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  • Columbus SUPT integrates tablets into mission

    Columbus Air Force Base is the first base in Air Education and Training Command to implement commercial mobile tablets into Department of Defense training. The base is being used at a Beta test site to determine the long term viability of a mobile tablet based Specialized Undergraduate Pilot

  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen clear range

    After a long day of dropping bombs and firing missiles at targets, hard work and caution are needed to clean up the Barry M. Goldwater Range. It is the job of the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron to clear the range so maintenance personnel can repopulate it with targets. They remove hazards such as

  • Joint Base San Antonio kicks off energy campaign

    The 502nd Air Base Wing launched an energy campaign designating 2014 as an Energy Action Year throughout Joint Base San Antonio during a ceremony Feb. 6 at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston. Brig. Gen. Bob LaBrutta, 502nd ABW and JBSA commander, signed a proclamation focusing an energy campaign throughout JBSA

  • Association of Air Force Missileers visits Vandenberg Air Force Base

    Following the Martin Luther King Day holiday weekend, members of the Association of Air Force Missileers made a pilgrimage back to Vandenberg Air Force Base to explore their nuclear roots at the 381st Training Group. The delegation included: the executive director of AAFM, retired Col. Charlie

  • Recruiter Assistance Program: More than meets the eye

    I remember five years ago when I started the long process of joining the military. I was nervous, excited and had no idea what to expect when going into the Air Force.The person who assured me, mentored me and put tons of hours into my career is the reason why I stand behind the lens telling the

  • LEAP spring application window delayed

    The spring 2014 Language Enabled Airman Program application period has been delayed. The application window was scheduled to open in February. A new date to apply has not been set, and the spring application period may be cancelled, said program officials. LEAP administrators cited several factors

  • Air Force launches enhanced professional development site

    The Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Development recently made available a new tool to assist civilians with their professional development.The Civilian Development Resource Center is an online clearinghouse providing access to development roadmaps and learning programs and thousands of no-cost

  • AF Inspection Agency conducts last Health Services Inspection

    The completion of the 59th Medical Wing's Health Services Inspection last week marked the final HSI in the Air Force. First implemented in the Air Force 30 years ago, the HSI is an in-depth compliance-based inspection performed at AF medical units every three years. Its purpose is to assess medical

  • Sheppard Chapel spreads food, fun, festivities

    While the NFL Super Bowl took place, and the cheers of Airmen could be heard all throughout the chapel as it bustled with energy, there was also a much more somber task at hand, helping others in need. On a chilly evening dipping well into weather cold enough to ice the snow caked roads, Sheppard

  • Airmen visit Air Force Enlisted Village

    It was a chilly weekend in the Florida Panhandle. With temperatures near freezing, 21 Columbus Air Force Base Airmen traveled to the Air Force Enlisted Village in Shalimar, Fla. Jan. 24 to meet the widows living there and help them with a range of tasks around their homes.Armed with a variety of