News

  • C.A.S.H. program eases stress about your finances

    Tired of waiting at finance just to ask a question about which form to fill out, or maybe making the trip to finance just to get turned away because you're missing documentation or a supervisor's signature? If this has ever happened to you, then the finance office has a new program for you! The

  • Toll-free line for personnel questions opens Feb. 22

    Members of the Total Force -- regular Air Force, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, civilian and retired Airmen -- are on line to have one central phone number for help with their personnel questions starting at 5 p.m. Central Standard Time Feb. 22. Members of the Air Force community should call

  • Third generation pilot retires

    Today the Black Knights of the 49th Fighter Training Squadron celebrate the retirement of one of their own, Maj. Marcus "COOP" Cooper, III. Events will include a morning "fini-flight", an afternoon retirement ceremony, and an evening retirement dinner. A career pilot with over 3,200 fighter hours,

  • IFF Class 09-DB graduates

    Eight members of the Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals course graduated Friday in a ceremony in the Heritage Room of the 49th Fighter Training Squadron. The 49th FTS is responsible for Active Duty and international AT-38C flying training. The 49th FTS also provides IFF training to pilots and

  • Two Columbus pilots set to soar at Armed Forces Cross Country Championships

    Pilots are accustomed to going fast in the air, but two Columbus Air Force Base pilots are getting the chance to prove they're also fast on the ground against not only other military members, but professional runners also. Capt. Benjamin Payne, 41st Flying Training Squadron, and 2nd Lt. Ian

  • Nigerian general's son earns USAF pilot wings

    The commanding general officer, First Division Nigerian Army recently visited Columbus AFB, but it wasn't military concerns or world troubles that brought him here; it was a father's love. Major Gen. Moses Bisong Obi came to Columbus AFB to watch his son, 1st Lt. Albert Obi, graduate from

  • Brig. Gen. Walsh returns to CAFB for SUPT 09-04 graduation

    Brigadier Gen. Guy Walsh, Commander, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, Baltimore, Md., spoke at Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 09-04's graduation in a ceremony held at Kaye Auditorium Friday. General Walsh is a 1980 graduate of Undergraduate Pilot Training from Columbus AFB.