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  • Team BLAZE motorcycle drivers attend safety briefings

    eam BLAZE motorcycle drivers gathered together in one of two safety briefings April 22 in the Kaye Auditorium at Columbus Air Force Base.                The Air Education and Training Command used the briefings to help push Airmen to be more vigilant with their driving habits and focused on several

  • Poirson hands 43rd FTS reigns to Drown

    Col. Charlan Poirson, 340th Flying Training Group Commander, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, passes the 43rd Flying Training Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Brent Drown, the new 43rd FTS Commander, during a change of command ceremony April 22 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force

  • Boster hands 48th FTS reigns to Gilliam

    Col. James Boster, 14th Operations Group Commander, passes the 48th Flying Training Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Charles Gilliam, the new 48th FTS Commander, during a change of command ceremony April 21 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Elizabeth Owens)

  • F-22s visit Team BLAZE

    An F-22 Raptor sits on the SAC ramp April 20 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Twelve F-22s from the 94th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, visited the 14th Flying Training Wing to generate interest in students to fly this airframe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class

  • New Honorary Commanders named, outbound recognized

    The 14th Flying Training Wing hosted an Honorary Commander reception April 19 at the Columbus Club. The reception was hosted to induct the wing’s newest Honorary Commanders into the program, and to recognize the outgoing commanders. Columbus Air Force Base prides itself on its good relations with

  • MSU students tour Columbus AFB

    Aerospace Engineering students from Mississippi State University got the chance to apply the concepts they learned in the classroom in a real-world environment during a tour April 12 on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.  The students started their tour off with a wing mission brief, detailing

  • Local car club chapter holds race on Columbus AFB

    The local Mississippi chapter of the Sports Car Club of America roared onto SAC ramp during a two-day Autocross event April 16-17 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The car racing event was open to all Columbus AFB Airmen as well as pre-registered off-base participants.  The Autocross is an

  • Doolittle Raiders honored during 74th anniversary at JBSA-Randolph

    The World War II Doolittle Raiders were honored during aceremony marking the 74th anniversary of their Tokyo raid April 18 at JointBase San Antonio-Randolph.On the same day, in 1942, Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy"Doolittle led a select team of 80 pilots, gunners, navigators and bombardiers asthey flew 16

  • Forecasters receive training on weather instruments

    The 14th Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight trained on forecasting instruments April 5 including the Tactical Meteorological Observing System at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The instrument helps provide weather information to forecasters so they can observe weather trends, take data