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  • CDC director retires after serving child development program for 24 years

    CDC director retires after serving child development program for 24 years

    Martha Mann, 14th FSS CDC director, is retiring after a total of 24 years in child developmental care and 22 years as director on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. She has been in child development programs within the Air Force since the 1980’s starting at Plattsburgh AFB, New York, helping shape the CDC’s direction from trainer to director internationally.
  • 340th FTG commander meets the Firebirds

    340th FTG commander meets the Firebirds

    The Air Force Reserve Command’s 340th Flying Training Group commander, Col. Allen Duckworth, visited the 43rd Flying Training Squadron here June 25-26, spoke with the squadron’s leadership and observe daily operations.
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua Matias, 14th Operations Group tower chief air traffic controller, meets Chief Master Sgt. Juliet Gudgel, command chief of Air Education and Training Command, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, June 21, 2018. Matias and 11 others were awarded the 2018 Outstanding Airman of the Year Award by the Air Force Association. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

    Columbus Airman named 1 of 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    More than 250,000 active-duty Airmen make up the Air Force’s enlisted force and each year only 12 Airmen are selected from this group as the best of the best; Master Sgt. Joshua Matias, 14th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control tower chief controller, was one those Airmen selected as the 2018 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jaiden Elmore, 14th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, shows Chief Master Sgt. Juliet Gudgel, command chief of Air Education and Training Command, what Airmen in the Radar Approach Control do on a daily basis at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, June 21, 2018. Columbus AFB has the busiest airspace in AETC, flying over 300 sorties per day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)

    AETC command chief visits Columbus AFB

    Chief Master Sgt. Juliet Gudgel, command chief of Air Education and Training Command, visitited Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, June 21-22 to see the 14th Flying Training Wing’s daily operations and talk about what AETC has planned for the future of the command.
  • Cadet Bridger Barker, U.S. Air Force Academy, and Capt. Michael Arakawa, 41st Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, prepare for a T-6A Texan II familiarization flight June 8, 2018, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Cadets from the Academy are visited Columbus AFB over the last few weeks as part of the U.S. Air Force Academy Operations Air Force 2018, where they experienced daily life and operations as an officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mary Crump)

    U.S. Air Force Academy cadets tour Columbus AFB

    Most college students go home in the summer to relax and recuperate after two semesters of challenging classes, but cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy get the most out of that time and get a better understanding of the operational Air Force they’ll be joining.
  • Maj. Douglas Hickey, 14th Force Support Squadron Commander, speaks to the participants at the triathlon Sept. 23, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The triathlon had 87 participants who all completed the event in various age groups. The event was also supported by the Red Cross and GNC who provided water and food after the race. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

    FSS holds Columbus AFB up with many pillars

    From bowling and 5k’s to a 2018 Wings Over Columbus, the 14th Force Support Squadron is responsible for the management of military and civilian employees, education services for base members, professional military education programs and family support programs.Their impact keeps the quality-of-life for Airmen and their families high so together
  • T-38C Talon Instructor Pilot (front), Lt. Col Edward Stapanon III, and Combat Systems Officer (rear), Maj. Brion Nielsen, begin their take-off roll for a training mission April 18, 2018, at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The aircraft recently completed the Pacer Classic III modification package and still shows its distinctive tiger stripes that will be removed when the aircraft receives its next scheduled complete paint job. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

    Pacer Classic III mods give T-38 new life

    Located at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, the 575th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron T-38 Talon depot maintenance team has been providing current upgrade modifications known as Pacer Classic III since 2015 and have to date successfully completed them on 40 T-38 Talon aircraft.
  • Maj. Eddy Gutierrez, 14th Communications Squadron commander, was originally born in Managua, Nicaragua. His mother took him and his brothers to the U.S. to flee the Contra War. Gutierrez joined the Army Reserves in 2000 and received his commission in 2006 through the Louisiana State University Air Force ROTC program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)

    14th CS commander shares journey: ‘If you don’t try, you won’t go far’

    Born in a foreign country then enlisting in the U.S. Army Reserves and later commissioning as a U.S. Air Force officer, this Airman has had quite the journey.
  • A decorative phoenix sits inside a display case in the 43rd Flying Training Squadron office June 12, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The 43rd FTS, also known as the Firebirds, have been producing pilots at Columbus AFB since 1990. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Beaux Hebert)

    Total force is vital part of pilot training at Columbus AFB

    The total force concept has been a big part of the Air Force’s mission to fly, fight and win. The 43rd Flying Training Squadron, an Air Force Reserve squadron, has been helping produce pilots here for 28 years.
  • Pvt. Bradley Reilly, heavy equipment operator, poses for his first official military photo at 18 years old in San Diego in1988. (Courtesy photo)

    Chief mentors Airmen: Their career field doesn’t define them

    “Once upon a time…I was indestructible. I feared no one and nothing. Every challenge was an opportunity to triumph, every roadblock an opportunity to crush and prevail by brute force alone. Every decision I ever made in my military career was exclusively aimed at getting myself closer and closer to the fight,” – Chief Master Sgt. Bradley Reilly
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