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  • Chaplain (Capt.) Rick Montoya, 14th Flying Training Wing, greets Elvis, Lt. Col. Paul Nelson, 376 EMDG Deputy Group commander, while deployed in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

    Elvis has entered the building

  • Mississippi leads the nation in West Nile Virus cases

    Mississippi is currently leading the nation in cases of West Nile virus and has suffered one fatality. However, none of the cases have been in Lowndes County or any of the surrounding Counties. West Nile virus, known since the late 1930s, is widely distributed throughout the world. It has been found in parts of Africa, the Middle East, Europe,
  • A Columbus AFB T-1A transported Ryan McCalip, son of Maj. Randy McCalip, 14th Medical Group, to PIttsburgh for a liver transplant Thursday. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Hannen)

    T-1A transports transplant candidate

    A whole new meaning for Family Day was created at Columbus AFB Thursday.An 8-year old liver transplant candidate is one step closer to getting a new organ. Ryan McCalip, son of Maj. Randy and Heather McCalip, were notified shortly after 5 a.m. Thursday morning that there was a donor match in Pittsburg, Penn. Major McCalip is the chief of aerospace
  • Major Gen. Mark Anderson gives words of wisdom and advice Friday at the graduation of SUPT Class 07-11. General Anderson made a return visit after visiting CAFB in February with the Installation Excellence Board. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Danielle Powell)

    General makes return visit to CAFB

    Major Gen. Mark Anderson was the keynote speaker at the graduation of SUPT Class 07-11 Friday. General Anderson is the mobilization assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, The Pentagon. He was also the head of the Installation Excellence Board that inspected Columbus AFB in
  • The 14th Flying Training Wing congratulates the July enlisted promotees. Pictured are: to Master Sgt. Jason Mattice, 14th Communications Squadron; to Senior Airman Cristina Brown, 14th Services Division; Jonnie Moore, 14th Civil Engineer Squadron; to Airman 1st Class Christopher Moseley, 37th Flying Training Squadron; and Amanda Fitzgerald, 14th Medical Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tammy Baudoin)

    Sew it on

  • Mississippi Congressman Roger Wicker cuts the ribbon at the new Crash Fire and Rescue station Tuesday. He is accompanied by Steve Arendale, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Lt. Col. Robert Germann, 14th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, Col. Dave Gerber, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, and the Honorable Robert Smith, Mayor of the City of Columbus. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tammy Baudoin)

    CAFB receives new, improved fire station

    There was a ribbon cutting for the new Crash and Fire Rescue Station Tuesday. This $8.6 million project was started in June 2005 and was completed this April. This is the first public view of the new station. Mississippi Congressman Roger Wicker was on hand to cut the ribbon. While the old fire station at CAFB, Duncan Hall, was built in 1956 had
  • Colonel Dave Gerber, 14th Flying Training Wing commander, shovels dirt at the 14th Mission Support Group Complex. He is accompanied by, from left to right, the Honorable Robert Smith, Mayor of the City of Columbus, Col. Mark Brown, 14th Mission Support Group commander, Mississippi Congressman Roger Wicker and Steve Arendale, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. Each scooped a load of dirt with their golden shovels to commemorate the event. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Danielle Powell)

    14th MSG Complex breaks ground

    Although it may look like the ground has already been broken for the new 14th Mission Support Group Complex, the official ceremony took place Tuesday. The $8.75 million project began in March and is scheduled to be completed in August 2008. The 28,090 square foot complex will consolidate several of the mission support group elements into one
  • Youth at the Child Development Center take part in a parade Tuesday to celebrate Independence Day. Youth made noise makers and carried flags through the parade. Many parents were onsite to watch the children march. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Danielle Powell)

    Wave your flag

  • Amaron Brewer pours his mother Kisha Brewer a cup of lemonade Friday at the Child Development Center. The children in Preschool classes 1, 2 and 3 made lemonade to raise money to send phone cards to deployed troops to be able to call home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Danielle Powell)

    When life gives you lemons...make lemonade

  • Lt. Col. David Gossett assumed command of the 14th Operations Support Squadron at a ceremony Thursday at Hangar 4. The 14th OSS provides support to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training to include ground and simulator training, academic instruction, contract quality assurance, air traffic control, flight records management, weather support, life support, airfield and airspace management, programming of 94,000 flying hours, transition and international officer management and SUPT special event oversight. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Sonic Johnson)

    Screamin' Eagles have new leader

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