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  • 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

  • Art exhibit featured in Columbus Club

    Col. John Nichols, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, and Dianne James, 14th Mission Support Group Commander’s Secretary, view the art in the new art exhibit Feb. 1 in the Columbus Club on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The art currently featured is by Mississippi native Frances Hairston.

  • 19th Air Force Command Chief visits Columbus AFB

    Chief Master Sgt. Robert Boyer, 19th Air Force Command Chief, accompanied Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th AF Commander, Jan. 20-21, to spend time with Team BLAZE Airmen here. “Every time I visit Columbus I am very impressed with the people on this base,” Boyer said.  During his visit, he interacted

  • 19 AF/CC discusses future of airpower

    Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert Boyer, 19th AF Command Chief, visited Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Jan. 20-21 to speak with Airmen and community leaders, and see the 14th Flying Training Wing mission firsthand.  During an all call, Hecker

  • 2015: A Year Revisited

    As we revisit the last 12 months of the 14th Flying Training Wing’s mission, it can be said without a doubt, it was a busy and fun filled year.   Perhaps at one point in time, we have all heard the old saying, “My, how time flies.” Well, 2015 is a shining reminder of how swiftly time passes,

  • 14th Flying Training Wing hosts Pilot for a Day

    Derrick James, 8-year-old Pilot for a Day participant, and 1st Lt. Adam King, 48th Flying Training Squadron Instructor Pilot, give a thumbs-up inside a T-1A Jayhawk Dec. 22 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. James and his family were paired with host instructor pilots from the 41st Flying

  • Tommy got a toy drone for Christmas, what’s next?

    The presents have been opened and the wrapping paper placed in the recycling bin. Tommy is anxious to get outside and fly the new “Invader 700” drone, complete with a 10 times zoom digital camera that sends immediate videos to your new iPad. Wow, you can’t wait to get out there with him and fly this