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  • 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.

  • Maxwell unveils Daedalus statue commemorating WWI pilots

     Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David. L. Goldfein along with base and civilian leaders from the River Region gathered for the official dedication of the Daedalus statue now placed outside of the Maxwell Club here Thursday.In Greek mythology, Daedalus was the creator of the labyrinth that entrapped

  • Press briefing at Maxwell

    Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange held his weekly press briefing Mar. 23 in front of the Daedalus statue at the Maxwell Air Force Base Club. With co-host, Air University Commander Lt. Gen Steven Kwast, they talked about the base's upcoming air show and open house on Apr. 8-9, as well as events the city

  • Graduate school unveils new 3D metal printer

    The Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has been utilizing additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, to build prototypes with polymers for more than 30 years. On March 16, its Graduate School of Engineering and Management unveiled a new state-of-the-art

  • Maxwell honors Arbor Day with help from Girl Scouts

    Girl Scouts from the Montgomery Area Troop 9165 assist with the base’s Arbor Day celebration by planting a tree, Saturday. Aria Keeler, a Girl Scout Brownie, and Chloe Minnifield, a Girl Scout Blue Daisy, played their part in the ceremony by standing up and reciting the Girl Scout Law and Promise,

  • 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,”

  • Secretary of the Air Force awards Maxwell Airman two Silver Star medals

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James spent her final day in office honoring one of Maxwell’s Airmen here, Jan. 19, 2016. Before a packed auditorium of base leadership, River Region community leaders, and Air University students, James presented two Silver Star medals to Col. Christopher

  • Maxwell honors Rocky

    Military Working Dog Rocky enjoys his retirement ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base, Jan. 13, 2017. Rocky was set to retire from military service at the end of October, 2016, but had to wait for final paperwork to be processed. He will join his former handler, Staff Sgt. Terrance Smith, their home