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Columbus Air Force Base

March 14, 2019
IFF: Where fighter pilots begin their careers

Before pilots step into fighter aircraft, they must go through Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals.
March 14, 2019
PTN innovations move to undergraduate pilot training

Beginning May 31, 2019, flying training wings across Air Education and Training Command will formally begin integrating innovations from Pilot Training Next into the undergraduate pilot training curriculum, 19th Air Force officials announced at the PTN Technology Expo held March 12-13.
March 8, 2019
Paving operations to affect parking in BX, Commissary areas starting March 18

Beginning March 18, the parking lots for the Base Exchange and Commissary on Columbus Air Force Base will undergo a three-phase repaving plan. It's being completed in three phases in order to accommodate continued access for shoppers. The estimated completion date is projected to be the end of July
March 8, 2019
Hub of the Kortiz Clinic: The 14th MDSS pharmacy

Each year 109,000 prescriptions are written for over 18,000 beneficiaries, and each week roughly 1,500 patients seen by the 14th Medical Support Squadrons pharmacy technicians.
March 8, 2019
Team BLAZE connects with students during MSU’s Engineering Day

Several members from Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, showcased new innovative technology, the 14th Flying Training Wing is using to revolutionize pilot training, to high school students March 4 at Mississippi State University’s Engineering Day.
March 1, 2019
AETC Command Chaplain delivers final military sermon at Columbus AFB

Chaplain (Col.) Doug Slater, Air Education and Training Command chaplain, from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, delivered his final sermon of his Air Force career Feb. 24 to attendees at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.
March 1, 2019
Weatherington visits CAFB

Maj. Gen. Mark Weatherington, deputy commander of Air Education and Training Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, spoke to Airmen from across Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Feb. 20, 2019, about wing, group, squadron, and individual unit performance and some of their hurdles.
March 1, 2019
Day or night: Weather flight keeps Airmen safe

Mississippi weather is known to have spontaneous or seemingly odd weather patterns that gives the 14th Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight challenges to overcome.
Feb. 28, 2019
McGinnis named 2018 Air Force Emergency Manager of the Year

Master Sgt. Kevin McGinnis, 14th Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness and Emergency Management Flight superintendent, was recently awarded the 2018 Air Force Emergency Manager of the Year in the military category.
Feb. 22, 2019
PACAF commander speaks at SUPT Class 19-06

The Air Force gained 22 highly trained aviators following Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 19-06’s graduation Feb. 15 on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.