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  • The Triad

    Great things tend to come in three’s: the three legged stool, the three Stooges, the three French Hens, the tricycle, and my personal favorite, the three aircraft used in Undergraduate Pilot Training (the T-6 Texan II, the T-1 Jayhawk, and the T-38 Talon (all of which have three landing gear).

  • Police Week 2019

    Police Week was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1962. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week around it as Police Week. During this time, we pause to reflect on the calling our police officers have answered and reflect on those that have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.

  • Finding balance

    How many times have we all said, “There’s not enough time in the day,” or that “The weekend just wasn’t long enough”? We seem to need longer breaks from work and yet there’s never enough time in the work day to get everything accomplished.

  • Columbus AFB surpasses AFAF goal

    The Air Force Assistance Fund ended May 3 with a resounding final overall base donation of $31, 896. The 14th Flying Training Wing’s goal for this year’s campaign was to reach $30,740, in which Team BLAZE members helped to reach and surpass.

  • An aggressive pursuit of opportunity: “Get after it!”

    Executing inherently dangerous missions in the Air Force requires Airmen to possess a strong understanding of the acceptable level of risk, the known risk factors in the mission, and what means are available to mitigate the risk factors down to an acceptable level.
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