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  • Lile Outdoors: Bow hunting in full swing on base

    (Editor's note: This is the fourth article in a series about hunting.)Bow hunting season opened in Mississippi at the beginning of October. With rifle season still a ways off, some Airmen pick up bows in order to pursue deer early in the season."I love both rifle and bow hunting," said Staff Sgt.

  • Lessons from a 35-year career pilot

    Retired Maj. Gen. Stephen Schmidt, former 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, spoke during Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 15-01's graduation Oct. 24 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.Schmidt graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1979 and received his wings one

  • Quarterly awards ceremony distinguishes great performers

    The 14th Flying Training Wing's best of the best were showcased during the third quarterly awards ceremony of 2014 Oct. 28 at the Kaye Auditorium.The Team BLAZE third quarter award winners are:Airman of the Quarter: Senior Airman Jared Perkins, 14th Operations GroupNCO of the Quarter: Tech. Sgt.

  • Hearts Apart brings military families together

    Deployments can be a rough process; not just on the military member but on the families involved as well.When Uncle Sam says a service member is needed elsewhere, it leaves an absence without replacement while they are gone. That is where the Airman and Family Readiness Center steps in with Hearts

  • Keltz assumes command of 19th AF

    Maj. Gen. Michael A. Keltz assumed command of 19th Air Force in a ceremony here Oct. 24.Air Education and Training Command officially activated the numbered Air Force Oct. 1, 2014, marking another milestone in its flying education and training program for the Air Force, other services and the

  • National Breast Cancer Awareness month at Columbus AFB

    The month of October marks National Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Columbus Air Force Base. This presents an opportunity to inform Team BLAZE members about breast cancer and the services Columbus AFB provides to combat it.Breast cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells in the breast tissue grow

  • Professional Development Courses teach Airmen tricks of trade

    The Columbus Air Force Base Chiefs Group and Top 3 Organization held a Professional Development class Oct. 22 to teach junior enlisted Airmen and NCOs the skills they will need to excel in their careers.This class was the second course in a series of Professional Development courses. While the first

  • Columbus holds final Autocross of 2014

    The Sports Car Club of America held a two-day Autocross event Oct. 18 and 19 on Columbus Air Force Base's SAC ramp.The event occurs several times a year on base and allows drivers to race their personal vehicles around a track, competing against others for the best time."Autocross is an entry form