News

  • 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

  • Vehicle decals no longer required at CAFB

    As of March 1, Columbus AFB personnel will no longer have to register privately owned vehicles on base. To gain access onto the installation, Security Forces will require the operator/passengers to present valid military or civilian employee identification. Furthermore, the Air Force will

  • Former football star visits CAFB

    Retired National Football League Linebacker Kevin Greene paid a visit to Columbus Air Force Base Thursday. Mr. Greene, whose friend Capt. Ryan Fleming graduated today with Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training class 07-06, came to visit the base for the graduates. In the mean time, he received a

  • Top JASDF general visits CAFB

    The head of Japanese Air Self Defense Force Air Training Command visited Columbus AFB Wednesday. Lieutenant Gen.Osamu Arano,Commander of Air Training Command,was given an insidelook at Columbus Air Force Base pilot training operations and support functions during his visit with the BLAZE Team. Upon

  • CDC area now a hat and salute zone

    Effective Feb. 7, military members must wear hats and render salutes at all areas around the Child Development Center. This rescinds the no hat/salute policy implemented April 06. The old no hat, no salute policy was originally published to address child safety issues. However, the policy began to

  • Installation Excellence Team visits Columbus Air Force Base

    Columbus AFB is a finalist of the 2007 Commander-In-Chief 's Installation Excellence Award recognizing it as one of the top Air Force installations in the world. The award recognizes the outstanding and innovative efforts of the people who operate and maintain U.S. military installations. The base

  • Grammy nominated band visits CAFB

    The Grammy nominated piano rock band, The Fray, visited Columbus Air Force Base Tuesday for orientation flights and lunch with BLAZE team members. First Lieutenant Ben Payne, 41st Flying Training Squadron, was the inside connection for this event. Lieutenant Payne went to high school with three of