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  • Giving back to the community

    Airmen and civilians alike donated blood to the United Blood Services Feb. 28 at the Columbus Air Force Base Fitness Center."We are here gathering blood from volunteer donors that will go to support and help hospitalized people and anyone who may need a blood transfusion," said Col. Allen Kidd, 14th

  • 41st Flying Buzzsaws tear through training

    Here at Columbus Air Force Base, pilots are trained to be the best, by the best. Tracing their history back to World War II, the 41st Flying Training Squadron was formerly known as the 41st Fighter Squadron Flying Buzzsaws. The 41st FS flew anti-submarine patrols off the coast of Washington state

  • Columbus AFB Security Forces hosts training with local law enforcement

    Columbus Air Force Base Security Forces hosted a law enforcement training seminar with local law enforcement agencies, here, Feb. 22. The seminar included four different training scenarios to help defenders and their law enforcement counterparts share tactics and personal experiences. "It's a great

  • Air Force Assistance Fund: Airmen helping Airmen

    There comes a time in every Airman's career when the going gets tough. Be it a family emergency, an overdue bill that needs to be paid or something as simple as finding a retirement home, the Air Force Assistance Fund is there in times of need.The AFAF is an annual effort to raise funds for the

  • Air show history and importance

    In 1903, the Wright brothers had their first motorized flight in North Carolina. Just seven years later, in 1910, the first major "air fare" or air show took place in Los Angeles, Calif. The air show featured everything from gliders to hot air balloons. Air shows are still used today as a way for

  • Who is Harris?

    There are many named buildings and streets throughout Columbus Air Force Base. Ever wonder where all these names come from? Most of them have an important history tied to a significant individual with a special tie to Columbus.D Street was renamed to Carlyle Harris Street after Colonel Carlyle

  • Columbus AFB, First in AETC to integrate tablets into mission

    Columbus Air Force Base is the first base in Air Education and Training Command to implement commercial mobile tablets into Department of Defense training. The base is being used at a Beta test site to determine the long term viability of a mobile tablet based Specialized Undergraduate Pilot

  • Nine enlisted Airmen promoted at ceremony

    Nine of Team BLAZE's enlisted Airmen sewed on their next stripe during the enlisted promotion ceremony on Jan. 31 at the Columbus Club.Promoted during the month of January are:Senior Master Sgt. Jerome Capalad, 14th Civil Engineer SquadronMaster Sgt. Jeremy Trout, 14th Operations Support