News

  • Happy Irby legacy charity continues to thrive

    Local community members and Columbus Air Force Base Airmen came together for the Happy Irby Christmas Fund Golf Tournament March 24, 2017, at the soon-to-close Whispering Pines base golf course.

  • New commander takes reins at 19th AF

    Wing commanders from across the Air Education and Training Command welcomed the new 19th Air Force commander during a change of command ceremony here March 28.

  • AFAF begins March 27 at Columbus

    The Air Force Assistance Fund at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, officially begins March 27. Team BLAZE held a breakfast March 21 to kick off the campaign and prepare local key workers.Capt. Jonathan Harris, 14th Operations Support Squadron and Wing AFAF Project Officer, welcomed everyone and

  • Lebanese student conducts first ‘in seat’ A-29 flight

    A Lebanese A-29 Super Tucano pilot trainee, from the 81st Fighter Squadron, conducted the first ‘in seat’ training sortie March 22, 2017, here. The program, which began earlier this month, is designed to ensure the Lebanon air force receives the support and training needed to safely and effectively

  • Flight attendants visit Columbus

    Master Sgt. Bryan Pitman, 89th Operations Group Superintendent of Flight Attendant Retraining, briefs Airmen about the flight attendant career field March 15, 2017, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The flight attendant career field is recruiting First-Term Airmen and eligible NCOs for

  • Wills gives pilots four pieces of advice

    The Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, visited Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, to deliver the keynote address during Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-06’s graduation Mar. 10, 2017, at

  • 14th FTW Civil Engineer Squadron wins Environmental Hero award

    The 14th Flying Training Wing was awarded the Environmental Hero Award for being the top state/government recycler of the year from the Mississippi Recycling Coalition March 2 in the Capitol Rotunda. Col. James Fisher, 14th FTW Vice Commander; Col. Anthony Sansano, 14th FTW Mission Support Group

  • BLAZE Commons consolidates base functions

    After months of renovation, the base library building, now called the BLAZE Commons, recently opened for a few of its planned services. The Commons is now home to not only the library, but also several other 14th Force Support Squadron functions.  “The BLAZE Commons’ purpose is to consolidate some

  • Firefighters use training to save newborn

    Emergency responders train for any and all possibilities they might encounter on the job, whether they expect to run into these situations or not.  One such situation they are trained for is child birth, of which the 14th Civil Engineer Squadron Firefighters responded to the evening of Feb. 3 at