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  • 42 ABW/HC hosts Clergy Day

    Clergy Day is an Air Force-wide Chief of Chaplains initiative hosted by base chapels to bring together local faith leaders and base chaplains in a spirit of partnership, education and unity.

  • 42nd CES makes base repairs following winter weather

    Cold weather, high winds, and freezing temperatures recently caused damage across Maxwell Air Force Base, impacting lodging, a dormitory and a training facility. The 42nd Civil Engineering Squadron are working quickly and efficiently to avoid minimal disruption to Airmen.

  • Eyes on the Sky: Air Traffic Control at Maxwell

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Logan Jarrett, 42nd Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, stands watch at the control tower, guiding aircraft safely in and out of the base's airspace.

  • AUiX hosts LEDx:Praxeum

    The Air University Innovation Accelerator, in collaboration with the Air Force Institute of Technology and the Global College of Professional Military Education, is hosting LEDx:Praxeum, at The Eagle Institute in Montgomery, Alabama, April 23-24, 2025.

  • 42nd MDG installs first high output automated robot

    The 42nd Medical Group installed its first high output, automated robot at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama in March 2025. The machine can fill, label, and cap the prescriptions as well as hold around 155 different types of medications.

  • 703rd HS refines key skills during training flight

    The 908th Flying Training Wing's aircrew members continue earning proficiency in the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter while preparing for the wing's new mission as the formal training unit for the U.S. Air Force's newest rotary wing aircraft. The Grey Wolf is slated to replace the UH-1N Huey.

  • March Doctrine Paragon: Operation BOLO

    This month, the LeMay Center highlights Operation BOLO’s counterair operations and tactical innovation. In September 1966, Col Robin Olds, a WWII “double ace,” assumed command of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing (8 TFW) at Ubon Royal Thai Airbase. Upon taking command, Col Olds focused squarely on