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  • Columbus CFC begins

    The Combined Federal Campaign is something I hold value to. When I was 12 years old, my sister, who was 2 years old at the time, got very sick. After several days at the hospital, thinking that she just had the flu, she had a seizure. She was diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis and was

  • Hecker tours Columbus AFB, flies T-38 sortie

    Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force Commander, poses for a photo with Maj. Caleb Campbell, 49th Fighter Training Squadron Instructor Pilot, Capt. Michael Mangano, 49th FTS IP, and 2nd Lt. Richard Scheff, 49th FTS student, Oct. 21, 2016, on the flight line on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.

  • Base Honor Guard: More than a bullet

    Every Airman that comes to Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, receives a brief from the First Term Airman Center about joining the Honor Guard. First-term Airmen are shown the capabilities and ceremonies done in Honor Guard and are told it is a great bullet, volunteer opportunity and looks great

  • Griffin Threatt gets to be “Pilot for a Day”

    Griffin Threatt, a 10-year-old from Clinton, Mississippi, and his family visited the base as part of the “Pilot For a Day” program. With the partnership of the Columbus-Lowndes Chamber of Commerce, children with life-long illnesses get a chance to experience a day with the Air Force custom-tailored

  • Flu shots available for Airmen

    Col. Douglas Gosney, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, receives a flu shot from Col. Imelda Reedy, 14th Medical Group Commander, Oct. 12 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Flu Shots are available for all active duty, dependents, and retirees during immunization hours. Members can come by

  • Felton retires after 30 years of service

    Col. James Fisher, 14th Flying Training Wing Vice Commander, hands Chief Master Sgt. Rita Felton, 14th Flying Training Wing Command Chief, her Certificate of Retirement Oct. 7 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Felton served in the military for 30 years before joining her husband Derk Felton

  • Mississippi senator aides receive orientation flights

    Ty Mabry and Anne Hall Brashier, Military Legislative Aides for Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, pause for a photo with Col. Doug Gosney, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, after their T-6 Texan II orientation flights Oct. 6 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The staffers, who were able to

  • Felton treats Team BLAZE with ice cream

    Team BLAZE members are treated to an ice cream with Chief Master Sgt. Rita Felton, 14th Flying Training Wing Command Chief, before her retirement Oct. 3 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Felton served for 30 years before retiring from the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Elizabeth Owens)

  • PACE brings out leadership in Team BLAZE

    More than 450 Team BLAZE Airmen, civilians and spouses received the chance to enhance their professionalism and leadership during the Profession of Arms Center of Excellence briefing Sept. 30 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.The five-hour course, led by Lt. Col. Teresa Roberts, PACE