• Gunter Annex Joint Fitness Center . Currently under consideration , a proposal for construction of a fitness center through a partnership between the base and either the City of Montgomery or the YMCA of Greater Montgomery .
• Freedom Park . Freedom Park was developed by the River Region Partners at Maxwell AFB to provide a place for fitness activities and recreation to personnel with base access .
Military Strategic Importance
Maxwell AFB is not only important to the local community , through its economic impact and community engagement , but Maxwell AFB and Gunter Annex are also strategic assets in the nation ’ s defense . Maxwell AFB is home to Air University , the intellectual and leadership center of the Air Force . Air University is a significant capability in the Air Education Training Command ( AETC ); it includes Air War College and Officer Training School and Air Command and Staff College . The University provides the full spectrum of military education from pre‐commissioning to the highest levels of professional military education , including degree granting and continuing education for officers , and enlisted and civilian personnel worldwide .
In addition to Maxwell AFB ’ s role in professional military education , the base is home to the 908th Airlift Wing ( AW ) Reserve Unit . The 42nd Air Base Wing is also headquartered at Maxwell AFB and operates the Gunter Annex . Gunter Annex is home to the Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate , a leader in Information Technology .
Maxwell AFB also serves as a hurricane evacuation center for southern US Air Force aircraft for bases under threat , and is a critical FEMA partner in hurricane relief efforts .
Public Outreach
The JLUS process was designed to create a loca builds consensus and garners stakeholder supp goals and objectives , the Maxwell AFB JLUS pro outreach program providing a variety of particip interested parties .
Stakeholders
An early step in any planning process is stakeho and involving them early is instrumental to iden resolving their most important issues through t integrated strategies and measures . Stakeholde groups , organizations , and governmental entitie or affecting the outcome of the JLUS document the Maxwell AFB JLUS include :
• Local jurisdictions ( City of Montgomery , C Montgomery County )
• DOD officials ( including OEA Representat personnel
• Local , county , regional , and state plannin management agencies
• Landholding and regulatory federal agenc
• The public ( including residents , businesse
• Environmental advocacy organizations
• Native American Tribes
• Nongovernmental organizations ( NGOs )
• Other special interest groups ( including lo and school districts )
June 2017 Joint Land Use Study Report