The 908th Airlift Wing is a C-130 theater airlift unit assigned to Air Force Reserve Command. The wing is stationed at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
908th Airlift Wing's mission is to recruit, organize and train Air Force reservists for active duty in time of war, national emergency or when otherwise required. When mobilized, the mission of the 908th Airlift Wing is to provide theater airlift forces to the supported theater commander.
A wing C-130 Hercules takes off from Maxwell AFB with the wing's hangars in the background
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.
A C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 908th Airlift Wing takes off from Maxwell AFB with the wing's maintenance hangars in the background.
Second Lieutenant William C. Maxwell, for whom the base is named
Austin Hall was built in 1931 to serve as the Air Corps Tactical School's main building.
Overhead Maxwell Field in 1937
