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  • Capt. Alisha Foster, 14th Flying Training Wing Equal Opportunity director, sings the national anthem while the Columbus Air Force Base Honor Guard presents the colors during the MLK Commemoration Breakfast Jan. 21, 2019, at the Trotter Convention Center in Columbus, Mississippi. The MLK Commemoration Breakfast is an annual community collaboration to honor Martin Luther King Jr. as a national day of service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Hannah Bean)

    Columbus AFB, local community honors MLK

    Members of the local community and Columbus Air Force Base attended a Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Breakfast at the Trotter Convention Center in Columbus, Mississippi, Jan. 21. To kick off the commemoration breakfast the Columbus AFB Honor Guard presented the colors as Capt. Alisha Foster, 14th Flying Training Wing Equal Opportunity director, sang the national anthem.
  • Mark Horning gives flowers to his wife Jean during his retirement Dec 18, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mary Crump)

    Mark Horning retires after 53 years of service

    It is not every day we get the opportunity to work with and learn from an employee whose career has spanned more than 50 years (29 years military service and 24 years civil service).
  • A 50 year pin service pun lays on a table August 13, 2018, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keith Holcomb)

    Civilian Airman continues to show dedicated service after 50 years

    Over 183,000 individuals who protect and serve the U.S. in the Air Force are civilian full-time, part-time, term, temporary, appropriated and non-appropriated fund Airmen.
  • Pvt. Bradley Reilly, heavy equipment operator, poses for his first official military photo at 18 years old in San Diego in1988. (Courtesy photo)

    Chief mentors Airmen: Their career field doesn’t define them

    “Once upon a time…I was indestructible. I feared no one and nothing. Every challenge was an opportunity to triumph, every roadblock an opportunity to crush and prevail by brute force alone. Every decision I ever made in my military career was exclusively aimed at getting myself closer and closer to the fight,” – Chief Master Sgt. Bradley Reilly
  • Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson is briefed by 2nd Maintenance Squadron Airmen during a tour at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 14, 2017. During the tour, Wilson reiterated the importance of readiness, modernization and innovation to remain the greatest Air Force in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mozer O. Da Cunha)

    Service Secretaries: People Are Most Important Part of DoD’s Success

    Speaking at a forum here March 12 on issues surrounding the president’s fiscal year 2019 defense budget request, the three service secretaries agreed that the Defense Department’s most crucial need is continued investment in people.
  • This graphic represents service members from around the world who participate in the Blended Military Retirement System.

    Blended Military Retirement System to take effect Jan. 1

    One of the most wide-reaching and significant changes to military pay and benefits over the last 70 years goes into effect Jan. 1, 2018, with the implementation of the Uniformed Services Blended Retirement System, known as BRS.
  • Edie Hyatt speaks with David Ross, 14th Medical Operations Squadron optometry technician, about the benefits retirees are able to utilize Oct. 20, 2017, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. There are many benefits retirees and beneficiaries may use on military installations, including access to the 14th MDG. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Holcomb)

    Retirees are shown base-wide appreciation

    Members of Columbus Air Force Base community showed retired veterans and their families how much they’re appreciated by dedicating their time and resources Oct. 20 at the Columbus Club.

  • Retired AF pilots welcomed back on active duty

    Retired Air Force pilots holding Air Force Specialty Code 11X are encouraged to apply for the Voluntary Retired Return to Active Duty Program in order to fill rated staff positions to help alleviate the existing manning shortages within the Air Force rated pilot community.
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