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  • New resource for retirees opens on Columbus AFB

    The Columbus Air Force Base Retirees Affairs Office opened for business June 7 inside the 14th Mission Support Group Building.The Director of Retirement Services Ammiana Kenrad said that the mission of the information sharing resource is to ensure that retirees of any branch and their families

  • 14th Medical Group receives new commander

    Col. Billye Hutchison assumed command of the 14th Medical group on Tuesday in a ceremony at the Columbus Club. Colonel Hutchison was previously the Chief, Medical Force Development and Formal Training Division, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas, where she guided over 150 formal

  • Trail BLAZE'r - June 15

    Name Judy EndsleyUnit: 14th Contracting SquadronJob title: Aircraft Maintenance Contracting OfficerTime at Columbus AFB: 37 yearsTime in Service: 37 yearsHometown: Columbus, Miss.Career goals: RetirementFamily members: Husband; Jerry Endsley, two children Terry and Sherry, and four

  • CAFB Leaders attend off-site

    Forty members of the BLAZE Leadership Team gathered June 4 to attend a leadership off-site seminar at the Prairie Wildlife Hunting Lodge. Servant Leader author and motivational speaker Jim Hunter started the day-long event with a presentation on Servant Leadership. After lunch, 49th Fighter Squadron

  • Trail BLAZE'r - June 8

    Name/unit: 1st Lt. Jay Fury, 14th Medical GroupJob title: Medical Group Practice ManagerTime at Columbus AFB: One year, four monthsTime in Service: Nine yearsHometown: Los Angeles, Calif.Career goals: Chief Medical AdministratorFamily members: Wife, Sarah; Dogs, Scooby Doo and Virgil.Favorite

  • Small town D-Day veterans share stories with community, base members

    Four quiet retired D-Day veterans in Columbus Air Force Base's own backyard shared their stories with community and base leaders during a banquet at the Ritz Theater in West Point Mississippi on June 4.War stories were told and new appreciations were found for the sacrifices made by the American

  • Trail BLAZE'r - June 1

    Name: 2nd Lt. Andy WaddelUnit: 14th Operations Support SquadronJob title: Commander's Action Group Assistant.Time at Columbus AFB: Eight months.Time in Service: One year.Hometown: O'Fallon, Ill.Career goals: Further my education by earning a Master of Business Administration degree.Family members:

  • Retirement and separation: The next chapter

    Summer is usually a time for transition. That is why many choose this season to conclude their Air Force career and start the next chapter of their lives. Some will chose start a new career in federal service, others as government contractors, and others as semi-professional fisherman. Whatever the