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Maxwell AFB, Ala. - A carved wooden shield created in honor of Maxwell Air Force Base’s centennial year sits beside a copy of the 1922 order that named the base after Alabama native 1Lt William Maxwell. (US Air More

The 4th Aviation Squadron was an all-black unit established at Maxwell on 10 June 1941 and one of the first black units established in Alabama. Though its official mission was stated as "security," their primar More

Officer Training School cadets march in their blues, Aug. 22, 2012, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Recent implementations have saved OTS hours of classroom setting lectures and allowed them to focus more o More

Col. Scott Manning, Yale University Air Force ROTC Detachment 009 commander, gives the oath of enlistment to new ROTC cadets at Yale, Sept. 6. The new Yale detachment officially opens, Sept. 21, with 38 cadets More

Logo for the Air Force 65th Birthday.

Computer programmer Senior Airman Zachariah Grummons works on a database at the Air Force Integrated Maintenance Data System Center located on Gunter Annex in Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 20. Recently, Grummons subm More

In this staged photo, Senior Airman Osniel Diaz, 42nd Medical Group public health professional, peers down a line of sick service members during this flu season. To date, the clinic has issued more than 6,500 i More

A team from Air Command and Staff College cycles through one leg of the ACSC Warrior Relay from Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala., to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., March 8. Teams were made up More

The cadets stand at attention before they perform armed drills at the National Drill Competition in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Official portrait of Brigadier General Peter G. Bailey, Apr. 7, 2020. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox/Released)

Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Official portrait of Brigadier General Evan Pettus, Commandant of Air Command and Staff College, taken Jan. 21, 2020. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox/Released)

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 More

Silverware, plates and coffee mugs are a few of the discounted items for sale during the non-appropriated funds sale at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Feb. 1, 2018. The 42nd Force Support Squadron hosts these NA More

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 More

Airman First Class Evan Bivens, 42nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, uses binoculars to seek out military aircraft preparing to land at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, March 2, 2018. Due to More

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 More

A 908th Airlift Wing Airman reunites with her spouse and unborn child after returning from deployment, Sept. 19, 2018, on Maxell Air Force, Alabama. These reservists were deployed for six months in an undisclos More

Lt. Col. Melanie Friedman looks at the skating rink moments before the Capitol City Rollin’ Rebels and Mobile Derby Darlins’ bout Aug. 9, 2014. Friedman is the deputy director of intelligence at the Curtis E. L More

More than 650 Air Force captains from Air University's Squardron Officer School Class 14E at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., form-up to make an image of the Air Force Symbol in honor of the 67th Air Force Birthda More

Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) Course 15A stages a group photo at the LeMay Center, Dec. 10. Pictured are as follows: First row (L-R): Maj Gen John Dolan (USAF); Maj Gen James Witham (ANG); Maj Ge More

Airmen from 42nd Air Base Wing units await the arrival of President Barack Obama at Maxwell Air Force Base, March 7, 2015. Obama and his family were enroute to visit Selma and participate in the 50th anniversar More

Command Chief Master Sergeant Laura Callaway, right, 42nd ABW command chief, welcomes Mr Daniel Sitterly, principal assistant secretary of the Air Force (Manpowerand Reserve Affairs), Headquarters, Air Force, More

(From left) Daniel Sitterly, the principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Chief Master Sgt. Sarah Sparks, senior enlisted adviser, Office of the Assistant Secretar More

From left, Lt. Gen.Steven Kwast, commander and president, Air University, and Lt. Gen. Stanley "Sid" Clarke, director, Air National Guard, chat with Lt. Gen. Stephen Hoog, assistant vice chief of staff and dire More

The 42nd Security Forces Squadron members patrol the portion of Chennault Circle that is included in the route of the Montgomery Marathon, March 14, 2015. Nine miles of the marathon course was on Maxwell Air Fo More

Lt. Gen. Stephen Hoog, assistant vice chief of staff and director, Air Staff, Headquarters US Air Force, presents the outstanding contributor award to Royal Air Force Wing Commander Paul Kendall, a member of th More

Maj. Gen. Jocelyn Seng, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Horn, center, welcome Prattville, Ala., Mayor Bill Gillespie to the the River Region Forum at the Senior NonCommissioned Officer Academy, April 2, 20 More

Attendees of the Senior Joint Information Operations Applications Course (SJIOAC) course 15B pose for a group photo at the LeMay Center, April 7, 2015. Pictured are as follows: first Row: Maj. Gen. Jay B. Silve More

Ukrainian Ambassador Olexander Motsyk addresses students of Air Command and Staff College and Air War College, April 8, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox/Released)

Brightly decorated cupcakes attract visitors to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) booth at Maxwell's 2015 Cultural Awareness Day observance at the Honor Guard hangar, April 10, 2015. (U.S. Air F More

Rabbi Elliot Stevens, Temple Beth Or, Montgomery, Ala., is the guest speaker for the 42d Air Base Wing's Holocaust Days of Remembrance Commemoration Ceremony on April 14, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bud Hanc More

Colonel Andrea Tullos, Commander, 42d Air Base Wing, takes Rick Dearborn, Chief of Staff to Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, center, on a tour of Maxwell-Gunter facilities, April 24, 2015, at Maxwell AFB, Ala. ( More

Lieutenant General Steven Kwast, Commander and President, Air University, prepares to swear in enlisted recruits from the Montgomery area Military Entrance Processing Station and cadets from Officer Training Sc More

Major General Han Xing, Deputy Commandant, People's Liberation Army Air Force Command College, and PLAAF Command College instructors and students, visit Air University Headquarters and various schools, April 29 More

Forty-second Medical Group Staff Sergeant Shelby VandeZande, Air Education and Training Command's Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, poses with a bust of Rosa Parks at the Rosa Parks Museum, May 4, 2015. 42nd More

Lisa Disbrow, Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, addresses the 62nd National Security Forum at Air War College, May 5, More

Civilian guests of the 62nd National Security Forum join American and International students of Air War College in critical discussions, May 6, 2015. NSF is a Secretary of the Air Force sponsored program that i More

The 331st Recruiting Squadron (331st RCS) held a grand opening of a new recruiting facility in Prattville, Ala., May 13, 2015. Lt. Col. Jonathan Austin, commander, 331st RCS, officiated the ceremony. Also pre More

Former World War II Prisoner of War, Chief Master Sergeant Roy C. McGinnis, left, and Lt. Col. Michael Artelli, Commander, Community College of the Air Force unveil a display honoring McGinnis at the Enlisted H More

Colonel Mark Ramsey, Vice Commander, 42nd Air Base Wing, right, welcomes Alabama Governor Robert Bentley, left, to Maxwell AFB prior to the annual Governor's Outstanding Service Members Awards luncheon at the M More

The 42nd Air Base Wing Fire Department and Haynes Ambulance personnel practice treating actors portraying victims of a natural disaster during the base exercise May 26, 2015. (USAF Photograph by Donna L. Burnet More

Maxwell Air Force Base and the Montgomery Fire Departments Hazardous Materials unit practiced a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear response exercise, May 28, 2015. (Air Force Photograph by Donna L More

Lieutenant General Steven Kwast, Commander and President, Air University, addresses the Montgomery Chapter of the Kiwanis Club, June 2, 2015. The Kiwanis Club is a local service organization dedicated to meetin More

The selected Eagles for Air Command and Staff College's (ACSC) Gathering of Eagles 2015 are introduced on stage to kick off GOE 2015, June 3, 2015. GOE is an annual event that hosts air and space legends from a More

Capt. Robert “Bob” Wolff is interviewed during Gathering of Eagles in Wood Auditorium at Air Command and Staff College. Wolff was a B-17 pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. On his eighth comba More

The aviation legends who comprise the 2015 Gathering of Eagles (GOE) pose for a group photo at the Wright Flyer, June 4, 2015, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. GOE is an annual event that hosts air and space leg More

Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast, commander and president, Air University, left, presides over the change of command ceremonies for the Carl A. Spaatz Center for Officer Education and the Air War College, June 5, 2015. More

Maxine Edmondson Flournoy and Jim Kirk, members of the 33rd Gathering of Eagles, share a laugh prior to signing their portraits used to create the GOE Lithograph, June 4, 2015. GOE is an annual capstone event a More

Ongoing construction at Freedom Park on Maxwell Boulevard, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., on June 8, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Bud Hancock/Released)

Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadet Cody Powell from FL-033, Niceville Senior High School, Niceville, Fla., assists Chief Master Sergeant Timothy Horn operate a multicoptor on June 10, 2015. P More

Staff Sgt. Steven Kendrick, U.S. Air Force Air National Guard, 187th Fighter Wing, assists Senior Airman Vincent Glenn-Stone, Air Education and Training Command Honor Guard Member of the Year, in donning a trai More

Senior American military leaders from the US Air Force, US Army, US Marine Corps, US Navy Reserve join their international counterparts for a group photo of the Combined Force Air Component Commanders Course at More

Journallists from Montgomery, Ala., and Maxwell Video Productions interview Stevonne "Steve" Smith, Sr., wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League, prior to his Football Pro Camp fo More

Gen. Edward A. Rice, United States Air Force retired and former commander of Air Education and Training Command, promotes Col. Gerald V. Goodfellow to the rank of brigadier general at Squadron Officer College, More

Col. Michael Borgert, commander, 42d Mission Support Group, presents the guidon for the 42d Communications Squadron to Major Heidi Dester during the change of command ceremony, July 8, 2015. Maj. Kyle Grygo rel More

Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, commander and president, Air University, presides over the change of command ceremony of the Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, July 9, 2015. Maj. Gen. Timothy More

Col. Andrea Tullos, commander, 42nd Air Base Wing, presents outgoing 42nd Mission Support Group Commander Col. Michael Borgert with the Legion of Merit during the 42nd MSG change of command ceremony, July 14, 2 More

Col. Scott Lockwood, commander, Air Force Officer Training School, transfers command of Detachment 12 to Lt. Col. Loralie Rasmussen during a change of command ceremony July 16, 2015, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala More

Brig. Gen. Paul Guemmer, left, Commander, Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development, presents the Legion of Merit to Col. Eric Wydra, commander, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Cor More

Members of Officer Training School's Basic Officer Training class 15-06 negotiate challenges at the confidence course, July 31, 2015. The stations are designed to promote cooperation and unit cohesion. (U.S. Ai More

Brigadier General Christopher Coffelt, Commander, Spaatz Center for Officer Education, presents the Air Command and Staff College guidon to Colonel Brian Hastings during the ACSC change of command ceremony in W More

Staff Sgt. Brandon Bixby, 42nd Security Forces member, simulates arresting an active shooter during the base exercise Aug. 17, 2015. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Donna L. Burnett/Released)

Alabama Congressional Representatives Mike Rogers (left) arrives at Air University to discuss the new Cyber University initiative with Lieutenant General Steven Kwast, Commander and President, Air University, A More

Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Colonel Mark Allison, Judge Advocate for Air University, presents the Air Education and Training Command Outstanding Young Judge Advocate of the Year award for 2014 to Maj. Sophia Carrillo, More

Staff Sgt. Jody Perkins, Air Force Center for Electronic Distribution and Systems developer, right, and Tech. Sgt. Johnathan Kirby, AFCED noncommissioned officer in charge, nail wood paneling onto the walls of More

Eva Newman, White House of Confederacy tour guide, poses in front of the White House of Confederacy while working as a volunteer at the museum, Montgomery, Ala. Newman became fascinated with the history of the More

Master Sgt. Sean Carson of Air Force Materiel Command at Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex is the first runner to carry the baton of the first POW/MIA run at Maxwell. Officer Training School hosted and conduc More

Airmen Johnathan McKay, 42nd Civil Engineer Squadron Civil Engineer Flight fire fighter, holds onto a water hose during the 2015 Maxwell Fire Muster Oct. 16, 2015, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The Fire Muste More

My Disability is One Part of Who I Am

Senior Airman Scott Weeks, Maxwell firefighter, carries a life-sized 175-pound dummy to the finish line during the 2015 World Scott Fire Fighter Combat Challenge, Oct. 20, 2015, in Montgomery, Ala. Weeks compet More

Army aircraft from Fort Bragg, N.C., line up on the Maxwell flight line while waiting to be re-fueled Oct. 22, 2015, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The aircraft included the CH-47 Chinook, UH-60 Black Hawks, A More

A variety of non-lethal weapons lay on display during Range Day Oct. 28, 2015, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The class receives hands-on exposure to the weapon and the limitations of non-lethal capabilities, More

Col. Brian Hastings, Air Command and Staff College commandant hands over command of the 38th Student Squadron to Lt. Col. Richard Major during the ACSC 38th STUS Activation and Assumption of Command ceremony No More

Dr. Matthew Stafford, Air University Academic Affairs president, left, and Dr. Muriel Howard, Air University Board of Visitors president place the Air University academic hood on David McCullough as he receives More

Capt. James Scott, Holm Center Curriculum Directorate Field Leadership chief, poses for a portrait Dec. 3, 2015, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Scott is scheduled to debut in his first performance as Keith Har More

Eyes Above the Horizon participants gather under a North American P-51 Mustang static display Dec. 5, 2015, at the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Museum, Tuskegee, Ala. Participants learned about the Tusk More

Lt. Col. Daniel Stupinski, 42nd Contracting Squadron commander, left, and Special Agent Helen Stewart, Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 405, sign a memorandum of understanding Dec. 8, 2015, More

Montgomery, Ala. - Colonel Kevin Poitinger, Commander, 42d Medical Group, Maxwell AFB, Ala., makes remarks at the grand opening of the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System's new Montgomery Veterans Affai More

Airmen from the 823rd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) from Hurlburt Field, Fla., assemble the support beams for a pre-engineered building at the Vigilant Warrior More

Retired Gen. Larry O. Spencer, former vice chief of staff, USAF was honored at both the Officer Training School (OTS) l and at the Enlisted Heritage Hall Dec 17, 2015. Spencer was honored as a distinguished gra More

Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Major General Timothy Leahy, Vice Commander, Air University, left, inducts retired General Larry O. Spencer, former Vice Chief of Staff, USAF, into the Officer Training School Distinguished More

Nearly 100 military members from the River Region lined the football field at Cramton Field, Montgomery, Ala., for the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl, Dec. 19, 2015, which pitted the Ohio University Bobcats against More

Chief Master Sgt. Jackie-Lynn Brown, Barnes Center for Enlisted Education, Director of Education, poses for a graduation photo with her father, Jack Brown, after receiving her Bachelor's degree from Hawaii Paci More

Jim Weiss, Greathall Productions storyteller, speaks to military members about the fundamentals of storytelling at the Squadron Officers School's Polifka Auditorium on Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Jan. 6, 2016 More

Joseph Lininger, Civilian Acculturation and Leadership Training student, listens carefully as a CALT training instructor gives safety instructions before students move through Project X, Feb. 2, 2016, at Maxwel More

Air Education and Training Command senior leaders pose for a group picture during the week-long AETC Senior Leadership Conference March 3, 2016, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The conference allowed AETC c More

Nearly 1.5 million teenagers nationwide experience some sort of abuse from their boyfriend or girlfriend in a single year, according to www.loveisrespect.org. Most parents don’t believe teen dating violence is More

Mortuary Affairs officers and technicians are trained to work as quickly as possible with the mortuary process. The process begins once there is a notification that a military member or dependent has passed, an More

A volunteer has his costume make-up applied before partaking in an exercise for reserve Commissioned Officer Training cadets March 10, 2016, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. COT cadets are individuals who are profi More

Capt. Andrea Gallegos, Holm Center curriculum area manager, judges the form of an athlete during the Alabama State Powerlifting Championships March 12, 2016, at Eclectic, Ala. There were 31 Maxwell Airman who v More

Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Technical Sergeant Derryn Beasley, 42nd Security Forces Squadron, works with a Montgomery Police Department motorcycle patrolman to ensure safety along the Montgomery Marathon route on Maxwe More

Maxwell AFB, Ala. - General Mark A. Welsh, III, twentieth Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, and his spouse address faculty, staff and students at the Air Force Senior Non Commissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell More

Maxwell AFB, AL - Air University and 42d Air Base Wing personnel unite to take a stand against sexual assault. The month of April in the United States is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The goal is to raise pub More

Maxwell AFB, AL - Officer Training School Cadets are crossing the street at the intersection of Mitchell Street and Maxwell Boulevard, Monday Apr 4, 2016. OTS Cadets were joining other personnel on Maxwell AFB More

Maxwell AFB, Ala. - The Senior Joint Information Operations Application Course (SJIOAC) Class 16B posed for a group photo at the Air Force Wargaming Institute, April 5, 2016. Attendees of the course from L to More

Tuskegee, Ala. - Cadet Torey Douglas, an Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps student at Tuskegee University boards a UH-TH1 Huey. Two helicopters from the 23rd Flying Training Squadron at Fort Rucker, Alab More

Alejandra Palacio, Alabama 4-H Science School environmental educational instructor, educates Maxwell Elementary and Middle School students about the Eastern Screech Owl during the Birds of Prey demonstration Ap More

Maxwell AFB, AL - The city of Montgomery was formally presented with the Altus Trophy as the community having the best relationship with its military partners in Air Education and Training Command for 2015 duri More

Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Cheryl Roberson, wife of Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, provides mentoring from the major command’s spouse’s perspective to spouses from across th More

Isabella Torres poses with her father, 2nd Lt. Angel Torres, Air Force Life Cycle Management Information Technology Business Analytic Office program manager, as he receives his Presidential Volunteer Service Aw More