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  • Airmen from the 25th Aerial Port Squadron load a C-130 with humanitarian supplies, ultimately bound for Honduras.

    Port Dawgs' Global Impact

    From delivering beneficial flies to much-needed supplies, from Puerto Rico to Pakistan, the 908th Airlift Wing has assisted with numerous humanitarian relief operations around the world during the past 50-plus years.Recently, the Airmen of the 25th Aerial Port Squadron wrote another chapter in that history, assisting in palletizing cargo bound for
  • Alabama Lt. Gov. Ivey gets a tour of the flight deck of a C-130 from Lt. Col. Steve Catchings, left, and Senior Master Sgt. Adam Childers. (Photo by Master Sgt. Eric Sharman)

    Alabama's Lt. Gov. Ivey meets with 908th leaders

    Alabama Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey meets with 908th leadership Alabama Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey, chairman of the state's Military Stability Commission, recently visited the 908th Airlift Wing for the purpose of preparing for any potential future round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC).During her visit, she received a mission brief from 908th commanders, took
  • Representatives of the 908th at the 2013 Maxwell-Gunter Awards Banquet, from left: Master Sgt. Nicholas Kennelly, 357th Airlift Squadron First Sergeant of the Year; Senior Master Sgt. Michael Eubanks of the 908th MXG, SNCO of the Year; Celena Eubanks, Technical Sgt. Stephin Smith of the 908th MXS, NCO of the Year; Hanna Smith, Nastassia Webster, representing her husband, Senior Airman Chance Webster, 908th SFS, Airman of the Year; and Staff Sgt. Shaniqua Rogers.

    Airlift wing represents at host base awards

    The 908th Airlift Wing recently participated in the 2013 Maxwell-Gunter Annual Awards Banquet. At the event, guest speaker Maj. Gen. Steven Kwast, commander of the LeMay Center, prompted a standing ovation for Nastassia Webster, representing her husband, Senior Airman Chance Webster.Senior Airman Webster, a member of the 908th Security Forces
  • Former Aviation Explorer and current member of the 357th AS, 1st Lt. Joshua Odom gives a member of the local AE chapter a tour of the flight deck.

    Pilot pays it forward

    On Feb. 11, the 908th hosted a visit from the Montgomery Aviation Explorer Chapter. Twenty-four people, including Explorers and their parents, participated in the visit. The group toured a C-130 in the fuel cell hangar and learned about the various career opportunities within the wing from a subject-matter expert, 1st Lt. Joshua Odom of the 357th
  • In February, Airmen Committed to Excellence, (ACE) teamed up with Habitat for Humanity for the group's second building project. This one was in Prattville, AL. Members assisted with insulation, installing windows and site cleanup. Volunteers were, from left; Senior Airmen Shaiqua Rogers, 908th FSS, Jeremiah McGough, 25th APS, Airman 1st Class Corey Hall, 908th LRS and Airman Jasmine Z. Thomas, 908th FSS. (Photo courtesy of ACE)

    Helping Hands For Habitat

  • From bottom row left to right: Airman First Class Shehroze Choudry, 908th Command Chief Master Sgt. Owen Duke, Senior Airman Christina Dryden, AES. Next row: Airman Latricia Parks, FSS; Senior Airman Shaniqua Rogers (FSS), Senior Airman Michael Roman, A1C Faren Douglas (SFS) Top Row: Senior Airman Michael Burns and Senior Airman Robert Booker, CES.

    908th, 94th bond together to make a difference

    The junior enlisted councils of the 908th and 94th Airlift Wings recently combined forces to participate in "A Hero's Welcome" at Ida Bell Young Park in Montgomery, Ala. The event was coordinated as a military appreciation picnic for all retirees, veterans, current military members and their families in the area. "The event was extremely
  • Tech. Sgt. Sean Kassebaum, Master Sgt. Jonathan Griswold, Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hines, and Master Sgt. Judith Johnson came across a murder victim just after leaving the Saturday Unit Training Assembly with the 908th Aeromedical Evacuation, May 12., on a stretch of Highway 31 west of Maxwell AFB, Ala. The man had been cut from ear to ear and been dumped on the road. Despite their attempts to keep the man alive, he passed away after municipal first responders took him to the nearby hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Christian Michael)

    908 AES members struggle to save murder victim just outside Maxwell AFB

    It wasn't on the sandy plains of Iraq or the mountains of Afghanistan that four Reservists encountered a man brutally attacked and left for dead. Instead, on a bend of Highway 31 between Montgomery and Prattville, Ala., May 12, four members of the 908th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron struggled to save a man found cut from ear to ear lying in
  • The State of Alabama held a memorial in honor of those who sacrificed their lives to protect the public May 11, 2012, at the state capitol. Representing the military from local Maxwell Air Force Base, security forces troop Airman 1st Class Faren Douglas stands at by a flower star at a memorial service hosted by Fraternal Order of Police at the Alabama state capitol. (US Air Force photos/Tech. Sgt. William Powell)

    Stand in Honor: SF members represent military at commemoration

    "No greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for a friend." -- John 15:13 For those who answer the call to serve as a law enforcement officer, it is the greatest sacrifice. A sacrifice far too many have given in the protection of our freedoms. Recently, the State of Alabama remembered those who have given their lives in the protecting of
  • Ginger Henry, CEO of Prattville Baptist Hospital, second from right, and James R. Williams, director of pastoral care for Baptist Health System in Montgomery and Prattville, were recently recognized as “Patriotic Employers” by the ESGR. The award were presented by Alabama ESGR Committee member Norman Arnold, left, for support given to 908th Airlift Wing Chaplain David Dersch, far right.

    No reserve in support of Reservist

    Two Baptist Health System staff members were recently recognized as "Patriotic Employers" by the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). Ginger Henry, chief executive officer of Prattville Baptist Hospital, and James R. Williams, director of pastoral care for Baptist Health System in Montgomery and Prattville, were
  • Two C-130 Hercules aircraft circle the flightline at Maxwell Air Force Base while a third prepares to taxi towards the runway. According to a recent Air Force announcement, the seven transport aircraft belonging to the 908th Airlift Wing are to be retired. Although the unit will remain functional, members are concerned about the future, as any possible unit organization and mission have yet to be decided.

    Force restructuring impacts 908th Airlift Wing

    Imagine the skies over Montgomery without the familiar sight of C-130s circling overhead. If a plan announced on Feb. 3. by the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force is accepted, that will happen in the 2014 Fiscal Year. According to the plan, the Air Force will retire older aircraft from its inventory as part of an effort to reduce the
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