Maj. Kevin Slaughter Jr. is the Commander, 42nd Force Support Squadron, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. He serves as Director of Manpower, Personnel, and Services as the principal staff advisor to the wing commander on all A1 equities to accomplish operational objectives within the commander’s span of control for in-garrison and theater engagement activities in support to approximately 42,000 active duty, reserve, civilian and contractor personnel, students and families at Maxwell Air Force Base and Gunter Annex in direct support of Air University, 908th Airlift Wing, Air Force Material Command units, Defense Information Systems Agency and more than 40 other mission partners.
Maj. Slaughter entered the Air Force in May 2010 as a graduate of Baylor University and received his commission through the U.S. Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. He has served in a variety of leadership positions at the base and Headquarters Air Force level. His duties include branch and section chief, flight commander, director of operations, action officer, and executive officer, with two contingency deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Freedom Sentinel, and Octave Shield.
Most notably was his time at Amazon as an Education with Industry fellow, where he garnered expertise in human capital management, human resource management, talent learning and development, recruiting and retention. Prior to his current position, Maj. Slaughter was the executive officer, deputy chief of staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, U.S. Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.
EDUCATION
2009 Bachelor of Arts degree, Sociology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
2010 Force Support Officer Course, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.
2011 Evasion and Conduct After Capture, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Deliberate Crisis Action and Planning Execution Systems, Keesler AFB, Miss.
2013 Civilian Personnel Management Course, by correspondence
2013 Master of Arts degree, Human Services Counseling, Executive Leadership, Lynchburg, Va.
2014 Master Resiliency Trainers Course, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
2014 Force Support Flight Leadership Course, by-correspondence
2015 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2015 United States Air Force Protocol Fundamentals Course, New York National Guard Headquarters, Latham, N.Y.
2016 Force Support Deputy and Operations Officer Course, by correspondence
2016 Mortuary Officers Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2017 Intermediate Personnel Officer Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2018 Performance Management Coaching Course, by correspondence
2019 PROSCI Organizational Change Management Practitioner Certificate
2019 Human Resource Data Analytics Certificate, Cornell University, by correspondence
2020 Air Command and Staff College, by-correspondence
2021 United States Agency International Development Joint Humanitarian Operations Course, by correspondence
2022 Joint Air Operations Planning Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2023 Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate, ESSEC Business School, by correspondence
2023 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2023 Master of Military Operational Art and Science degree, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2023 Leadership Development Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS or CAREER CHRONOLOGY
June 2010 – June 2011, Chief, Fitness and Sports, 21st Force Support Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
June 2011 – June 2012, Chief, Installation Personnel Readiness, 21st Force Support Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.
June 2012 – June 2013, Chief, Force Management Element, 21st Force Support Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.
June 2013 – October 2013, Chief, Military Personnel Section, 71st Force Support Squadron, Vance AFB, Okla.
October 2013 – December 2015, Manpower and Personnel Flight Commander, 71st Force Support Squadron, Vance AFB, Okla.
December 2015 – July 2017, Operations Officer, 71st Force Support Squadron, Vance AFB, Okla.
July 2017 – July 2018, Amazon, Education with Industry Fellowship, Air Force Institute of Technology, Seattle, Wash.
July 2018 – December 2020, Chief, Performance Management, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
December 2020 – April 2021, Chief, General Officer Retirements, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
April 2021 – July 2022, Executive Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel and Services, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
July 2022 – June 2023, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
June 2023 – Present, Commander, 42nd Force Support Squadron, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Distinguished Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal with service star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border and oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Longevity Service Award with two oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (pistol)
Air and Space Training Ribbon
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Military Officers Association of America, Life Member
Air and Space Forces Association, Life Member
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Life Member
Officers’ Christian Fellowship
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 26, 2010
First Lieutenant May 26, 2012
Captain May 26, 2014
Major April 1, 2020
(Current as of July 31, 2023)