April 30, 2021 New 50th FTS commander steps up Lt. Col. Nathaniel Wilds relinquished command to the new incoming 50th Flying Training Squadron commander, Lt. Col. Paul Anderson during a change of command ceremony April 30, 2021.
May 9, 2020 Columbus AFB salutes local frontline heroes with flyovers In honor of the American heroes on the front lines battling the COVID-19 pandemic, Columbus Air Force Base provided dissimilar formation flyovers May 9 over several local communities in northeast Mississippi.
April 4, 2019 Scouts take part in 2-day camporee at Columbus AFB, connect with Team BLAZE Over 150 members of Scouts, Boy Scouts of America, visited and toured Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, to learn about various jobs in the military and the 14th Flying Training Wing’s mission March 29-31.
Jan. 25, 2019 Retired pilot, Columbus native climbs back into T-38 sim one more time Retired Lt. Col. James Cole, former T-38 Talon pilot and Columbus, Mississippi, native, was able to climb back into a T-38 simulator one more time during a visit to Columbus Air Force Base Jan. 16. Cole, now 85, met members of the 14th Operations Group and reminisced about his time as a pilot. He
Sept. 30, 2018 Air Force awards next-generation fighter and bomber trainer The Air Force awarded The Boeing Company a contract worth up to $9.2 billion for the Air Force's new training aircraft Sept. 27.
May 23, 2018 T-38 mishap at Columbus AFB, both pilots safe An Air Force T-38C Talon crashed at about 8:30 a.m. today in a remote area near Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.
March 14, 2018 AF, NATO works to address pilot shortage Pilot shortages, syllabus changes among topics discussed during the 75th meeting of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program Steering Committee at Sheppard Air Force Base that wrapped up March 9, 2018.
