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  • 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

  • Innovations keep T-1 training on track

    The arrival of a new simulator innovation will ease the impact on the 14th Flying Training Wing's capability to effectively and efficiently train T-1 pilots with runway construction on Columbus AFB and looming fiscal limitations throughout the Department of Defense.On Feb. 1, Capt. James Howayeck,

  • Banquet spotlights best of the best

    Blood, sweat and tears go in to the work that Airmen do for their offices, units, bases and nation, yet they are rarely recognized for going above and beyond the call of duty. Awards are a way to recognize and reinforce, not only to encourage and help career progression, but to boost overall

  • 2012-2013 Deer Hunting Season Closes

    The 2013 Mississippi deer hunting season officially closed on Jan. 31. Forty-one hunters from Columbus AFB have participated in the 42-day hunting season. Those hunters harvested 21 deer on Columbus AFB: one 9-point, one 8-point, two 7-points, two six-points and 15 does. Hunters aren't the only ones

  • Eldest instructor at Columbus AFB to retire

    A significant aviation milestone for Columbus Air Force Base was marked Feb. 8 when Lt. Col. Gordon Kimpel and Lt. Col. Bruce Benyshek, both from the 50th Flying Training Squadron, stepped down from the T-38 cockpit they shared together. The duo represents a combined 22,000 flight and 68 years of

  • Team BLAZE on track

    Nearly 750 Team BLAZE members gathered in Hangar 3 on Monday, Feb. 11 to hear the results of the Wing's Consolidated Unit Inspection conducted Feb 4-8.Col. Jim Sears, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander started out by giving special recognition to several key players in helping the CUI run as