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  • Hayes stresses readiness to new SUPT graduates

    Col. Jerome Hayes, the Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Division Chief, Air Force Senate Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, spoke to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 16-01 during their graduation ceremony here Oct. 23.Hayes began by thanking all in

  • Columbus AFB dental, medical services under one roof

    On Oct. 29, all departments of the 14th Medical Group will begin moving into the newly renovated Koritz Clinic here. Only the affected departments will be closed during the move. Departments already located in the new facility will remain open, to include the Pharmacy and Primary Care. The Dental,

  • IP offers personal look into what CFC stands for

    The Combined Federal Campaign is something I look forward to each year. It is important to me because it easily permits me to support organizations that raise awareness, funds research, and assists those afflicted by a rare genetic disorder that runs in my family.  One of my older brothers and his

  • Justice Times: Article 15s at Columbus

    ¨ An Airman 1st Class received a reduction to E-1 and a reprimand for dereliction of duty, Article 92; and failure to go, Article 86. The A1C failed to attend a scheduled meeting with the first sergeant and on the same afternoon, the A1C arrived at work without required gear. On a separate occasion,

  • WWII flying ace encounters new generation of aircraft

    Seventy five years ago, a 20-year-old Tom "Ginger" Neil flew a Hawker Hurricane for the Royal Air Force, shielding his homeland against thousands of German bombers in the Battle of Britain -- the first ever battle decisively fought in the air. This month marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the

  • 2016 promotion cycle study reference CDCs now available online

    The 2016 promotion cycle Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS) study reference Career Development Courses (CDCs) are now available on the WAPS Online Reference Library Database (eWORLD).During the 2015 cycle, 257 promotion tests were administered in support of WAPS and the United States Air Force

  • Columbus AFB website gets Air Force makeover

    The Columbus Air Force Base website has finished its migration to the new standard design.The migration process for the website was completed Oct. 1, changing the layout of the website almost entirely. The web page now resembles the Air Force's main site, also known as Air Force Link. The changeover

  • Aerospace Optometry, keeping BLAZE mission in sight

    The 14th Medical Operations Squadron optometry clinic provides care to nearly five thousand members of the 14th Flying Training Wing, tenant units, retirees and dependents with services ranging from routine eye care to glasses and contact lens fittings every month. The three personnel assigned to

  • Recruiter Airman pleads guilty during court-martial

    (Editor’s note: Courts-Martial are a matter of public record and can be found at afjag.af.mil/docket.  From this article onward all court-martial stories will contain the name, rank, and squadron of the accused and the individuals involved if necessary.) On Sept.  8, Senior Airman Matthew Rice pled