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  • Competition tests 116th ACW aircrew skills

    With the help of sophisticated computer programs and display screens, air battle managers and airborne operations specialists from the 116th Air Control Wing planned missions and conducted operations last week against competitors from across Air Combat Command. The competition, known as a turkey

  • Robins teams with Navy to deliver automatic wire test set

    A joint effort between a Robins acquisitions team and the Navy culminated last week in the delivery of an automatic wire test set aimed at simplifying and standardizing aircraft wire testing across a range of platforms. Program manager Thomas Reynolds presented Jan Ewing, a C-5 engineer at Robins,

  • Heart Link, Immersion Tour provides insight for military spouses

    Spouses new to military life are encouraged to sign up for the upcoming quarterly Heart Link class and Spouse Immersion Tour set for Aug. 13. Organized by the Airman & Family Readiness Center, the expanded day-long event introduces military spouses to the Air Force and to the many helping agencies

  • Robins alternative for MC-12W program

    The Air Force last week designated Beale Air Force Base, Calif. as the preferred location for the MC-12W. Robins, meanwhile, was designated one of two "reasonable alternative" locations for the aircraft. A final decision on the MC-12W basing is expected in the spring. Earlier this year, Air Force

  • First-time speeders could lose base driving privileges

    It doesn't necessarily take an accumulation of tickets for motorists to lose their base driving privileges. It can happen in an instant when drivers are showing a serious lack of caution. Two Airmen learned the hard way recently when they were charged with reckless driving and speeding for taking

  • Robins major receives Bronze Star

    Maj. Wade Cornelius made his first extended deployment to Afghanistan count. Cornelius, 402nd Maintenance Wing executive officer, was awarded the Bronze Star last week by Brig. Gen. Lee Levy, the wing's commander. The major received the honor for his year of service in Afghanistan starting in

  • Bridge nears completion

    The new Hannah Road Bridge is expected to open Aug. 4. The bridge helps connect 116th Air Control Wing buildings to base housing, the fitness center and other commonly-used areas. Its opening should significantly improve traffic flow on Robins.The project cost $774,806 and was funded using the 78th

  • MXW opens new medical facility

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony traditionally begins with a narrator introducing the official party, with a round of applause following the reading of each name. That didn't happen Monday during a ceremony to open the 402nd Maintenance Wing's new Occupational Medicine Facility. Brig. Gen. Lee Levy, wing

  • DUI numbers decreasing

    Steps taken in the past year to curb DUIs for Robins Airmen appear to be having an impact.Statistics through June show 12 DUIs for the current fiscal year, which begins in October. In that same period the previous year, there were 26 DUIs.Chief Master Sgt. Margarita Overton, acting installation

  • Officials capture one bear, another remains at large

    The Department of Natural Resources captured a black bear last week in the area between Chief's Circle and fairways 13 and 14 of the Pine Oaks Golf Course.The yearling male bear was likely the source of recent bear sightings near Pine Oaks Lodge and Robins Parkway near Martin Luther King Drive, said

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