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  • 14 FTW Commander Hosts New Year Community Reception

    Col. Douglas Gosney, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, kicked 2017 off with a community reception for his Wingman, Honorary Commanders, Military Affairs Committee members and key government and civic leaders Jan. 7 at the Columbus Club. In addition, he invited all the 14th FTW group and squadron

  • Local brothers part of modern air refueling, aviation revolution birth

    With over 1,200 officers and Airmen, the 186th Air Refueling Wing in Meridian, Mississippi, is made of mostly traditional guardsmen who live and work throughout Mississippi and surrounding states. The 186th’s unique story began with two brothers from Meridian, Mississippi, in the midst of the great

  • FY 17 NDAA impact on Airmen

    The approval of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 provides a number of changes for Airmen, retirees, and families, to include stabilizing readiness and end strength, improving pilot retention, modernizing compensation and benefits and enhancing transparency in the

  • Bomb Wing vice charges newest graduates

    Col. Brandon Parker, Vice Commander, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, visited Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 17-03’s graduation at Kaye Auditorium Dec. 16, 2016. Parker assists the 2nd BW Commander in providing for the

  • Purchasing, installing, managing software licenses

    Compliance with software licensing requirements is mandatory by United States Code, Department of Defense, and Air Force instructions. To ensure that Columbus Air Force Base and all subordinate units comply with these requirements, strict controls have been put in place. Procedures on how to

  • Recycling Center after hours deposit slots now available

    The Recycling Center now has deposit slots for common recyclable items such as metals, plastics, white papers, glass and cardboard at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Other recyclables such as used oil, electronics and batteries should be brought in during normal business hours 6 a.m. – 3 p.m.

  • Team BLAZE lights Christmas Tree

    Team BLAZE families watch as the lights on the Christmas tree in front of the base chapel is lit up Dec. 13, 2016, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The evening began at Base Ops where Santa arrived via a T-1A Jayhawk aircraft and rode in a firetruck to the Base Chapel, where he watched the

  • Airmen show support with blood donation

    Tammie Berry, Mississippi Blood Services, prepares to draw a donation from Staff Sgt. Viviana Chalfonte, 14th Medical Operations Squadron Force Health Management noncommissioned officer in-charge, Dec. 9, 2016, at a blood drive on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. MBS is a non-profit blood

  • 14th SFS, local law enforcement strengthen ties with joint DUI training

    Local Police Department officers and 14th Security Forces Squadron Defenders participated in a Joint DUI Training Dec. 6 – 8, 2016, at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Tech. Sgt. Nathan Sullivan, 14th SFS NCO In-Charge of Standardization and Evaluation, said the training’s purpose was