Team BLAZE members recognized at quarterly awards

The latest quarterly awards winners stand with Col. Barre Seguin, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Leonard Thibodeaux, 14th Mission Support Group superintendent. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melissa Doublin).

Ruck March to Remember from the front - Day four

Hyram Copeland, Mayor of Vidalia, La., greets Colonel-select Scott Frickenstein, 14th Mission Support Group Commander at the Vidalia community reception for the 14th Security Forces Squadron Ruck March to Remember team on July 27. Frickenstein joined the team for part of the day on July 27, marching seven miles alongside the volunteers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chase Hedrick)

"Ruck March to Remember" crosses the Mississippi River

Senior Airman Chris Jones, 14th Security Forces Squadron from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., runs past a group of supporters on the side of the street in Vidalia, La. on July 26 during their leg of the “Ruck March to Remember.” Support during the trip came from the community, local businesses and many police stations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chase Hedrick)

Crossing the Mississippi River

Four members of the 14th Security Forces Squadron from Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., carry the “Ruck March to Remember” guidon over the Mississippi state line on the Vidalia-Natchez Bridge on July 26. Team One marched 87 miles of the 146 mile leg assigned to the 14th SFS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chase Hedrick)

14th SFS members volunteer for "Ruck March to Remember"

14th Security Forces members make their way up an entrance ramp to Lousianna 28 East on July 24 while being escorted by the Alexandria Police Department. Marches conquered many different types of terrain during their first day on the trek. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chase Hedrick).

14th SFS members volunteer for "Ruck March to Remember"

Staff Sgt. Nicole Harris, 14th Security Forces Squadron, poses with retired Air Force master sergeant Kenny Johnson outside Pineville La. on July 25. Kenny Johnson said that during his time in the Air Force he was a security policeman, the predecessor to the security forces career field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chase Hedrick).

19th AF/CC visits Columbus AFB

Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th Air Force commander, speaks to members of the local community at a reception held for him in Columbus, Miss. General Solo was here for his first base visit as commander, 19th AF. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chase Hedrick).

19th AF/CC visits Columbus AFB

First Lt. Emily Brakora, 14th Medical Operations Squadron clinical nurse shows off a simulation dummy to Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, 19th Air Force commander and 19th Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Williams. The 19th AF leadership visited Columbus Air Force Base May 10 and 11 to see the 14th Flying Training Wing firsthand. (U.S. Air Force photo/Elizabeth Owens).

Trail BLAZE'r - March 25

Trail BLAZE'r March 25 - Alphonso Banks, 14th MSG.

Team BLAZE Airman named an AETC Outstanding Airman of the Year

The Air Education and Training Command Honor Guard Manager of the Year, Tech Sgt. Jeffery Randolph, 14th Operations Support Squadron NCOIC, stands between 14th Flying Training Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Zefrem Smith and AETC Command Chief Master Sgt. James Cody March 18 after a ceremony held at the Parr Officer Club at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo).

Airmen awarded for learning innovation

Senior Airman Brandon Smith stands with his and Senior Airman Chase Riddles’ Learning Innovation Award given to them at the 2011 AETC Symposium by Gen. Edward A. Rice, Jr., Air Education and Training Command commander, Jan. 21 in San Antonio, Texas. Airman Smith and Riddle are both members of the 14th Operations Support Squadron and Airman Riddle is currently deployed to Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks).

Trail BLAZE'r - Jan. 12

2nd Lt. Jacob “Jake” Breth is the Trail BLAZE'r for the week of Jan. 12. Lieutenant Breth is awaiting pilot training while working for the 14th Flying Training Wing Judge Advocate General's office.

International Spouses showed appreciation at luncheon

Columbus Air Force Base and East Mississippi Community College hosted the International Spouses Appreciation Luncheon Nov. 9 at Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point. An annual event, the luncheon celebrates the international flavor of life in the Golden Triangle, as the foreign-born spouses of student pilots and contractors visit with members of the community. The hostesses were Nancy Seguin, the wife of Col. Barre Seguin, commander of the 14th Flying Training Wing, and Linda Gates, EMCC’s director of Job Placement and Work-based Learning program and the college’s military liaison. The committee responsible for planning the event included Brenda Caradine, Diane Clardy, Sarah Garcia, Marlen Hansen, Marti Ross, Patricia Wilson, Kristie Walford and Old Waverly Golf Club.

CMSAF #5 helps Columbus AFB open new CDC

Martha Mann, Child Development Center director, Col. Barre Seguin, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, Fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert Gaylor and Chief Master Sgt. Zefrem Smith, 14th FTW command chief, cut the ribbon to the new Child development Center. The ribbon is supported by members of the CDC staff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Elizabeth Owens)

Eight-two Team BLAZE civilians sworn in

Garland Kirkland, 14th Force Support Squadron Civilian Personnel Office, administers the Oath of Office to 82 of the newest members of Team BLAZE’s Department of the Air Force civilian force. Civilian employees, much like their military counterparts, are required to swear in prior to serving. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Corbin).

Base holds retiree appreciation day

Airman 1st Class Samuel Nabakowski, 14th Operations Support Squadron and a volunteer at this year’s Retiree Appreciation Day, gives information on the Airman and Family Readiness Center to Retired Tech. Sgt. William Eubanks Sept. 24 at the Columbus Club. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Corbin).

Columbus AFB members honor POW/MIA at ceremony

Retired Lt. Col. Richard “Gene Smith” speaks at the Plaza named after him at the POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony, Sept. 17 at Columbus Air Force Base. Colonel Smith was a Vietnam War POW for nearly five and a half years and repatriated March 14, 1973. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Corbin).

Columbus AFB members honor POW/MIA at ceremony

Members of the Columbus Air Force Base Honor Guard lower the U.S. and POW/MIA flags during retreat at this year’s POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony, Sept. 17 at Columbus AFB’s Smith Plaza. In addition to retreat, the ceremony featured former Vietnam POW Retired Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith as guest speaker, a missing man aerial formation and the laying of a wreath in remembrance of those that are lost, but not forgotten. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Corbin).

Columbus AFB members honor POW/MIA at ceremony

Lt. Col. David Avila, 14th Mission Support Group deputy commander, stands at the lead of the 14th MSG formation at the POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony, Sept. 17 at Columbus AFB’s Smith Plaza. Each group was represented in the formation, and the wing’s commander of troops was 14th Operations Group Commander Col. Steven Stater. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Corbin).

Columbus AFB members honor POW/MIA at ceremony

Senior Airman Chris Jones, Columbus Air Force Base Honor Guard, plays the bugle at the POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony, Sept. 17 at Columbus AFB’s Smith Plaza. The ceremony is held to honor and remember those declared prisoners of war or missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Corbin).

Team BLAZE celebrates 63rd Air Force birthday

Staff Sgt. Stephen Toussaint, Columbus AFB Honor Guard member, posts the Colors during the opening ceremonies of the Air Force Birthday Ball at the Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus Sept. 10. Nearly 400 members of Team Blaze celebrated the Air Force’s 63rd Birthday highlighting Columbus AFB’s active role in the nation’s defense for over 68 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Corbin).

Team BLAZE celebrates 63rd Air Force birthday

Master Sgt. Chin Keomanila, 14th Flying Training Wing honor guard, performs the POW/MIA ceremony at the 2010 Air Force Ball at the Trotter Convention Center Sept. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Corbin).

Team BLAZE celebrates 63rd Air Force birthday

Staff Sgt. Frances Kness, vocalist with the Air Force Band of the Reserve popular music group Reserve Generation, sings at the 2010 Air Force Ball Sept. 10 at the Trotter Convention Center. Reserve Generation performs a mix of contemporary adult songs, rhythm and blues, jazz, and country. They also perform hits from the 60's to today's Billboard Magazine Hot 100 listing to include rock, rap, and hip-hop. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Corbin).

Team BLAZE celebrates 63rd Air Force birthday

Airman Tevin Moore, most junior ranking person at the ball, and the most senior ranking, Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander Air Force Materiel Command, marked the Air Force’s 63rd Birthday by cutting the ceremonial cake during the event Friday Sept. 10 held in the Trotter Convention Center. It is tradition that the most senior ranking and junior ranking members at the Air Force Birthday Ball cut the Air Force’s birthday cake together. To put the difference in rank into perspective when Airman Moore was on his way to his first day of kindergarten in 1996, General Hoffman was taking command of the 14th Operations Group at Columbus AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. George Ross).