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  • Dental Assistants Recognition Week starts March 6

    This year’s Dental Assistants Recognition Week takes place March 6 - 12 and the American Dental Assistant Association’s theme for this week long celebration is, “Dental Assistants: Our mission is to serve, our passion is to care.” This celebration is to acknowledge the commitment and unique and

  • 2016 air show cancelled

    Despite the 14th Flying Training Wing’s efforts to secure an air show in 2016, Columbus Air Force Base announced Feb. 25 that there will not be a 2016 air show. Columbus Air Force Base sent representatives to the International Conference of Air Shows to compete for a headliner act such as the U.S.

  • Sumja tells CAFB pilot graduates ‘work is just getting started’

    Col. Timothy Sumja, 23rd Fighter Group Commander, spoke to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 16-05 during their graduation ceremony Feb. 19.During the ceremony Sumja started by thanking all the distinguished guests, and the graduate’s families.“For the families and spouses here today,

  • Be ready for tornadic weather

    Although tornado season is generally March through April, tornadoes can occur at any time of the year, as we learned last week when tornado warnings were issued for Columbus and the surrounding areas. But what exactly is a tornado warning? And what about tornado watches? A tornado WATCH is issued

  • Mississippi K-9 units perform joint explosives detection training

    Military Working Dog teams from Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, as well as K-9 units from throughout the state, met with the Federal Bureau of Investigations Feb. 16 to perform joint explosives detection training at Mississippi State University in Starkville. According to Special Agent Brandon

  • The Overrun opens for business

    At 10:30 a.m., the atmosphere in the building was electric. Staff checked the registers one last time while technicians finished hanging wall signs. Already the door was propped open, causing the smell of freshly-cooked wings to waft through the building. At 11 a.m. on Feb. 1, exactly nine months

  • Quarterly awards ceremony distinguishes great performers

    The 14th Flying Training Wing’s best of the best were showcased during the fourth quarterly awards ceremony Jan. 29 at the Columbus Club. The Team BLAZE fourth quarter award winners are:Airman of the Quarter: Senior Airman Hailey Conway, 14th Operations Support SquadronNCO of the Quarter: Tech. Sgt.

  • January Top 3 Spotlight

    Airman 1st Class Brittani Waddington, 14th Medical Operations Squadron, poses for a photo with members of the Top 3 Organization at the 14th Medical Group. Waddington was chosen for the January Top 3 Spotlight for not only excellent job performance, but demonstrating the whole Airman concept with

  • Nine enlisted Airmen promoted at ceremony

    Nine of Team BLAZE's enlisted Airmen were promoted during the enlisted promotion ceremony Jan. 29 at the Columbus Club.Promotees recognized at the ceremony were:Master Sgt. Amanda Savannah, 14th Wing Staff AgenciesTech Sgt. William Gray, 14th Operations Support Squadron Tech. Sgt. Amanda Khan, Det

  • Congratulations IFF Class 16-DBC

    The newest graduates of Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals pause for a photo Feb. 1 in the 49th Fighter Squadron on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The nine-week course begins with tactical formation flights and then introduces pilots and weapon system operators to basic fighter maneuvers