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  • 26th Commander of the 908th ends 34-year military career

    The 908th Airlift Wing’s 26th commander, Col. Craig Drescher, ended his 34-year military career during a retirement ceremony Saturday September 9, 2023, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.Drescher was surrounded by family, friends, and fellow service members for the final event in his illustrious

  • 908th gets new commander as new mission gets closer

    The 908th Airlift Wing, Alabama’s only Air Force Reserve Command Wing, held a change of command ceremony Saturday Sept. 9, 2023, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.22nd Air Force Commanding General, Melissa A. Coburn, was the presiding official for the ceremony, which saw the wing say farewell to

  • August 2023 in Review

    The 908th Airlift Wing started the month of August with the Wing Commander, Col. Craig Drescher, and the Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kristen Maloney, both attending the Air Force Reserve Command Wing Commander and Command Chief conference in Dallas, Texas.

  • Introducing the new 908th Airlift Wing Deputy Commander

    0600. Wake up; shower; eat breakfast; head to the office.This is the morning routine for Col. Michael D. Bennett, the 908th Airlift Wing’s new deputy commander. At least, on this day it was.“I have three very different routines based on what I’m doing at the time,” said Bennett, an airline pilot in

  • I am The 908th: Tech. Sgt. Cecilia Nguyen

    Tech. Sgt. Cecilia Nguyen, a tiltrotor/helicopter mechanic assigned to the 908th Maintenance Squadron, thinks that home is all those things. The daughter of 908th Airlift Wing veterans, this Alabama native considers her reserve career an extension of her concept of home.“I was raised by two Airmen,