FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama ~ 27 AUG 2013

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama

Maxwell Air Force Base, officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force installation under the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama, US. It was named in honor of Atmore, Alabama native Second Lieutenant William C. Maxwell.

Maxwell AFB is the headquarters of Air University (AU), a major component of Air Education and Training Command (AETC), and is the U.S. Air Force's center for Joint Professional Military Education (PME). The host wing for Maxwell-Gunter is the 42nd Air Base Wing (42 ABW). The 908th Airlift Wing (908 AW) is a tenant activity and the only operational flying wing at Maxwell.

In the spring of 1910, aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright opened the nation's first civilian flying school on an old cotton plantation on the outskirts of Montgomery, Alabama. The flying school was short-lived, however, as mechanical and weather-related problems forced the brothers to close the facility earlier than planned. The location was later used for aircraft repair during World War I and on November 8, 1922, the installation became Maxwell Field.

Just seven years after the Wright's successful flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the monopoly they held on the flying market was being seriously challenged by other inventors of flying machines. In hopes of retaining a share of the newly emerging aviation market, the Wright Brothers formed a touring company to conduct flying exhibitions to promote the sale of their airplanes.

The Wrights needed to train pilots who would fly in exhibitions and teach buyers how to fly. The weather in Dayton, Ohio, was unfavorable for flying in the winter, and Wilbur left home on in search of a place suitable for early spring pilot training. He visited several southern cities and, after a disappointing stop in Jacksonville, Florida, a local resident suggested that he try Montgomery, Alabama, which he described as having "mild climate and flat farmland."

Under Air University are three principal schools that provide various levels of Joint Professional Military Education (JPME). The first is Squadron Officer School (SOS), a nearly 2 month program oriented towards First Lieutenants and Captains in the Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard.

The second, Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) is a year long program for Air Force officers (to include Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard), Department of Defense civil servants in the grade of GS-13, as well as select officers from other U.S. and Allied armed forces in the rank of Major, Lieutenant Commander, Squadron Leader or equivalent. ACSC is considered "intermediate" level JPME.

The third program, Air War College (AWC) is also a year long program and selects students from the same sources as ACSC, but the minimum rank for attendance rises to Lieutenant Colonel, Commander, Wing Commander or equivalent or DoD civil servants in the grade of GS-14. AWC is considered "senior" level JPME.

Maxwell AFB also hosts the Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools (AFOATS), which has oversight for two of the Air Force's three officer commissioning programs, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC), which is headquartered at Maxwell and Air Force Officer Training School (OTS), which is headquartered and conducted at Maxwell AFB, having relocated from Lackland AFB, Texas in the 1990s.

Capitalizing on the new facilities built for OTS in the 1990s, Maxwell is now the only base hosting the annual fall/spring semester and summer Field Training (FT) encampments for AFROTC cadets that they must attend before commissioning. The Civil Air Patrol's corporate and joint CAP-USAF headquarters is also located at Maxwell.

Learn More About Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base HERE!

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Ohhhhh...poor Zeus! LOL! He can’t hardly get away anymore.

Go, G-Pa, go!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mooch...end-of-summer is fast approaching.

We’ve had a lot of rain lately, after a REALLY dry summer.

How about you? A nice summer?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Jack...thanks for sharing more info about the 2 bases.

Still enjoying retirement? How are your fur babies?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, OrioleFan...we thank your daughter for her service to our country.

[Jack Deth]

Hi, Ma!

Retirement could be better. No jobs in MD. to speak of. Money’s getting tighter every month.

Have two new outdoor kittens about six weeks old. Itty and Bitty. Tan tabbies who lack pre-attack Butt Wiggles of Doom, but have found a constant nemesis in a red dot laser pointer.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I hear you about money...and you being military. Not many friends in DC, I dare say.

6 weeks...pretty little. Who’s gonna teach them to hunt? Maybe the laser pointer will stir the correct genes.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a cupcake?

Cookies?

Pancakes?

Treats?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Kathy!

*HUGS*

Getting ready to sally forth into the Belly of the Beast!

I hope you have a restful night!

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[ConorMacNessa]

Good Morning To Our Valiant Troops, To Our Vets, To Our Families, Our FRiends, Our Allies And To All Canteen Denizens!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe, especially those in combat!


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GOOD MORNING!
Some People Wake Up, Stretch and Enjoy Freedom -
Some People Wake Up, Stretch and Defend It!

May The Lord Protect And Uphold Our Troops In Their Vital Mission!

May He Keep Safe Their Families During Their Time Of Separation!

May He Preserve And Uphold The American Nation In This Time Of Adversity!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[beachn4fun]

Road Trip Time!

Good morning, Everyone.

Good morning to our

military, our allies, and their families.

Thank you, Lauren, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

DC Metroland Weather

~ Today... Sunshine and clouds mixed.
A stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible.
High around 90F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.

~ Tonight... Partly cloudy
with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Humid. Low 71F. Winds light and variable.
Chance of rain 30%.

I find this predictions very strange.
If the rain is moving down from the north,
it should be bringing cooler temps, not hotter.
We're moving into the 90s all week.

Anyhoo, going to take a quick walk, then
will catch up on pings when I get back.
Please stay.

Grab a cup of joe or tasty tea.

The FR Canteen is ALWAYS

O P E N

Come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes,
conversation,
silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

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Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above Honoring those who have served before.

[beachn4fun]

#50
Good morning, EG((HUGS))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. 71º with some showers in our area.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. Can't believe I hit number 50. ((LOL)):-{}

How's it going for you this morning?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning dear ((HUGS))

[beachn4fun]

Hi EG,

yeah, sometime we just get lucky and land on those 50s. Sometimes we have to make a run for it too. LOL

It’s another busy day but got to do it.

Whatz up out your way?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beach and (((HUGS))) to you too. Will be heading out for my walk in a few.