Jan. 25, 2019 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,
Dec. 21, 2018 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).
Oct. 19, 2018 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.
June 15, 2018 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
March 14, 2018 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.
Dec. 22, 2017 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.
Oct. 25, 2017 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.
Oct. 2, 2017 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.
