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May 5, 2022
President Biden arrives at Maxwell Air Force Base to visit weapons system manufacturer

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- President Joe Biden visited a Lockheed Martin Facility that manufactures anti-tank missiles in Troy, Alabama, on May 3, 2022, leveraging Maxwell Air Force Base for arrival and departure.
March 4, 2022
AU host loading demo for innovation

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- Air University’s Innovation Center and MGMWERX partnered with the 187th Fighter Wing and the 908th Airlift Wing to provide Auburn University students with a C-130 loading demo and C-17 static to continue Agile Combat Employment through education and innovative efforts
Oct. 29, 2020
908th Unveils Alabama State University Logo on C-130 Aircraft

The 908th Airlift Wing has added the Alabama State University’s logo to the nose of one of its C-130 Hercules Oct. 29, 2020. The artwork was unveiled at a ceremony in a 908th Maintenance Group hangar.
July 27, 2020
Maxwell-Gunter Public Health Emergency Extended

Maxwell-Gunter remains at Health Protection Condition Charlie (HPCON-C) per alignment with DoD guidelines and local evaluations.
June 7, 2018
First Combat Airdrop in More Than a Decade

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron departs Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, to conduct a supply airdrop over an undisclosed location in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Inherent Resolve's Operation Roundup, June 3, 2018. This was the first combat
Sept. 11, 2017
908th Bids Farewell to last ’85 Model in Fleet

The last of the 908th Airlift Wing’s 1985 vintage C-130s, tail number 0035, known as the “City of Montgomery” departed Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., September 10, after 31 years of service with the unit.