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  • The 42d Air Base Wing is steeped in a history of excellence and innovation. From roots in the Wright Brother’s flying school to the 42d Bombardment Group’s heroics in World War II’s Pacific theater where our motto was born; Aehera Nobis…The Skies for Us! Our mission today is to Prepare for Combat...Prepare others for the same; Team 42 has cemented itself as critical to the success of the Department of Air Force. 42 ABW Operational Approach
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  • Maxwell is holding an AICUZ public open house on July 8, 2026, at Montgomery Whitewater from 4-6 p.m. The open house will provide community members with an update to the Air Installations Compatible Use Zones Study. The 2026 AICUZ study includes the latest information with respect to not only the noise and safety environment but also land uses and development around the installation. Montgomery Whitewater is at 1100 Maxwell Blvd., Montgomery, Ala.

    Maxwell AICUZ Open House set for July 8

    The 2026 AICUZ study includes the latest information with respect to not only the noise and safety environment but also land uses and development around the installation. The study is an update to the 2009 study.

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  • A new monument dedicated to Tech. Sgt. James H. Ledford stands at the Walk of Heroes, June 24, 2026. Ledford, a flight engineer on a B-26 Invader, earned the Distinguished Service Cross for saving his crew and aircraft on Dec. 8, 1952, after an antiaircraft shell severely wounded the pilot over North Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Brian Ferguson)

    Korean War heroism etched in stone at Enlisted Heritage Hall

    Seventy-four years after Tech. Sgt. James H. Ledford saved his wounded pilot and crippled aircraft over North Korea, his extraordinary heroism was permanently etched in stone at the Enlisted Heritage Hall’s Walk of Heroes, June 24, 2026.

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  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jon Smithley, 42d Air Base Wing chaplain addresses attendees at a military perspective panel during the Clergy Day event at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 12, 2026.

    Strengthening spiritual resilience: Maxwell-Gunter chapel team hosts annual Clergy Day

    The 42d Air Base Wing chapel team brought local faith leaders together for their annual Clergy Day on June 12.

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  • U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Berkland, 56th Fighter Wing commander, right, and German Air Force Lt. Col. Tom Doberschuetz, 3rd German Air Force Training Squadron commander, speak before a flight during a leadership engagement at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, July 1, 2026.

    Luke Commander meets with 3rd German Air Force Commander

  • U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Aiden Babiarz, 47th Student Squadron student pilot, holds up their broken silver wings during the graduation ceremony for class 26-13 at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, July 1, 2026. Twenty-two U.S. Air Force officers were awarded their silver wings during the ceremony, symbolizing their completion of the Undergraduate Pilot Training program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Harrison Sullivan)

    Graduating the Future of Flight: Class 26-13

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  • A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II assigned to the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron for aerial refueling en route to Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 29, 2026

    F-15EX returns to Pacific

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    Tech. Sgt. promotion cycle correction

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    Air Force earns top accolades in 2026 DoW Environmental Awards

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