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Maj. Gil Griffin, cousin of pilot Randy Ball and an ACSC student, washes the MiG-17F before its trip from Maxwell-Gunter to Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The MiG had been at Maxwell since the March air show. (Air Force photo/Carl Bergquist)


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Maj. Gil Griffin, cousin of pilot Randy Ball and an ACSC student, washes the MiG-17F before its trip from Maxwell-Gunter to Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. The MiG had been at Maxwell since the March air show. (Air Force photo/Carl Bergquist)

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An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior takes flight from the Maxwell flightline Oct. 22, 2015, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The aircraft was one of 27 aircraft from Fort Bragg, North Carolina stopping at Maxwell to re-fuel during its flight to Fort Polk, Louisiana. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Culbert)
Army aircraft from Fort Bragg, North Carolina line up on the Maxwell flightline while waiting to be re-fueled Oct. 22, 2015 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The aircraft included the CH-47 Chinook, UH-60 Black Hawks, AH-64 Apaches, and O-58D Kiowa Warriors Armed Reconnaissance helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Culbert)
NASA's Aero Spacelines Super Guppy sits on the ramp at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, on April 21, 2015, after diverting for weather as it headed to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Super Guppy is a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft that is used for hauling oversize cargo components. The aircraft measures more than 48 feet to the top of its tail and has a wingspan of more than 156 feet with a 25-foot diameter cargo bay. The aircraft features a hinged nose that opens 110 degrees. (Air Force Photo by Thomas Meneguin/Cleared)
Greg Johnson, left, chief of aircraft operations and Ray Heineman, right, chief of safety, both from the Johnson Space Center, stand on the ramp at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, April 21, 2015, with NASA's Aero Spacelines Super Guppy behind them. The Super Guppy sits on the ramp after diverting for weather as it headed to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Air Force Photo by Thomas Meneguin/Cleared)
Four A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthogs were at Maxwell Air Force Base supporting a joint terminal attack controller exercise being conducted near Savoy, Alabama, Jan. 21, 2015. They were working in cooperation with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron and an AC-130H Spectre to deliver the best training possible for the JTACs in calling in strikes on the ground. The training and working relationship benefits all parties when they deploy to combat zones and have to perform the same operations against real-world targets. In addition, the A-10s are conducting flight operations within Maxwell’s flight pattern to increase the 42d Operations Support Squadron’s Air Traffic Controller training supporting A-10 aircraft mixed with the complexities of other aircraft such as the C-130 Hercules and the Cessna 182 Skyline all in Maxwell’s flight pattern at the same time. The differences in speed and size within Maxwell's airspace provides the training controllers benefit from and is solid preparation for controlling diverse aircraft in airspace of different sizes while deployed in combat zones. The A-10s came to Maxwell due to its proximity to Savoy and the training opportunities within Maxwell’s flight pattern. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William Blankenship/Cleared)
Alan Johns, 42nd Operations Support Flight contractor, washes pollen from a F-105D Thunderchief static display at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., April 4. Contractors from the 42nd OSF wash the 12 static displays on Maxwell and Gunter Annex twice a year to enhance the appearnce and prevent corrosion from forming on some of the nearly 20 year old displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Voss)
Alan Johns, 42nd Operations Support Flight contractor, washes pollen from a F-105D Thunderchief static display at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., April 4. Contractors from the 42nd OSF wash the 12 static displays on Maxwell and Gunter Annex twice a year to enhance the appearnce and prevent corrosion from forming on some of the nearly 20 year old displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Voss)
Alan Johns, 42nd Operations Support Flight contractor, washes pollen from a F-105D Thunderchief static display at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., April 4. Contractors from the 42nd OSF wash the 12 static displays on Maxwell and Gunter Annex twice a year to enhance the appearnce and prevent corrosion from forming on some of the nearly 20 year old displays. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael Voss)
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Chief Master Sgt. Lynn Whited drives a tractor into a 908th Airlift Wing C-130 aircraft Monday that is headed for the Dominican Republic. A member of the 908th’s 25th Aerial Port Squadron, Chief Whited loaded the tractor and several other items acquired by Daystar Baptist Missions to be used for humanitarian relief in the Dominican Republic. Lt. Col. Jerry Lobb, 908th public affairs officer, said the cargo was being flown “space available” in accordance with the 1985 Denton Amendment, named after U.S. Sen. Jeremiah A. Denton of Alabama. The Denton Amendment allows nonprofit, charitable organizations access to unused cargo space on Air Force aircraft for humanitarian aid, Colonel Lobb said. He added transportation of the cargo is a “by-product” of mission training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Jerry Lobb)
An “old war bird” was dedicated Monday when a ceremony for Air Force Pave Low #69-5785, or 785, was held at Maxwell’s Air Park. The static display at the corner of Ash and Twining Streets commemorates the Airmen who flew the helicopters first assigned to the Air Force in 1970. Retired Chief Master Sgt. Wayne Fisk, a pararescue jumper who flew on 785 many times, told the audience about the aircraft and his association with it. On the right, Lt. Gen. Allen Peck, Air University commander, Brig. Gen. Tom Trask of Air Force Special Operations Command, Col. Kris Beasley, 42nd Air Base Wing commander, and Maj. Brian Roberts, who flew 785 on her last flight, listened to Chief Fisk’s speech. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)