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  • Maxwell hosts annual Retiree Appreciation Day

    Personnel from the 42nd Air Base Wing and the Retiree Activities Office are hosting the annual Retiree Appreciation Day event held at the base honor guard hangar, building 842, Nov. 18, 2016, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Approximately 600 to 1,000 veterans and retirees are expected to attend. During the event,

  • Air University to honor World War II British, French flight cadets

      Across the United States, this coming Friday, Americans are preparing host solemn ceremonies to honor the millions of men and women who have served in the American armed forces and sacrificed much in defending this country and freedom-loving people across the globe.   Veterans Day, known as

  • Maxwell and Gunter get drenched

    Maxwell leaders hosted a Combat Dining-In event at the base Honor Guard hangar, Nov. 4, 2016, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.With mouths full of marshmallows and soaked “uniforms,” active duty members here partook in an age-old tradition in the form of a combat dining-in.The theme of the event was

  • EDIS has open house at Maxwell

    Neirissa Keeler speaks with a parent during an EDIS Program open house at the Maxwell AFB Clinic Oct. 21, 2016. EDIS stands for educational and developmental intervention services. Keeler, an early childhood special educator and EDIS element chief, offers developmental screening for any child with

  • SNCOs promote mentorship through offsite event

    Maxwell-Gunter senior leaders hosted a senior noncommissioned officer mentorship session at the Ritchey Center here Friday.Reserve and active duty SNCOs from across the area were invited to join together and participate in team building activities and take part in an opportunity to receive

  • AFMC commander helps kick off school’s STEM program, visits AFJROTC unit

    The commander of Air Force Materiel Command visited a California high school Oct. 7, 2016, to help launch a STEM program initiative and to visit the school’s Air Force Junior ROTC unit. AFMC Commander Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski visited San Pedro High School in Los Angeles to take part in the school’s

  • AFROTC returns to Harvard

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James helped return the Air Force's tie to one of the country's most prestigious institutions Friday.The secretary signed an agreement at Harvard University reestablishing the Air Force ROTC detachment there. After establishing one of the country's first ROTC

  • A call to action during Days of Remembrance

    When evil begins to shake the foundation of a civilization, it is up to the people to notice the warning signs and then to take action.In memory of those who took action and the loss of 6 million Jewish lives at the hands of the Nazi regime, the 42nd Air Base Wing held its annual Days of Remembrance

  • Maxwell honors victims of the Holocaust

    Maxwell's Days of Remembrance program committee will present a memorial service for the victims of the Holocaust at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Shelburne Auditorium, Air University Academic Facility, building 803.Rabbi Jonathan Miller from Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham will be the guest speaker for the

  • Contractor recognized with medal for ultimate sacrifice

    Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, commander of the U.S. Southern Command, presented the Defense of Freedom Medal to the family of Thomas Janis, a U.S. defense contractor killed in 2003 by narcoterrorists in Columbia, during a posthumous award ceremony March 27 at the Air War College."I did not know