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Controller commemorated with 40 years of ATC

(Back Row, Left to Right) Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Walter Boltwood, Radar Approach Control (RAPCON) controller, Ret. U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Albert Bordelon, Boltwood’s prior co-worker, Ret. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Fredrick Sumner, Boltwood’s prior co-worker and (Front) Mrs. Aimee Boltwood, Boltwood’s wife, pose for a photo on January 7, 2020, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. One of the primary reasons Boltwood stayed at Columbus AFB was because his son was attending school in Lowndes County at the time. (Courtesy photo)
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ATC Tower’s first CT rated Airmen

Senior Airman Nico Buonsanto, 14th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Controller, moves flight strips while in the new Tower Coordinator position August 4, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Columbus AFB Air Traffic Control Tower leadership developed and implemented the new Tower Coordinator (CT) position, effective June 1, 2020, splitting the duties and responsibilities of the overtasked Flight Data (FD) position. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keith Holcomb)
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ATC Tower’s first CT rated Airmen

Senior Airman Miranda Fisher, 14th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Controller, poses for a photo August 4, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The new Tower Coordinator position is vital in ensuring even safer and overall improved communication between controllers and from the tower to the pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Keith Holcomb)
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Best in the Air Force: Columbus AFB Airfield Ops hard work recognized

Senior Airman Jonathan Coffee, 14th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic controller, organizes and keeps track of aircraft in the Radar Approach Control room April 22, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The Radar Approach Control is responsible for controlling both military and civilian traffic in the Columbus assigned airspace, which serves 13 civilian and two military airfields. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)
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Best in the Air Force: Columbus AFB Airfield Ops hard work recognized

Staff Sgt. Glen Simmons, 14th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic controller, keeps track of aircraft in and out of the airspace April 22, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Tower personnel are responsible for ensuring the safe and orderly control of aircraft on the airfield and in the immediate surrounding airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)
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Best in the Air Force: Columbus AFB Airfield Ops hard work recognized

Senior Airman James McMillan, 14th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic controller, watches a T-6 Texan II taxi out from the Control tower April 22, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Columbus AFB is one of the busiest bases for Air Traffic Controllers with the average upgrade training time for Tower trainees being ten months and for RAPCON trainees is one year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)
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Best in the Air Force: Columbus AFB Airfield Ops hard work recognized

Staff Sgt. Dylan Fivecoate, 14th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic controller, sits at his desk monitoring aircraft in the Radar Approach Control room April 22, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The RAPCON, Tower, and Airfield Management sections work closely with base aircraft and coordinate with other base agencies to keep the airfield at a high level of readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)
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Prior Columbus AFB air traffic controller now manages 1 of busiest control centers in US

Former Airman 1st Class Dino Hall, a prior Columbus Air Force Base Air Traffic Controller, poses for a photo. Hall was recently appointed to the position of Air Traffic Manager on July 7, 2019, at Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) in Aurora, Illinois and attributes his training at Columbus AFB to his ascension within the Federal Aviation Administration. (Courtesy photo)
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Columbus’s new command chief integrates into wing mission

Chief Master Sgt. Trevor James, 14th Flying Training Wing command chief, examines the work bench of Radar, Airfield and Weather Systems Airmen, Jan. 16, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The RAWS unit supports base and regional radar equipment, operates ground-to-air radios and weather systems that support Air Traffic Control, the National Weather Service and command and control across the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)
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Columbus’s new command chief integrates into wing mission

Chief Master Sgt. Trevor James, 14th Flying Training Wing command chief, tours the air traffic control tower, Jan. 16, 2020, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The tower Control, and Radar Approach Control sections work closely with base aircraft and coordinate with other base agencies to keep the airfield at a high level of readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)
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