full view of a portrait of Pfc. Stephen D. Bicknell, a Prattville, Ala.

'Major Molar' visits Maxwell Elementary

Snow hits Maxwell, Montgomery communities

On Sunday, for the first time in 16 years, Maxwell-Gunter received significant snow cover in the month of March. The last time this happened was March 13, 1993, and that event was dubbed by state residents and officials as the "Storm of the Century." David Scott, Maxwell Weather Station manager,

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Maxwell celebrates Arbor Day, earns 16th-straight Tree City USA

Base leaders, tree-planting volunteers, children from Maxwell Elementary School, and even Woodsy the Owl got down and dirty in honor of Arbor Day on Feb. 19. Recognition of the day was in the form of a ceremonial tree planting and program at the school, and two days later, 100 base volunteers helped

Top Air Force chaplain says 'with faith, we have air cover'

As the keynote speaker for Maxwell-Gunter's National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 13, Chap. (Maj. Gen.) Cecil R. Richardson, chief of Chaplains for the Air Force, told a crowded ballroom at the Maxwell's Officers' Club that "with faith, we have air cover." Chaplain Richardson directs the chaplain

Airman, Family Readiness Center holds financial fair

The Airman and Family Readiness Center will hold a "financial fair" Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Maxwell Event Center as part of Military Saves Week, according to Gari Smith, center director of Personal Financial Management. "Military Saves is a Department of Defense-wide financial readiness