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  • Unique helicopters loaded for transport

    The Army filled a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III with a special cargo of three specially modified UH-72 Lakotas here on June 4.The Lakota helicopters are being taken to the U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshal Islands, where they will be used for general

  • Command Chief Master Sgt. Smith has first enlisted call

    Command Chief Master Sgt. Zef Smith, 14th Flying Training Wing, spoke about many topics concerning enlisted members at Columbus Air Force Base during his first enlisted call on May 26 at the Kaye Auditorium.Airmanship, new opportunities for junior enlisted Airmen, kindergarten through 12th grade

  • 14th FTW/CC holds civilian call

    Col. Roger Watkins, commander of the 14th Flying Training Wing, hosted a civilian call on June 1 at the Kaye Auditorium to tell civilian employees about topics that will affect them.The unit compliance inspection, active shooter exercise, civilian personnel services and nonappropriated fund

  • Keeping our waters safe

    Did you know that car washing is a major source of water pollution? Outdoor car washing and equipment cleaning in parking lots, streets and residential areas allows untreated wash water and pollutants to be transported directly into storm drains and then nearby creeks, streams and rivers. One study

  • MC-12 Aircraft, crew visit Columbus AFB

    A rare sight on transient aircraft flight lines occurred Friday when an unusual aircraft landed here.An U.S. Air Force MC-12 Liberty aircraft and crew members arrived Friday from Meridian, Miss., to participate in graduation activities for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 10-09 and to

  • Major General Lindell speaks at SUPT Class 10-09 graduation

    The graduation speaker for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 10-09 offered the graduates and their guests words of wisdom and advice at their ceremony May 21. Maj. Gen. Jay Lindell, Director, Global Power Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition,

  • Blaze Soccer Team Selected to Compete in U.S Soccer National Cup

    Beginning tonight, the Columbus BLAZE Varsity Soccer Team will travel to compete in this year's U.S. National Cup being hosted in Tuscaloosa, Ala., held this year at the University of Alabama's Student Recreation Center. This prestigious adult soccer tournament is played every year, and each team

  • Eight BLAZE Team members selected for promotion to master sergeant

    Eight BLAZE Team members were selected Thursday for promotion to E-7.Those to be promoted to master sergeant are:- Tech. Sgt. Naressa Allen, 14th Medical Support Squadron- Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Baty, 14th Medical Operations Squadron- Tech. Sgt. Martin Hardin, 14th Flying Training Wing Maintenance

  • Thunderbird eight flies with the 50th FTS

    While the Thunderbirds team departed for home late Monday morning after their six-day stay at Columbus, one pilot, her crew chief and a select few maintainers, stayed behind with the number eight aircraft.Shortly after engine start Saturday afternoon to begin the Thunderbirds Wings over Columbus