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  • Life coaching, counseling available to 908th Airlift Wing members

    Amy Kemp-Wellmeier, or Ms. Amy as she likes to be called, is the 908th Airlift Wing’s Director of Psychological Health. In her role she advises the wing’s leadership on mental health issues affecting Airmen, schedules annual trainings and acts as what she calls a “life coach” to the 908th’s members.

  • Honoring Sharron Cohen: Paving Steps to Equality for the Armed Forces

    MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Al. – In recognition of Military Spouse Appreciation Day, Maxwell Air Force Base Airmen honored Mrs. Sharron Cohen, formally Lt. Sharron Frontiero, for her role in securing equal spousal benefits and pay throughout the Department of Defense at an on-base ceremony May 6, 2022.

  • Air University stands up Global College of PME, adds enlisted education

    The activation of the Global College of PME now places the university’s officer and enlisted distance learning programs under one organization. Previously, distance learning programs for officers fell under the eSchool of Graduate PME and the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education for

  • Ramsby takes command of Air Force ROTC

    U.S. Space Force Col. Corey Ramsby took command of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps from Col. Christopher Bennett during a change of command ceremony, April 4, 2022, at Maxwell.

  • Isochronal Inspections bring Maintainers Together

    With a wingspan of about 132 feet, it requires a team effort to keep the 908th Airlift Wing’s fleet of C-130H Hercules in excellent working condition. The 908th AW’s commitment to staying mission ready requires that the 908th Maintenance Squadron have around 22 full-time maintainers and 126

  • Making a Job Well Done in 2021, Ring True in 2022

    In Jan of 2021, Col. Drescher wrote “As challenging as 2020 was, 2021 will be even more challenging.” It turned out to be true. Our four aircraft came home from deployment last fall, but our last Airman just came home the third week of February. There is never a time that we don’t have someone from

  • Learning to Fly... Again

    As the last remaining C-130 “Hercules” aircraft depart the 908th Airlift Wing for new homes, the remaining members prepare for a likely re-missioning to the Air Force’s first MH-139 “Grey Wolf” helicopter Formal Training Unit. Several of the wing’s C-130 pilots chose to learn how to fly the