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MILITARY military
TIPS & INFORMATION
The River Region welcomes military families. Montgomery Museum & Maxwell Air Force Base
Just a few years after the “fathers of flight,” brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright accomplished man’s first powered flight, they came to Montgomery and founded the first civilian flying school in the country. The school didn’t operate for long, yet it opened the door for events that would lead to Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base locating in the capital city, interestingly enough, on the same site as the flying school.
Know the Community
In the early 1930s, the Army Air Corps Tactical School moved to Maxwell Field, and Montgomery became the country’s intellectual center for airpower education.
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Today, the 42nd Air Base Wing is the host unit for Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, and its mission is critical to national security. It provides the foundation for success for Air University, the leadership center of the Air Force; the 908th Airlift Wing; the
754th Electronic Systems Group; and more than 30 tenant units. Air University plays a major role in the Air Force, as it continues to educate tomorrow’s planners and leaders in air, space and cyberspace power for the Air Force, as well as, other branches of the U.S. armed forces, federal government civilians and international organizations.
Housing Information
Housing office: (334) 953-5718 www.maxwellfamilyhousing.com for on-base housing www.AHRN.com
School Information
• A labama Blue Cards, an immunization record, required for all public and private schools can be obtained from the base clinic. • Registration for preschools and private schools begins in January for the next year. Spots fill up fast and many will have a waiting list. Your child will be placed based on their age as of September 1 of the upcoming school year. www.knowthecommunity.com
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• M ontgomery Magnet Schools begin the application process in January. Applicants are admitted based on transcripts and other requirements based on the individual magnet schools. Those meeting the application requirements are placed in a lottery system. The magnet schools are nationally recognized, so there are many applicants. • M axwell AFB Elementary School is K-8th grade. It currently has 44 classrooms and requires that children reside in permanent base housing to attend.