Colonel SHAMEKIA N. TOLIVER

Col. Toliver is the Commander, 42nd Air Base Wing, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. She leads all base operating, infrastructure, and services support for 42,000 active duty, Reserve, civilian, and contract personnel, students, and families at Maxwell AFB and Gunter Annex in direct support of Air University, 908th Airlift Wing, Air Force Materiel Command units, Defense Information Systems Agency and more than 40 other mission partners. As Maxwell’s installation commander, she partners with local officials across a three-county, 12-city region with an annual military economic impact of $2.2 billion.

Col. Toliver entered the Air Force in 1994 as an enlisted Airman; she was subsequently selected for the Airman Scholarship Commissioning Program and gained her commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. Col. Toliver holds a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a special experience identifier as a board certified and licensed Professional Engineer. She has served at various base level and headquarters staff levels and has deployed multiple times in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. 

Col. Toliver’s previous assignment was as Commander, 502d Installation Support Group, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
2007 Master of Science, Civil Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.
2008 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2016 Master of Science, Airpower Strategy and Technology Integration, Blue Horizons Fellow, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2019 Senior Developmental Education, Air Force Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory, Ill.
2020 Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University, Norfolk Va.

ASSIGNMENTS
July 2002 – July 2003, Environmental Flight Deputy, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
July 2003 – July 2005, Engineering Flight Contract Planner, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
August 2005 – June 2008, Readiness Flight Commander, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill.
January 2007 – March 2008, Provincial Engineer, Provincial Reconstruction Team, Afghanistan
June 2008 – July 2010, Civil Engineer Officer Assignments Functional, AFPC, Randolph AFB, Texas
July 2010 – July 2011, Commander’s Action Group Action Officer, AFPC, Randolph AFB, Texas
July 2011 – July 2013, Program Manager, Resource Analyst, HAF/A7, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
July 2013 – July 2015, Deputy Commander, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron, Osan AFB, South Korea
July 2015 – June 2016, Blue Horizons Fellow, Center for Strategy and Technology, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
July 2016 – June 2018, Commander, 7th Civil Engineer Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas
June 2018 – June 2019, Air Force Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory, Ill.
June 2019 – June 2021, Commander, 322d Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
July 2021 – June 2022, Deputy Director, Installations, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
July 2022 – July 2024, Commander, 502d Installation Support Group, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
July 2024 – Present, Commander, 42nd Air Base Wing, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Army Achievement Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal with one service star

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2002 Distinguished Graduate, AFROTC Officer Commissioning Program
2008 Department of Defense National Tuskegee Airman of the Year
2008 Air Mobility Command Maj Gen Lupia Mil Manager of the Year
2012 Headquarters Air Force Company Grade Officer of the Year
2016 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Team of the Year
2017 Air Force Global Strike Command Roy Wilkins Award

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 11, 2002
First Lieutenant May 29, 2004
Captain May 29, 2006
Major Aug. 1, 2012
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 1, 2016
Colonel, Apr. 1, 2021

(Current as of July 24, 2024)