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  • Robins helps Flint with water crisis

    First responders at Robins saw a need several states away and answered the call.Spear-headed by the 78th Security Forces Squadron, the unit collected five tons of bottled water in less than two days to provide to residents in Flint, Michigan.According to news reports, the Flint River water is

  • EOC stands up when bad things go down

    Like the old adage says, it's not a matter of if a disaster will strike in our community, but when.As events from this week's tornado exercise showed, one of the first steps taken with disaster response and recovery happens when a group of specialists from across the base walk through the doors of

  • EMXG deploys science behind AFSC philosophy

    Ensuring accuracy, monitoring and gaining control of production flow, having a clear picture of where assets are, and giving clear expectations to team members - those are just a few principles deployed in one 402nd Electronics Maintenance Group squadron. While the Air Force Sustainment Center's Art

  • LCMC, C-5M Super Galaxy – in good company

    The National Aeronautic Association announced earlier this month that the C-5M Super Galaxy has been nominated as one of nine finalists for the 2015 Robert J. Collier Trophy.Known as the benchmark of aerospace achievement, past winners have included the crews of Apollo 11 and Apollo 8, the Mercury

  • ‘Yes ma’am officer, I have been drinking’

    Several Airmen were recently drinking at their workplace - but it was for a good cause. As part of mandatory Driving Under the Influence and Standardized Field Sobriety Test training, the participants - all 78th Security Forces Squadron Defenders - volunteered to help make the training as realistic

  • Aim High: F-15 production in position for successful future

    When implementing innovative processes within an aircraft production line - in this case, in the 561st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron that maintains the Air Force's F-15 tactical fighter - it's understood that sometimes things have to get worse before they get better.And when looking at performance

  • Ceremony honors POW/MIAs, serves those seeking answers

    Under different circumstances, it might sound like something from an old Patsy Cline song.She has his picture, they have him ... somewhere.  Sharon Ray was only 7 on Aug. 14, 1950, the day her brother, an Army sergeant, was last seen in Korea.  The Robins Prisoner of War/Missing in Action

  • Combat proven: Complex sole repair source for sniper pods

    You can run, but you can't hide. When there's a 450-pound, electro-optical targeting system strapped under an F-15 Eagle following your every ground movement, there are few, if any places, on the planet to seek cover. After all, these eyes in the sky can provide situational awareness and

  • Answering the call: 5th MOB there in face of tragedy

    The 5th Combat Communications Group is known for its versatile, rapid and integral brand of emergency response, regardless of location and circumstances. That's why it was no wonder they were some of the first called when disaster struck in a heavily forested, mountainous region in western Virginia