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  • CGOC, Top 3 golf scramble tournament

    Members of the Company Grade Officer Council and the Top 3 pose for a photo Sep. 26 after a golf scramble tournament at the Columbus Air Force Base Whispering Pines golf course. The CGOC and Top 3 came together in a joint effort to not only raise wing morale and to build camaraderie, but also to

  • Koritz Clinic opens doors to new facility

    Columbus Air Force Base held a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 2 to mark the completion of Phase I of a two-phase renovation of the 14th Medical Group's Koritz Clinic.The clinic was chosen for renovation to increase efficiency and improve facilities. Among the sections that were renovated in Phase I

  • Fourteen enlisted Airmen promoted at ceremony

    Fourteen of Team BLAZE's enlisted Airmen sewed on their next stripe during the enlisted promotion ceremony, Sept. 30 at the Columbus Club.Promoted during the month of September were:Senior Master Sgt. Richard Lutz, 14th Communications SquadronMaster Sgt. Sarah Heideman, 14th CSMaster Sgt. Jason

  • Lile Outdoors: Properly bringing weapons onto an installation

    (Editor's note: This is the second article in a series about hunting.)So there he was; a young Airman waking up on a lazy Saturday morning in the dorms. He opens his door to stretch in the sunlight only to run into a Military Working Dog and other security forces personnel.He then realizes he forgot

  • Columbus AFB Fire Department urges residents: Working smoke alarms save lives

    Fire Prevention Week kicks off at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, with a parade through the base housing areas beginning at 9 a.m. Oct. 4. The week continues through Oct. 11.During this year's fire safety campaign, the Columbus AFB Fire Department is joining forces with the nonprofit National

  • 49th FTS raises morale for fiscal year closeout

    The 49th Fighter Training Squadron held a squadron-wide paintball event on Columbus Air Force Base Sept.  30 at the end of the fiscal year."We are trying to raise morale and camaraderie," said Capt. Justin Andress, 49th FTS Assistant Chief of Scheduling. "We finished up the flying hour program

  • 14th FTW stands up 81st FS

    The 14th Flying Training Wing stood up the 81st Fighter Squadron Oct. 1 at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The squadron will be responsible for using A-29 Super Tucanos to train 30 Afghan pilots and 90 Afghan maintainers over the next four years.The 81st FS is a geographically-separated unit assigned

  • CMSAF Cody discusses future, heritage during visit to Columbus

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody and his wife, retired Chief Master Sgt. Athena Cody, visited Columbus Air Force Base Sept. 24-25, taking time to meet with Team BLAZE Airmen and discuss several of the Air Force's current hot topics."More than anything the reason Athena and I and our

  • 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