Gunter AFB
| Gunter Annex Gunter Air Force Base Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base  |
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| Part of Air Education and Training Command (AETC) | |
| Located in Montgomery, Alabama | |
USGS Airphoto of Gunter AFB, 2006
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 Gunter Annex
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| Coordinates | 32°24′38.6″N 86°15′07.49″W / 32.410722°N 86.2520806°WCoordinates: 32°24′38.6″N 86°15′07.49″W / 32.410722°N 86.2520806°W |
| Type | Air Force Base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1940 |
| In use | 1940-1973, 1988-1992 (As Gunter Air Force Base) Gunter Air Force Station (1973-1988) Gunter Annex (1992--present) |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison |
Air Training Command (1940-1993) Air Education and Training Command (1993--present) |
| Occupants | 754th Electronic Systems Group |
Gunter Annex is a United States Air Force installation located in the North-northeast suburbs of Montgomery, Alabama. The base is named after former Montgomery mayor William Adams Gunter. Until 1992 it was known as Gunter Air Force Base or Gunter Air Force Station. It has been a military training base since its opening in 1940.
Gunter Annex is a subordinate installation under the administration of the 42d Air Base Wing at nearby Maxwell Air Force Base.
Gunter Annex is the home of the Business and Enterprise Systems (BES). The BES provides and supports secure combat information systems and networks for the United States Air Force (USAF), the Department of Defense and other Federal Government Agencies.
The BES is a part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), which is headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and its subordinate activity at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts.
The 26th Network Operations Squadron provides network defense for the Air Force Enterprise Network (AFNET).
The host unit of Gunter Annex is the 42d Air Base Wing, headquartered at Maxwell AFB. The former 42d Bombardment Wing took over host duties at both Maxwell AFB and Gunter AFB on 1 October 1994 when the wing was redesignated and reassigned from the closing of Loring Air Force Base, Maine.
The facility is named after William Adams Gunter (1871–1940), a long-time mayor of Montgomery Alabama. Mayor Gunter was an aviation advocate who championed aviation and was a major force behind the construction of the original Montgomery Municipal Airport at this site in 1929. There were several efforts to have the airport officially named in his honor while he was still living. Although he successfully resisted these efforts, the site is still commonly referred to by residents as 'Gunter Field'.
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