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  • AETC holds inaugural flying competition

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, TEXAS – The excitement and anticipation from the crowd was palpable as you entered the Fleenor Auditorium Friday night.    The evening marked the culmination of the past year’s flying training production from across Air Education and Training Command and the

  • Aspiring baseball professional chooses to become world class aviator

    Being an Air Force pilot is a dream job for some people, so much so, that they would choose this avenue instead of becoming a professional baseball player.For Maj. Benjamin Lindsay, 41st Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot and Assistant Director of Operations, piloting was not initially his

  • POW recalls mission that led to capture 50 years ago

    On Oct. 25, 1967, now retired Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith and his wingmen had orders to bomb the Paul Doumer Bridge in North Vietnam; the bridge was a mile long and one of the most heavily defended positions in Southeast Asia.

  • Retirees are shown base-wide appreciation

    Members of Columbus Air Force Base community showed retired veterans and their families how much they’re appreciated by dedicating their time and resources Oct. 20 at the Columbus Club.

  • Jason Michaels performs at the Kaye Auditorium

    Jason Michaels, illusionist and magician, performs at the Kaye Auditorium Oct. 13, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Michaels was diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome at 6 years old; overcoming it, he is now an international award-winning sleight-of-hand artist and professional speaker.

  • 37th FTS teaches aviation basics to new pilots

    The 37th Flying Training Squadron on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, is where roughly 50 percent of Columbus AFB student pilots will learn to fly the T-6 Texan II trainer aircraft.