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Maxwell Police Week 2019

An Airman from the 42nd Security Forces Squadron awaits to be tackled by a group of kids at the annual Police Week Jamboree at Freedom Park, May 13, 2019, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. This activiity was meant to demonstrate the procedures police officers follow in order to detain individuals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexa Culbert)
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Military Commander and the Law – 2019

Air University Press announces the release of The Judge Advocate General’s School’s 15th edition of The Military Commander and the Law. To access the book, visit www.afjag.af.mil/Library/AFJAGS-Library/ or www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/ (Courtesy photo)
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Maxwell Field horse stables

In 1932, the horse stables on Maxwell Field were completed costing $20,000, which housed 45 government and five private horses with all the modern conveniences including hot and cold running water. Equestrian training was required for all aviation cadets in order for them to feel comfortable in the saddle, should the need arise. In 1940 the stables became a recreational outlet for soldiers to ride during their leisure time as a way to improve the quality of life for Maxwell Field Soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Corps Tactical School

From September 1931 to June 1941, the Air Corps Tactical School provided professional military education to field grade officers and developed airpower doctrine. The War Department suspended classes in July 1941 and closed the school in October 1942 with the onset of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Maxwell Field 99 two-story houses in the French provincial style

From 1932 to 1935, Maxwell Field constructed 99 two-story houses in the French provincial style for the officers assigned to Maxwell Field. The largest of these houses, the Curry House, was the residence of the post and Air Corps Tactical School commander. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Three Men on a Flying Trapeze

SSgt. William McDonald, Lt. Haywood Hansell, Jr., Capt. Claire Lee Chennault and SSgt. John H. Williamson formed the “Three Men on a Flying Trapeze,” an early Air Corps aerial demonstration team at Maxwell Field, 1933 to 1935. The tactics developed by these men helped pioneered many of the World War II fighter tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Air Corps Tactical School opens first class at Maxwell Field

On September 1931, Maj. John Curry, post commander and Air Corps Tactical School commandant, Maj. Gen. James E. Fechet, Air Corps commander and U.S. Rep. Joseph Lister Hill, Maj. Van Nostrand and Maj. Peabody opened the first class of the ACTS, transferred from Langley Field, Virginia. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Brig Gen Thomas promotion ceremony

Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, commander Air University administers the oath of office to Brig. Gen. Edward Thomas in the Non Commissioned Officer Academy at Maxwell Air Force Base, May 12, 2016. Thomas is the commander of the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox)
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