A purple experience: A camp helping children cope with deployments of family members

Deployments have become an integral part of every Airman's career. There are more Airmen deploying today than five years ago. As Airmen are 'spun up' for their deployment, what is being done for their children? It can be difficult for children to cope with a deployment. Luckily, the National

Same program, new opportunites

The next Heart Link social will be the first test run to present this program to spouses of new BLAZE Team members. The program will still be free for enlisted and officer spouses new to Columbus AFB or who are experiencing Air Force life for the first time, but the program will be presented in a

A close eye on wildlife at Columbus AFB

You may have seen the USDA-1 truck driving around the airfield, base, or local roads and wonder "who is that guy and what is he doing?" The answer usually would be observing wildlife, and at Columbus AFB the United States Department of Agriculture-Wildlife Services program has been conducting this

Volunteer awarded for helping international student pilots

The United Way of Lowndes County recently selected Ms. Sharon Garriga as volunteer of the year. Among her other volunteering activities, Ms. Garriga has had a significant impact on international students at Columbus AFB. In the interview below, Ms. Garriga explains her actions with the international

19th Air Force leaders visit CAFB

Tuesday afternoon, Major Gen. Irving Halter, commander of the 19th Air Force, arrived at CAFB. He traveled from 19th Air Force Headquarters, Randolph AFB Texas, General Halter was accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Judy Halter, the 19th Air Force Command Chief, Chief Master Sergeant Robert Tappana, and

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Wing Commander returns from senior level joint training

Colonel Dave Gerber, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, returns this week from a course at the Joint and Combined Warfighting School. This ten week course teaches the latest concepts for employment of joint operations and shows lessons learned from past joint experience through seminar instruction

It’s time for CAFB lawn inspections

Spring is here and along with this comes Family Housing yard inspections The first yard inspection for the year was conducted last week. Instead of issuing individual yard violations, Lt. Col. Robert Germann, 14th Civil Engineering Squadron commander, considered it an excellent idea to give a

New program educates, supports CAFB families

TenderCare is a new program providing supportive and educational resources for all CAFB families with children from birth to age 5. Right from birth, healthy infants are developing ideas about how things work. They are learning to use their senses to explore their world. They gather information