JROTC students get taste of AF life Published Oct. 16, 2007 By Airman 1st Class Danielle Powell 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs COLUMBUS AFB, Miss. -- Forty-five Columbus High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps students toured Columbus AFB Oct. 2. The purpose of the tour was to familiarize the students with Columbus AFB and to introduce them to the Air Force lifestyle. After arriving on base, the students received a wing mission brief from 1st Lt. Timothy Grebs, 37th Flying Training Squadron. The students were able to see the military working dog demonstration by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Barnett and Staff Sgt. Anthony Vick, of the 14th Security Forces Squadron, along with the MWD Leon. They also toured the Radar and Approach Control tower, met by Capt. Christine Littlejohn, the new Crash and Fire Rescue Station, met by Senior Airman Dennis Garner, the BLAZE maintenance hangar and the Aerospace Physiology Unit, met by Staff Sgt. Christopher Kettermann. During the tour the students were also able to take a look at the simulators that are used to for training at Columbus AFB. The tour ended with a trip to the Base Exchange for lunch. The AFJROTC is a program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the U.S. The program was originally created as part of the National Defense Act of 1916 and later expanded under the 1964 ROTC Vitalization Act. The purpose of AFJROTC is "to instill in students in United States secondary educational institutions the values of citizenship, service to the United States, and personal responsibility and a sense of accomplishment," according to the Title 10, Section 2031 of the United States Code.