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  • Team BLAZE remembers, honors fallen

    Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, hosted a retreat ceremony May 21 in honor of the men and women who have fallen in the line of duty.The base retreat was at Smith Plaza as base personnel lined up in formation and the U.S. flag was taken down and folded in honor of those immortalized in the

  • Blood drive held to support ASBP

    Second Lt. Christian Lindenberg, 14th Student Squadron, donates blood May 20 during the second Blood Drive this year. This drive was sponsored by the Armed Services Blood Program.  All the blood collected will be used by the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Stephanie

  • IP finds link to past at Columbus AFB

    In the hustle of day-to-day life, it is sometimes easy to forget the depth of history surrounding us every day as both Airmen and citizens. Memorial Day is a chance to remember this history and the sacrifice of those who paved the way for our future.Here in Columbus, Mississippi, often considered

  • Network telephones coming to Columbus

    Get ready for a big change to the way you make a phone call at Columbus Air Force Base in the near future.By June 6, all telephones at Columbus AFB will be converted from the current system to an internet protocol-based technology.The current telephone switch system, the Time Division Multiplexing,

  • Dispelling remotely piloted aircraft myths

    Public interest in remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) continues to grow thanks to increasing non-military uses and portrayal in popular culture. For the Air Force, remotely piloted aircraft are and will continue to be a vital mission set delivering vital airpower to combatant commanders throughout the

  • Air Force moves to bring about RPA mission relief

    The Air Force is pursuing a range of options that will, in combination with a reset in the number of sustainable combat air patrols, help alleviate long-term stress on Remotely Piloted Aircraft crews.Initial efforts were announced by the Air Force Secretary and Chief of Staff earlier this year; new

  • Keeping Mississippi waters clean with Mike and Mike

    A look at Columbus Air Force Base on a map reveals the many water bodies surrounding the base. Water generally flows from over 300 curb and street drains to our creeks and streams to ever larger rivers and ends in an ocean, gulf or sea.Mississippi's rivers, streams, creeks, ponds, lakes and wetlands

  • Columbus AFB celebrates National Police Week

    Columbus Air Force Base hosted several events starting May 11 for Airmen and their families to celebrate National Police Week.Police Week, established by a joint resolution on Congress in 1962, is a collaborative effort of many organizations dedicated to honoring America's law enforcement community

  • Cantrell urges excellence in CCAF graduates

    Thirty-seven Columbus Air Force Base Airmen were awarded their Community College of the Air Force degree May 8 at the Kaye Auditorium. Chief Master Sgt. Mark Cantrell, 14th Security Forces Command Chief, addressed the new graduates on their successes."Graduating with your CCAF is one of those

  • Air Force Sergeants Association campaigns for 700 members

    "With reverence for God and Country and being ever mindful of the glorious traditions of the United States Air Force, our duty to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America, our responsibility to aid in maintaining a superior aerospace defense for our beloved country, and