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  • Team BLAZE celebrates Green Dot with interactive tree

    Daisy Jones-Brown, 14th Flying Training Wing Green Dot Coordinator, sets up an interactive Christmas tree representing the Green Dot program Dec. 2, 2016, in the Wing Headquarters building at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Members can read a red dot and choose a green dot to set over it based

  • 14th MDG garners nine AETC awards

    The 14th Medical Group at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi received nine Air Education Training Command level awards Dec. 6, 2016. Awards ranged from individual to group-wide awards and from enlisted to officer awards. Award recipients are listed below: 14th MDG - AETC's Best Ambulatory Clinic

  • Gosney family leads Columbus Christmas Parade

    Representing the 2,479 men and women of Columbus Air Force Base, Col. Doug Gosney, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, and his wife, Beth, led the Columbus Christmas Parade in a horse drawn carriage piloted by Willie Shumpert and Becky Laughlin Dec. 6, 2016 at Main Street. Columbus Air Force Base

  • Volunteers gather cookie donations for junior Airmen

    Team BLAZE volunteers bag cookies donated by the base populace in the youth center Dec. 5 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The cookies were bagged and given to Airmen residing in the dormitories as part of the Airman Holiday Cookie Drive. (U.S. Air Force photo by Elizabeth Owens)

  • AFW2 provides recovery, transition for warriors

    Imagine waking up alone in a hospital bed, not aware of your surroundings, and a pit of fear overcomes you within seconds as you ask, “What happened? How did I get here?”  If an Airman woke up tomorrow and realized they were hospitalized after an incident that amputated a limb or worse, their

  • AETC launches Innovation Challenge

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxNDYHl2wZQThe AETC Innovation Challenge launches across the command today and continues through February 2017. AETC members are encouraged to submit innovative ideas for awards.“Every day, Airmen across our command find innovative ways to employ resources and get the

  • Hover meets Team BLAZE enlisted

    Chief Master Sgt. Johnathan Hover, 14th Flying Training Wing Command Chief, spoke to junior enlisted Airmen, noncommissioned officers and senior noncommissioned officers during his first enlisted all-calls on base Nov. 29, 2016, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The chief introduced himself,

  • Former Columbus graduate emphasizes foundation

    The Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command Deputy Director of Operations visited Team BLAZE as the guest speaker for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-02’s graduation Nov. 18, 2016, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Col. John Cline began by thanking the audience for

  • Enlisted Airmen enjoy ‘Dormsgiving’ dinner

    Enlisted Airmen who reside in the dorms enjoy a home-cooked meal Nov. 17, 2016, at the chapel annex on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Base private organizations banded together with Team BLAZE leadership to donate, prepare and serve a Thanksgiving meal to Airmen who may not get to return home

  • Wounded Warriors teach resiliency to Team BLAZE

    Two retired master sergeants participating in the U.S. Air Force Wounded Warrior Program visited Team BLAZE to speak of the importance of resiliency Nov. 15 - 18 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Chris Aguilera and Lisa Hodgden spoke about their traumatic experiences, the resiliency they