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  • 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

  • Columbus website undergoing extreme makeover

    The Columbus Air Force Base website has begun migration to a new standard design.The migration process for the website is expected to be completed by Oct. 1. The web page will resemble the Air Force's main site, also known as Air Force Link. The changeover will create a more uniformed experience

  • Peterson hosts Afghan pilots and 81st FS for high altitude training

    Afghan pilots and U.S. Air Force instructor pilots from the 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. came to Peterson AFB for several weeks in September for high-altitude training in the mountainous terrain.Since the beginning of 2015, nine Afghan pilots have been training with the 81st FS

  • U.S., Afghan Airmen train side-by-side in Colorado’s high-altitude

    Afghan pilots, maintainers and instructor pilots from the 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. came to Peterson AFB for several weeks in September for high-altitude training in the mountainous terrain.Since the beginning of 2015, four Afghan pilots have been training with the 81st FS

  • Columbus AFB celebrates Air Force's 68th birthday

    Members of Columbus Air Force Base and the local community spent the evening of Sept. 18 celebrating the 68th Air Force Birthday at the Trotter Convention Center in Columbus, Miss. More photos can be found on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ColumbusAFB.