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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

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)

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Photo of the 42nd Bombardment Wing Patch. Aethera Nobis is the Wing’s motto which means, “The skies for us.” (contributed photo)
Two Air Command and Staff College students unveil a painting commemorating the “Great Moments in Aviation History” event at the Montgomery Civic Center in Montgomery, Alabama June 4, 1982. The painting was presented to Brig. Gen. Richard Ingram, 1982 ACSC commandant, by Maj. John Artz, 1982 Air Command and Staff College Class president. Now known as Gathering of Eagles, the event is held annually by ACSC to honor men and women who have made significant contributions to air, space and cyberspace power. (1982 Maxwell Dispatch photo)
During World War II, U.S. Army Air Force pilots trained at Gunter Field, flying BT-13 Valiant trainers until mid-1943 and AT-6 Texans afterward. Gunter Field served as a flying school for American, British, French and Chinese pilots.
Jacqueline Cochran, co-founder of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP, inspects WASP assigned to Maxwell Field with Maxwell’s base commander during World War II. WASP was formed when the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, formed by well-known American female aviator Nancy Harkness Love, merged with Cochran’s Women’s Flying Training Detachment Aug. 5, 1943.
Col. Andrea Tullos, 42nd Air Base Wing commander, greets President Barack Obama and the first family as they depart Air Force One, March 7, 2015, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The president and his family flew into Maxwell before boarding Marine One for Selma, Alabama, where he gave a speech to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ when civil rights demonstrators were attacked by policemen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Culbert)
Marine One waits to depart Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, after carrying President Barack Obama and his family to Selma for the 50th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ March 7, 2015. The president, along with more than 100 members of Congress, walked across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. rallied civil rights leaders 50 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Blankenship)
Air Force One departs Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, March 7, 2015. President Barack Obama and the first family flew into Maxwell on their way to the 50th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ at Selma, Alabama. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Culbert)
President Barack Obama with his daughter Sasha waives to Airmen as they depart Marine One on the first family’s return from Selma, Alabama, March 7, 2015, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Obama delivered a speech and crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the 50th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday, 'which led to the March 21, 1965, successful march from Selma to Montgomery for equal voting rights. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Culbert)
President Barack Obama greets Airmen on the flightline at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, March 7, 2015, before departing to Selma, Alabama. There were more than 100 Maxwell Airmen waiting for the chance to meet their commander in chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Culbert)
Col. Andrea Tullos, 42nd Air Base Wing commander, greets President Barack Obama and the first family as they depart Air Force One, March 7, 2015, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The president and his family flew into Maxwell before boarding Marine One for Selma, Alabama, where he gave a speech to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ when civil rights demonstrators were attacked by policemen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Culbert)
B-25 Mitchells from the 42nd Bombardment Group over Bougainville, 1944. Balikpapan was a center for oil refining on Borneo, which was held by the Japanese. (courtesy photo from Wikipedia.org)
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