Maxwell Pool Rededication Ceremony
Col. Eric Shafa, 42nd Air Base Wing Commander, and reitred Col. William Quinn, former aviation cadet at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., renames the Maxwell Community Pool as the Aviation Cadet Pool, June 9, 2017. The pool was constructed in 1944 with funds contributed by the Aviation Cadets at Maxwell Field. It provided a swimming facility for the hundreds of Aviation Cadets assigned to Maxwell Field for flight training. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)