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Columbus Air Force Base

April 3, 2018
Active Duty? Enroll to continue TRICARE coverage after retirement

Retiring from active duty, whether a medical retirement or a regular retirement, is a significant life event. You should know before you retire which TRICARE programs best suit your and your family’s needs.
April 2, 2018
Air Force officer integrates into naval carrier ops

Air Force 1st Lt. Sean Duval, 33rd maintenance squadron maintenance operations officer, participated in a maintenance officer exchange program March 16-22 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Abraham Lincoln.
March 30, 2018
Happy Irby Golf Tournament swings success

The annual Happy Irby Golf Tournament held this year at the Lion Hills Columbus Country Club, Mississippi, took place March 26, raising money through player participation and local sponsors.
March 30, 2018
Goal-getter: Academy grad soccer player displays resiliency

From start to finish a marathon is 26.2 miles long, a 5k is roughly 3.1 miles long, and the average female step is only 2.2 feet in length. For 1st Lt. Hannah Ferrarini, 14th Force Support Squadron officer in-charge of Career Development here, taking life at 2.2 feet at a time was a necessity after
March 30, 2018
14th FTW Chapel helps strengthen Airmen’s faith

The Air Force has four pillars of Comprehensive Airmen Fitness; mental, social, physical and spiritual. The 14th Flying Training Wing Chapel team is here for all your spiritual needs.
March 23, 2018
Outdoor Recreation has all your summer needs

With summer just around the corner, it’s time to start planning activities. But before you do, check out the 14th Force Support Squadron’s Outdoor Recreation services.
March 23, 2018
Airman drops weight to join, gains confidence

Not everyone trains like a warrior, not everyone hits the minimum standards to complete basic training, not everyone can give up their bad habits for a cause greater than themselves, but the few who do go to great lengths to sacrifice comfort end up where they want to be.
March 22, 2018
72 hours: Cadet saves suicidal man, assists finding crashed plane

There’s a lot more to the Air Force Academy’s honor code than not lying, stealing or cheating and tolerating those who do.
March 20, 2018
19th Air Force experts transform flying training syllabi

It started with a homework assignment from the commander in June 2017.Maj. Gen. Patrick Doherty, 19th Air Force commander, asked his team to deliver a redesigned Undergraduate Pilot Training syllabi “that embraced common sense and held ideas from the leaders and instructor corps to produce more
March 16, 2018
“Smitty” Harris motivates 18-06 with his story

“It’s such a pleasure to be here today with you,” began retired Col. Carlyle “Smitty” Harris, former Vietnam War prisoner of war. “One of the things I like most is to be with and talk to those folks in blue suits.”