FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama ~ 27 MAY 2025

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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 (USAF) installation under the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Occupying the site of the first Wright Flying School, it was named in honor of Second Lieutenant William C. Maxwell, a native of Atmore, Alabama.

The base 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 42d Air Base Wing (42 ABW).

The Air Force Reserve Command's 908th Airlift Wing (908 AW) is a tenant unit and the only operational flying unit at Maxwell. The 908 AW and its subordinate 357th Airlift Squadron (357 AS) operates eight C-130H Hercules aircraft for theater airlift in support of combatant commanders worldwide. As an AFRC airlift unit, the 908th is operationally gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC).

Gunter Annex is a separate installation under the 42 ABW. Originally known as Gunter Field, it later became known as Gunter Air Force Station (Gunter AFS) when its runways were closed and its operational flying activity eliminated. It was later renamed Gunter Air Force Base (Gunter AFB) during the 1980s.

As a hedge against future Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) closure actions, Gunter AFB was consolidated under Maxwell AFB in March 1992 to create a combined installation known as Maxwell/Gunter AFB.

Maxwell AFB is also the site of Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery, a minimum security facility for male inmates.

In November 2020, the Air Force announced that Maxwell AFB is its preferred choice for basing the MH-139A Grey Wolf Formal Training Unit. The Grey Wolf training mission will replace the 908th Airlift Wing's C-130H Hercules mission, with the first of the new aircraft expected to arrive during 2023.

Learn More About Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base HERE!!

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening everyone!

So sorry to be a bit late, family dinner was crazy fun but late!

Hope everyone has a terrific Tuesday!

[lightman]

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[luvie]

No worries. I’m glad you’re having a grand time! (((hugs)))

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening and thank you lightman.

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy luvie!

Two grandmas, 5 kids plus spouses, and 10 grandkids, what a bunch! We are having a blast.

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you SkyDancer!

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Good evening spel!

[radu]

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[luvie]

~ Road Trip: Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama ~

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[radu]

Howdy, lauren. *HUGZ*

No apologies necessary. Hope you’ve had a wonderful day.

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy radu!

*HUGS*

[luvie]

I’ll bet that’s right! The kids must be over the moon to have TWO grandmas around to spoil them! :)

[radu]

Now THAT’S a party! LOL
And sounds like a whole lotta fun.

[laurenmarlowe]

It is definitely a grandma dream come true!

[radu]

Howdy, spel.

Hope you and Mrs. spel had a nice weekend.

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Is it starting to cool down a little yet?