Maxwell AFB and Gunter Annex are located in Montgomery, Alabama. Montgomery is centrally located 82 miles south of Birmingham, the largest city in the state, and 162 miles from Atlanta, Georgia. Maxwell-Gunter is home to Air University, the 42d Air Base Wing, the 908th Airlift Wing, Headquarters Operations and Sustainment Systems Group.
The Wright Brothers established the first U.S. civilian flying school in Montgomery in 1910. In the 1930's, the Army Air Corps Tactical School moved to Maxwell and Montgomery became the country's center for airpower education. Air University continues the proud tradition of educating tomorrow's planners and leaders, in air and space power for the Air Force and other branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Maxwell AFB and Gunter Annex Information
Condition: Operational
Years in Use: 1910 – present
Controlled by: Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
Current Commander: Colonel Ryan Richardson
Garrison: 42nd Air Base Wing
Base Occupants: 42nd Air Base Wing, 688th Cyberspace Wing, 58th Special Operations Wing, 908th Airlift Wing, 960th Cyberspace Wing
Open to the Public: No
Base Location
55 S. Mitchell Bldg 677
42 FSS/FSH
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112
Base Contact Information
(334) 953-6487
(334) 953-2353
(334) 953-9694
(334) 953-4283
(334) 953-2353