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  • Operations Group hosts semi-annual Career Day

    Aircraft and aircrews representing the spectrum of Air Force missions will descend upon Columbus AFB, Saturday, November 7th 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 semi-annual event

  • BLAZE Team Competes for Soccer Defender’s Cup

    The Columbus AFB soccer team competed this past weekend for the Defender's Cup, competing against 18 teams across the U.S. for the 2009 championship. As the first military tournament for the BLAZE Team, Columbus AFB took home fifth place while Travis AFB, Calif., took home to championship title. The

  • Annual Blaze Team Halloween Pumpkin Patrol and Trick-or-Treating Route

    As everyone knows, Halloween is just around the corner and the safety of our "Trick-or-Treaters" will be paramount. Pinnacle Property Management coordinated with Columbus Air Force Base for "trick-or-treating" hours of 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. With a large number of children out and about, it is

  • Limited H1N1 vaccine has arrived!

    700 doses of H1N1 nasal spray vaccine are now available and the 14th Medical Group is now prepared to begin limited H1N1 vaccination. Vaccine supplies will be arriving from two different sources. The Department of Defense will provide the sole source H1N1 vaccine for uniformed and DoD personnel. The

  • Pentagon leader visits Columbus AFB

    The year of the Air Force Family; what does it mean? Columbus Air Force Base received a two-day visit from a Pentagon leader to help us understand the Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force Chief of Staff's year long initiative. Mr. Horace "H.L." Larry, a member of the Senior Executive Service

  • 49th Fighter Squadron Association Reunion

    The Black Knights of the 49th Fighter Training Squadron proudly hosted a reunion for the 49th Fighter Squadron Association October 8-10 at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The 49th Fighter Squadron Association is comprised of former members of the 49th from World War II to the present. Each year in

  • Columbus honors Oscar winning Disney animator

    The Columbus community is highlighting native son Josh Meador for his success and artistry as animator for Walt Disney studios on October 16 and 17. He was an important animator and special effects artist for Walt Disney Studios 1936-1965. He had a major hand in almost every Disney production from

  • Save the date: Happy Irby street dedication

    Columbus Air Force Base officials in coordination with the Lowndes County Board of Supervisors and the Mississippi Legislature have set aside March 26, 2010, to rename Mississippi Highway 786 to George "Happy" Irby Memorial Parkway. Highway 786, also known as Main Gate road, provides access from