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  • Local Maxwell patron contributes through murals

    Mr. Ian Mangum, a reservation specialist at the Family Camp on Maxwell Air Force Base, has been painting murals in Maxwell’s Gunter Gym boxing room for the last two months.   When asked why he was willing to spend so much time painting the murals, Mangum said that the Air Force has been a part of

  • AFIT Begins Preparation for HLC Reaffirmation of Accreditation in 2020

    The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) is gearing up in preparation for the institution's ten-year accreditation reaffirmation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) in 2020. The accreditation reaffirmation is contingent on AFIT's ability to demonstrate that it continues to meet the Criteria

  • Maxwell air show draws record crowd

    Tens of thousands of people from across the River Region and the country had their eyes to the skies at the Maxwell Open House and Air Show April 8-9, 2017.Base officials estimate the two-day crowd to have soared above the 135,000 mark, not surprising since the last air show held at the Montgomery

  • Maxwell “Effective” during Unit Effectiveness Inspection

    Maxwell excelled during an annual Unit Effectiveness Inspection capstone on base, March 6 to 13, 2017.  During their six-day visit, inspectors visited all work areas of the wing and conducted confidential interviews with randomly selected Airmen. The Air Education and Training Command Inspector

  • AU inducts 26 alumni to International Honor Roll

    Air University recognized the achievements of 26 alumni with their induction into the International Honor Roll here, April 7, 2017.The International Honor Roll program recognizes international alumni that have achieved a high position of leadership within their own countries as an Air Chief

  • Tuskegee Airman shares legacy at base Air Show

    Lt. Col. James H. Harvey, an original Tuskegee Airman, tells what it take to break barriers at the Maxwell air show, Saturday, April 8, 2017. Harvey was a World War II fighter pilot of the 332nd Fighter Group, the first all-African American squadron.

  • U.S. and French display continued military partnership

    On the eve of the air show at Maxwell, leadership from the U.S. Air Force and French Air Force, along with River Region partners, gathered in Montgomery’s Oakwood Cemetery, to pay tribute to their predecessors who made the ultimate sacrifice during World War II, April 7th, 2017. Every year, British