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  • Check Foreign Clearance Guide when planning foreign travel

    Are you looking to start your vacation and not sure where to start planning? If you’re active duty, the Department of Defense Foreign Clearance Guide should be your first stop. This document provides necessary information for aircraft international mission planning and execution, personnel travel to

  • MSU Air Force ROTC ‘takes off’ with top national honor

    (Editor’s note: This article is reprinted with the permission of Mississippi State University. The Mississippi State University Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment is a geographically separated unit of the 14th Flying Training Wing.)STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State University’s Air Force

  • AOP members receive UEI IG recognition

    Col. Jerry Gonzalez, Air Education and Training Command Inspector General Chief of Inspection Division, gives a coin to Staff Sgt. Dawn Edwards, 14th Medical Operations Squadron Aerospace Operational Physiology flight chief, Jan. 30, 2017, in recognition of her efforts during the Unit Effectiveness

  • AFRC is one-stop shop for Team BLAZE benefits

    Mark Horning, Airman and Family Readiness Center Director, speaks to Patricia Cole, U.S. Navy retired captain, before the Marketing Yourself for a Second Career brief Jan. 17, 2017, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The AFRC should be the first stop for information on the surrounding area

  • UEI members arrive at Columbus AFB

    Air Education and Training Command Inspector General members for the Unit Effectiveness Inspection arrive Jan. 23, 2017, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. During their visit they assessed the four Major Graded Areas of how the 14th Flying Training Wing executes the mission, manages resources,

  • Plescha outlines three pieces of advice

    Col. Franz Plescha, U.S. Air Force retired, visited Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, as the guest speaker for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-04’s graduation ceremony Jan. 20, 2017, at Kaye Auditorium.  Plescha currently works for Booz Allen Hamilton and resides in Orlando,

  • AETC’s 75th Anniversary and the birth of a professional Air Force

    On Jan. 23, 2017, Air Education and Training Command celebrates its 75th anniversary — a date much more important in our nation’s heritage than a simple mark in time. Jan. 23, 1942, proved to be the birth of a professional Air Force – men and women precisely selected and trained to fly, fight and

  • Columbus AFB Fitness Center home to bodybuilding Airmen

    Being fit to fight is not only a requirement for Airmen, but is also an important part of maintaining a healthy body.  Some Airmen at Columbus Air Force Base like to take their fitness to the next level. A select few of Team BLAZE recently competed at various bodybuilding competitions in different

  • Columbus community gathers for Day of Giving

    Members from all over the Columbus community came together Jan. 16 to host the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast and Day of Giving at the Trotter Convention Center. The event began at 8 a.m. and featured keynote speaker Judge Carlton Reeves of the Southern District of Mississippi. Members from

  • Natural gas public awareness program

    Everyone in our community should be familiar with natural gas, but some may not realize natural gas utilities receive from natural gas pipeline systems. The purpose for these underground energy portals is to safely transport this vital fuel to heat homes and power businesses and service