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  • Living dead invade Columbus for 5k

    Columbus Air Force Base held its second annual Zombie Run Sep. 20, which started at the graveyard on Independence Ave.During the event, runners navigated through five kilometers of muddy terrain. Participants faced many obstacles including crawling through tubes and mud, a tire pit and an eight foot

  • BASH program keeps pilots and aircraft safe

    The Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard or BASH program is a Department of Defense directive aimed at reducing the risk of aircraft striking wildlife.The safety office heads the BASH program at Columbus Air Force Base and at the Gunshy auxiliary airfield at Shuqualak."The whole idea of the BASH program is

  • CMSAF, spouse visit Columbus AFB

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody and his wife, retired Chief Master Sgt. Athena Cody, visited the Airmen and families of Columbus Air Force Base Sept. 24-25.During their visit, the Codys met with Airmen, civilians and spouses across the 14th Flying Training Wing to discuss Air Force key

  • Base, community honors Schafer after reaching 'High Flight'

    Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds and done a hundred things you have not dreamed of wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence.Columbus Air Force Base held

  • Nature Trail cleaned for hiking, biking

    As part of Public Lands Day, officially Sept. 27, Unit Environmental Coordinators from across Columbus Air Force Base took part in the annual Nature Trail clean-up by finding volunteers to help Sept. 15.Thirteen people teamed up to clear brush around signs, widen the five trail head entrances, and

  • Lile Outdoors: Pass it on

    (Editor's note: This is the first article in a series about hunting.)There is a deep and rich sense of tradition and conservation that flows in the heart of every hunter.  For me it started from the first moment I found that blood trail of that first big buck, to warming my hands on a steaming

  • 434-RIDE rolls out new changes

    Columbus Air Force Base is implementing new changes to its 434-RIDE program starting Oct. 1.The program first started in 2011 as a last resort method for Airmen under the influence of alcohol, and whose plans had fallen through, to get home safely.Staff Sgt. Victoria Hull, 434-RIDE program manager,

  • When summer safety ends, fall safety begins

    The critical days of summer have come to a close, but that doesn't mean we can store away our bicycle helmets and start weed whacking in sandals. The campaign exists to emphasize safety during the time of the year when more hazardous activities are easier or more popular because of the nice

  • Columbus Airman recognized for 40 years of service

    Some Airmen serve honorably for four, six or all the way up to 20 years. One Airman at Columbus Air Force Base has served for 40 years, earning him the title of the most senior lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force.Lt. Col. Douglas Jantzen, 14th Flying Training Wing Chief of Aircraft Maintenance,