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  • The Air Force Employee Assistance Program has relaunched with a new phone number, 1-866-580-9078, and new website, www.AFPC.af.mil/EAP. The program will provide the same services and same access to care provided in the past with continued access 24/7 via telephone, website or in-person. (Courtesy graphic)

    AF relaunches Employee Assistance Program

    The Air Force Employee Assistance Program has relaunched with a new phone number and website. The program will provide the same services as it did in the past, and at no cost. It may be accessed 24/7 by all Air Force civilian personnel (APF and NAF), Guard/Reserve and family members.
  • Col. Stephen Hodge, 314th Airlift Wing commander, delivers a speech at the graduation ceremony of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-04/05, Dec. 13, 2019, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Hodge referenced Air Force heroes such as Col. John Boyd and Lt. Col. William Boyd Jr. during his speech. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Davis Donaldson)

    Airlift wing commander galvanizes graduates with speech

    Col. Stephen Hodge, 314th Airlift Wing commander, delivered an inspirational speech at the graduation ceremony for Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-04/05 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 13.
  • Bags and tins of cookies sit along the T-6 Texan II step desk during the Columbus Spouses Club Cookie Drive Dec. 17, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Donations and other support were provided by Columbus community members and local businesses as well as base community members, providing nearly 700 dozen cookies to Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bean)

    Cookie Drive spreads holiday cheer across Columbus AFB

    Members of the Columbus Spouses Club sorted and bagged nearly 700 cookies Dec. 16 and then teamed up with 14th Flying Training Wing first sergeants to deliver cookies to Airmen across Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 17.
  • Families wait in line for face painting during Breakfast with Santa in the Columbus Club Dec. 14, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. A variety of options were available to choose from, including mermaid, ice princess, dragon, and so many more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bean)

    Families, friends celebrate with Santa Claus

    Families wait in line for face painting during Breakfast with Santa in the Columbus Club Dec. 14, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. A variety of options were available to choose from, including mermaid, ice princess, dragon, and so many more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Hannah Bean)
  • Four Airmen walk in front of a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 10, 2019, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The C-17 measures 174 feet long (53 meters) with a wingspan of 169 feet, 10 inches (51.75 meters). (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Davis Donaldson)

    Team BLAZE given opportunity to explore variety of airframes during fly-in

    Airmen from several major commands flew in a variety of aircraft to Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, Dec. 10 to show and inform members of Team BLAZE about their missions.
  • Elves walk toward a T-1 Jayhawk to greet Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus Dec. 3, 2019, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. The Clauses landed, then greeted families at the 14th Flying Training Wing Base Operations Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Davis Donaldson)

    Team BLAZE welcomes Santa, celebrates holiday season

    Team BLAZE kicked off the holiday season with Santa’s T-1A Jayhawk arrival followed by a tree lighting ceremony Dec. 3 on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.
  • Instructor pilots, RAPCON and tower controllers from Columbus Air Force Base interacting with monitors in a training room Nov. 22, 2019, at the Memphis Center, Tenn. 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 Airmen 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)

    Columbus AFB Airmen and Memphis Center connect

    Instructor Pilots from the 37th, 41st, 48th and 50th Flying Training Squadron's joined Columbus Air Force Base’s Air Traffic Controllers on a trip to the Memphis Center in Memphis, Tennessee, Nov. 22, 2019.
  • Lt. Col. J. Robert Dowd, Civil Air Patrol wing commander in Mississippi, was met by Col. L.C. Mallory, Columbus Army Air Field commanding officer, and a group of local CAP members when he landed at the Columbus Base to visit the city and address the Kiwanis Club at the Hotel Gilmer. (Left to right) Ida Billups (Ward), first female to make a solo flight with the Columbus Unit of CAP; Col. Mallory; Lt. Col. Dowd; Lt. Ralph Webb, CAP squadron commander in the district, and Sgts. Jack Parker and Billy Furr of the Columbus CAP squadron. (Photo courtesy of Civil Air Patrol)

    Civil Air Patrol dynamic mission in homeland security

    The operations of the Civil Air Patrol started 78 years ago in 1941 on Dec. 1, and their mission continues as the U.S. Air Force’s official auxiliary force with detachments across the nation.
  • Col. Clinton ZumBrunnen, 437th Airlift Wing commander at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, gives a speech at the graduation ceremony of Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-03 Nov. 15, 2019, at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. During his speech, he told the graduates a story about retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dan Powers, a former squadron leader of the 118th Military Police Company, and how an aircrew’s skillful tactics helped save his life. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Davis Donaldson)

    Airlift wing commander delivers inspiring story to SUPT 20-03 graduates

    Col. Clinton ZumBrunnen, 437th Airlift Wing commander at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, spoke to the Air Force’s newest aviators during Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 20-03’s graduation ceremony Nov. 15, on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.
  • Members of Team BLAZE talk to Retiree Appreciation Day guests in front of a T-6 Texan II Nov. 14, 2019, on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. During the event, retirees were treated with a free lunch buffet, raffle prizes, a medical expo and free flu shots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Jacobsen)

    Columbus AFB honors retirees during appreciation day

    Members of Team BLAZE and the Columbus, Mississippi, came together Nov. 14 during the base’s Retiree Appreciation Day to focus on military retirees in the local area and show them some gratitude.
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