News

  • OSI agent awarded medals

    An Air Force Office of Special Investigations special agent received three medals March 20 for his actions while deployed in support of the global war on terrorism. Special Agent Jac Christiansen was awarded a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and the Combat Action Medal while assigned to an Air Force and

  • Automated Housing Referral Network: AHRN.com

    Everybody knows it's difficult to find good housing from across the nation or sometimes from across town. It's an old story that has a new ending: The Columbus AFB Housing Welcome Center is implementing a new internet-based housing referral system to overcome that problem. It's www.ahrn.com.

  • Green procurement hits Columbus

    Columbus AFB spent more than $2 million dollars for goods and services in Fiscal Year 2007. With all this purchasing power we have a tremendous opportunity to be good stewards of the environment by choosing "green products". When someone purchases JWOD/AbilityOne products, they are assured

  • Trust still stands in America

    "In God We Trust." This phrase became the official national motto of the United States in 1956 after it was passed by the 84th United States Congress and later by President Dwight Eisenhower. It appears on U.S. currency, on the Seal of the United States, in the first stanza of "The Star-Spangled

  • General Carpenter speaks at 08-06 Graduation

    Brigadier Gen. Floyd Carpenter came to Columbus AFB Friday to speak at the Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 08-06 graduation held at Kaye Auditorium. Carpenter is the vice commander of the 8th Air Force, which oversees all information operations and serves as the bomber war fighting

  • AFSO21 adopts 8-step problem solving model

    Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO21, has adopted a new 8-Step Problem Solving Model to achieve continuous process improvement. This model is based on the OODA Loop and will make it easier for Air Force members to eliminate waste in the workplace. The OODA Loop (Observe,

  • What you need to know before co-signing a loan

    What would you do if a friend or relative asked you to cosign a loan? It is easy enough to say yes. But your signature means a lot more than a simple "vote of confidence" in them. Co-signing is serious business. Some studies show that three out of four co-signers of finance company loans are asked