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  • Be ready for tornadic weather

    Although tornado season is generally March through April, tornadoes can occur at any time of the year, as we learned last week when tornado warnings were issued for Columbus and the surrounding areas. But what exactly is a tornado warning? And what about tornado watches? A tornado WATCH is issued

  • Mississippi K-9 units perform joint explosives detection training

    Military Working Dog teams from Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, as well as K-9 units from throughout the state, met with the Federal Bureau of Investigations Feb. 16 to perform joint explosives detection training at Mississippi State University in Starkville. According to Special Agent Brandon

  • The Overrun opens for business

    At 10:30 a.m., the atmosphere in the building was electric. Staff checked the registers one last time while technicians finished hanging wall signs. Already the door was propped open, causing the smell of freshly-cooked wings to waft through the building. At 11 a.m. on Feb. 1, exactly nine months

  • Quarterly awards ceremony distinguishes great performers

    The 14th Flying Training Wing’s best of the best were showcased during the fourth quarterly awards ceremony Jan. 29 at the Columbus Club. The Team BLAZE fourth quarter award winners are:Airman of the Quarter: Senior Airman Hailey Conway, 14th Operations Support SquadronNCO of the Quarter: Tech. Sgt.

  • January Top 3 Spotlight

    Airman 1st Class Brittani Waddington, 14th Medical Operations Squadron, poses for a photo with members of the Top 3 Organization at the 14th Medical Group. Waddington was chosen for the January Top 3 Spotlight for not only excellent job performance, but demonstrating the whole Airman concept with

  • Nine enlisted Airmen promoted at ceremony

    Nine of Team BLAZE's enlisted Airmen were promoted during the enlisted promotion ceremony Jan. 29 at the Columbus Club.Promotees recognized at the ceremony were:Master Sgt. Amanda Savannah, 14th Wing Staff AgenciesTech Sgt. William Gray, 14th Operations Support Squadron Tech. Sgt. Amanda Khan, Det

  • Congratulations IFF Class 16-DBC

    The newest graduates of Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals pause for a photo Feb. 1 in the 49th Fighter Squadron on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The nine-week course begins with tactical formation flights and then introduces pilots and weapon system operators to basic fighter maneuvers

  • Art exhibit featured in Columbus Club

    Col. John Nichols, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, and Dianne James, 14th Mission Support Group Commander’s Secretary, view the art in the new art exhibit Feb. 1 in the Columbus Club on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The art currently featured is by Mississippi native Frances Hairston.

  • 19th Air Force Command Chief visits Columbus AFB

    Chief Master Sgt. Robert Boyer, 19th Air Force Command Chief, accompanied Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th AF Commander, Jan. 20-21, to spend time with Team BLAZE Airmen here. “Every time I visit Columbus I am very impressed with the people on this base,” Boyer said.  During his visit, he interacted

  • 19 AF/CC discusses future of airpower

    Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Robert Boyer, 19th AF Command Chief, visited Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Jan. 20-21 to speak with Airmen and community leaders, and see the 14th Flying Training Wing mission firsthand.  During an all call, Hecker