COLUMBUS AFB NEWS

  • 2022 Armed Forces Voters Week

    2022 Armed Forces Voters WeekArmed Forces Voters Week runs from 28 June to 4 July this year. This is the time to ensure you have registered to vote and requested your absentee ballot for the November election. This year’s National General Election will be held on 8 November 2022.

  • A march of freedom

    COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. – U.S. Air Force service members assigned to Columbus Air Force Base, participated for the first time in the 25th Annual Juneteenth Parade Festival, June 18, 2022. U.S. Air Force Col. Seth Graham, 14th Flying Training Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Antonio Cooper

  • First CAFB Airman selected for sniper school

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tarriq Releford, 14th Security Forces Squadron, installation entry controller, was one of four Airmen chosen to represent the USAF at the highly selective, United States Army Sniper School, Apr. 17, 2022, at Fort Benning, Ga.

  • CE bolsters readiness during training exercise

    Civilians and active duty personnel from the 14th Civil Engineer Squadron teamed up to complete a 96-hour CE exercise aimed to reinforce its troops’ deployment and expeditionary readiness skills, May 23-26, 2022, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.

  • Class 22-10 achieves aeronautical rating

    Twenty-two student pilots graduated from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, achieving the aeronautical rating of Pilot, May 26, 2022, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.

  • CAFB celebrates AAPI Heritage Month with observance

    The 14th Flying Training Wing celebrated Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, or AAPI, with an observance event on May 19, 2022, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.The observance took place at the Columbus Event Center and featured multiple speakers with AAPI heritage, videos and

  • New leader takes reins at AETC

    Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson took the reins of Air Education and Training Command from Lt. Gen. Brad Webb during a change of command ceremony here May 20. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. presided over the ceremony and emphasized the importance of the AETC mission to recruit, train and educate

  • CAFB Spouse Club

    A monthly meeting between spouses of military members has shifted into a non-profit organization whose mission is to foster a high morale amongst its members.

  • FAIP heritage aircraft revealed

    The 14th Flying Training Wing unveiled its newest heritage series painted aircraft on May 13, 2022, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.

  • AFSOC commander inspires UPT Class 22-09

    Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 22-09, consisting of 23 officers, graduated from UPT, on April 6, 2022, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, was the distinguished speaker for the graduation ceremony.