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  • Columbus AFB Christmas Holiday hours

    Most Columbus Air Force Base organizations will be closed Dec. 25 in observance of Christmas Holiday. Many will also be closed Dec. 26 which is a federal holiday and Air Education and Training Command family day.

  • SECAF shares top three priorities during Columbus AFB visit

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited Columbus Air Force Base Dec. 17-18 to meet with Airmen and learn their unique capabilities, key initiatives, attributes and missions.During her visit, she met with Airmen of all ranks, toured some of the base's facilities, and flew on a training

  • In your time of need, The 14th FTW Chapel staff is here for you

    In a perfect world, everyday struggles would be nothing more than dust on the shoulder, but in today's world Airmen must deal with stress in their own way.The Air Force has long since recognized this as truth, which has set in motion over the years several helping agencies such as the Airman and

  • 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