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  • Sixteen join the ranks of front-line supervisors

    Sixteen Team BLAZE Airmen graduated from Airman Leadership School during a banquet on March 28 at the Columbus Club.Graduates relaxed with friends, family, supervisors and commanders and shared stories of their experiences in the class. Sharing his own stories and advice was the guest speaker Chief

  • 434-RIDE rolls out new changes

    Columbus Air Force Base is streamlining its 434-RIDE program in an effort to make it more reliable, increase overall safety for its volunteers and reduce the chances of Airmen getting a DUI over the weekend.434-RIDE started in 2011 as a last resort method for Airmen under the influence of alcohol,

  • Eight enlisted Airmen newly promoted

    Eight of Team Blaze's enlisted Airmen sewed on their next stripe during the enlisted promotion ceremony on March 29 at the Columbus Club.Promoted are:Airman 1st Class Andrew Harding, 14th Civil Engineer SquadronSenior Airman Larry Roy, 14th CESStaff Sgt. John Cox, 14th CESStaff Sgt. Tamarah

  • A look at the First Amendment

    "I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation." -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "I Have a Dream"."I Have a Dream" is the speech that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered in Washington to spur social change and

  • February C3 Airman of the Month: Ordorica

    Due to fiscal restraints many services and cuts have been made throughout the Air Force, affecting countless Airmen. Because of these problems, 1st Lt. Salvador Ordorica, 14th Civil Engineer Squadron Chief of Operational Support has been scouring CE contracts in search of ways to meet new standards

  • Motorcycle all-call encourages safety

    While the weather at Columbus AFB may be changing, the need for safety has not.To prepare motorcycle riders for the coming warm weather and good riding conditions, the 14th Flying Training Wing Safety office held a motorcycle all-call on March 8 in the Kaye Auditorium.The 14th FTW Commander opened

  • Columbus AFB hosts young survivor

    A child gets their chance at experiencing life as a pilot at Columbus Air Force Base March 8 thanks to the Pilot for a Day program.The Pilot for a Day program gave Jacob Partlow and his family a chance to come on base for a tour of the facilities, and a chance to try out the T-38 simulator. Children

  • JASDF officers call SUPT "impressive"

    Two Japanese Air Self-Defense Force officers visited Columbus AFB Feb. 26 to 28.Col. Masaharu Iwaoka and Maj. Satoru Oshima of the Personnel and Education Department traveled from Japan to gain a better understanding of the Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Mission here."It was great; a very