Gunter Annex

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
Part of Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery, Alabama in the United States
The Maxwell-Gunter Honor Guard at Gunter Annex
Gunter
Gunter
Coordinates32°24′39″N 86°15′07″W
TypeUS Air Force facility
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force
Controlled byAir Education and Training Command
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website (Maxwell AFB)
Site history
Built1940 (1940) (as Gunter Field)
In use1940 – present
Garrison information
Garrison42nd Air Base Wing

Gunter Annex is a subordinate installation under the administration of the 42d Air Base Wing at nearby Maxwell Air Force Base.

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