Military Has $1.3 Billion Impact on Montgomery, Ala., Area, Chamber Says.

Byline: Mary Irby-Jones

Nov. 11--The impact of the military on the Montgomery area economy extends far beyond dollars and cents.

Military personnel teach, tutor and coach tri-county children, serve the elderly through the Meals on Wheels program and become community activists.

Yet, the military's economic contributions are not to be taken lightly. The economic impact of Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base alone is estimated at about $1.3 billion per year for the Montgomery area, according Joe Greene, Vice President for Military and Federal Affairs for