Aug. 16, 2024 Trailblazing Reservist: First drill-status Airman takes on Junior ROTC instructor role In a historic milestone, Master Sgt. Cynthia Webster, 908th Aeromedical Staging Squadron medical technician, has become the first Air Force reservist to serve as an Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps instructor while maintaining her drill status. Webster, who has dedicated 13 years to
July 22, 2024 908th closes book on nearly 2 scores of Herculean Airlift, begins anew as the 908th FTW On Saturday, July 20, 2024, the 908th Airlift Wing redesignated as the 908th Flying Training Wing, while the 357th Airlift Squadron inactivated and then reactivated as the 703rd Helicopter Squadron.
July 18, 2024 908th Chaplain takes call to serve to new heights The 908th Airlift Wing Head Chaplain, Lt. Col. Bitrus Cobongs, has had an extremely busy past eight months, lending his expertise and leveraging his life experiences and connections to help other team Maxwell members working key projects that can benefit U.S. Air Force members and other vital nation
July 17, 2024 First of new fleet brings premiere tactical airlifter to 910th The 910th Airlift Wing’s first C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft arrived at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, on July 16, 2024, as the unit begins its transition from its fleet of eight legacy C-130H Hercules aircraft.
June 6, 2024 908th AW celebrates MH-139A Grey Wolf The 908th Airlift Wing celebrated the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter and the unit's efforts for the past three and a half years preparing for the transition from a tactical airlift mission to a formal training mission during a ceremony May 31, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
May 16, 2024 The Force behind the 908th Force Support Squadron Within the complexities of the Air Force, there exists a group of unsung heroes. They are there from the start to end of an Airman’s journey. The Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 908th Force Support Squadron shoulder the weight of overseeing three crucial areas: sustainment, communication and
May 14, 2024 908th FSS feeds readiness through training Airmen from the 908th Force Support Squadron assembled a Single Pallet Expeditionary Kitchen and then cooked and served a meal to other squadron and 908th Airlift Wing members April 10, 2024, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Assembling, cooking, and serving food via the SPEK was just one part of
May 6, 2024 Wing develops new MVPs as it prepares for Name, Mission change The 908th Airlift Wing has been in various states of transition since November 20, 2020, when then Secretary of the Air Force, the honorable Barbara Barrett, announced that the 908th AW at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama was the preferred location to host the MH-139A Grey Wolf Formal Training
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,
March 20, 2024 Inside the 908th: Flight Nurses – Saving Lives Miles High When severely injured, wounded or sick service members require transportation via airlift, medical care can’t stop mid-flight. As senior members of aeromedical evacuation teams, it’s the responsibility of U.S. Air Force flight nurses, Air Force specialty code 46N0F, to provide life-saving emergency