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Aug. 5, 2024
Maxwell Air Force Base re-opens pediatric clinic

The 42d Medical Group held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the grand re-opening of Maxwell’s Pediatric Clinic Aug. 1, 2024. The clinic, located on the first floor of the medical treatment facility right inside the front door, will offer full primary care pediatrics for children from birth
Jan. 31, 2024
42nd Medical Group participates in medical exercise

Personnel from the 42nd Medical Group at Maxwell Air Force Base teamed up with the Baptist South Simulation Lab in Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 18, to conduct a medical training exercise. The training was conducted under the Air Force Surgeon General’s MEDIC-X initiative. MEDIC-X is designed to ensure all
Dec. 1, 2023
42nd Medical Group holds open house for network mental health providers

The open house provided the opportunity for the medical group to connect with the more than 30 community providers of mental health services to help them understand the base mission, the unique challenges faced by military families and how providers can better assist military members, retirees, and
Nov. 13, 2023
Maxwell Air Force Base's Operational Support Team intervenes in training injury

Capt. Ben Schmitt, a physical therapist with the 42nd Air Base Wing's Operational Support Team, was embedded with the 42nd Security Forces Squadron when an Airman suffered a shoulder dislocation during training on his first day in July. Schmitt promptly addressed the injury, averting additional
July 31, 2023
The 42nd Medical Group gets a ‘check up’ from surgeon general team

Lt. Gen. Robert I. Miller, Air and Space Forces surgeon general, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn M. Kolczynski, medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief for the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, visited the 42nd Medical Group, Officer Training School and Air Force Reserve Officer Training
June 21, 2023
42nd Medical Group tests Airmen during Ready Eagle II readiness exercise

The 42nd Medical Group Combat Medics participated in a Ready EAGLE II event from May 16-18, 2023. Ready EAGLE II was a 3-day event that built on the previously conducted training in Ready Eagle I, focusing on gaps in capabilities and skill development. The training aims to enhance Installation
May 12, 2023
Breaking Silence: Shattering the Taboo of Mental Health

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of mental health and to reduce the stigma that surrounds mental illness.
July 15, 2022
Maxwell Clinic transitioning to the MHS GENESIS system Sept. 24

Military Health System GENESIS is the new electronic health record system used in military hospitals and clinics worldwide.
May 20, 2022
Mental Health is Real Health: Leveraging Resilience Resources is Paramount to Readiness

The term “mental health” is a strange one. Too often we equate “mental health” with problems, symptoms, or crises. Yet, mental health is just that – a form of health. The brain is part of the body. We take pride as military members in honing physical fitness, and the same should be true of the
March 17, 2022
AF Medical Service Corps chief visits Maxwell medical group

The Air Force Surgeon General’s director of Manpower, Personnel and Resources and chief of the Medical Service Corps received a mission brief and toured the 42nd Medical Group at Maxwell AFB on March 16, 2022.

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