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  • Helpful tips when being stopped by security forces

    The flashing blue lights of a Security Forces patrol car in your review mirror may fill you with dread. You might wonder, "Am I really being pulled over?" You might also think, "I wasn't speeding or talking on my cell phone...what did I do?" There are a multitude of reasons that you could be pulled

  • Earth Day events expected to educate youth

    Columbus AFB will be hosting the sixth annual Earth Day Educational Fair/Arbor Day Ceremony April 15. This event will take place at Freedom Park from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. CAFB is expecting over 500 4th grade students from City of Columbus and Lowndes County Schools. All base home schooled children

  • From crop duster to crowd pleaser

    Mississippi native Capt. George Clifford returned to the Magnolia State March 28 to perform at the Wings over Meridian Air Show. "Its great being back in Mississippi and a great way to get the season started," Captain Clifford said "I had the opportunity to get some of my family out to see the

  • 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