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  • Airmen help save family in car wreck

    What does a typical Sunday hold for an Airman? Wake-up, eat breakfast, drive to a friend’s house, and save a family of three from a vehicle wreck? This is not TV, that’s how two Team BLAZE Airmen spent their Sunday evening.Senior Airman Ramon Curtis, 14th Operations Support Squadron weather

  • Team BLAZE celebrates retired chief Conti’s 96th birthday

    Retired Chief Master Sgt. Ginio Conti, local veteran, celebrates his 96th birthday with Team BLAZE members and the local Knights of Columbus July 24 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Conti was also recognized for his outstanding service to the community. (Courtesy Photo)

  • Policy changes allow Airmen to retrain into special operations

    In a move to meet the high-demand signal for the Air Force’s Battlefield Airmen (BA), the service announced changes to retraining and cross-flow, outlined in a policy memorandum dated April 25.The changes allow Airmen to be released from their current jobs in the Air Force to cross-train into the

  • Birthday Airman wins $5000 at Birthday Ball Drawdown

    The Air Force Birthday Ball Drawdown is an annual event put on to raise money for the upcoming Birthday Ball. Among the many prizes available to participants to win are a TV, door prizes, gift cards and the grand prize of $5,000. This year’s grand prize was taken by Senior Airman Nick Candiano, 14th

  • Team BLAZE welcomes Gosney as new commander

    Team BLAZE welcomes Col. Douglas Gosney as the new 14th Flying Training Wing Commander at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.   Presiding officer Maj. Gen. James Hecker, 19th Air Force Commander, Joint Base San Antonio – Randolph, Texas, handed the guidon to Gosney during a change of command

  • Air Force changes utility allowance for privatized housing residents

    The Air Force revised its Utility Allowance policy to ensure quality on-base housing for military families and to continue to cover utility costs for the average energy consumer.  The revised policy will now be calculated using monthly meter readings with no buffer, instead of the five-year rolling

  • Lawrie takes 14th OG reigns

    Team BLAZE welcomes Col. Stan Lawrie as the 14th Operations Group Commander. Col. John Nichols, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, handed Lawrie the reigns during a change of command ceremony July 15 at the McAllister Fire Station.  The 14th OG conducts pilot training and Introduction to Fighter

  • Pokémon, Don’t

    Watch out! Everyone’s favorite game from the 90s is back, this time in form of a mobile phone application. That’s right, with Nintendo’s release of its new Pokémon Go mobile game, people across America are catching Pokémon fever again. Confused about how the game works? Well, Pokémon Go uses your

  • Nichols names his two Wingmen at dinner

    Col. John Nichols, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, center, stands on July 12 with Joey Bragg, left, and Mark Smith, right, the two newest Columbus Wingmen Award recipients at the Columbus Club on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The Columbus Wingman Award is an honorary designation that

  • Nichols emphasizes teamwork as final graduation speech

    At his very last Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Graduation, Col. John Nichols, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, spoke at SUPT Class 16-11’s graduation July 8 at the Kaye Auditorium. After his introduction by Col. James Boster, 14th Operations Group