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Air University & Maxwell AFB News

  • Coffee shop celebrates opening on Maxwell

    Maxwell celebrated the grand opening of Rickenbacker’s Touch and Go coffee shop Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. “Rickenbacker’s is about the experience,” said William Ring, manager of Rickenbacker’s Coffee Shop. “We make this atmosphere fun and we make it energetic in order to create a comforting environment

  • SecAF visits Maxwell, emphasizes importance of leadership

    Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson visited Maxwell AFB Dec. 11-13 to discuss some of her priorities with Airmen across the base.One of the main points Wilson underscored during her visit was that she and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein view the squadron as the building block of

  • Glenn Miller concert returns to Maxwell and Montgomery

    The Christmas season is upon us again which means the annual Glenn Miller Christmas concert is almost here. The “Airmen of Note” of the United Stated Air Force Band are scheduled to perform at the Davis Theater on the Troy University Montgomery campus, Dec. 13, beginning at 7 p.m. In December of

  • Maxwell garners top air show award for 2017

    Maxwell Air Force Base’s 2017 air show was recognized as being the best-of-the-best by the International Council of Air Shows recently.Maxwell AFB received the Dick Schram Memorial Community Relations Award in front of nearly 1,000 top air show industry professionals attending the Chairman’s Banquet

  • Maxwell sets aside Dec. 7 to honor military retirees

    Military retirees living in and around the Montgomery area can learn a bit more about the River Region by attending this year’s Military Retiree Appreciation Day event at the Maxwell Honor Guard Hangar, Dec. 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.This year’s theme of “Live Local” reflects the idea that there is a lot to

  • Maxwell dedicates courtroom to former POW, SJA

    The 42nd Air Base Wing renamed its courtroom in honor of a former prisoner of war, retired staff judge advocate and frequent speaker at Air University schools at a dedication ceremony held Oct. 25, 2017.Retired Col. Henry “Hank” Fowler was on hand to formally dedicate The Fowler Courtroom, located

  • The Great Escape: setting the record straight

    A memorial ceremony took place to commemorate the “Great Escape” of World War II near Ramstein AB, Germany on July 1, 2017. The memorial honored Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Roger Bushell and French Air Force 2nd Lt. Bernard Scheidhauer, the two escapees executed near Ramstein in March 1944.

  • Civil Air Patrol marks 50 years at Maxwell

    Fifty years ago this past July 6, Civil Air Patrol officially dedicated its new home at Maxwell Air Force Base. In a ceremony held in front of the old base hospital, CAP National Headquarters was dedicated on July 6, 1967, as Maxwell and Montgomery city officials welcomed some 128 officers, Airmen

  • Maxwell Club focuses on making Airmen of all ranks feel welcome

    The Maxwell Club is changing its focus to create a comfortable environment for all Airmen, of any rank, to enjoy.As a part of that initiative, club managers are giving units from Maxwell and Gunter Annex an opportunity to personalize their own ceiling tiles in an area known as The Pit. “The sign in

  • AU hosts annual Senior Enlisted Leadership Summit

    Air Force enlisted leaders gathered at Air University’s Senior Non Commissioned Officer Academy to discuss current issues impacting the Air Force during the Senior Enlisted Leadership Summit, April 18 – 21, 2017.Approximately 350 combatant command, major command and state command chiefs, career