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Columbus Air Force Base

Sept. 27, 2017
AF expands Career Intermission Program opportunities

The Air Force has changed the Career Intermission Program to expand participation opportunities for Airmen from one application window each year to three. In addition, Airmen with humanitarian circumstances may submit out-of-cycle CIP applications, as can dual-military married Airmen when a join
Sept. 22, 2017
Columbus AFB holds AF 70th Anniversary Ball

Columbus Air Force Base celebrated the Air Force's 70th Birthday and CAFB's 75th Anniversary on Friday, Sept. 15, during the Air Force Birthday Ball at the Trotter Convention Center in Columbus, Miss.
Sept. 22, 2017
National Preparedness Month: Tornadoes biggest threat to Columbus AFB

National Preparedness Month is drawing to a close. However, this does not mean preparations need to end. Hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, and many more disasters can and still occur at any given moment.
Sept. 20, 2017
Columbus Airmen work as team to finish Air Force Marathon

Several service members and their families from Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, participated in the Air Force Marathon Sept. 16 at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Sept. 20, 2017
AETC commander discusses Continuum of Learning, Force Development at AFA

Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, Air Education and Training Command commander, speaks to a standing-room only crowd about the redesigned Continuum of Learning at the Air Force Association's Air Space and Cyber Conference Tuesday, in which Airmen were invited to take part and ask questions about how the
Sept. 19, 2017
From Philippines to AF finance office

The U.S. Air Force provides it’s Airmen with a sustainable job, career growth and development, educational benefits, and for some members it’s a gateway to American citizenship.
Sept. 18, 2017
Happy Birthday Air Force

Team BLAZE-Happy 70th Birthday to you and your UNITED STATES AIR FORCE! The world as we know it was forever changed on a historic December morning in 1903, as two brothers successfully controlled and sustained a 12-second flight. Four years later, America was introduced to its first Airmen, 18
Sept. 18, 2017
Master sergeants to use 2015 promotion study guide for testing

Master sergeants testing for promotion in the 18E8 promotion cycle will use the 2015 versions of Air Force Handbook 1 and professional development guide as study reference material, effective immediately.
Sept. 15, 2017
Columbus AFB Honor Guard leads the way

The Columbus Air Force Base Honor Guard’s overall mission is to render military honors to fallen active-duty Airmen and veterans. This requires a group of sharp and precise Airmen.
Sept. 14, 2017
Moody AFB evacuated 21 A-10s to Columbus AFB

In order to avoid possible damage from Hurricane Irma, 21 A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 75th Fighter Squadron and a HC-130J Combat King II evacuated from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, and began arriving here Sept. 8; the HC-130J was transporting aircrew.