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  • First F-35 Lightning II SUPT slot received at Columbus AFB

    Assignment nights at Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training bases are where new pilots learn what aircraft they are destined to fly as they start their Air Force career. History was made at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, March 25, when the assignment night for SUPT Class 16-07 revealed the

  • ALS graduates future leaders

    Sixteen of Team BLAZE's enlisted Airmen graduated Airman Leadership School Class 16-3 March 24 at the Columbus Club.Three senior airmen received the class’s top honors.Senior Airman Karlyn Wilken, 14th Operations Support Squadron, received the John L. Levitow Award. Staff Sgt. Steven McCray, 14th

  • Columbus AFB hosts pilot for day

    Lt. Col. Kirby Ensser, 41st Flying Training Squadron Commander, places a name tape on Andrew McCall, Pilot for a Day program participant, before his exciting day in the life of a pilot March 28 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. McCall and his family learned about the base’s mission, visited

  • Columbus raises 129 percent of AFAF goal

    After four weeks of collecting generous donations, the 14th Flying Training Wing raised 129 percent of its $37,521 goal, raising $48,544.62.The Columbus Air Force Base Air Force Assistance Fund Campaign ran from Feb. 29 – March 25, which is less than previous years.“Team BLAZE, thank you for your

  • SOF Roadshow inspires student pilots

    Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi was the first stop for the Special Operation Forces Undergraduate Pilot Training Base Roadshow March 21-25. Among the aircraft visiting were one CV-22 Osprey from the 9th Special Operations Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, one MC-130J Commando II

  • Fire chiefs from local region meet at Columbus AFB

    Robert “Bunky” Goza, Monroe County Emergency Operations Director, speaks with William O’Meara, 14th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Inspector, during the Regional Fire Chief Meeting March 17 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Attendees came from several locations to meet. While they were on base

  • Team BLAZE teaches CAP students about Columbus, flying, safety

    Capt. Jason Greer, 14th Flying Training Wing Flight Safety Officer, briefs Columbus Air Force Base flying operations to over 40 Civil Air Patrol Cadets from the Tuscaloosa and Bessemer, Alabama, CAP Squadrons March 15 at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport. Greer was joined by Lt. Col. Nathan Smith,

  • Dental Assistants Recognition Week starts March 6

    This year’s Dental Assistants Recognition Week takes place March 6 - 12 and the American Dental Assistant Association’s theme for this week long celebration is, “Dental Assistants: Our mission is to serve, our passion is to care.” This celebration is to acknowledge the commitment and unique and

  • 2016 air show cancelled

    Despite the 14th Flying Training Wing’s efforts to secure an air show in 2016, Columbus Air Force Base announced Feb. 25 that there will not be a 2016 air show. Columbus Air Force Base sent representatives to the International Conference of Air Shows to compete for a headliner act such as the U.S.

  • Sumja tells CAFB pilot graduates ‘work is just getting started’

    Col. Timothy Sumja, 23rd Fighter Group Commander, spoke to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 16-05 during their graduation ceremony Feb. 19.During the ceremony Sumja started by thanking all the distinguished guests, and the graduate’s families.“For the families and spouses here today,