Robins continues to ensure air power for AFSOC

Returning air power as quickly as possible to the warfighter - that's the goal of the C-130 Air Force Special Operations Command Acceleration Team here.Following the successful delivery of an AC-130U gunship in February, a dedicated team of 50 maintenance professionals in the C-130 AFSOC

Out-of-box effort aids another country

When there's space available on a military cargo aircraft, there's an opportunity to airlift humanitarian goods to destinations across the globe. One such operation took place in February at Robins by the 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Deployment and Distribution Flight, involving the transport

Dealing with disaster

Keep 'em flying, keep 'em safe

There are aircraft - some more than 40 years old - flying across the sky every day specifically designed and built to preserve our nation's interests here and abroad.  Helping to ensure those aircraft are sustained and flying safely is the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's C-5 Galaxy

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