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  • Tapia shares his expectations of Airmen

    Chief Master Sgt. Gerardo Tapia, command chief of Air Education and Training Command, visited Columbus Air Force Base June 17 and 18 along with Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr., AETC commander, on his tour of AETC bases.During his visit, Tapia met with numerous Airmen from a multitude of jobs and ranks to

  • Rice mentors Columbus AFB Airmen

    Gen. and Mrs. Edward A. Rice Jr., commander of Air Education and Training Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Gerardo Tapia, AETC command chief , visited Columbus Air Force Base June 17 and 18 to speak with Airmen from around the base about issues and concerns throughout the command and Air Force.Three

  • Columbus AFB conducts SAPR stand down day

    Columbus Air Force Base members conducted a Sexual Assault and Prevention Stand Down Day June 20 in an effort to promote the significance of dignity, trust and respect toward other Airmen. "We have a very robust sexual assault prevention program focused on educating Airmen about sexual assault and

  • 14th FTW advances in "King of the Hill"

    Over the past two months the 14th Flying Training Wing has shown its success in cost conservation. The 14th FTW has won two match-ups in Air Education and Training Command's "King of the Hill" competition.The wings around AETC have submitted their best ideas for saving money throughout their bases,

  • 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