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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
Jan. 24, 2022
Maxwell defender among first active-duty service members to graduate Veterans Affairs Law Enforcement Training Center

Tech Sgt. Robert Bolton, a 42nd Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, completed the program with seven other active-duty defenders Dec. 17, 2021.For the first time ever, active-duty Security Forces personnel had the opportunity to attend the Veterans Affairs Law Enforcement Training Center in
Feb. 5, 2021
Maxwell civilian defender reflects on career

Morris Barnes, 42nd Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, has nearly 40 years of experience in law enforcement. In his job, Barnes supervises both military and civilian defenders. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1983 as a security forces defender, the career he had always aspired to pursue.
Feb. 4, 2021
Civilian defenders stand with active duty Airmen in protecting Maxwell AFB

Civilian defenders are government civilian employees who are trained to respond to the same scenarios as their active duty military counterparts. They are involved in every aspect of base law enforcement including conducting patrols, guarding the flight line and entry control duty at the bases’
Oct. 27, 2020
42nd ABW defenders support Domestic Violence Awareness Month

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men have been a victim of domestic violence during their lifetime, including military members and their families.
Jan. 9, 2019
42nd SFS Civilian earned Air Force-level award, recognized for excellence

David Langdon, 42nd Security Forces Squadron Chief of Plans and Programs, was presented the William A. Davidson Award during a ceremony held at the Pentagon November 2. The William A. Davidson Award is named after the former administrative assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force and retired OSI
Oct. 5, 2018
Military working dog remembered after nearly a decade of service

The 42nd Security Forces Squadron held a memorial service for a deceased military working dog, Sept. 18, 2018, on Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
May 17, 2018
Air University colonel's ancestor honored during National Police Week

Col. Stephen Sanders, and his mother Peggy Sanders were two of the special invitees to a ceremony in Montgomery, Alabama, May 16, to honor the city's law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. Sanders' great-great-great-great grandfather, Silas Goree, whose name can be seen on the memorial

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