This section contains information on organizational units and activities on Maxwell AFB and Gunter Annex. It includes must know items, geographically separated or satellite locations, nearby installations, regulations, organization telephone contacts, basic safety and vehicle information, and items that are especially important or unique to this location. It also includes some basic statistics and history regarding the site.
LOCATION:
Maxwell AFAB and Gunter Annex are located in Montgomery, Alabama. Montgomery is situated at the intersection of I-85(East) and I-65 (North and South). Montgomery is 162 miles southwest of Atlanta - an easy 2 1/2 hour drive by car along I-85. The city of Birmingham is located just 82 miles to the north of Montgomery - less than 1 1/2 hours traveling along I-65.
TELEPHONE ACCESS FOR THE INSTALLATION:
All numbers listed are in the 334 area code, except as indicated.
To Access Maxwell Numbers:
Commercial Prefix is 953, DSN is 493
Maxwell Operator: Commercial - (334)953-1110 DSN: 493-1110
To Access Gunter Numbers:
Commercial Prefix is 416, DSN is 516
Gunter Operator: Commercial - (334) 416-1110 DSN: 516-1110
Maxwell-Gunter is under the Air Education and Training Command.
Maxwell and Gunter Annex are primarily academic-oriented installations educating Entry-level Airmen through Senior-level Officers. Air University (AU) is the main unit at Maxwell and Gunter. Supporting AU is the mission of nearly all other units at the base.
Through resident correspondence courses, AU manages the U.S. Air Force professional military education system. The organization provides degree granting and specialized educational programs and conducts aerospace research. AU also helps develop and test Air Force Doctrine concepts and strategy, conducts computer assisted wargaming for the U.S. Air Force, counterpart and joint service organizations and provides advice and oversees two of the commissioning programs for the Air Force; Officer Training School and the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. Additionally, assistance to Headquarters Civil Air Patrol- USAF if provided by AU.
AU also directs the activities of the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. AFIT performs two closely related services-university-level education and professional continuing education. The program offers resident undergraduate and graduate degrees in several engineering disciplines and graduate programs in logistics management.
Air University is home to the following military schools and organizations:
AIR WAR COLLEGE
AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE
SQUADRON OFFICER SCHOOL
AIR FORCE OFFICER ACCESSION AND TRAINING SCHOOLS
COLLEGE FOR ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
THE USAF SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMY
COLLEGE OF AEROSPACE DOCTRINE, RESEARCH AND
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION DIRECTORATE IRA C. EAKER COLLEGE FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE
CIVIL AIR PATROL-USAF
ASSOCIATE UNITS Include: Air Force Historical Research Agency
908th Airlift Wing,
Air Force Audit Agency Detachment 516,
AFOSI Detachment 405 and Federal Prison
THE 42d AIR BASE WING
GUNTER ANNEX ORGANIZATIONS:
COLLEGE FOR ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
THE USAF SENIOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER ACADEMY
STANDARD SYSTEMS GROUP
AIR FORCE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT AGENCY
THE MONTGOMERY MILTARY ENTRANCE AND PROCESSING STATION
THE DEFENSE REUTILIZATION AND MARKETING OFFICE
331ST RECRUITING SQUADRON
MAXWELL-GUNTER AFB HISTORY:
In 1918, the U.S. Government purchased the Wright Brothers flying field for a military depot, and on November 8, 1922 the field was officially named in honor of 2nd Lt William C. Maxwell, a native of Atmore, AL, who lost his life in an aircraft accident during WWI. The mission of the base changed in 1931 when the Air Corps Tactical School was moved to Maxwell from Langley Field, VA. During WWII, this school was moved to Orlando, FL and Maxwell became the Eastern Headquarters for flying training. In 1942, the Southeast Army/Air Forces training center was established at Maxwell,making it the largest pre-flight training school in the nation. At this school, thousands of American and Foreign students learned the fundamentals that helped to achieve victory for the allies. In rapid succession, Maxwell Field was used as an Officer Candidate School, an Advanced Flying Training School, a B-24 Navigation School and a B-29 Transition School. In 1946, the Eastern Flying Command was moved to Randolph Field, Texas, and on March 12, Maxwell Began its current academic environment with the establishment of five schools. During the Korean War,the Air Force decided to consolidate all its educational activities at Maxwell and nearby Gunter Annex. As a result, in 1954 the construction of the present day academic facilities on Chennault Circle began.
Today, the missions at Maxwell and Gunter continue to have worldwide impact, reaching into virtually every aspect of Air Force activity and into those of other services. Although professional education has replaced flying as the main activity at Maxwell and Gunter Annex, the runways at Maxwell are still active. Gunter's are not - in fact, streets now crisscross the old runway with new buildings sitting where aircraft once parked. Approximately 13,000 use Maxwell's runways each year. In addition to 908th Airlift Wing C-130s, 54th Airlift Flight C-21s and areo club traffic, there are visits by a large variety of transient aircraft.
Maxwell-Gunter AFB: Installation
Installation Overview
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Name : Relocation Assistance Program
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POC : Bethany Hixon
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Address : 42 MSS/DPF
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55 South Mitchell Street
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City : Maxwell AFB
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State : AL
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Zip : 36112
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Phone : (334) 953-2353
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Fax : (334) 953-4998
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DSN Phone : 493-2353
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DSN Fax : 493-4998
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Email : bethany.hixon@maxwell.af.mil
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