Longest Serving Air Force Officer Began Career at Maxwell AFB

Maj. Gen. Alfred Flowers, an Air Force officer who gives dedication to service a whole new meaning, recently returned to Montgomery.

When he retired from the Air Force in 2012, Flowers became the longest-serving airman in military history completing a career that spanned more than 46 years, which included several tours at Maxwell Air Force Base early on in his career and right before he retired.

He also became the longest-serving African-American in the history of the U. S. Department of Defense and ended his career as a two-star general Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Washington, D.C.