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  • Lowndes County burn ban caused by local area drought

    Due to the drought-induced high fire risk, Lowndes County is under a burn ban effective Sept. 30. A burn ban means there shall be no outdoor burning of any kind. Examples of thing not permitted are campfires, bonfires, fire pits, fire rings, burn barrels, debris burning, fireworks, field burning, or

  • Changes coming to Columbus Commissary

    Customers shopping at the Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Commissary will see a different store when the doors open Nov. 8.Changes patrons will see include upgraded freezer units, more aisles and new floor tiles. The renovations are scheduled to end in August 2017.“The chips and sodas room and

  • Barkley offers advice to SUPT Class 17-01

    The Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, visited Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-01’s graduation at Kaye Auditorium Oct. 28.Maj. Gen. James Barkley earned his

  • 19 AF leadership team visits CAFB

    Master Sgt. Rodney McInnis, Airman & Family Readiness Center noncommissioned officer in charge, speaks to Terrie Hecker, wife of Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force Commander, and other key spouses Oct. 21, 2016, at the A&FRC on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. McInnis spoke to the spouses

  • Columbus CFC begins

    The Combined Federal Campaign is something I hold value to. When I was 12 years old, my sister, who was 2 years old at the time, got very sick. After several days at the hospital, thinking that she just had the flu, she had a seizure. She was diagnosed with pneumococcal meningitis and was

  • Hecker tours Columbus AFB, flies T-38 sortie

    Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force Commander, poses for a photo with Maj. Caleb Campbell, 49th Fighter Training Squadron Instructor Pilot, Capt. Michael Mangano, 49th FTS IP, and 2nd Lt. Richard Scheff, 49th FTS student, Oct. 21, 2016, on the flight line on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.

  • Base Honor Guard: More than a bullet

    Every Airman that comes to Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, receives a brief from the First Term Airman Center about joining the Honor Guard. First-term Airmen are shown the capabilities and ceremonies done in Honor Guard and are told it is a great bullet, volunteer opportunity and looks great

  • Griffin Threatt gets to be “Pilot for a Day”

    Griffin Threatt, a 10-year-old from Clinton, Mississippi, and his family visited the base as part of the “Pilot For a Day” program. With the partnership of the Columbus-Lowndes Chamber of Commerce, children with life-long illnesses get a chance to experience a day with the Air Force custom-tailored

  • Flu shots available for Airmen

    Col. Douglas Gosney, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, receives a flu shot from Col. Imelda Reedy, 14th Medical Group Commander, Oct. 12 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Flu Shots are available for all active duty, dependents, and retirees during immunization hours. Members can come by