July 15, 2025 24th HS Welcomes New Commander The Commander of the 58th Operations Group, Col. Lane Cook, transferred command of the 24th Helicopter Squadron from Lt. Col. Frank Cumbie to Lt. Col. John Nep during a change of command ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, July 9, 2025.
April 3, 2024 908th establishes newest Grey Wolf den in Alabama’s River Region as wing prepares extended habitat for training new pups The 908th Airlift Wing has assigned aircraft for the first time in more than 23 months, or 726 days to be exact, as the first of the wing’s MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters arrived at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, April 3, 2024.The wing’s last aircraft, a C-130 Hercules, departed Maxwell April 8,
Dec. 13, 2023 From Battlefield to Classroom: The Remarkable Journey of 1st Lt. Troy Smith, MH-139A Helicopter Instructor Pilot 1st Lt. Troy Smith has been on a journey lasting more than 20 years to get where he is now, an MH-139A Grey Wolf instructor pilot with the 908th Airlift Wing. This is his story.
Sept. 14, 2022 908 AW earns effective rating during UEI Capstone The 908th Airlift Wing had a Unit Effectiveness Inspection performed by the Air Force Reserve Command’s Headquarters Inspector General Inspection Team from Sept. 8, 2022, to Sept. 13, 2022, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
Aug. 23, 2022 Joint interoperability: fire training in Fort Benning and Maxwell Air Force Base The 908th Civil Engineer Squadron collaborated with the Fort Benning Fire Department Aug. 4, 2022, and Maxwell Fire Department, Aug. 5, 2022, in a two-part live fire training exercise to prepare for real-world scenarios and ensure mission readiness.In anticipation of the 908th Airlift Wing’s
Aug. 8, 2022 908th Operations Group Welcomes New Commander The commander of the 908th Airlift Wing, Col. Craig Drescher, bestowed command of the 908th Operations Group to Col. Shane Devlin during an Assumption of Command ceremony, August 6, 2022 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.Devlin, previously served as the Director of Inspections for the 403rd Wing at
May 10, 2022 8 graduate from first mobile training team-taught Basic Special Mission Aviator course The 908th Airlift Wing had eight enlisted members graduate the Basic Special Missions Aviator Course on April 27.This was the first time that the BSMA course was taught by a mobile training team.