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  • Home Use Program offers affordable programs

    Microsoft’s Home Use Program makes software affordable to eligible members of the Air Force and their families. Users interested in purchasing either Microsoft Office Professional 2016 for Windows or Office Home & Business for Mac can obtain the software for as little as $9.95 through HUP for the

  • Columbus community celebrates freedom with Fireworks on the Water

    Danika Portz, pop and country music singer, performs at the 2016 Fireworks on the Water July 1 at the Stennis Lock and Dam in Columbus, Mississippi. Portz performance lasted until the firework show started after dusk. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class John Day)

  • Baggott takes command of 14th MDSS

    Col. Imelda Reedy, 14th Medical Group Commander, passes the 14th Medical Support Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Jennifer Baggott, the new 14th MDSS Commander, during a change of command ceremony July 1 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Melissa Doublin)

  • July issue of Airman magazine now available

    The July issue of Airman magazine is now available to download and is viewable through a web browser. In the cover story, titled “Arctic Vigil,” you’ll go behind the scenes with the 176th Air Defense Squadron and the Combat Alert Cell of F-22 Raptors that monitor the sovereign airspace around Alaska

  • Columbus set to celebrate with Fireworks on the Water

    Fireworks on the Water returns to Columbus to celebrate Independence Day at the Stennis Lock and Dam in a patriotic salute to our nation’s history.The event is free and open to the public thanks to support and contributions from the community and Columbus Air Force Base.Although fireworks are the

  • Purchasing, installing, and managing software licenses

    Compliance with software licensing requirements is mandatory by U.S. Code, Department of Defense, and Air Force instructions.  To ensure Columbus Air Force Base and all subordinate units comply with these requirements, strict controls have been put in place. Procedures on how to acquire, install,

  • Jokinen takes command of 14th CES

    Col. Anthony Sansano, 14th Mission Support Group Commander, passes the 14th Civil Engineer Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. David Jokinen, the new 14th CES Commander, during a change of command ceremony June 28 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sharon Ybarra)

  • Offerman earns Below the Zone

    Chief Master Sgt. Rita Felton, 14th Flying Training Wing Command Chief, left, and Col. John Nichols, 14th FTW Commander, left, hand Airman 1st Class Ryan Offerman, 14th Civil Engineer Squadron Firefighter, his Below the Zone certificate June 27 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. BTZ is the

  • Team BLAZE color the community during fourth annual run

    Participants in the fourth annual Color Run celebrate the completion of the race by throwing the remaining chalk colors into the air June 25 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Over 240 participants from the base and local community participated in the Color Run 5k or two-mile run where they

  • CAP members tour Team BLAZE facilities

    Civil Air Patrol cadets pause on the flightline for a photo with the T-1A Jayhawk and T-38C Talon June 27 Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. CAP members toured the base visiting various areas including the Air Traffic Control tower, the enlisted dorms, the aerospace physiology flight, the