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  • Robins Air Force Base was teeming with activity as Hurricane Irma approached Florida last week. At the FEMA Fuel Staging Area on base, Lee Mahan, from Chatham, Virginia, conducts preventive maintenance service prior to leave for a mission in support of FEMA’s Hurricane relief effort. (U.S. Air Force photo/ED ASPERA)

    Prepping for hurricane relief at Robins

    Robins Air Force Base was teeming with activity as Hurricane Irma approached Florida last week. At the FEMA Fuel Staging Area on base, Lee Mahan, from Chatham, Virginia, conducts preventive maintenance service prior to leave for a mission in support of FEMA’s Hurricane relief effort. (U.S. Air Force photo/ED ASPERA)
  • Air Force Ball tickets available

    Air Force Ball tickets available now

    Robins Air Force Base will be hosting its annual Air Force Ball Sept. 23, from 6 to 11 p.m., in the Museum of Aviation Century of Flight Hangar. More information will be made available as it becomes available. The cost for tickets is $25 for airmen in the ranks of E-6 and below, and $35 for all others. To buy tickets, contact your unit
  • Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, met with members of Team Robins about work being done on a Global Hawk here during his site visit June 13. This is the first time a Global Hawk has flown into an Air Force air logistics complex. Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex maintenance professionals are meticulously painting the aircraft to prevent corrosion. Robins Air Force Base is the first installation to have a building-based Launch and Recovery Element, allowing the aircraft to take off and land from this location. While a programmed depot maintenance requirement for Global Hawk has not been established, the Air Force recognizes that having an organic maintenance capability for Global Hawk enhances our ability to manage the fleet and keep this resource flying. (U.S. Air Force photo/TOMMIE HORTON)

    AFSC commander visits Team Robins' Global Hawk workers

    Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, met with members of Team Robins about work being done on a Global Hawk here during his site visit June 13. This is the first time a Global Hawk has flown into an Air Force air logistics complex. Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex maintenance professionals are meticulously painting the
  • Robins Air Force Base will be observing Police Week beginning May 12 with a golf tournament. Other events include the unveiling of a security forces exhibit at the Museum of Aviation; a Defenders Challenge; Lantern Memorial; and a ruck march.

    Robins’ 2017 Police Week to kick off with May 12 event

    Service before self – it’s a well-known part of the Airman’s Creed. But, for police officers, it’s a motto to live by, and one some police officers have lost their lives exemplifying. National Police week will be observed May 15 through 19. Golf TournamentTeam Robins will kick off the occasion a bit early with a Police Golf Tournament at Southern
  • Robins Air Force Base is the first installation hosting an air Logistics Complex to receive an RQ-4 Global Hawk for paint and depaint work.

    Global Hawk

    The first flight of an RQ-4 Global Hawk coming to Robins is scheduled for May 10. The arrival of this unmanned aerial vehicle marks the first time an aircraft of this type has flown to an Air Force air logistics complex. This initial aircraft is arriving for depaint /paint refurbishment. Plus, the establishment of a building-based Launch and
  • Maj. Gen. Eugene Haase, AFSOC vice commander, speaks to Team Robins maintenance professionals during a special visit to the base to laud the accelerated programmed depot maintenance work being done on AFSOC aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

    Success Here = Success There! AFSOC lauds Team Robins for expedited AC-130 work

    Maj. Gen. Eugene Haase, AFSOC vice commander, speaks to Team Robins maintenance professionals during a special visit to the base to laud the accelerated programmed depot maintenance work being done on AFSOC aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)
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    Robins observes Black History Month with events throughout February

    Robins Air Force Base will celebrate the achievements and contributions African Americans have made to society as it hosts events throughout February’s Black History Month. Kenneth Hubbard, Black History Observance Committee chairman and Team Robins Diversity Council Executive Board trustee, said the observance is a time to reflect.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ambrasia Washington, right, and Kayla Akers from the 116th Air Control Wing (ACW) Services Flight, Georgia Air National Guard (ANG), prepare trays of spaghetti during dinner preparation for joint-forces personnel supporting the 58th Presidential Inauguration, Washington, D.C., January 18, 2017. A team of 10 Airmen from the 116th ACW deployed with their Disaster Relief Mobile Kitchen Trailer (DRMKT). Working from FedEx Field, home to the Washington Redskins, the team worked along side services teams from other ANG units across the nation preparing and serving meals to about 3,500 joint-force members per day deployed to the National Capital Region. In all, about 7,500 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, from 44 states, three territories and the District of Columbia, served with the specially created Joint Task Force – District of Columbia. As a whole, National Guard Soldiers and Airmen augmented the U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Capitol Police and D.C. Metropolitan Police forces on a range of support including traffic control, crowd management, logistics and communication. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Roger Parsons)

    'GA Air Guard supports 58th Presidential Inauguration

    A group of mostly young first-term Airmen from the Georgia Air National Guard showcased their culinary skills on a national scale supporting the 58th Presidential Inauguration of Donald J. Trump.
  • To help relieve traffic congestion, base officials have opened the Museum of Aviation gate for outgoing traffic from 3 to 5:30 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Gate construction project moving forward

    As the three-phased gate construction project continues to move ahead on schedule, base officials continue to make adjustments to improve the traffic flow for Team Robins motorists.The most current change include the addition time for outbound traffic at the Museum of Aviation Gate. In addition to being open from 5:30 to 8 a.m., the gate is now
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    Veterans Day Message from AFSC commander

    The following is a message from Lt. Gen. Lee Levy III, Air Force Sustainment Center commander.Fellow Airmen,  Veterans Day is a time to honor American veterans of all wars.  Each year we set aside this special day to remember those who have served in our armed forces.  From those brave service members who fought and died in the trenches of World
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