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  • New cell phone policy

    The Department of Defense forbids motorist to utilize a cell phone while driving on a military installation except with a hands-free device. Holding a cell phone and using a speakerphone features does not constitute "hands-free;" the phone must not be in the hand. Effective immediately, the

  • 18 compete for bench press championship

    The fitness center held its semi-annual bench press competition April 7. There were 18 competitors divided into eight men's weight classes and one women's weight class. The overall lifter in the male weight class with a maximum lift of 435 lbs. was William Luciano, 14th Medical Operations Squadron.

  • From aviation to art: Canvassing the sky

    The latest donation to the Air Force art collection was unveiled here April 3. "A Rite of Passage" by aviation artist Keith Ferris was presented at the retirement ceremony of the T-37B trainer from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training. The painting started in late June of 2007 when Ferris

  • The 2008 Community Assessment supports AF bases

    The Integrated Delivery System is sponsoring the 2008 Community Assessment Survey of service members, spouses, reservists and reserve spouses. This survey is the best way for Air Force community members to make their opinions and needs known. The results of the survey will be used by wing leadership

  • Tweet complete: T-37 retires after 39 years of service

    The T-37 Tweet formally retired April 3 from Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training here after 39 years of service as the gateway to the sky for more than 10,000 Air Force aviators. Columbus Air Force Base was the last Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training base flying the T-37, but the T-37

  • IAT Road show rolls through Columbus

    "We can't do what we do without small business" This was the common theme of the Installation Acquisition Transformation briefing by Col. Mark Hobson, Air Force Materiel Command, Chief of the Resource Management Division, Directorate of Contracting at HQ Air Force Materiel Command, March 28 at the