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  • Misuse of government funds could lead to jail time

    Tucked away in the corner of a large office space at Robins are four small cubicles occupied by friendly, easy going people who should be feared by anyone misusing a government purchasing card. Their job is to issue and provide oversight of the 636 cards currently in use at Robins. Every purchase

  • 542nd CSW unit first at Robins to receive VPP gold site status

    When it comes to safety, the 542nd Combat Sustainment Wing Operations Management Branch has struck gold. The 53-person office is the first at Robins to win the coveted Gold Site Safety Status. It's a step toward the goal of having the entire wing get the designation, which is an initiative of the

  • Bed-down package clears path for 787th IAG

    Robins is on a path toward the standup of the 787th Installation Acquisition Group that will create at least 300 new job positions here and serve as a regional contracting office for 11 Air Force bases in the Southeast. Lt. Col. Todd Pospisil, the provisional director of the 787th IAG, announced in

  • Robins candy drive and Halloween happenings

    Halloween can be a fun time of dressing up in entertaining costumes and enjoying treats of all kinds. If people aren't careful though, the fun can be ruined by injury or even death in some cases. Using a little common sense mixed with risk management thinking can help people avoid the dangers that

  • VERA/VSIP restructuring no cause for alarm

    Although Robins officials saw a good response to the Voluntary Early Retirement Authority and Voluntary Separation Incentive Program effort for the 402nd Maintenance Wing, they do not expect to meet the goal of reducing or restructuring 208 civilian positions. However, Center-wide vacancies will be

  • WR-ALC takes top honors with Department of Defense award

    Warner Robins Air Logistics Center's civilian personnel directorate won the gold award and the Directorate of Contracting won silver from the Under Secretary of Defense in recognition of workforce development efforts. In the 2008 USD Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Workforce Development Award

  • New Museum of Aviation exhibit celebrates 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment

    On the morning of Oct. 17, four buses rolled to a stop in front of the Museum of Aviation, and when the doors opened, men in their 80s and 90s stepped gingerly out into the picture-perfect day. Many had canes; some were in wheel chairs and most sported hearing aids. After having medallions draped

  • Robins Fire Prevention week educates how to prevent fire

    Robins Fire Emergency Services held several events last week to give children and adults tips on preventing home fires, but for those who missed it Assistant Fire Chief Tom Kennedy summed it up in two words. "Common sense," Mr. Kennedy said. "I couldn't use that enough." The education effort, which

  • Virtual servers help Robins 'go green'

    Robins is changing the way computers interact in order to significantly reduce the number of servers through "virtualization," which conserves energy and improves operating efficiency. Virtualization involves making computers work together through a virtual server rather than a physical one, said

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