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Montgomery Advertiser
April 4, 2018
That lasted a lot longer. Over the next century it grew into the modern military education center known as Maxwell Air Force Base. And it took the region along for the ride, shaping its ambitions, its workforce, its culture and its people. Almost 20 percent of the River Region's population is tied to the military,Ãâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
March 28, 2018
Chief Master Sgt. Conrad Dawes, Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education instructor, presents Donna McCullough, director of Forest Park Ministry Center, with a check, Saturday, March 24, 2018, on Maxwell-Gunter Annex, Alabama. The First Sergeant Academy and Chief Master SergeantÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
March 14, 2018
Construction workers begin renovating a car wash on Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., March 14, 2018. The reconstruction will expand its capabilities. The new and improved building will have free vacuums as well as an attendant that will be on duty during operational hours to help customers. The project isÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
March 13, 2018
Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson speaks with Willie Guillot during a Strategic Studies Quarterly interview on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Strategic Studies Quarterly a strategic journal of the United States Air Force, providing intellectual enrichment for national and international securityÃâà...
Alabama's News Leader
March 12, 2018
Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery is remembering a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient on the 50th anniversary of his death during the Vietnam War. A ceremony will be held Monday honoring Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger of Hamburg, Pennsylvania. Etchberger died during fighting in Laos onÃâà...
Tuscaloosa News
March 12, 2018
Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Richard L. Etchberger, shown in this portrait from the 1960s, served in Vietnam. Richard L. Etchberger was running a secret radar installation in Laos and was killed when the Viet Cong over ran the installation. Etchberger helped rescue two of the men with him before heÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
March 8, 2018
Air University President and Commander Lt. Gen. Anthony Cotton visited the Air Force Culture and Language Center Wednesday morning. During a briefing, he described the center's work as “very beneficial”. “I didn't even realize how many countries we are associated with,” Cotton said, “this is veryÃâà...
Montgomery Advertiser
March 8, 2018
Anthony J. Cotton comments after taking command of Air University during an Assumption of Command Ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., ... Maxwell Air Force Base is planning to detonate expired munitions around 2 p.m. The base said to expect two or three explosions that will beÃâà...
WSFA
March 8, 2018
Maxwell Air Force Base is warning residents about a scheduled detonation or expired munition on Thursday. The base will be detonating expired munitions beginning at 2 p.m., according to base officials. The munitions are expected to be destroyed in two or three explosions. These detonations will be momentary and minorÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
March 7, 2018
Airmen Against Drunk Driving is a free program available to all Airmen who need a safe ride home if they are too intoxicated to drive home themselves. (U.S. Air Force graphic Senior Airman Tammie Ramsouer) ?Share. PRINT | E-MAIL. MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. --. Have you ever gone out to haveÃâà...
Air Force Link
March 7, 2018
“This year's CORONA was extremely successful and historic as it coincides with Maxwell's Centennial anniversary.” said Col. Melissa Stone, 42nd Air Base Wing vice commander. “We are proud to bring Corona back to Maxwell (AFB) and know that the success achieved here will pay great dividends for theÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
March 7, 2018
Tamela Mitchell, Child and Youth Programs counselor, flips through a scrapbook, March 1, 2018, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Mitchell has seven children of her own and previously worked with the both the local school system and then at Ft. Riley in Kansas. (U.S. Air Force photo By Senior AirmanÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
March 7, 2018
The 42nd Air Base Wing is scheduled to host its annual Cultural Awareness Day event, located at the Maxwell Honor Guard Hangar on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, March 23, 2018. Cultural Awareness Day is hosted to recognize all of the yearly observances in one day. (Courtesy graphic) ?Share.
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
March 6, 2018
Lt. Col. Scott Nupson, 42nd Air Base Wing chaplain, poses for a portrait in the sanctuary of Faith Chapel at Maxwell Air Force Base Alabama, Feb. 16, 2018. As the wing chaplain, Nupson provides religious service, spiritual guidance and counseling to the service members and families of Maxwell Air ForceÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
February 22, 2018
Jack Fischer NASA Astronaut, Leslie J. Kovacs, United Launch Alliance Washington Operations Director, and Dr. Michael "Coyote" Smith, Air Command and Staff College, speak to members of the Squadron Officer College during the Space Symposium on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Feb. 16, 2018.
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
February 6, 2018
Front to back, Staff Sgt. Christopher Kersey, 42nd Logistics Readiness Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of small passenger terminal, Staff Sgt. William Chroninger, 42nd LRS shift supervisor, and Staff Sgt. Jyron Cowser, 42nd LRS air terminal supervisor, maintain Maxwell Air Force Bases' mainÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
December 31, 1999
Recently, in my positon as the Director of Aerospace Education for the Alabama Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP), I had the pleasure of hosting two major exhibits at the “Worlds of Work” job fair at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds, Dothan, Alabama. During this two-day event, several thousandÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
December 31, 1999
Brandon, a military member stationed at Maxwell Air Force Base, is now in a much better place, but he says it wouldn't have been possible without the Maxwell Air Force Base's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment program. The program provides preventative avenues to active duty membersÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
December 31, 1999
Staff Sgt. Danielle Hawk is the noncommissioned officer in charge, executive assistant for the commandant of the Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Before taking on that position she was the NCOIC of separations. In this role, she processed over 330 OTS students through the firstÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
December 31, 1999
Brig. Gen. Stacey T. Hawkins, Ogden Air Logistics Complex commander, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, was a guest speaker during the fifth annual Cultural Awareness Day Friday, March 23, 2018, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. He emphasized how crucial diversity is in the success of today's Air Force.
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
December 31, 1999
Howard Ward, Air Force Cultural and Language Center director, welcomes attendees to the third annual Language, Regional Expertise and Culture Symposium on March 28, 2018, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The two-day event welcomed experts from around the world to talk about the importanceÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
December 31, 1999
The composting facility on Maxwell, provides landscaping materials from composted items throughout the bases. Compost, fill dirt, wood chips, firewood and used pallets are just a few of the recycled items that are available to anyone with base access. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman TammieÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
December 31, 1999
The Maxwell Airman's Attic is open to all service members, their dependents and retirees. The attic collects and organizes donations of clothing, books, non-perishable food, military clothing and other items free of charge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tammie Ramsouer). Airman's Attic: A chanceÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
December 31, 1999
United States Air Force Air War College International Fellows students pose for a group photo in front of an F-35 Lightning II at the 63rd Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 28, 2018. The AWC international students received a personal look at how Luke is building the future of Airpower.
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
December 31, 1999
The Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education is currently working to revise the Airman Leadership School to better prepare Airmen for future duties. Airman Leadership School is the first level of enlisted professional military education and required to become a non-commissioned officer. The newÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
December 31, 1999
The air traffic control tower on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, is made up of seven flights of stairs leading to the observation room where air traffic controllers have a 360 degree view to monitor Maxwell Air Force Base's flight line. Air traffic controllers monitor Maxwell's flight line to ensure the safety ofÃâà...
Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base
December 31, 1999
... moment away from CORONA South to recognize top performers, Feb. 28, 2018, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. ... Henry “Hap” Arnold, invited 40 generals to Maxwell AFB to discuss how the service was to move forward post WWII. In 2006, former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Mosley decidedÃâà...
