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  • Gosney discusses upcoming events at all call

    Col. Douglas Gosney, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, held three all calls May 23, 2017, in the Kaye Auditorium here.Gosney first acknowledged and presented awards Airmen assigned to Columbus AFB have recently won. He emphasized two Air Education Training Command awards in particular, both of

  • Club membership program changes have arrived

    The Air Force club membership program will change by disbanding the club credit card system and switching to an electronic membership program in June 2017. The new program allows members to access the Air Force Club Member Portal, which lets them access club events in real-time. When asked to

  • Memorial Day ceremony honors CAFB graduate

    Though the day was bright and warm, the crowd was quiet and somber during a Memorial Day ceremony at Gene Smith Plaza in front of the wing headquarters building here May 25, 2017.

  • Columbus bids farewell to MWD Rex

    After five years, or 37 dog years of Active Duty military service, Military Working Dog Rex retired May 17, 2017, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.

  • Columbus Air Force Base observes Police Week

    Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi observed the 2017 Police Week, May 14 – 20, 2017, to honor Security Forces, the Defenders, who work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, rain or shine to keep the base safe and secure from all threats.

  • Controlled burn at Shuqualak

    The pine tree stands surrounding the auxiliary airfield at Shuqualak were burned April 1, 2017. This was a controlled burn conducted by the US Forest Service through the Air Force Wildland Fire Center. Controlled burning is any fire intentionally ignited to meet specific land management objectives.

  • Honor Guard spends time with elderly

    Senior Airman Jeremiah Necaise, Senior Airman Johnathan Rosales, Airman 1st Class Camren Smith, Tech. Sgt. Damon Snead, Columbus Air Force Base Honor Guard members and The Honorable Robert Smith, Mayor of Columbus and Columbus AFB Wingman, pose for a photo May 15, 2017, at the Windsor Retirement

  • Bat survey

    In 2015, an endangered species of Indiana bat was found in Northeast Mississippi. The range of the bat would include an area extending to Hwy. 82 and includes Columbus Air Force Base. During the 2015 annual review of the Columbus AFB Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan, the US Fish and

  • Rainy days don’t stop Team BLAZE

    Weather can be tricky to predict and it takes highly trained professionals to read the signs and make the call to fly or not to fly.