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  • Building a Mission Command Culture

    Mission command is a way of operating that prioritizes clear communication from the top down, often reducing or limiting the step-by-step instruction, while empowering the individuals responsible for carrying out the mission to utilize their talents and skills to accomplish their tasks in order to

  • Staying frosty: 42nd SFS provide ice vests to defenders

    As Alabama’s summer heat pushes black flag conditions, the 42nd Security Forces Squadron is equipping its defenders with FlexiFreeze Personal Series Ice Vests to help them stay cool, alert and mission-ready throughout long shifts in the sun.

  • AU student collaboration leads to Pentagon briefing

    A collaborative research project between Air University schools, designed to enhance deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, recently earned a team of company grade officers a presentation to the Joint Staff at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, June 10, 2025.

  • Maxwell Visit Center spotlight

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sydnie Colbert, 42nd Security Force Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of pass and registration, and her team at the Maxwell Visitor Center play a crucial role in maintaining the base’s security and mission readiness by handling thousands of visitor passes and

  • Air University Jayson Altieri receives CAP Bronze Medal of Valor

    Jayson A. Altieri, Air University assistant professor and faculty member with the Eaker Center’s Leadership Development Course for Squadron Command, and Civil Air Patrol Alabama Wing senior member, was recently awarded the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol Bronze Medal of Valor.

  • May Doctrine Paragon: Tinian

    In March of 2023, an F-22 landed on Tinian Island. The brief presence of this fifth-generation fighter aircraft marked the beginning of a resurgence in airpower operations from this tiny patch of land 3,714 miles west of Hawaii. Though only 39 square miles in size, Tinian played a significant role

  • Crusader of the Month: Staff Sgt. Ian Stembridge

    The 42d Air Base Wing’s Crusader of the Month award highlights outstanding members who contribute significant effort toward Team Maxwell’s mission, vision and priorities. For the month of May, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ian Stembridge, 42d ABW chapel readiness non-commissioned officer in charge, has

  • Airmen volunteer with Habitat for Humanity  

    Civilians from the local community and U.S. Airmen from the 42nd Contracting Squadron pose for a group photo during a Habitat for Humanity build in Montgomery, Alabama, April 12, 2025. Volunteers from various Maxwell Air Force Base schoolhouses and the 42nd CONS contributed time and labor to support