News

  • SEARCH graduates pave the way

    COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. – Columbus Air Force Base, Lowndes County School District and the Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS) came together to work with a group called Project SEARCH to give students with disabilities an opportunity to gain work experience.

  • 14th MDG sharpens skills with 223rd Engineer Battalion

    The 14th Medical Group (MDG) partnered with soldiers from the 223rd Engineer Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, to carry out a joint readiness exercise May 18, 2023. The exercise focused on refining casualty evacuation abilities and familiarizing Airmen with medical contingency operations

  • Care Beyond Duty; A road to recovery

    U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Jessica Derhammer, 14th Force Support Squadron Customer Support section chief, was selected to represent Team Air Force at the 2023 Warrior Games Challenge at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California in June.

  • AETC commander takes closer look at Columbus AFB missions

    Lt. Gen. Brian Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command, visited Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, with his wife, Maureen and took a closer look at how members of the 14th Flying Training Wing train world class pilots May 1-2, 2023.

  • Not Just in April

    During the month of April, communities came together across the nation and here, to promote sexual assault awareness and address the fact that sexual assault can occur anytime, anywhere and to anyone, including online.

  • Remembrance; A promise kept

    A Remembrance Ceremony for U.S. Air Force Maj. David Brodeur was held at Columbus Air Force Base, on Jan. 5, 2022. During this time of remembrance, the 50th Flying Training Squadron wanted to follow through on a promise made by Brodeur to Tech. Sgt. Joseph Cannada, 14th Flying Training Wing Client

  • Air Force deactivates 81 FS

    After nearly a decade, the 81st Fighter Squadron has closed its doors after a deactivation ceremony here, Dec. 6, 2022. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Michael Raabe, 81st Fighter Squadron commander, relinquished command of the 81st FS. To signify the deactivation, Raabe, along with Col. Alexander

  • Beating the odds; a T-6 story

    Military aviators step into the cockpits of numerous aircraft throughout their careers, though the odds of those aircraft from their past being together again at the same time and in the same place are low, they are never zero.