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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. and Italian air force senior leaders stand with 10 newly graduated U.S. Air Force pilots at the International Flight Training School (IFTS) at Decimomannu Air Base, Italy, Jan. 16, 2026.

    USAF Student Pilots Find Growth at Italy’s IFTS

  • DAF Safety Freedom 250: Vigilance beyond the gate. U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds”, fly past Artemis II at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Feb. 12, 2026. From precision flight overhead to astronauts bound for space, both the Thunderbirds and Artemis II are a celebration of Americans who dared to explore and push the boundaries of what is possible.

    Freedom 250: Vigilance Beyond the Gate

  • The Air Force Institute of Technology and the AFIT Foundation and Association of Graduates recognized five alumni for their outstanding career achievements in a ceremony on June 19.  Lt. Gen. Linda S. Hurry, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, and AFIT alumnus, was the featured speaker.  Pictured (left to right) are: Lt. Gen. Linda S. Hurry, commander, Air Force Materiel Command; Lt. Col. Brian Bohan; Orval Powell; Dr. Anne Walker (daughter of (Ret.) Col. David E. Walker, Ph.D., SES); (Ret.) Maj. Gen. Moataz M. Salah, Ph.D.; Wyatt Rabe; and Dr. Lance Chenault, AFIT Foundation and Association of Graduates president.

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