News

April 25, 2018
Columbus AFB hosts one-day air show

The 2018 Wings Over Columbus Open House and Air and Space Show was held April 21, here, providing roughly 21,000 people with hours of aerobatic acts and many static displays from the Air Force’s current inventory.
March 2, 2018
Columbus AFB tells children they are ‘Too Good for Drugs’

Children from West Lowndes and Columbus High Schools participated in a Too Good for Drugs program Feb. 23 here to promote a healthier lifestyle.
Jan. 26, 2018
CAFB hosts Commander’s New Year Reception

Col. Douglas Gosney, 14th Flying Training Wing Commander, along with commanders at all levels hosted the Commander’s New Year Reception Jan. 20 at the Columbus Club here.Members of Team BLAZE and the local community were invited to hear the accomplishments the base made during 2017 and a peak of
Sept. 29, 2017
Base, community emergency management teams build stronger bonds

Thirty-nine representatives from 21 base functions and 15 community, county, regional and state organizations gathered during the Regional Emergency Planning Committee Icebreaker Event Sept. 26 at the Columbus Event Center here.
July 28, 2017
Supreme Court Justice shares WWII POW story

Columbus Air Force Base hosts a Base Community Council luncheon Aug. 11 to release its Fiscal Year 2016 Economic Impact Report and to hear a presentation about local World War II prisoners of war by Chief Justice Sharon Lee of the Tennessee Supreme Court.