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  • AF Birthday Ball held at Mallory Hangar

    Columbus Air Force Base celebrated the 67th birthday of the Air Force Sept. 5 at the Mallory Hangar on Columbus AFB.The ball took place during Heritage week, which also celebrated the 14th Flying Training Wings Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 14-14 graduation and included a wing

  • Compulsory School Attendance: Home School

    The School Liaison Office would like to remind parents of the State of Mississippi law governing school attendance, particularly as it pertains to families who home school.Under the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law, parents and guardians are required to enroll their children in a public,

  • Former 14th FTW commanders return to Columbus

    Seven former wing commanders of the 14th Flying Training Wing and two former vice commanders reunited at Columbus Air Force Base Sept. 4-6 to help celebrate the historic graduation of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 14-14.Throughout the week, the commanders were present for many

  • 2001 graduate laid to rest at Academy

    A 2001 Air Force Academy graduate and instructor pilot with the 49th Fighter Training Squadron was laid to rest at the Academy Cemetery Sept. 9.Maj. Richard Schafer III, 35, was the chief of standardization and evaluation for the squadron at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.Stephanie Taylor, Schafer's

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present

  • CSAF inspires Columbus AFB

    It's not every day the highest ranking uniformed officer in the Air Force visits your base. Columbus Air Force Base had the privilege of hosting Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Sept. 5 and 6. Welsh, who is in charge of the more than 690,000 men and women who compose the

  • The birth of aviation in Mississippi

    Heritage to Horizons 2014 is this year's theme of Columbus Air Force Base's 14th Flying Training Wing. The rich history of the 14th FTW and aviation in Mississippi started on Payne Field, Mississippi's first airfield.Nearly 100 years ago, in February 1918, 553 acres of land three miles north of West

  • Columbus Wingmen reunite with 14 FTW commanders

    Columbus Wingmen and former 14th Flying Training Wing commanders met for a luncheon Sep. 4 in the Happy Lounge at the Columbus Club here.The luncheon kicked off Heritage Week Sept. 4-6, a once-in-a-century event.Heritage Week guests include Gen. Mark Welsh, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, who is

  • Airmen assist car accident victim

    Airmen never know when their unique skill sets will be helpful to people in need. Five Honor Guard Airmen were on their way back to Columbus Air Force Base from a funeral Aug. 18 and came upon a wrecked car on Highway 45."We saw the accident and realized someone was still in the car," said Senior

  • AETC financial management team inspires Columbus

    Air Education and Training Command's Financial Management Director and the FM Enlisted Functional Manager toured Columbus Air Force Base and met with the 14th Comptroller Squadron Airmen during a visit here Aug. 26 and 27. Col. Trae Watkins and Chief Master Sgt. Kendall Briscoe saw the direct