Local Maxwell patron contributes through murals

Mr. Ian Mangum, a reservation specialist at the Family Camp on Maxwell Air Force Base, has been painting murals in Maxwell’s Gunter Gym boxing room for the last two months.   When asked why he was willing to spend so much time painting the murals, Mangum said that the Air Force has been a part of

Maxwell kicks off Air Force Assistance Fund campaign

Maxwell air show draws record crowd

Tens of thousands of people from across the River Region and the country had their eyes to the skies at the Maxwell Open House and Air Show April 8-9, 2017.Base officials estimate the two-day crowd to have soared above the 135,000 mark, not surprising since the last air show held at the Montgomery

Tuskegee Airman shares legacy at base Air Show

Lt. Col. James H. Harvey, an original Tuskegee Airman, tells what it take to break barriers at the Maxwell air show, Saturday, April 8, 2017. Harvey was a World War II fighter pilot of the 332nd Fighter Group, the first all-African American squadron.

2016 Team Maxwell-Gunter Annual Award winners

2016 Team Maxwell-Gunter Annual Awards winners:Amn - Senior Airman Brittany Thompson, Air Force Life Cycle Management CenterNCO - Staff SSgt. Daniel Swenson, 26th Network Operations SquadronSNCO - Master Sgt. Scott Jacobson, 42d Air Base WingCGO - 1st Lt. Patrick Enslen, 42d Air Base WingFGO - Lt.

New crew lounge ready for Maxwell air show

A new crew lounge officially opened at base operations for Maxwell Air Force Base on Feb. 24, 2017.The new space is the largest known self-help project at Maxwell, completed by the 42nd Operations Support Squadron just in time for use during the two-day air show and open house, April 8-9, 2017.“The

The Crusader Experience with SFS

Chief Master Sgt. Erica Shipp, 42nd Air Base Wing, command chief, left, is taken on a base perimeter tour by Staff Sgt. Brooke Verbrigghe of the 42nd Security Forces Squadron. The tour is the first of a bi-monthly “Crusader Experience” that 42nd Air Base Wing commander Col. Eric Shafa and Chief

Maxwell to Observe Cultural Awareness Day

The fourth annual Cultural Awareness Day is scheduled to be held Feb. 10th, 2017, here on Maxwell AFBThe 42nd Air Base Wing’s leadership will host the two-hour cultural blending event in Building 842, the base honor guard hangar, starting at 11:00 a.m.“Embracing Diversity by Connecting Cultures,”

AETC First Faces: Lt.Col. Heidi Dexter

Lt. Col. Heidi Dexter, from Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, discusses how she persevered through a family medical emergency and came out stronger."First Faces" began several years ago with chaplains from throughout AETC nominating Airmen from individual wings. Today, the program has expanded and