Rosa Parks Memorial
Col. Eries Mentzer, commander of the 42nd Air Base Wing, speaks during a memorialization ceremony on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, Dec. 1, 2020, the 65th anniversary of her arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. This event marked the start of a 382-day effort to help increase inclusion so that all Airmen here at Maxwell can rise to their best. To help make this possible, Mentzer formed a team of individuals from around the Maxwell-Gunter community called the Freedom to Serve Initiative, whose goal is to help identify and form solutions to obstacles that may be impeding Airmen’s success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trey Ward)