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  • Airmen attend Heroes at Home event

    More than 100 Airmen from Columbus Air Force Base attended a financial education event, Heroes at Home, June 2 at the Kaye Auditorium on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.The event taught the attendees the importance of building a good credit score, saving for retirement, creating a savings fund

  • Romanian Air Chief tours the base

    Maj. Gen. Laurian Anastasof, Chief of the Air Staff Romanian air force, stands with Maj. Gabriel Andruseac and Capt. Ramon Balan, Romanian Pilots, after a Course Completion Ceremony in Faulkner Auditorium during his visit May 25 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The Romanian MiG-21 pilots

  • Safety brief teaches not to text, drive

    Master Sgt. Jean-Phillipe Guindon, 14th Communications Squadron Operations Flight Superintendent, volunteers to play a texting and driving game during a safety brief to demonstrate the dangers it can evoke May 26 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The brief was one of three held on base to

  • Team BLAZE honors fallen warriors with retreat ceremony

    Airmen and civilians gather around Smith Plaza for the Memorial Day Retreat Ceremony May 26 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kaleb Snay)

  • Team BLAZE congratulates MSgt selects

     Eighteen 14th Flying Training Wing Airmen were selected for promotion to master sergeant May 25.The master sergeant selects are:Charles Akujobi, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Squadron, University of MississippiSylvia Allen, 14th Operations Support SquadronDustin Ashmore, 14th OSSMickey Barton,

  • B-1 visits Team BLAZE for static displays, briefings

    Team BLAZE personnel view a B-1 static display during the B-1 roadshow May 23 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The aircraft arrived from Dyess AFB, Texas. During the roadshow, two briefings were also given on its capabilities in Phillips Auditorium. (U.S. Air Force photo/Elizabeth Owens)

  • Road construction starts June 1

    Columbus Air Force Base is scheduled to undergo two roadway construction projects in June. Starting June 1, perimeter road from Independence Avenue to the north gate are closed for approximately two months. Independence Avenue construction begins June 6 for approximately three weeks. Construction

  • Perraut gives five key pieces of advice to new pilots, officers

    Maj. Gen. Richard Perraut Jr., U.S. Air Force retired, was the guest speaker for the Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 16-09 graduation ceremony here May 20.Before highlighting in depth five pieces of advice every officer and pilot should be using, he reminisced about his career as a