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  • The roadside marker commemorating a crash from 1959. During this time the U.S. was in the competitive Cold War with the Soviet Union to be the indomitable force of nuclear power; and as part of the feud, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, fed the fight by flying bombing missions as the 4228th Strategic Wing. On Oct. 15, 1959, eight Airmen assigned to Columbus AFB paid the ultimate price on one of their missions. (Courtesy photo)

    Marker placed to honor 60th anniversary of Columbus crash

    In 1959, the U.S. was in the competitive Cold War with the Soviet Union to be the indomitable force of nuclear power; and as part of the feud, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, fed the fight by flying bombing missions as the 4228th Strategic Wing. With every war comes risks and the will to sacrifice. On Oct. 15, 1959, eight Airmen assigned to Columbus AFB paid the ultimate price on one of their missions.
  • Lt. Col. Earl Arnold, 14th Operations Support Squadron director of operations tells his story at a Storytellers event July 18, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Storytellers originated out of Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and has grown to become an event held at many Air Force bases all over the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keith Holcomb)

    Storytellers: Team BLAZE Airmen CONNECT through their stories

    Four Team BLAZE Airmen shared their stories in the Columbus Club July 18 to a group of their peers, who surrounded the stage in seats, intently listening.
  • Col. Samantha Weeks (right), 14th Flying Training Wing commander, and Maj. Ryan Brewer (seated), 14th FTW SparkCell director, sample emergency procedures augmented-reality technology at the PTN Technology Expo at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, March 12, 2019. Flying training wings will formally begin integrating innovations from PTN into the undergraduate pilot training curriculum beginning May 31, 2019.

    PTN innovations move to undergraduate pilot training

    Beginning May 31, 2019, flying training wings across Air Education and Training Command will formally begin integrating innovations from Pilot Training Next into the undergraduate pilot training curriculum, 19th Air Force officials announced at the PTN Technology Expo held March 12-13.
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