FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama ~ 15 OCT 2013

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew

[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama

Maxwell Air Force Base, officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force installation under the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama, US. It was named in honor of Atmore, Alabama native Second Lieutenant William C. Maxwell.

Maxwell AFB is the headquarters of Air University (AU), a major component of Air Education and Training Command (AETC), and is the U.S. Air Force's center for Joint Professional Military Education (PME). The host wing for Maxwell-Gunter is the 42nd Air Base Wing (42 ABW). The 908th Airlift Wing (908 AW) is a tenant activity and the only operational flying wing at Maxwell.

Under Air University are three principal schools that provide various levels of Joint Professional Military Education (JPME). The first is Squadron Officer School (SOS), a nearly 2 month program oriented towards First Lieutenants and Captains in the Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard.

The second, Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) is a year long program for Air Force officers (to include Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard), Department of Defense civil servants in the grade of GS-13, as well as select officers from other U.S. and Allied armed forces in the rank of Major, Lieutenant Commander, Squadron Leader or equivalent. ACSC is considered "intermediate" level JPME.

The third program, Air War College (AWC) is also a year long program and selects students from the same sources as ACSC, but the minimum rank for attendance rises to Lieutenant Colonel, Commander, Wing Commander or equivalent or DoD civil servants in the grade of GS-14. AWC is considered "senior" level JPME.

Maxwell AFB also hosts the Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools (AFOATS), which has oversight for two of the Air Force's three officer commissioning programs, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC), which is headquartered at Maxwell and Air Force Officer Training School (OTS), which is headquartered and conducted at Maxwell AFB, having relocated from Lackland AFB, Texas in the 1990s.

Capitalizing on the new facilities built for OTS in the 1990s, Maxwell is now the only base hosting the annual fall/spring semester and summer Field Training (FT) encampments for AFROTC cadets that they must attend before commissioning. The Civil Air Patrol's corporate and joint CAP-USAF headquarters is also located at Maxwell.

Learn More About Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base HERE!

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. 

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Hope your Monday went as planned.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a cupcake?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Lauren. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. Another day with 80º being the forecast high. Sure am glad the triple digits are gone for the year.

[Arrowhead1952]

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[Arrowhead1952]

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[beachn4fun]

Ahhhh, snuck that one in there, didn't you? LOL

#50
Good morning dear ((HUGS))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning and (((HUGS))) to you too. You must be running late this morning.

[beachn4fun]

I’m still trying to get the new fiscal year books up and running. First day back in the office after 4-day weekend so I’m just lurking.

[left that other site]

I had one of those too!!!!

My brother was into Cars and ships,

I was into PLANES!!!
Woo Hoo!

(It is a wonder i have any brain cells left, making all those plastic models!)

[left that other site]

NOT:

“Oh my, I believe there was an error on my paycheck.”

or:

“There seems to be a discrepancy”

BUT:

“you paid me wrong”.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[Darksheare]

Chuck.. broke the sound barrier with two busted ribs and a bit of broom handle.
He’d smuggled a broom handle bit into the cockpit with him to give him the leverage needed to move the throttle.
Talk about having a set of brass ones.

[luvie]

Goooood Tuesday Mornin', Early Birds!
It's cool and cloudy here...hopin' for RAIN!
Supposed to be even cooler tomorrow. Yay!
(Two months from now I'll be fussin' about the chill!)
But right now...it feels GOOD!
Hope all of you are having a good day!
....and don't work so hard!
Go for a coffee/tea...with me! :)
((((hugs))))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Mostly “you paid me wrong” or “you missed some of my hours”.

I don’t enter their hours. They must call their supervisor and decide if the hours are right or wrong. It is 50/50 if we owe them. The supervisor has to submit anything missed.

And, no, I will not call your supervisor. You have to work it out with them and I get any changes via paperwork.

Is it Terrible Tuesday yet?

[ConorMacNessa]

GOOD EVENING To Our Valiant Troops, To Our Vets, To Our Families, Our FRiends, Our Allies And To All Canteen Denizens!

GODSPEED OUR TROOPS around the Globe, especially those in combat!



Evening Colors - 1st Marine Division
Camp Pendleton, California

Evening Colors
U.S. Army Bugler
(Click)



MAY THE LORD Protect And Uphold Our Troops In Their Performance Of Their Vital Mission!

MAY HE KEEP Their Families Secure During Their Time Of Separation!

MAY HE PRESERVE And Uphold The American Nation In This Time Of Crisis!

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[KittenClaws]

I'm finally in!

I read your earlier posts about old age taking its toll, but ya’ll keep going and do so many good things.

You are counted among my heroes. I'm only 57 this month, and I am ashamed to admit that I have used the beginnings of aches and pains as an excuse to not do so many things.

I am inspired now, to change that.