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  • 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

  • Eleven enlisted Airmen newly promoted

    Eleven of Team Blaze's enlisted Airmen sewed on their next stripe during the enlisted promotion ceremony on Feb. 28 at the Columbus Club.Promoted are:Airman 1st Class Heather Schoenberger, 37th Flying Training SquadronSenior Airman Adam Bunch, 14th Civil Engineer SquadronSenior Airman Dylan Lien,

  • Isler bids farewell to Columbus AFB

    Col. Matt Isler, 14th Flying Training Wing vice commander, has been selected for reassisgnent to be the Executive Officer to the Commander, Pacific Air Forces; Air Component Commander for U.S. Pacific Command; and Executive Director, Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, Joint Base Pearl

  • Servicemembers celebrate Seuss with Students

    Airmen from Columbus Air Force Base read classic Dr. Seuss stories to West Lowndes Elementary School students March 1 for Read Across America and to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday.The servicemember volunteers not only read to the children but also talked about their jobs and life in the Air Force.

  • Columbus AFB kicks off AFAF drive

    From March 4 to April 12, Columbus Air Force Base will be hosting the annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign. The AFAF drive was established with the purpose of providing financial assistance to charitable organizations that give much needed support directly to Air Force members in need.Last

  • Candler champions 'team like no other'

    The Commandant, United States Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, spoke to members of the 14th Flying Training Wing and the annual award nominees Feb. 20-21 during his first visit to Columbus AFB.Chief Master Sergeant Kevin Candler visited the base as the guest speaker for the 14th FTW

  • Center runway construction also affects non-flyers

    Beginning March 2, Columbus Air Force Base will undergo center runway construction all hours of the day every day through August. While the biggest impact of this construction will be on those involved with flying operations, non-flyers will be affected as well.The largest issues for the non-flying

  • Columbus controls most air traffic in AF for FY12

    A small base is making a loud roar after being named the busiest Air Traffic Control facility in the Air Force in FY12.Columbus Air Force Base's 14th Operations Support Squadron clocked in at 377,835 air traffic movements for the year, the official counting measurement used by ATC facilities to