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  • Flag waved at MSU game for Military Appreciation Day

    Service members from active duty, guard, reserve and ROTC units around Mississippi wave a large American flag at the Mississippi State University football game Nov. 5, 2016. Nov. 5 is Military Appreciation Day and many service members came to watch the game free of charge. Among the events for

  • Thomas retires after 23 years of service

    Col. Imelda Reedy, 14th Medical Group Commander, presents Chief Master Sgt. Brandi Thomas, 14th MDG Superintendent, with her certificate of retirement Nov. 4 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Thomas served for 23 years in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sharon Ybarra)

  • Lowndes County burn ban caused by local area drought

    Due to the drought-induced high fire risk, Lowndes County is under a burn ban effective Sept. 30. A burn ban means there shall be no outdoor burning of any kind. Examples of thing not permitted are campfires, bonfires, fire pits, fire rings, burn barrels, debris burning, fireworks, field burning, or

  • Changes coming to Columbus Commissary

    Customers shopping at the Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Commissary will see a different store when the doors open Nov. 8.Changes patrons will see include upgraded freezer units, more aisles and new floor tiles. The renovations are scheduled to end in August 2017.“The chips and sodas room and

  • Barkley offers advice to SUPT Class 17-01

    The Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, visited Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-01’s graduation at Kaye Auditorium Oct. 28.Maj. Gen. James Barkley earned his

  • 19 AF leadership team visits CAFB

    Master Sgt. Rodney McInnis, Airman & Family Readiness Center noncommissioned officer in charge, speaks to Terrie Hecker, wife of Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force Commander, and other key spouses Oct. 21, 2016, at the A&FRC on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. McInnis spoke to the spouses

  • Columbus CFC begins

    The Combined Federal Campaign is something I hold value to. When I was 12 years old, my sister, who was 2 years old at the time, got very sick. After several days at the hospital, thinking that she just had the flu, she had a seizure. She was diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis and was

  • Hecker tours Columbus AFB, flies T-38 sortie

    Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force Commander, poses for a photo with Maj. Caleb Campbell, 49th Fighter Training Squadron Instructor Pilot, Capt. Michael Mangano, 49th FTS IP, and 2nd Lt. Richard Scheff, 49th FTS student, Oct. 21, 2016, on the flight line on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.

  • Base Honor Guard: More than a bullet

    Every Airman that comes to Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, receives a brief from the First Term Airman Center about joining the Honor Guard. First-term Airmen are shown the capabilities and ceremonies done in Honor Guard and are told it is a great bullet, volunteer opportunity and looks great