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  • Air Force Safety Center sponsors Fall Protection Focus weeks

    Air Force Ground Safety is sponsoring Fall Protection Focus weeks from May 4-15.This initiative is a partnership with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's campaign, "National Safety Stand-Down."During fiscal 2010-2014, the Air

  • Quarterly awards ceremony distinguishes great performers

    The 14th Flying Training Wing's best of the best were showcased during the first quarterly awards ceremony of 2015 April 28 in the Kaye Auditorium.The Team BLAZE first quarter award winners are:Airman of the Quarter: Airman 1st Class Audriana Howard, 14th Medical GroupNCO of the Quarter: Tech. Sgt.

  • Columbus AFB’s many outdoor opportunities with Mike & Mike

    With 1,400 acres of natural forest, Columbus Air Force Base provides numerous free opportunities to get exercise, view wildlife, picnic and enjoy time with friends and family.In addition to trails, the base maintains a stocked lake, butterfly gardens and allows hunting and fishing for nominal

  • Victims remembered during Holocaust Days of Remembrance

    In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Week, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, hosted a museum at the Columbus Club April 21 dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust."This kind of event is something worthy of observance," said Master Sgt. Carolyn Stewart, Holocaust Remembrance Committee Project

  • SAPR awareness briefing inspires Airmen to change culture

    A Sexual Assault Prevention and Response briefing was held April 20 at the Kaye Auditorium on Columbus Air Force Base.The briefing, titled "Mentors in Violence Prevention," discussed how there has been, and still is, a problem with violence toward women."This is not anybody's opinion; it is a fact

  • Car Club Autocross dates released

    The Sports Car Club of America is hosting four two-day Autocross events on Columbus Air Force Base's SAC ramp in 2015 for Team BLAZE members.The event occurs through the year on base and allows drivers to race their personal vehicles around a track, allowing them to hone their personal capabilities

  • Hunt Housing holds town hall

    A town hall meeting for base residents was held April 14 at the Columbus Club on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.During the meeting, members and attendees discussed annual surveys, pest control, fire protection and prevention, how to fill out a work order -- and armadillos in base housing."We