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  • Sixteen years of Prohibition

    The 1920's in the United States is known to many as "The Roaring Twenties". It was a time categorized by jazz, speakeasies, gangsters, and flappers. Drinking gained popularity after the American Revolution, and many groups began to form in an attempt to dissuade people from becoming intoxicated.

  • Col. Hunt stresses Attitude, Balance, and Character

    The associate dean of resident programs at the Air War College on Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. spoke to SUPT Class 13-10 during their graduation ceremony on June 14 in the Kaye Auditorium.Col. Alan Hunt shared with the audience and group of newly graduated pilots the three points they should strive

  • AETC Senior leaders visit Columbus AFB

    General Edward Rice, Commander of the Air Education and Training Command , Mrs. Teresa Rice, and Chief Master Sgt. Gerardo Tapia, Command Chief Master Sergeant of Air Education and Training Command, visited Columbus Air Force Base June 17-18 as part of their tour of different Air Education and

  • Runway construction running smooth

    Base and community leaders were invited out to the center runway June 7 to preview the progress of the construction.The project started back in August 2012 by stockpiling materials and preparing for construction and then the center runway closed back in March as it entered Phase II of the

  • Executing your summer move

    June is here and for many it is a time to say goodbye and PCS. Moving can be stressful and while the Defense Personal Property System (DPS) is in place to make the move easier, there is no guarantee that things will go as planned. Unfortunately, property damage can occur and can be frustrating, but

  • Base leaders hold Town Hall meeting

    Columbus Air Force Base held a town hall meeting May 30 at the Columbus Club to discuss important topics regarding billing issues, renovation projects and child care.The issues discussed during the meeting included the renovations at the Koritz Clinic, mechanical renovations at Magnolia Village,

  • 14 FTW on road to “King of the Hill”

    As the need for more cost savings increases throughout the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command has begun an initiative to motivate Airmen to improve their savings and move toward achieving a Cost Conscious Culture (C3).The first-ever AETC C3 "King of the Hill" competition began June 10

  • Economic Impact of CAFB on local economy

    Base and community leaders attended a Base Community Council luncheon June 7 at the Columbus Club on Columbus Air Force Base. The main subject of the luncheon was to cover the economic impact for Columbus Air Force Base for the 2012 fiscal year.The mission for Columbus Air Force Base is to produce

  • Vacation Bible School goes medieval

    Those who have stepped into the Columbus Chapel recently may have felt as though they were transported back in time 1000 years. A team of volunteers descended on the chapel in May to prepare for this year's Vacation Bible School, which was themed "Kingdom Rock."This year's Vacation Bible School

  • Take control of your career

    Air Force retention is among the highest it has been in quite some time. This may be due in part to the economy and the defense budget. Most of us have heard the terms: date of separation rollbacks, AFSC mergers, forced-retraining, reductions in force and civilian furloughs. In some cases, these are