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  • 63 years later: Columbus supports MIA ceremony

    Twenty honor guardsmen from Columbus Air Force Base and four T-38 Talons supported a missing in action ceremony Aug. 10 for a Mississippi Airman, exactly 63 years after his aircraft crashed.A native of Sumner, Capt. Frederick Partridge served in both World War II and the Korean War during his eight

  • What is the Bioenvironmental Engineering Enterprise?

    The Bioenvironmental Engineering Enterprise consists of officer and enlisted career fields specializing in providing operational health risk assessment expertise to decision makers at all levels, to improve the health of Airmen and the base public. Bioenvironmental Engineers and BE Technicians

  • Air Force upgrades 100-year-old technology

    Spatial disorientation, the inability to determine one's position in an open space, can be a cause of aircraft accidents.This disorientation is caused when the body's internal gyros do not match up with aircraft instrument readings and what the pilot expects to see. It occurs because current trainer

  • Columbus AFB says goodbye to Army MWD veterinarian

    When it comes to the U.S. military, what is the first thought that comes to mind?For many it may be the war on terrorism, protecting the country and so on, but the thought of taking care of sick animals may not be prevalent.That is unless you are U.S. Army Capt. Teri Vaughn, the Redstone Arsenal

  • Pleus inspires new aviators, displays F-35s

    A 1990-1991 undergraduate pilot training student returned to Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, in an F-35A Lightning II July 23, 24 years after his graduation.Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing Commander and Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 15-12 graduation speaker,

  • Two F-35A Aircraft arrive at Columbus AFB

    Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrived on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, July 23, one of which was piloted by Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, Commander of the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona.Pleus gave an F-35A capabilities brief at Phillips Auditorium after his arrival.The F-35s

  • Roberson takes command of AETC

    Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson took command of the Air Education and Training Command in a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph July 21.Outgoing commander, Gen. Robin Rand, handed Roberson the reigns before heading to his new assignment as the Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command at

  • Enlisted Promotion Study Reference Material Released

    The Profession of Arms Center of Excellence will release Air Force Handbook 1, Airman, Oct 2015 which replaces the Professional Development Guide, and will provide enlisted Airmen information needed for promotion testing.Individual study guides, developed from the information within the handbook,

  • Why RAMs protect the base and save lives

    Whether it is Single Point Entry or Building checks, Random Antiterrorism measures can both thwart a terrorist attack and save the lives of those involved.Depending on the current threat and security postures the base is currently in will determine how often and what measure is practiced.  RAMs are