He entered the Air War College at Maxwell Field, Alabama in 1947.

He arrived there from Maxwell Field on 9 May, and four days later was notified of his promotion to full colonel.

As a result of this massive spending on Maxwell Field, the War Department kept it open.

Hill recognized that to keep Maxwell Field open, it needed to be fiscally or militarily valuable to the War Department.

Both made it clear that Maxwell Field was too close to Montgomery and was not a suitable location for an attack group.

Hill continued to argue for the attack group to be placed at Maxwell Field.

It was scrapped at Maxwell Field, Alabama on 2 February 1945.

Maxwell Field is the first on-campus college athletic facility in Minnesota with a corporate sponsor.

On 29 Nov 1945, the school was relocated to Maxwell Field, Alabama.

In 1931 the school moved to Maxwell Field, Alabama, where he was promoted to major on 1 February 1932.