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  • Hiss inspires new aviators

    Col. Steven T. Hiss, Commander of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 890 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, spoke to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 15-03 during their graduation ceremony Dec. 12 in the Kaye Auditorium at Columbus Air Force Base.Hiss

  • Airmen support Happy Fund Shop and Wrap

    Airmen and local volunteers wrapped presents Dec. 18 at the Columbus Club for the 2014 Happy Fund Shop and Wrap.Three hundred and fifty underprivileged children from the local area were hand-selected by their teachers to receive presents for Christmas bought by the Happy Irby Fund.The event started

  • Secretary James arrives at Columbus AFB

    The Honorable Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force, arrived Dec. 17 for a two-day visit at Columbus Air Force Base.During her visit she will tour several squadrons and organizations to meet with Airmen and learn their unique capabilities, key initiatives, attributes and missions.James is

  • Can you, your unit, your career afford a DUI?

    Driving under the influence can be lethal to the driver, and to other innocent pedestrians and drivers' lives. As Air Force members it is not just physically dangerous, it is also lethal to your career, rank, money, reputation and unit.With the upcoming holidays, Airmen are urged to take extra

  • Lile Outdoors: Duck Hunting Safety

    (Editor's note: This is a fictional story and the seventh article in a series about hunting)Airmen eagerly back their duck boat, which they rented from Outdoor Recreation the day before, into the water at 4 a.m. The blind is already set up and he has all off his decoys ready to throw into the

  • Columbus AFB holds Retiree Appreciation Day

    Retirees from the local area visited Columbus Air Force Base Dec. 6 to attend an information fair and base tour for Retiree Appreciation Day."The Retiree Appreciation Day was a great success, albeit long overdue," said Col. Kurt Kayser, 14th Mission Support Group Commander. "I believe it was

  • 14th Flying Training Wing gains new squadron

    The 81st Fighter Squadron will reactivate Jan. 15, 2015, under the 14th Operations Group, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, with the mission of training up to 30 international pilots and 90 maintainers on the A-29 aircraft.Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James announced Aug. 22 that Moody