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Children of three World War II prisoners of war gathered during a Base Community Council luncheon Aug. 11 at the Club on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi; and Justice Sharon Lee, from the Tennessee Supreme Court, shared her father’s story and how it intertwined with the other two POWs.


Tennessee Supreme Court justice shares father’s POW story, the importance of remembrance

Children of three World War II prisoners of war gathered during a Base Community Council luncheon Aug. 11 at the Club on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi; and Justice Sharon Lee, from the Tennessee Supreme Court, shared her father’s story and how it intertwined with the other two POWs.

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Five members of Team BLAZE were promoted to their next ranks Dec. 28, 2017 at the December Enlisted Promotion Ceremony on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Airmen in the U.S. Air Force have to work hard and diligently to earn their next rank and when they do, they are held to a higher standard than their previous rank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sharon Ybarra)
Airmen examine M8 paper Jan. 9, 2017, outside Emergency Management on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, during chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense training. The Air Force recently shortened the timeframe for hands-on CBRN training from every three years to 18 months. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Col. William Denham, 14th Flying Training Wing Vice Commander, and the Adaptive Flight Training Study research team look onto Lt. Col. Marc Deshaies, 14th Student Squadron Commander as he flies a virtual aircraft Jan. 9, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The study was held primarily to find out if the VR environment would help adults learn at or above the rates they are currently learning, and how the brain works and reacts in conjunction with other parts of the body during the learning process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Second Lt. Kenneth Soyars, 14th Student Squadron student pilot, takes off during a virtual reality flight simulation Jan. 10, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Two subjects flew at a time but no other subjects were allowed to watch or learn from other individuals’ sorties. The Adaptive Flight Training Study pushed subjects to learn through the VR technology. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Participants of an Adaptive Flight Training Study complete a pre-study questionnaire Jan. 9, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Over 30 participants were involved in the study, with 15 of those subjects wearing heart monitors to gather additional data. Researchers were at Columbus AFB for three days, with each participant flying for up to an hour, two days in a row. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Second Lt. Madeline Schmitz, 14th Student Squadron student pilot, prepares to take flight in the T-6 Texan II flight simulator Jan 10, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The Adaptive Flight Training Study here pushed subjects to learn through the virtual reality technology but used the T-6 flight simulator as a baseline to compare the other VR sorties to. This allowed researchers to see if the subject’s flights got better or worse after the VR flight training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Team BLAZE members pack and wrap gifts for the Happy Fund Shop and Wrap event Dec. 14, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. George
Chan Johnson, 14th Logistics and Readiness Squadron Material Handler, organizes presents Dec. 14, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, during the Happy Fund Shop and Wrap. The presents were sent to children chosen by their teachers at eight local schools. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Beth Gosney, wife of Col. Douglas Gosney, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, wraps gifts with Airmen and family members Dec. 14, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, during the Happy Fund Shop and Wrap. Over 400 gifts were packed and sent to eight local schools. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)
Staff Sgt. Jaymie Depina, 14th Flying Training Wing Equal Opportunity specialist, reads a book to children at West Lowndes Elementary School Dec. 20, 2017, in Columbus, Mississippi. Members from Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, donated over 500 books to children and the school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)
Capt. Alisha Foster, 14th Flying Training Wing Equal Opportunity Director, and Capt. Tara Dixon, 14th FTW Chaplain, help children pick out a book Dec. 20, 2017, at West Lowndes Elementary School in Columbus, Mississippi. Every child got to select a book and the left over books were donated to the school’s library. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)
Base leaders and community partners discuss possible initiatives Dec. 12, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, during an Air Force Community Partnership meeting. Col. Douglas Gosney, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, works with the community partners to create the initiatives. The meetings provide everyone with insight on the changes that have been discussed throughout the year, and propose and further review other ideas and research to make informed decisions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)