Brigadier General Maxie O. Redic was commissioned an Infantry Officer from OCS Class 63 on 31 August 1953. His first duty assignment was as a Platoon Leader, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 511th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 11th Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, KY. | His subsequent assignments include: Regimental Maintenance Officer, 11th Airborne Division, Augsburg, Germany; Tank Company commander & Regimental Motor Officer, Tank-Auto command, Detroit, Michigan; Advisor, Military Advisory Assistance Group, Vietnam; Ordnance Assignment Officer, Pentagon, Washington, D.C; Battalion Commander, 25th Infantry Division, Vietnam; Maintenance Branch Chief, DA DCSLOG, HI; Depot Maintenance Chief, DCSLOG, Washington, D.C; and Commanding General, 2nd Support Command, Nellingen, Germany. | Brigadier General Redic is a graduate of Airborne School, Ordnance Advanced Course, Command & General Staff College, and the Naval War College. | His awards and decorations include: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star w/3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Army commendation Medal w/2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal w/6 stars, and the Vietnam Honor Medal 1st Class.