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  • Nichols holds Commander’s Call

    Col. John Nichols, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, spoke to members of Team BLAZE during his Commander's Calls Aug 1 at the Kaye auditorium. "I wanted to thank you for the warm welcome to Columbus Air Force Base," said Nichols. "It's been three weeks since my wife, Michelle, and I passed

  • Meeting a true hero

    It's not often that you meet an individual who is a true example of an American hero; someone who truly lived the motto of service before self. However, one such hero lives right here in northern Mississippi. Retired Col. Carlyle "Smitty" Harris, who was a Vietnam Prisoner-of-War for nearly eight

  • Deale inspires new AF aviators

    Brigadier Gen. Thomas Deale, Air Command and Staff College Commandant and Spaatz Center for Officer Education Vice Commander, spoke at Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 14-12's graduation July 25 at the Kaye auditorium. Deale began his speech by talking about the mission of the Air

  • Kirkland serves 57 years

    Many Airmen continue to serve the United States long after hanging up their uniform.Garland Kirkland, 14th Force Support Squadron Staffing Specialist, has continued to serve at Columbus Air Force Base long after his time in uniform."I came here in July of 1973. I spent my last six years in the

  • Columbus wings fourth generation officer

    Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 14-12 graduated 21 new pilots into the U.S. Air Force. Every pilot earned their wings after a long year of aviation education. One of those pilots has not only earned his wings, but has become the fourth generation pilot of his family.Matthew LeCraw has

  • Children experience simulated predeployment training

    Airman 1st Class Dimitri Munoz, 14th Medical Operations Squadron, measuresthe height of Charles Woford, son of Staff Sgt. Charles Woford, 14th FlyingTraining Wing Chapel, as he progresses through his mock deploymentprocessing July 31 during the Youth Deployment Camp at the Walker Center.During the

  • Columbus AFB encourages MSTI students

    Columbus Air Force Base hosted a base tour for 15 high school students in the Mississippi Summer Transportation Institute July 16. During the tour, the students learned about different ways science, technology, engineering and mathematics are applied every day in the Air Force."This is the eighth

  • Who is McAllister?

    Many streets, buildings, hangars and halls around Columbus Air Force Base are dedicated in honor of an exemplary Airman, who has gone above and beyond the call of duty and is deemed worthy of being immortalized forever. This remarkable firefighter is one such Airman. McAllister Fire Station was

  • AETC Command Chaplain visits Team BLAZE

    Team BLAZE personnel received a visit this past Tuesday from Col. Steve Schaick, Command Chaplain Air Education and Training Command. He was accompanied by Chief Master Sergeant Keller Benningfield, AETC Chaplain Assistant Functional Manager. During their tour of Columbus Air Force Base, AETC's

  • 2014 American Airman Video Contest

    We are almost to the end of the Air Force's "American Airman" Video Contest! There is just one week left to submit your video. Columbus Air Force Base has many remarkable Airmen who put a lot of pride into their jobs and demonstrate the Air Force's three core values every day. The Public Affairs