COLUMBUS AFB NEWS

  • Celebrating the Air Force's 61st birthday

    The 2008 Air Force Ball is quickly approaching! In less than two weeks, the Air Force will celebrate its 61st birthday Sept. 18 and Columbus AFB will commemorate the event at the Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus. This year's theme is 'Honoring our Past, Forging our Future'. Major Gen.

  • General provides insight to new graduates

    "The key to air power is the pilots not the aircraft." That was the message that retired Brig. Gen. Steven Roser delivered to CAFB's newest class of Air Force pilots Friday. Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 08-13, along with the audience, soaked in the words of General Roser, a retired

  • Penny Wars begin Monday

    Beginning Monday 8 a.m., the 14th Flying Training Wing will be engaging in a one-week war of epic proportion. The ammunition you ask? Pennies. That's right, the small piece of copper that stagnates at the bottom of many purses, in the change container in many vehicles or in a kids' piggy bank at

  • Special Leave Accrual sell-back option

    An additional one-time Special Leave Accrual sell-back is authorized for enlisted servicemembers. Under this provision, an enlisted servicemember may sell back up to 30 days of Special Leave Accrual (this does not apply to officers). Such a sell back counts towards the servicemember's cap of 60 days