Maxwell AFB 9/11

Maxwell Air Force Base Fire Department members hold a moment of silence to honor those to lost their lives 11 years ago, Sept. 11, 2001. Several members of the team spoke about their rememberance of the attack on America and the desire never to forget that moment in history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Blankenship)

Maxwell AFB 9/11

Maxwell Air Force Base Fire Department members gather around an American flag flown at half-staff to honor those to lost their lives 11 years ago, Sept. 11, 2001. Several members of the team spoke about their remembrance of the attack on America and the desire never to forget that moment in history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Blankenship)

Maxwell AFB 9/11

Maxwell Air Force Base Fire Department flies the American flag at half- staff, honoring those who lost their lives 11 years ago in New York City, Sept. 11. It is customary on Sept. 11 to fly the flag at half- staff from sunrise to sunset. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Blankenship)

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. –

This oneroom school built in 1950 was one of 95 similar segregated schools in Dallas County used by African-American children..(Photos courtesy of the Old Cahawba Archaeological Park)

THOR

Lt. Col. Jenns Robertson, Air and Space Power Strategist at the Air Force Research Institute, works on Theater History of Operations at Maxwell Air Force Base, August 2. THOR is database of bombs dropped from American military aircraft from World War One through current times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class William Blankenship)

Same Place, Different Name: Maxwell Club Welcomes All Ranks

Air Force Photo courtesy of Air University History Office

Donation to Museum Helps Bring Noteworthy Rescue Mission to Life

Retired Col. Joseph Panza, Air University Foundation executive director, contributed items to the Southeast Asia War Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (Courtesy photo)

The Enlisted Heritage Research Institute: Honoring enlisted contributions to air power

The Enlisted Heritage Research Institute serves as a repository for an array of historical displays. (Courtesy photo)

Maxwell's Air Park: From discarded idea to distinguished landmark

Then Air University commander Lt. Gen. Charles Cleveland speaks at the opening ceremony of Maxwell's Air Park. The air park was founded April 1983 and is located on Academic Circle. (File photo)

Maxwell's Air Park: From discarded idea to distinguished landmark

At the Maxwell Air Park, (clockwise from top) A B-52 Stratofortress lines the west side of the park. The B-52 is the only aircraft in the park that was flown to Maxwell. Then-Air University Commander Lt. Gen. Charles Cleveland speaks at the public dedication ceremony of the park July 7, 1983. General Cleveland stands before the “Chris Craft” F-86A Sabre 15 years after its dedication. The “Chris Craft,” named after General Cleveland’s son, was the aircraft he used to shoot down five MiG-15s during the Korean War. A World War II vintage B-25 Mitchell occupies the predominant space at the south end of Maxwell’s Air Park. A statue of 1st Lt. Karl Richter, who was killed in action in 1967 in Vietnam, adorns the north end of the park and is surrounded by four vintage Air Force fighters. (Air Force illustration/Michael Paul)

Medal of Honor display dedicated at SNCOA

The new Medal of Honor display was dedicated in a ceremony at Gunter Annex's Senior NCO Academy on Tuesday. The display honors the six enlisted Airmen who received the award for their actions. (Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)

Renovations, new exhibits for Enlisted Heritage Hall

The “Gunner’s Alley” exhibit, complete with the ball turret from a B-17 Flying Fortress, occupies a section in the original museum. When completed, the displays will honor enlisted members who served as aircraft gunners during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Desert Storm and the current conflicts. (Air Force photo by Jamie Pitcher)

AFHRA helps locate unexploded WWII bombs in Germany

An unexploded ordnance disposal expert excavates a 500-pound bomb dropped on Germany during World War II. (Courtesy photo)

AFHRA helps locate unexploded WWII bombs in Germany

An unexploded bomb dropped during World War II accidentally detonates in a German neighborhood during a construction project. (Courtesy photo)