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  • Team BLAZE refocuses on resiliency

    The 14th Flying Training Wing stood down Jan. 25 to focus on Comprehensive Airmen Fitness and resiliency for all Airmen.The Air Force-wide stand down was ordered Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff and Chief Master Sgt. James Roy, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force in response to the

  • TrailBLAZE'r - Jan. 18

    Name: Sherry SymmondsUnit: 14th Flying Training Wing Maintenance AuthorityJob title: Office Automation Technician.Time at Columbus AFB: Over three years, including active duty time.Time in Service: 22 years (one year in Civil Service)Hometown: San Antonio, Miss.Career goals: Continue to learn and

  • Team BLAZE members learn AETC plans, ideas for future

    Sixty Team BLAZE members traveled to San Antonia Texas on Jan. 11 to join thousands of Airmen at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center for the 2012 Air Education and Training Command Symposium.During the event Airmen learned about plans for the future of AETC and received information on new

  • Community service repairs Friendship

    Many students at Columbus Air Force Base simply come here to learn their job and leave, with little to no impact on the surrounding area.That's not the case with Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 12-15 who took the time on Jan. 4 to do something to give back to the community.The class

  • Airman follows by second rulebook off-duty

    Some Airmen are content with coming to work every day, doing their job and going home, while others strive for more.Airman 1st Class Ross Crimaldi, finance customer service technician of 14th Comptroller Squadron, has a second passion aside from his military career; being a hockey referee.Crimaldi

  • Columbus AFB awarded “Storm Ready” certification

    Columbus AFB was formally awarded the "Storm Ready" certification from the National Weather Service at a ceremony held on Columbus AFB on January 5. This certification is in recognition of the contingency plans created by the 14th Civil Engineering Squadron's Emergency Management Team handles

  • Trail BLAZE'r - Jan. 11

    Name: 1st Lt. Michael LangdonUnit: 37th Flying Training SquadronJob title: T-6A Instructor PilotTime at Columbus AFB: Two yearsTime in Service: Two years, 8 monthsHometown: Seattle, Wa.Career goals: Command a flying squadron.Family members: Wife Noelle and baby on the way.Favorite musician:

  • Newly renovated Pro Shop snack bar now open

    The Columbus Air Force Base Golf Course Pro Shop recently underwent a thorough renovation, including snack bar paraphernalia, restrooms, a multimedia room for meetings and a golf course sound system."The last update to the golf course clubhouse that was internally completed was done in 1994, so it

  • Remembering Our Past to Inspire Our Future: 2011 A Year In Review

    As we remember and reflect upon our past journey through 2011, Team BLAZE successfully met numerous challenges as well as celebrated the rewards of those accomplishments. Thus, those events and milestones offer a course in which to inspire future goals. Throughout the year several memorable cultural

  • Koritz Clinic Expands Hours

    The 14th Medical Group Koritz Clinic has already met its New Year's resolution to expanded clinic hours for beneficiaries.In addition to standard appointment hours, appointments will now be available during the afternoon of the first, second, and fourth Thursdays of each month.Before the change,