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  • Operations Group hosts semiannual Career Day

    Aircraft and aircrews representing the spectrum of Air Force missions descended upon Columbus AFB, Saturday, Nov. 13 to provide students, instructor pilots and their families with first-hand accounts of each airframe's role in current global operations. Career Day is a semiannual event hosted by the

  • New commander takes reins of Air Education and Training Command

    Gen. Edward A. Rice took command of Air Education and Training Command from Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz during a ceremony here today."The set of activities for which the United States Air Force is responsible is extremely complex," said General Rice, who previously commanded U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air

  • Volunteers make all the difference to Tops in Blue

    "I could use some volunteers over here!" yells a tall man in a gray shirt and a lifting belt while looking over a large crate filled with metal bars.A group of people respond to his request by rushing over and taking the metal bars backstage to add to the set.The backdrops, the intricate light and

  • America Recycles Day: It all comes back to you

    November 15 is designated as America Recycles Day. The purpose of America Recycles Day is to continue to promote the social, environmental, and economic benefits of recycling and encourage more people to join the movement toward creating a better natural environment. Celebrating its 13th year, it

  • 21 inducted into SNCO ranks at ceremony

    Twenty-one master sergeants and master sergeant selects were officially inducted into the ranks of SNCOs Nov. 8 at the Columbus Club.Friends and family came together to congratulate and celebrate with the inductees during a night of ceremony, food and advice. The inductees included Team BLAZE

  • AETC Commander to retire after 37 years of service

    The commander of Air Education and Training Command, Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz, will retire in the grade of general effective Jan. 1, 2011, Air Force officials announced today, culminating more than 37 years of commissioned service. His retirement ceremony is Nov. 17.Among his many accomplishments as

  • CMSAF #5 helps Columbus AFB open new CDC

    With the assistance of the Fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert Gaylor, Columbus Air Force Base held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Nov. 8 to commemorate the grand opening of the new Child Development Center."I wish that everyone who ever served in the Air Force since 1947 who had children

  • Quarterly awards highlight Team BLAZE members

    The 14th Flying Training Wing's top performers were showcased at a new-and-improved quarterly awards ceremony Oct. 27 at the Kay Auditorium. The ceremony-only program is a recent change from the usual luncheon format the wing has used for past ceremonies, with a singular goal - to highlight the best

  • A day in the life of Tops in Blue

    It's 95 degrees out, the sun is beating down on the runway, and I'm on a truck bed-turned stage, four feet off the tarmac. In my gloved hands I have an adjustable wrench and duct tape and on my head is a worn yellow hard hat, the sweat beading down the sides of my face. Suddenly, I hear "quiet on