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  • Former commissary to get new occupants

    The C-17 Globemaster III Combined Program Office will be moving into a new home this fall. Renovations inside the northeast corner of Bldg. 660, site of the former commissary, have been ongoing since January. The move will co-locate more than 200 C-17 personnel and include a central setting for

  • LAIRCM repairs awarded to base contractor

    The 638th Supply Chain Management Group recently awarded a five-year, $463 million contract to Northrop Grumman Technical Services to repair the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures System here. The system is used on the C-5, C-17, C-130 and several other large fixed and rotary wing aircraft. The

  • New aircraft training pad under construction

    Bulldozers are currently busy moving dirt on the northwest corner of Macon Street and Marchbanks Drive. The $580,000 construction project will be home to an aircraft training pad. The nearly two-acre site will include concrete pavement that will initially hold an F-15 and a C-130. The aircraft will

  • Robins Red Cross office now open for business

    The Red Cross now has an office on base, and not only is it here to help, it's looking for a few good service members to volunteer. "We're very excited for this opportunity," said LaTravius Smith, Red Cross emergency services director. "We look forward to being in the middle of the military

  • MTA's BIRD Park and Ride relocates

    Beginning Monday, the BiRD Park and Ride area will be relocated to the Hutchings Career Center at 2011 Riverside Drive in Macon. The permanent move will eliminate the inconvenience and confusion for drivers and riders of the area relocating for miscellaneous reasons. Useful landmarks for locating

  • DBIDS upgrade starts Tuesday

    The Defense Biometric Identification System is scheduled to receive a system upgrade Tuesday through Aug. 28. On Tuesday, the DBIDS systems located at the Visitor Control Center will be the first to receive the upgrade. During this time, the VCC will be unable to process DBIDS ID cards for

  • Language of compassion: Airman's unit steps in during deployment

    When Airman 1st Class Jules Gounongbe received word in December 2011 that he would be deployed for six months, the news gave him exactly one week to prepare to leave his young family. Preparations are always challenging for families, but for Gounongbe, who would be leaving for his first deployment

  • Vote: It’s a freedom you defend

    Did you know that there are only 88 days until Election Day Nov. 6? Do you have questions about requesting or submitting an absentee ballot? The Installation Voter Assistance Office is here to help. The office provides non-partisan voting guidance to military members, their voting-age dependents,

  • Helping agencies to get boost through integration, marketing

    Robins is implementing a plan to promote community resiliency and interagency coordination that will address issues which arose during the Caring for People Forum in the spring, as well as the 2011 Air Force Community Assessment Survey. The plan will serve as an action guide for the Robins Community

  • Employee program offers assistance at work, home

    The Employee Assistance Program, provided by Federal Occupational Health, can help members of the workforce with personal and family problems in order to ensure a happier, healthier and more productive life at home and work. There are a variety of services available for government employees at

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