FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama ~ 23 SEP 2014

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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.

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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[luvie]

That kid is my hero!!! LOL!

I’m gonna share it on Facebook...since you didn’t use any real names. It’s AWESOME!!!

Promise, no one will know where it came from. :)

[SandRat]

Haven’t been there, but it looks & sounds nice.

[left that other site]

Her Dad is SO proud of her! :-)

So am I! :-)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...thunderstorms today?

Did you have a Marvelous Monday?

[luvie]

No. Not now. We had some sprinkles this morning, but the sun came out. it was a bit scary. LOL!

We have gotten a bit over 3 1/4 inches this month. That is a huge amount for us! Woohoo!!

[luvie]

I’m sure you both are! That little gal just zinged a lib and it always feels good to do that! LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

OH MY GAWD!!!!

That is priceless!!!!!

Thankfully she had a teacher who understood words and their meaning.

I have to share this with everyone I know!!

[left that other site]

More T-storms which precluded the use of the Harley.

However, I was treated to a terrific experience...see post 9 for details! :-)

[left that other site]

I know...she was taking a chance.

But that is what courage is all about.

[left that other site]

he He He! ;-)

[left that other site]

I mean post 16. not post 9.

EEK.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Sunshine ALL day today!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Off for home, with a stop to get gas.

[SandRat]

[luvie]

That would be MY favorite shirt too! :)

[Jet Jaguar]

Good to hear.

[mylife]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7KuR1VBbkA

[mylife]

Gnight Gang~ RIP Johny Winter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1QUP7rBxGA

[Kathy in Alaska]

Way to go, Billy....I love your shirt!!

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, JJ...((HUGS))...lots of leaves turning and falling.
I cleaned the deck of leaves with a snow shovel. Worked like a charm.