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  • Air Force to ship 18 cargo planes to Afghanistan

    The deal is done for the Air Force to ship 18 G-222 cargo planes to the Afghanistan National Army Air Corp. Officials signed the $287 million contract at Robins on Sept. 29. The Italian-built planes are being purchased from Alenia North America and will be refurbished, with 16 to serve as medium

  • EDIS helps children of active-duty members

    Grace Furr was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a condition where the left ventricle of the heart doesn't properly form. Staff Sgt. Robert Furr, a network manager in the Integrated Network Operations Security Center East Detachment 1 in the 83rd Network Operations Squadron, and Laura Furr,

  • T-38 Talon lever fix is a success story

    Members of the 573rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron at Robins are putting in some long hours to make sure Air Force pilot training doesn't come to a virtual halt. Many members of the squadron have been working 10-hour days, seven days a week to make a new aileron actuator lever for the T-38 Talon

  • 402nd Software Group focuses on safety during Wingman picnic, sports day

    On Oct. 3 more than 500 people turned out at Freedom Park for a day of sports, fun, food and safety. The 402nd Software Maintenance Group conducted its wingman picnic and field day, and safety was a key focus for the entire event. "Each squadron hosted an event and were graded on the various

  • Robins Airman helps nab repeat title on AF women’s softball team

    For the second year in a row, Senior Airman Toni Epps represented Robins on the Air Force women's softball team that took the gold medal in the 2008 Armed Forces Softball Championship. Hailed by her coach for her versatility, Epps helped the team defeat teams from the Army, Navy and Marines to take

  • Museum of Aviation unveils POW/MIA memorial

    An 11-foot high granite memorial now stands on the grounds at the Museum of Aviation as a constant reminder of the sacrifice prisoners of war and military missing in action have made over the years. The memorial, which is situated between the museum's Hangar One and the Century of Flight Hangar, was

  • Climate Survey provides chance to be heard

    The 2008 Air Force Climate Survey has opened the door for people to speak their minds and be heard. The online survey, which is available to military and civil service employees of all rank from Oct. 1- Nov. 28, is typically held every two years to measure Air Force workers' concerns about the work