Sept. 1, 2020 Key Spouses Care for Deployed Service Members, Families Sarah Darden is the 908th Maintenance Squadron Key Spouse. As a Key Spouse, she assists Key Spouse Mentor, Tina Harstad, with distributing information about events and other opportunities that may appeal to service members and their families. Most of the events she coordinates are geared towards
Aug. 27, 2020 First Sergeants: More Than a Position, A Calling That Requires Having a Heart as Strong as a Diamond The Air Force first recognized the outcry for a career field that focused on the health and well-being of Airmen and the overall unit by establishing the first sergeant position in 1961. This move was then followed by the Strategic Air Command’s 15th Air Force opening their own first sergeant school
Aug. 20, 2020 908th Airlift Wing’s Unique Relationship with DoD’s only Airborne School The fog was starting to dissipate on Maxwell’s flightline as the crew walked along the painted yellow line to the C-130 Hercules. Their shoulders weighed down by equipment that was readied for the long journey ahead. On March 11, 2020, the pilots, flight engineers, loadmasters and a navigator of the
July 9, 2020 Total Force Team Up for Vital Training The 908th Airlift Wing firefighters conducted total force exercises Jan. 9 and 10, 2020, at the Montgomery Regional Air National Guard Base, Ala. and at the 908th Airlift Wing fire station, for emergency management procedural training.
July 1, 2020 Key Spouses Serve Airmen, Families by Providing Community Outreach Opportunities Garrysa Caffey is the 908th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Key Spouse. As a Key Spouse, she attends continuing education and support education training sessions to distribute information to 908th Airlift Wing service members and their families. She is responsible for providing referral information
Jan. 24, 2020 908th CATM Instructor Loves Teaching, Inspiring Others Inside one of Maxwell Air Force Base’s firing range classrooms is Tech Sgt. James Kuehne, 908th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms instructor, demonstrating how to hold an M4 carbine.
Jan. 12, 2020 908th Combat Arms instructors are driven to teaching Airmen The sun will not be up for hours but the 908th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms instructors are already at Maxwell’s Firing Range, preparing for their class’ arrival Nov. 2, 2019, for the 908th SFS’ annual qualifying test.
Aug. 14, 2018 Last Tac Week challenge held at Camp Ravenna Youngstown Air Reserve Station hosted Tac Week were C-130H Hercules from YARS, Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Maxwell Air Force Base competed in a series of challenges for training. The last Tac Week challenge was a six ship tactical airdrop challenge to see which C-130 could get its Actual Heavy or
Dec. 21, 2017 Santa stopped by the Maxwell Clinic recently to have his annual flight physical Major Brandon Hemphill, Flight Surgeon with the 908th Airlift Wing's 357th Airlift Squadron conducts a flight physical for Santa Claus at the Maxwell Clinic on Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Dec. 2. "He's in pretty good shape considering his age and the work he does," said Hemphill as he checked out
April 28, 2017 908th Carries Maxwell Air Show to Success The 908th Airlift Wing played a significant role in the Maxwell Air Show April 8 and 9 at Maxwell Air Force Base.