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  • To honor with dignity

    I've recently volunteered to join the Columbus AFB Honor Guard. On Friday, I was tasked with my first detail, a funeral in Corinth, Miss., for a retired colonel. This is a 10-person team that includes the Commander of Troops, Pall-Bearers, Firing Party and Bugler. I was tasked with the bugler duty.

  • What kind of leadership diet are you on

    During my 24 years of service, I have seen many different leadership styles. Often, I have wondered if some choose their leadership style from a "fast-food" menu. They pick and choose 'off the menu' and apply it to their organization. They feast on a diet of total quality management, management by

  • Dorm dwellers’ dinners continue thanks to volunteers

    What began as a chapel-only sponsored event which sought to provide a home-cooked meal for enlisted personnel in the dorms, the monthly Dorm Dwellers' Dinners are now a base-wide event with many groups involved. These dinners have grown to include the involvement of the Chapel Staff, retirees of the

  • Welcome Home Celebration gives credit where it is due

    When members return from a deployment there are many different ways to celebrate. Some like to have an intimate reunion with those closest to them. Others like to have a huge party and invite everyone they know. As we all know, it is impossible for everyone to meet each person at the airport. For

  • Civic leaders tour AF bases

    Twenty-nine business and civic leaders from the Golden Triangle Area boarded a Altus KC-135R Tuesday morning to tour two Air Force bases as part of a Columbus AFB Civic Leader Tour 2007. The trip was designed to give local leaders a broader view of the Air Force and where one of the places Columbus

  • SARC National Crime Victims Rights events

    The 14th Flying Training Wing Sexual Assault Response Coordinator office will host a Take Back the Night Walk Tuesday as part of Crime Victims' Rights Week. Historically, the walks began internationally in 1973. The first Take Back the Night Walk in the United States was in San Francisco and began

  • Earth, Arbor Day celebration

    On Friday, Columbus AFB celebrated the annual Earth Day/Arbor Day Education Fair. This event, which took place all day at Freedom Park, was for fourth grade students from the Lowndes County Schools and all Columbus AFB home-schooled children. Children participated in a variety of educational and

  • Spring brings potentially severe weather

    Spring brings an increased occurrence of severe weather. Knowing what actions to take during severe weather can help protect one's family, pets and property. Using this information will help develop a plan and be ready when threatening weather approaches. Climatologically, Columbus AFB has recorded

  • 14th Medical Group pulls out unexpected victory

    The intramural basketball championship game went down to the wire. Similar to a great boxing match, these teams went back and forth taking their opponents best shot. It took overtime, but the 14th Medical Group intramural basketball team was victorious over the DynCorp team 64-62. Due to an earlier