Wright Flyer monument sculptor recalls 24-year-old project

Mr. Godwin works on the Wright Flyer project in his Brundidge workshop in 1985. The Maxwell Wright Flyer was the first of four such exhibits he has built. (Courtesy photo)

Wright Flyer monument sculptor recalls 24-year-old project

Larry Godwin, of Brundidge, Ala., stands before the Wright Flyer monument he designed and built 24 years ago for Maxwell’s Air Park. Mr. Godwin recently revisited his work while in Montgomery on business. (Air Force photo by Donna Burnett)

On your mark ...

Col. Kris D. Beasley, commander of the 42nd Air Base Wing, greets wing members as they prepare for the Jan. 30 fun run. The run began and ended at the “prop and wings” monument in front of building 800. Temperatures were as low as 26 degrees as the runners began their 5K journey through the base. (Air Force photo by Jamie Pitcher)

Spouses’ club serves up success with second ‘Iron Chef’

Gary Garner concentrates as he works on his dish that took first place in the Maxwell-Gunter Officers’ Spouses’ Club Iron Chef competition. (Air Force photo by Jamie Pitcher)

Breakfast with Santa

James Johnson, 7, son of Master Sgt. Saskia Johnson, Maxwell-Gunter Honor Guard superintendent, visits Santa to ask for a Nintendo DS for Christmas. Children of active duty, Reserve and Guard military members visited the Maxwell Youth Center on Saturday to have breakfast with Santa. More than 800 people attended the event which included cookie decorating, face painting, and goodie bag decorating. At least two local businesses provided free goodies to the attendees. (Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers)

Visitors get inside view of honor guard duties

Members of the Maxwell-Gunter Honor Guard retrieve an empty casket from a hearse as part of the funeral demonstration at an Honor Guard Open House on Dec. 5. (Air Force photo by Jamie Pitcher)

Board of Visitors lauds community, Air University programs

Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, Air University commander, explains the structure of the university to the AU Board of Visitors during a Tuesday breakfast meeting in downtown Montgomery. (Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers)

Civil Air Patrol member to pilot Space Shuttle Endeavour

Col. Eric Boe, STS-126 pilot and Civil Air Patrol member, wearing his launch-and-entry suit, heads for the Shuttle Training Aircraft to practice landings on the Shuttle Landing Facility's runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (NASA photo/Kim Shiflett)

Joint Chiefs chair highlights keys to defense

Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses students assigned to the Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., on Oct. 28. (DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley)

Joint Chiefs chair highlights keys to defense

Lt. Gen. Al Peck and Col. Tyrone M. "Woody" Woodyard greet Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, upon his arrival at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. on Oct. 28. General Peck is Air University commander, and Colonel Woodyard is 42nd Air Base Wing vice commander. Admiral Mullen is visiting the base to speak to students assigned to the Air Command and Staff College and the Air War College. (DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley)

Historic Tuskegee Airmen address Air Force captains

Retired Lt. Col. William Holloman, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, signs autographs near a lithograph depicting the Tuskegee Airmen in combat during World War II. (Air Force photo by Scoot Knuteson)

Officer trainees volunteer time to LPGA golf tourney

Officer trainee Justin Ailor helps with crowd control Saturday at the Navistar LPGA Classic as Seon Hwa Lee of South Korea tees off the 14th hole of the Senator Course at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Capitol Hill location. (Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Scott Moorman)