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  • 2015: A Year Revisited

    As we revisit the last 12 months of the 14th Flying Training Wing’s mission, it can be said without a doubt, it was a busy and fun filled year.   Perhaps at one point in time, we have all heard the old saying, “My, how time flies.” Well, 2015 is a shining reminder of how swiftly time passes,

  • 14th Flying Training Wing hosts Pilot for a Day

    Derrick James, 8-year-old Pilot for a Day participant, and 1st Lt. Adam King, 48th Flying Training Squadron Instructor Pilot, give a thumbs-up inside a T-1A Jayhawk Dec. 22 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. James and his family were paired with host instructor pilots from the 41st Flying

  • Tommy got a toy drone for Christmas, what’s next?

    The presents have been opened and the wrapping paper placed in the recycling bin. Tommy is anxious to get outside and fly the new “Invader 700” drone, complete with a 10 times zoom digital camera that sends immediate videos to your new iPad. Wow, you can’t wait to get out there with him and fly this

  • Team BLAZE gets to know Jack

    Team BLAZE members perform a skit titled “You don’t know Jack like I know Jack,” Dec. 10 in the Kaye Auditorium at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The skit detailed the criminal case of the fictional Senior Airman Jack Daniels, an Airman who stood accused of killing one and injuring another

  • A ‘Story’ of excellence

    Dr. Story Musgrave, Retired NASA Astronaut, entrepreneur, Marine Corps Crew Chief and neurosurgeon, visited Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 4 to speak to Team BLAZE on a broad spectrum of topics. Musgrave’s visit to Columbus AFB was made possible by the contributions of the 43rd Flying

  • Calhoun Community Center tours Columbus AFB

    Twelve students from Calhoun County Career and Technical Center in Calhoun City, Mississippi, watch as Senior Airman Kameron Scott, 14th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, fires the water cannon on one of the McAllister Fire Station fire trucks Dec. 2 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The

  • CCRI to evaluate Columbus AFB

    The Defense Information Systems Agency will conduct a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection of Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 14-18. The CCRI team evaluates the base’s cybersecurity posture and is mandated by the Department of Defense to ensure Air Force networks are effectively secured.

  • A team to fill two hats

    The 14th Flying Training Wing executes its mission to Produce Pilots, Advance Airmen and Feed the Fight every day. To ensure this continues to happen, the base and its Airmen need to be sure they are prepared for anything that comes their way. For the inspector generals’ office, this meant

  • Airmen attend 48th FTS reunion

    Eight 48th Flying Training Squadron crews from Columbus AFB recently traveled to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to take part in the annual 48th Squadron Reunion.