News

Jan. 8, 2025
Safety first: A face behind airfield management

From starting out at a chicken plant to managing airfields and overseeing critical safety operations, the journey of Contina Harmon, 42nd Operations Support Squadron airfield management specialist, is a testament to hard work, leadership and the power of mentorship.
Dec. 11, 2024
Empowering others: A personal journey to leadership and Equal Opportunity

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- For Staff Sgt. Valesia Williams, the Air Force is more than a career, it is a calling to make a difference in the lives of others. As the non-commissioned officer in charge at the 42nd Air Base Wing Equal Opportunity Office, Williams is on the front lines of ensuring
March 3, 2023
Maxwell Honorary Commanders briefed on pacing threats, national security concerns

Maxwell Honorary Commanders were updated on current global security issues and strategic economic and military competition with pacing threats at an unclassified intelligence briefing on base, Feb. 28, 2023.
Feb. 17, 2023
Maxwell welcomes Vietnam War POWs home again 50 years later

In 1973, Maxwell welcomed 43 prisoners of war released by North Vietnam following the Paris Peace Accords that ended U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Operation Homecoming saw the return of a total of 591 POWs to American soil from Feb. 14-April 1, 1973.
Jan. 27, 2023
Information You Can Use

Life after loss is a very confusing and complex time. Attending to the affairs of the deceased and the immediate surviving family members along with addressing survivor benefits can be difficult to say the least. Fortunately, the Maxwell AFB Casualty Assistance Office is here to assist you with that
Jan. 25, 2023
University Inn receives AETC Innkeeper award

The University Inn was selected by Air Education Training Center as the Innkeeper Award winner in the large base category for 2022.
Aug. 2, 2022
Richardson takes command of 42nd Air Base Wing

Richardson received his commission in 1998 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at South Dakota State University. He serviced in a variety of assignments at major command, forward operating agency, secretariat, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, combatant command, and Joint Staff levels.
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
May 19, 2022
Bear Exploration Center students visit Maxwell AFB for Aerospace Day

Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters and the Montgomery Chapter 102 Air and Space Forces Association aerospace education teams have partnered with Montgomery Public School’s Bear Exploration Center to support its aerospace/STEM programs for over a decade. After a two-year pause for field trips,
May 18, 2022
42nd Medical Support Squadron inactivates and consolidates with the 42nd Healthcare Operations Squadron

MAXWELL FORCE BASE, Ala. – During the recent 42nd Medical Support Squadron's Inactivation Ceremony on May 13, 2022, Maxwell closed and opened a new chapter in its history books.

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