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  • Leadership structure is adaptable

    The topic of “leadership” is nothing new to the military environment, rather its basic structure is the foundation of success in various arenas. As creatures of habit, we tend to follow the typical hierarchical arrangement focused on lines of authority, communication, rights and duties of an

  • Columbus AFB to celebrate Air Force Birthday

    Columbus Air Force Base will celebrate the Air Force’s 70 years of excellence during this year’s Air Force Birthday Ball. This year’s ball will start at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Trotter Convention Center in Columbus, Mississippi.

  • AF selects 14,181 for promotion to staff sergeant

    Air Force officials have selected 14,181 senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant out of 32,006 eligible, a selection rate of 44.31 percent.The staff sergeant promotion list will be available on the Air Force Portal and myPers Aug. 24, at 8 a.m. CDT. Airmen will also be able to access their

  • Viewing the solar eclipse: 5 things to know

    Fellow BLAZE Team members, on Aug. 21 a perfect lineup of the sun, moon and Earth will be visible across North America from coast to coast for the first time in 38 years. One of the grandest and most fleeting natural spectacles known to humanity, this total solar eclipse is predicted to be the most

  • Autocross comes to Columbus AFB

    Seventeen autocross drivers from the Columbus, Mississippi, surrounding communities and states competed in several categories for fastest times on the flightline at Columbus Air Force Base Aug. 12-13.

  • Gosney reveals Economic Impact Report at BCC luncheon

    Col. Douglas Gosney, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, presented the fiscal year 2016 Economic Impact Report to the Base Community Council Aug. 11 during a luncheon at the Club on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.

  • Majkowski assumes command of 14th Medical Group

    Col. Douglas Gosney, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, passes the 14th Medical Group guidon to Col. Guy Majkowski, the new 14th MDG Commander. Majkowski's was the Commander of the 48th Medical Operations Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sharon