Retired instructor tours ACSC after 50 years
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas H. Howell, former Air Command and Staff College instructor, speaks with Col. Benjamin Hatch, ACSC commander, during his tour of ACSC at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, July 21, 2025. Howell was originally selected to attend ACSC in 1972 for a one-year assignment, but stayed for four years, as he was also assigned as the first African American instructor at ACSC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Savannah L. Waters)