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  • Team BLAZE gets to know Jack

    Team BLAZE members perform a skit titled “You don’t know Jack like I know Jack,” Dec. 10 in the Kaye Auditorium at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The skit detailed the criminal case of the fictional Senior Airman Jack Daniels, an Airman who stood accused of killing one and injuring another

  • A ‘Story’ of excellence

    Dr. Story Musgrave, Retired NASA Astronaut, entrepreneur, Marine Corps Crew Chief and neurosurgeon, visited Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 4 to speak to Team BLAZE on a broad spectrum of topics. Musgrave’s visit to Columbus AFB was made possible by the contributions of the 43rd Flying

  • Calhoun Community Center tours Columbus AFB

    Twelve students from Calhoun County Career and Technical Center in Calhoun City, Mississippi, watch as Senior Airman Kameron Scott, 14th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, fires the water cannon on one of the McAllister Fire Station fire trucks Dec. 2 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The

  • CCRI to evaluate Columbus AFB

    The Defense Information Systems Agency will conduct a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection of Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 14-18. The CCRI team evaluates the base’s cybersecurity posture and is mandated by the Department of Defense to ensure Air Force networks are effectively secured.

  • A team to fill two hats

    The 14th Flying Training Wing executes its mission to Produce Pilots, Advance Airmen and Feed the Fight every day. To ensure this continues to happen, the base and its Airmen need to be sure they are prepared for anything that comes their way. For the inspector generals’ office, this meant

  • Airmen attend 48th FTS reunion

    Eight 48th Flying Training Squadron crews from Columbus AFB recently traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to take part in the annual 48th Squadron Reunion.

  • AF releases Form 910, implements forced distribution

    The revised Air Force Form 910, Enlisted Performance Report (AB Thru TSGT), and Interim Change 3 to Air Force Instruction 36-2406, Officer And Enlisted Evaluation Systems, have been published on the Air Force e-Publishing website. The interim change codifies forced distribution of promotion

  • Air University focused on deterrence

    The end of the Cold War, coupled with the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, caused American decision-makers to focus on present-day conflicts, but a resurgent Russia, the rise of new non-state actors and new threats in the cyber realm have brought about a renewed focus on the concept of deterrence,

  • 49th FTS IP turned F-22, F-35 pilot returns to Columbus AFB

    Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft visited Team BLAZE Nov. 13 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Piloting one of the aircraft was Lt. Col. Dan “Freeze” Hingley, 33rd Fighter Wing Chief of Safety and 58th Fighter Squadron Instructor Pilot from Eglin AFB, Florida.Hingley was a prior 49th Fighter