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  • Celebrating anniversary of returned hero

    March 14 marks the 42nd anniversary of Richard "Gene" Smith's repatriation after he served as a Prisoner of War in Vietnam for five years.Smith was born in Marks, Mississippi, in the 1930s and attended Mississippi State University where he studied Chemical Engineering. He commissioned into the Air

  • AETC CC observes 81st FS training mission

    Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Education and Training Command, visited the 81st Fighter Squadron here March 2-3, to assess the day-to-day operations of Moody's tenant unit's unique Afghan training mission.The squadron reactivated in January to train 30 pilots and 90 maintainers who will become

  • Uzbekistan AF members visit CAFB

    Six of Uzbekistan's Air Force members visited Columbus Air Force Base March 3 - 5 to see the 14th Flying Training Wing mission firsthand.The Uzbekistan airmen came here to learn how they could structure their own pilot training program."Uzbekistan is currently going through a restructuring of their

  • Putting face on prevention training

    The Air Force recently changed its annual suicide prevention training from a computer-based course to face-to-face training.The new, in-person training, which went into effect Feb. 11, 2015, replaces the annual computer-based training for active-duty and Reserve Airmen, while civilians have the

  • Columbus AFB February Top 3 Spotlight

    Airman 1st Class Jason Rodriguez, 14th Communications Squadron, receives a Top 3 Spotlight award certificate from Master Sgt. Samuel Gutierrez, Top 3 President, March 4 at the 14th Communications Squadron. One top performing Airman from Columbus Air Force Base is chosen monthly for the Top 3

  • More items added to Commissary Value Brand

    With nearly 100 items recently added to the Commissary Value Brand program, military patrons will have even more opportunities to save, said Chief Master Sgt. Stuart Allison, the Defense Commissary Agency's senior enlisted advisor to the director."We recommend that patrons continue to monitor the

  • Eleven enlisted Airmen promoted at ceremony

    Eleven of Team BLAZE's enlisted Airmen were promoted during the enlisted promotion ceremony Feb. 27 at the Columbus Club.Promoted during the month of February were:Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Arce, 14th Operations Support SquadronStaff Sgt. Corey Miller, 14th Security Forces SquadronStaff Sgt. Joseph

  • Poe named RAO director for Columbus AFB

    James Poe has been selected to assist Columbus Air Force Base with building and maintaining a closer working relationship with its important retiree community. The announcement was made official at a recent Mission Support Group staff meeting. Col. Kurt Kayser, 14th MSG Commander, said he was