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  • What kind of leadership diet are you on

    During my 24 years of service, I have seen many different leadership styles. Often, I have wondered if some choose their leadership style from a "fast-food" menu. They pick and choose 'off the menu' and apply it to their organization. They feast on a diet of total quality management, management by objectives or a 'one-minute manager' philosophy. I

  • Dorm dwellers’ dinners continue thanks to volunteers

    What began as a chapel-only sponsored event which sought to provide a home-cooked meal for enlisted personnel in the dorms, the monthly Dorm Dwellers' Dinners are now a base-wide event with many groups involved. These dinners have grown to include the involvement of the Chapel Staff, retirees of the Chapel, Company Grade Officer Council, First

  • Welcome Home Celebration gives credit where it is due

    When members return from a deployment there are many different ways to celebrate. Some like to have an intimate reunion with those closest to them. Others like to have a huge party and invite everyone they know. As we all know, it is impossible for everyone to meet each person at the airport. For one thing, Golden-Triangle Regional Airport is

  • Civic leaders tour AF bases

    Twenty-nine business and civic leaders from the Golden Triangle Area boarded a Altus KC-135R Tuesday morning to tour two Air Force bases as part of a Columbus AFB Civic Leader Tour 2007. The trip was designed to give local leaders a broader view of the Air Force and where one of the places Columbus Air Force Base's pilots can go after graduating

  • SARC National Crime Victims Rights events

    The 14th Flying Training Wing Sexual Assault Response Coordinator office will host a Take Back the Night Walk Tuesday as part of Crime Victims' Rights Week. Historically, the walks began internationally in 1973. The first Take Back the Night Walk in the United States was in San Francisco and began the tradition to protest against the violence,
  • Captain Rick Shafer of the Hangmen distracts Capt. Matt Edwards of the Trunk Monkeys as he moves in for the shot. The fifth Blazing Balls of O'Leary crud tournament was held Friday night at the Columbus Club. Ten teams participated resulting in an intense, multi-hour tournament. The Hangmen of the 49th Fighter Training Squadron took the trophy home after defeating the Trunk Monkeys, a team of 14th Flying Training Wing instructor pilots.

    Hangmen snag O'Leary trophy

  • Students from Caledonia Elementary School listen as Kyle Van Why, left, United States Department of Agriculture wildlife services, explains methods he uses to help people control wildlife on their property. Fourth graders from Lowndes County Schools visited Columbus Air Force Base April 13 as part of an annual Earth Day celebration. (Photo by Senior Airman John Parie)

    Earth, Arbor Day celebration

    On Friday, Columbus AFB celebrated the annual Earth Day/Arbor Day Education Fair. This event, which took place all day at Freedom Park, was for fourth grade students from the Lowndes County Schools and all Columbus AFB home-schooled children. Children participated in a variety of educational and recreational activities. Many local and state

  • Spring brings potentially severe weather

    Spring brings an increased occurrence of severe weather. Knowing what actions to take during severe weather can help protect one's family, pets and property. Using this information will help develop a plan and be ready when threatening weather approaches. Climatologically, Columbus AFB has recorded wind speeds, in association with thunderstorms, in

  • 14th Medical Group introduces new PHA process

    The 14th Medical Group strives to keep their patients healthy by delivering the right care, the right way, at the right time. This also means avoiding unnecessary appointments that have little benefit to the patient. That's why the way Active Duty Preventive Health Assessments are conducted is being changed. In the past during a patient's birth

  • 14th Medical Group pulls out unexpected victory

    The intramural basketball championship game went down to the wire. Similar to a great boxing match, these teams went back and forth taking their opponents best shot. It took overtime, but the 14th Medical Group intramural basketball team was victorious over the DynCorp team 64-62. Due to an earlier loss to 14th MDG in this double-elimination
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